Business News

Morriss and Mennie Estate Agents would like to introduce their passionate and focused fully trained, experienced sales team and their newest member of staff. Associate Director Donna Morris would like to welcome the new branch manager for Spalding and Holbeach, Karen Elvin. Karen comes from a very strong estate agency background with a wealth of experience of over 12 years ...

Your Letting Solutions is Spalding’s newest letting agent specialising in property letting and management. Based in Spalding, Your Letting Solutions director Ben Appleby is determined to make an impact on an ever-growing property market, by offering competitive fees coupled with unrivalled levels of service. Ben has many years experience in the property arena including property management, lettings and sales within ...

A Spalding shop is closing its doors for the final time after more than a century trading in the town. Butters in New Road, which opened in the late 1800s/early 1900s, will cease trading on August 31. Many people will remember the shop as a pawn broker’s just after the war until the early 1960s when Peter Buffham was employed ...

Luke Pasqualino, who stars as D’Artagnan in the BBC’s swashbuckling Three Musketeers unveiled Image International’s new look interior. The Spalding hair salon is owned by Luke’s father, Pep Pasqualino. To celebrate more than 30 years in business in Spalding, salon owner Pep has just completed a major refit of his Red Lion Street premises. Luke flew in from Prague, where ...

Spalding’s new primary school is on schedule to open at the start of the next academic year. Wygate Park Academy, which is part of The Boston Witham Academies Federation, is being built by Holbeach firm Langwith Construction under a £2.5m contract. Lincolnshire County Council says completion and handover is due to take place on Friday, August 22. Langwith Construction managing ...

The owner of Loaded nightclub says a late night levy (LNL) would be an unfair ‘tax’ on licensed premises which, like his, have already invested in CCTV and door staff. Matt Clark believes a BID (Business Improvement District) scheme would be a fairer way to provide support. Here Mr Clark, who is also chairman of Spalding Nighttime Economy Forum, tells ...

D’Artagnan is having his hair cut in Spalding. Luke Pasqualino, star of the BBC series The Musketeers, is unveiling Image International’s new-look interior – after having his locks tended to by dad Pep on Thursday (July 3). Luke is flying in from Prague, where he is currently filming the second series. To celebrate more than 30 years in business in ...

If collectables are your thing, there’s a new shop in Spalding that’s well worth a look. Brian Green has opened the Green Apple Collectables Emporium in Albert Street and with 850 items to browse you’re bound to find something that takes your fancy. Brian (62) is Spalding born and bred and has been building up his selection of collectables and ...

Their lives have taken very different paths since they last saw each other about 50 years ago, so Lord Paddy Ashdown and Spalding RBL vice-chairman Frank White had plenty to catch up on when they met up at Bookmark last week. The pair were in the Royal Marines’ 42 Commandos, serving in Singapore. Lord Ashdown was a lieutenant and Frank ...

Leading food law firm Roythornes Solicitors has announced the details of its first new product development food conference. Featuring a range of keynote speakers the event will cover the entire development process from initial concept to getting onto supermarket shelves. Topics to be covered at the event on July 9 include the importance of branding, ensuring legal requirements are being ...

Spalding solicitors’ firm Calthrops LLP is celebrating the arrival of a new solicitor in their litigation department. Sharon Macaulay joins their team to develop the department and the work it undertakes. Her varied experience in civil litigation, both in private practice and as an in-house lawyer for a legal expenses company, brings a fresh approach to managing cases. Sharon’s areas ...

Lincolnshire businesses are being asked to fill in a short survey to help tackle cybercrime. Lincolnshire Police is committed to reducing crime and providing individuals and businesses with the knowledge and advice they need to protect themselves. The survey consists of 15 tick box questions to help the police gauge the understanding of cybercrime amongst the business community, so that ...

The latest figures show that the value of Lincolnshire’s tourism economy continues to rise rapidly. Last year, tourism brought almost £1.2billion into Lincolnshire, meaning the sector has grown by 23 per cent since 2009. More than 18million people visited the county in 2013, around a six per cent increase on the previous year. This, in turn, led to a five ...

The family of a well-known hairdresser from Spalding say they are “overwhelmed” by the support they have received following his sudden death. Clayton Gilks (pictured) died at his home on May 27, aged 48. He was currently working with Stuart Taylor at Stuart’s Barber’s in New Road, and had previously owned a hairdresser’s shop – House of Aquarius – in Broad ...

As I am sure you have seen, the 2014 Budget proposed changes that could mean the biggest shake-up to UK pensions ever, potentially as soon as 2015. After letting the dust settle, I thought it a fitting time to summarise the changes. The proposals are targeted towards giving pension savers more freedom, choice and flexibility than ever before over how ...

The team at Crowsons of Spalding are going from strength to strength. Long-serving workshop technician Julian Lunn has recently qualified under the prestigious Volkswagen Training Scheme as a Master Technician. He joins fellow qualified colleague Aubrey Foreman with the accreditation, which he earned after taking part in in-depth training programmes provided by Volkswagen Group UK. Crowsons, based in Wardentree Lane, ...

A 31-year-old man has admitted several counts of burglary – including last month’s attempted ramraid at a Spalding clothes shop. James Steven Evans, of Wisbech, was charged on Friday and has appeared before magistrates in Lincoln. Evans admitted burglaries in Spalding at Chiltern Drive on May 13 and at Holland Road on May 5. A police statement said: “He was ...

  A Pinchbeck-based firm has won a top award at the 2014 British Bodyshop Awards. AS Whitaker and Sons was named Large Bodyshop Site of the Year and was awarded the Direct Line Group Award. Celebrity Rob Brydon hosted this year’s awards, which saw bodyshops and individuals from across the UK being rewarded for their contribution to the industry. At ...

The UK’s leading distributor of horticultural products has signed a unique bulb partnership deal with a Dutch company to develop research and new products across the world. The Butters Group has signed the joint venture agreement with Dutch bulb producer Kébol BV. The deal will create a business that combines the production and innovation of Butters with the supply chain ...

The decision to refuse homes to be built on Ye Olde Dun Cow site in Cowbit has been appealed. Market Homes believes there are grounds for South Holland District Council’s decision to be quashed and the Planning Inspectorate will hold a hearing on July 8. Meanwhile, Cowbit group The Campaign to Save Ye Olde Dun Cow has vowed to maintain ...