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Four people including a baby were rescued from a car teetering over the edge of a riverbank on Tuesday, February 20. The incident involving a red Vauxhall Astra happed at 11.53am at Beck Bank, Quadring Fen. Crews from Donington and Boston attended the incident to stabilise the vehicle before pulling it to safety and getting the four occupants including the ...

A group that puts activity classes on for the over 50s in Spalding has been given a boost thanks to Sport England. The Ever Young Club have been welcoming Spalding residents of over 50 years of age for the last eight years to help keep them active, supporting their physical and mental wellbeing.With £3,277 from Sport England’s Together Fund, the ...

A former couple from Spalding have made national headlines over a £1m winning National Lottery scratchcard. Michael Cartlidge appeared in The Sun newspaper claiming he should get half of the pay out because he persuaded then girlfriend Charlotte Cox to purchase the winning ticket.But after three months together the couple split up just weeks later and operator Allwyn has since ...

A not for profit group that celebrates singing is hosting a special event in Spalding with an internationally renowned singer. Dave Camlin will be featuring alongside some brilliant local voices courtesy of soundLINCS at the mass harmony singing at Broad Street Methodist Church on Saturday March 9.A spokesman for soundLincs said: “Led by inspiring community singing leader, Dave Camlin, and ...

Plans for a large new solar farm that would be decided by central government have been unveiled for South Holland. Downing Renewable Developments (DRD) is looking to put up the solar panels and associated buildings in several areas near Crowland, Whaplode Drove and Gedney Drove. The company says it has a generating capacity of up to 750MW which could, if ...

The Spalding branch of Carpetright is set to close tomorrow (Saturday February 17) with a 24-hour PureGym to open in its place. Signs have gone up at the Westlode Street store announcing the closure. Meanwhile the chain PureGym says on its website a Spalding branch ‘is coming soon’ where it confirms it will be in the premises Carpetright currently operates ...

Five Spalding shops, including three in Winsover Road, have been ordered to close for selling illegal cigarettes and vapes. Baltic, Warsaw and European Food Store on Winsover Road, plus Maramures Express on Commercial Road and Euro Star New Road have all been the subject of closure orders at Lincoln Magistrates yesterday (Thursday February 15) and Wednesday. The charges say the ...

In a week that has seen more flooding in South Lincolnshire, details of a £6m Environment Agency scheme to repair riverbanks has been revealed. The River Welland has breached its bank for the second time in a few weeks after heavy rain arrived in the area again on Friday.But a scheme to refurbish the banks of the Welland under the ...

Residents of a property in Whaplode took matters into their own hands after their road flooded and water threatened their property. Despite calling Lincolnshire County Council to report the problem, there was no help on the horizon following the flood at Stockwell Gate West.The rising water threatened to spread to the garden of the home of Richard Hicks and his ...

An application to repair Ye Olde White Horse pub in Spalding has been submitted. The pub has been closed for several years and was damaged after it was hit by a car recently.The application to alter a Listed Building has been submitted to South Holland District Council to make the repairs.At a recent meeting of the council, leader Nick Worth ...

A dad of three says he warned the council about the state of his property before his kitchen ceiling came in on him and his ten-year-old son. Ian Miller moved into the council owned property on Holbeach, last June.“I’ve been telling the council ever since I’ve moved in about the state of it, and the damp and mould,” said Mr ...

The man behind the Spalding Flower Parade has said he is looking to step in to help bring blooms to the town in time for this year’s event. As previously reported, there’s no funding for the floral displays that previously were covered by the Spalding In Bloom project.Last year Coun Rob Gibson was able to secure some funding from the ...

A town and district councillor has criticised the way £250,000 is being spent in Holbeach. In October 2019 South Holland District Council announced a three-year plan for spending £500,000 on improvements in both Spalding and Holbeach.Coun Sophie Hutchinson asked for a full breakdown of how it was allocated in Holbeach.The money spent over three years includes £30,500 on the town’s ...

There’s hope that help for the dental desert that is South Holland might be on the horizon. The government has announced that dentists who set up a practice in an area with poor access to NHS care will be given a £20,000 bonus.The ‘golden hello’, as it’s been called, will be available for up to 240 dentists in areas branded ...

Two South Holland families who lost loved ones in road crashes have teamed up to join a national campaign. The mother and sister of Amy Cooper, who died aged 20 in November 2022, were featured on various BBC news channels last week representing the charity RoadPeace as part of its FixOurBrokenJusticeSystem campaign.They’re backing the campaign alongside Summer Mace, of Gedney, ...

The man behind a closing transport group has warned that people should use Spalding Station or face losing that too. George Scott, the chair and founder of the Spalding and Peterborough Transport Forum for the last 24 years, says he’s closing it due to a lack of interest.And he’s warned the station could also be lost with footfall down, something ...

A pressure group set up to gain more funding for councils like South Holland that have to give part of its council tax to drainage boards has held an event in Westminster. Members of the Local Government Association Special Interest Group for Internal Drainage Board Levies stressed the urgent need for funding reform to government ministers and MPs at a ...

A campaign group has been set up to oppose plans for a new electric pylon and cables route that’s proposed to go through South Holland. No Pylons Lincolnshire says it has gathered 2,000 supporters in just a few days after launching on Facebook.There’s been opposition to National Grid’s plan to create a new 87-mile connection between Grimsby and Walpole.The company ...

The community lottery has raised more than £34,000 over the course of a year and supported 83 local good causes. The South and East Lincolnshire Community Lottery launched in November 2022 and since then £34,756.80 has been distributed.The first draw was on November 26, 2022 and 818 tickets were sold with 69 good causes registered.Some 60 per cent of the ...

Two people remain in hospital after being injured by a dog. Lincolnshire Police were called to a property in Low Road, Spalding, just after 1.15pm yesterday (Sunday, February 11). A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “Officers attended and found two people with serious injuries who were treated at the scene before being taken to hospital where they remain. “Due to ...