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Aldi’s Spalding supermarket to close until September

Aldi’s Spalding supermarket will be closed for several weeks for major refurbishment to be completed. The Spalding shop in Winsover Road is expected to shut from 4pm on Sunday, August 27. An Aldi spokesperson said: “Our Spalding store will be temporarily closed while we extend the store and add more parking spaces. We look forward to welcoming our customers back ...

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Sound system problem halts district council planning meeting

A planning meeting had to be cancelled because of a sound system failure. Members of South Holland District Council’s Planning Committee were due to meet last Wednesday evening (August 2). But it was cancelled at the last minute because of the issue. “The decision was made because, in the absence of the microphone system, not everyone in attendance could hear ...

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Residential care home Hovenden House closes its doors for the last time

The doors of a South Holland residential home closed for business for the last time on Friday. Residents of Hovenden House, Fleet, have already moved out and the home has ceased to operate. Charity Leonard Cheshire Disability announced the closure in April, saying the Grade II listed building needed renovation and a great deal of money spending on it. At ...

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Gedney Hill crash completes busy day for air ambulance

Air ambulance crews had one of their busiest days last week with five serious 999 calls last Tuesday. The final call of a hectic shift was to a motorcyclist injured in a crash at Gedney Hill. The day’s crew of Chief Pilot Paul Smith, co-pilot Llewis Ingamells, paramedics Neil Clarke and RIch Irwin along with Dr Dave Cookson started the ...

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Art and open day in Holbeach at cemetery chapels

Budding artists in Holbeach can capture the majesty of the cemetery chapels on Thursday (August 10). The artwork created during Paint Out Day will then be displayed inside the chapels at the open day this Saturday. At Paint Out Day, art expert Phil Biggs will be on hand to offer free guidance and tips for painting the chapels. Phil ran ...

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Suspect driver back in prison but Police still hunting three after Crowland Co-Op ram raid

Police are still hunting three men believed to be involved in a ram raid at Crowland Co-Op on August 1. One man suspected of driving the Audi used as a getaway vehicle has been sent back to jail. The car was involved in a fatal crash at Ramsey Road, Whittlesey, around 4.20am on Tuesday, August 1. Police arrested the 31-year-old ...

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LETTER: Stay safe in the water

The school holidays are now well under way, and Sea Cadets – a national youth charity with 400 units across the UK – is urging people to stay safe as it launches its Water Savvy campaign. More than 300 people drowned in the UK last year, and more suffered life-changing injuries through near-drowning. But many of these tragic incidents could ...

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Dinosaurs and digs at historical Spalding festival

Visitors to Ayscoughfee Hall had a blast with the past at the Festival of Archaeology. The two-day history event transformed the gardens into Ayscoughfee “Jurassic” park. Staff from Cambridgeshire museum Fossils Galore brought along real dinosaur bones for visitors to handle. Remains from Indie, an eight-metre-long Iguanodon, and the skull of Stompy, a woolly rhinoceros, were on display. Stompy, who ...

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Wild Boys made Holbeach Music and Beer Festival ‘unforgettable’

The Holbeach Music and Beer Festival provided organiser Sean Taylor a moment he’ll never forget. Fireworks flew while 80s-style band Wild Boys topped off a triumphant Saturday night after an afternoon shower threatened to dampen spirits. “At 2pm, there was a sharp shower,” said Sean. “From three onwards, the sun came out. When Soft Tone Needles played with the sun ...

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Patients at King’s Lynn hospital help with medical studies

More than 800 hospital patients across South Lincolnshire, King’s Lynn and Cambridgeshire are assisting with medical studies. Medical research at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn, has seen a 116 per cent increase in participants in the past 12 months. The increase in willing patients has resulted in Dr Antonia Hardcastle’s Research and Development Team setting up more studies to ...

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Getting South Holland walking for health

A scheme aimed at getting more people in South Holland walking has celebrated its tenth anniversary. The Walking for Health initiative held a special event at the South Holland Centre which was attended by 130 walk leaders and volunteers. New members are always welcome to join the club which has eight walking clubs across the district offering 13 walks. A ...

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Local skills and transport shortfalls hinder Lincolnshire businesses

More than half of Lincolnshire’s biggest businesses have highlighted a lack of skills as being a problem in the region. In the study by business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP, more than a third of businesses also said the county’s transport and infrastructure systems must improve if they are to continue to grow. Some 53 per cent of ...

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Care company still needs to improve

A South Holland care company is continuing to breach legal requirements and has been issued with warning notices. Atlas Care Services was inspected last year and four breaches were revealed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors. A follow-up inspection was conducted in June to check the company had followed its plan to meet the requirements. This report has just ...

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Court fine for Spalding fly-tipper

A fly-tipper who dumped household waste in a ditch in Spalding has been left facing a court fine. David Tarr tipped a number of items from a relative’s recent house move into a ditch in South Drove, Spalding Common, on May 24. Tarr, of Belgrave Road, Spalding, appeared at Boston Magistrates’ Court on July 31 and pleaded guilty to the ...

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Spalding mum to Brave the Shave for cancer charity

A Spalding mum is about to have the shortest haircut of her life – to raise money for a cancer charity. Emma Fisher, pictured right, will be having her head shaved, in public, to help a charity very close to her heart. When she was ten years old her mum Jayne Bycraft died from cancer. She was nursed by Macmillan ...

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Custodial sentence likely as Spalding man admits child porn charges

A Spalding man admitted downloading more than 60,000 indecent images of children when he appeared before Lincoln Crown Court. David Kaye had previously denied the charges and was due to stand trial in front of a jury, but changed his plea when he appeared in  the dock. Kaye (43), of Spring Street, pleaded guilty to three charges of making a total of ...

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Roundabout takes shape at new A17 road junction layout

A brand new roundabout is taking shape on the A17 in a multi-million pound project. The junction near Holbeach is currently closed while work continues to replace the T-junction with a roundabout. The move will also open-up development for the South Lincolnshire Food Enterprise Zone. Lincolnshire County Council is spearheading the project which has already seen new gullies, a new ...

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Spalding swimming pool closes for the day

Summer holiday swimmers were disappointed on Tuesday when Spalding’s main pool was out of action. Gillian Hornsby had taken her six-year-old granddaughter to the Castle Sports Complex for a swim. “We got inside and were told the main pool was closed. There were no signs or anything and people were upset. The pool has been left behind others in the ...

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Your say on local neighbourhood policing

Lincolnshire Police want to know your opinion on the state of neighbourhood policing. Data collected will be used by the force and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Lincolnshire to determine upcoming service strategies. Questions asked in the neighbourhood policing survey include whether an increase in visible uniformed patrols in the community would make residents feel safer. There are also ...

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Spalding man sent to jail for sex act

A Spalding man who sexually assaulted a woman while she lay asleep has been jailed for two years and four months. Ashley Bray (27) touched the woman inappropriately after she fell asleep on a sofa, a court was told. Bray (pictured) denied his motive was sexual but was convicted of the assault by a jury at Lincoln Crown Court. The ...

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