Business

Worldwide Fruits was among those tasting success last week as it was named Business of the Year at the South Holland Business Awards. Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce’s annual celebration of the district’s entrepreneurial bright sparks returned in glittering style at Springfields Events Centre on Thursday, November 15. More than 150 businesses attended the sixth running of the event hosted by ...

The grand opening of Jack Wills, the popular British fashion brand, at Springfields has been announced, and will open at 9.30am on Wednesday November 21. The new Jack Wills outlet will offer savings on recommended retail prices and as a special opening treat, are offering a further 30 per cent off outlet prices when you buy three or more items. ...

A Spalding apprentice has landed a prestigious national award. Aaron Wild has been named the first year DAF Apprentice of the Year at a special awards ceremony recently. The 17-year-old, who works for the Ford and Slater DAF dealership in the town, saw off the competition from more than 100 other DAF apprentices to land the title. As part of ...

The finalists for the South Holland Business Awards 2018 have been revealed. The crème de la crème of business in the district will be gathering at the Springfields Events Centre on November 15 for the Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce’s big event. The list of nominees has just been announced. Simon Beardsley, chief executive at the chamber, said: “The awards are ...

Popular British clothing brand, Jack Wills, is set to bring its quality offer to Springfields Outlet, when it opens a new store at the centre in time for the busy Christmas shopping period. The youthful lifestyle brand adds to the growing fashion offer at Springfields and Jack Wills will be the fourth high quality brand to open in recent months, along ...

A rapidly expanding Spalding family firm has been given the royal blessing. Welland Power has been presented with The Queen’s Award in the International Trade category. It’s been earned because between 2014 and 2018, the UK generator manufacturer increased exports and turnover by around 600 per cent. After employees attended a reception at Buckingham Palace earlier this year, the award was ...

A delegation of high-ranking Chinese officials is due in the county later this month. The party will be signing a document for Lincolnshire and the Hunan Province to become “sister regions”. Mr Kemin Wang, deputy director of Standing Committee of Hunan Provincial People’s Congress will lead the group. He is the highest ranking official from Hunan to visit the county ...

Three former Tulip Queens have crowned Spalding’s newest pub and hotel. The Marston’s-owned pub The Tulip Queen officially opened its doors on Monday, September 24 and three of its former namesakes were asked to cut the ribbon on the over £4m project. The 82-year-old Janet Bray, Tulip Queen in 1958 was joined by Inca Honnor (2013) and Amy Cook-Nykyforczuk (2014) ...

The finishing touches are being put to Spalding’s newest lodge and restaurant. Around 60 new jobs have been created at the £4m Tulip Queen on the Lincs Gateway site alongside the A16. Two former Tulip Queens will officially cut the ribbon at the Marston’s venue which opens to the public on September 24. Janet Bray was the winner of the ...

Up to 60 new jobs are likely to be created as glass houses covering 75 acres are being constructed on the edge of Spalding. The huge buildings will be big enough to house more than 45 football pitches and will be a major landmark for South Holland. The development will see horticultural company Bridge Farm Group producing the area’s famous ...

British fashion and lifestyle brand White Stuff is set to join the line-up at Springfields Outlet this September. Established as a clothes shop in 1985 in the French Alps, the brand’s name pays homage to its alpine roots.Today, the popular high street brand has diversified and offers a wide range of men’s, women’s and children’s wear, alongside accessories, homeware and ...

A second B&M store in Spalding is opening next month and will create 60 new jobs for the area. The new store is taking over the former Homebase site on Westlode Street which closed last month. It will be a home store and garden centre and is due to open for trading on Saturday, September 22. “We are feeling really ...

The doors are nearly ready to open at Spalding’s newest pub. The Tulip Queen is on course to open next month and has created 60 jobs for South Holland. “We believe that The Tulip Queen will be an excellent opportunity for people to learn new skills and gain experience. The Tulip Queen will offer a great community feel,” said manager ...

Staff at Spalding based recruitment agency Encore Personnel have gone above and beyond, raising a whopping £9,000 for its three charities, by climbing the highest mountain in the UK, Ben Nevis. A 17-strong team spent seven hours taking on the 1,345m climb last Saturday (August 11). Employees of all ages took part, including Melissa Packwood (19) and the oldest Chris ...

An award-winning butcher and darts fanatic is celebrating 40 years of working with a family firm in the town. Ian Tilley (60) joined Bennett’s Butchers in 1978 when aged 20. He’s been with the nearly 120-year-old Winsover Road business ever since and has helped it land yet more awards, particularly for his sizzling sausages. “When I first came here I ...

It’s not just South Holland residents who have been feeling the heat in recent weeks. While sales of fans have shot up and everyone is heading for the shade, spare a thought for the humble potato. A staple of our agricultural economy as well as our dinner tables, the crop is suffering in the heat and the next few days ...

This month has marked the acceleration of change in Holbeach. In the past few weeks, the town has seen a new restaurant open, Polka Polish Restaurant in the old String of Horses, Chosen charity open a second shop, Fabric Fae move to larger premises, a gym is being built in the former Limmings site, and a community bookshop is about ...

If you’re hoping to get a business off the ground, South Holland District Council wants to help you along those first steps. Anyone looking to start their own business in South Holland, from bookkeepers and beauticians to cupcake bakers and care agencies, can get all the skills and help they need with establishing their new enterprise with an intensive three-day ...

After five years of bringing out the inner artists of South Hollanders young and old, pottery painting and craft studio Doodles is opening a second shop at Baytree in Weston. Doodles at Unique Cottage Studios in Low Fulney was started by Anna Scott and Lucy Evenden and has for half a decade offered unusual and bespoke gifts, drop-in pottery painting ...

A former Royal Marine has set himself a new mission: help Holbeach get healthy. At the start of August, Sam Fowler (30) from Whaplode will leave the Royal Marines and walk into his brand new gym. Royals Gym is to take over the Fleet Road site currently held by home and garden centre, Limmings. Limmings will close this Friday, June ...