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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Big-hearted golfers dug deep to help raise money to help fund waterproof hearing aids for a lively five-year-old. George Hall had to be resuscitated at birth and then spent his first month in intensive care. He was left deaf and with mobility issues, but attends mainstream school and loves swimming, which also helps with his joint problems. But he needs ...

Residents in South Holland are being urged to take part in a consultation aimed at improving Spalding’s rail links.   The consultation has been launched by the Department for Transport for the new East Midlands rail franchise.   And, in order to get the best deal for the area, an appeal has been launched by Lincolnshire County Council for residents ...

Work is well under way on a new purpose-built cafe in the grounds of Capricorn Cottages.   The new Hive Cafe will be officially opened later this month by Coun Rodney Grocock, chairman of South Holland District Council.   The 34-bed residential home for people with learning disabilities is providing the cafe for residents so they can enjoy a drink ...

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

More expectant mothers in parts of South Holland will be now able to enjoy the ‘satisfying and precious’ experience of a home birth thanks to an extended midwife-led service.   Community team leader Sue Hasnip has more than three decades of experience in delivering babies and is part of the team providing the Midwife-Led Pathway introduced by the Queen Elizabeth ...

A motor parts business has opened its doors in Spalding again after a fire ripped through its premises earlier this year.   Work is currently under way on demolishing part of the Pinchbeck location of AGM (Complete Parts and Component Solutions) Ltd after the fire in May which destroyed £200,000 of stock.   But staff this week opened the doors ...

More than 90 golfers from around the region took part in a Pairs Stableford Open competition at Tydd St Giles Golf Club – raising nearly £500 for charity in the process. Shooting the best score as visitors’ winners were Brian Venters and Ian Hogg (Ely) with 45 points, ahead of Mike Johnson and Chris Sturman in second on 43 points ...

Police are hunting a gang of ram raiders who targeted a village shop in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The raiders hit the Co-Op in Crowland at around 4am and tried to take the in-store cash machine. But they were not successful and the machine was left in the road. A 4×4 vehicle used in the raid was also ...

A Spalding academy has been rated as good in its first ever Ofsted inspection.   Wygate Park Academy, Witham Road, received the rating in each of the five key areas looked at by inspectors.   “The headteacher, trust and local governing body have successfully established a culture of high expectations among pupils and staff,” the report, which was published on ...

Vulnerable teenagers in a South Holland children’s home were able to take a car after staff left keys in an office door, an Ofsted report has revealed.   Young people do not feel safe and measures to combat bullying at the home are said to be ‘ineffective.’   The un-named home, which is registered to Broadwood Education Services, had ‘serious ...