Elderly, lonely and homeless people could be looking forward to a merry Christmas thanks to a food delivery business. The English Takeaway, based in Whaplode, is putting feelers out to see if there would be support if they were to provide Christmas dinner for all those people across the area who otherwise wouldn’t get one or would eat alone. The ...

Pupils can look forward to tucking into tasty meals when they return to school after the half-term holiday. St Paul’s Primary School and Nursery officially unveiled its new kitchen last week, which will enable the school to provide pupils with fresh, nutritious hot meals when they return on Monday. The school joined forces with Lincolnshire County Council and PKL to ...

A “funky” young choir is offering singers the chance to try out their voices and join them. Choir Vibe began in 2009 and since then they have sung songs in seven languages, from 12 different countries, from genres covering jazz, pop, musicals, world music, classical, and by composers from Queen to Prokofiev and Snow Patrol to Meghan Traynor. The group ...

Spalding town centre became the stage for a performance of Michael Jackson’s Thriller as part of a Halloween fundraiser by staff at the Castle Sports Complex. Staff also dressed up, held themed classes and a legs, bums and tums class with disco from Leo Promotions playing spooky songs. A raffle and quiz completed the fundraising, which brought in £409.10 to ...

Campaigners could face a bill of £350,000 after the council warned it was talking to lawyers about claiming back the cost of going to court. Lincolnshire County Council leader Martin Hill said he would be seeking legal advice about clawing back the huge sum of taxpayers’ money spent defending plans to change the way the county’s library service is run. ...

Harvest was celebrated in style at Whaplode Primary school. Pupils held a Harvest Festival service, during which they shared work they had done on a harvest theme. The following day, pupils they shared their harvest gifts with local residents with help from staff from the groceries online department of Sainsbury’s Spalding store. Head teacher, Alison Flack said: “Once again, our ...

Spalding Travel together with Holiday With Us in March and Wisbech are having a very busy 2015! Here’s a round-up of some of the things that have been happening. Holiday With Us Group are extremely proud to have won the prestigious Independent Travel Executive of the year for Cambridgeshire, we are also finalists for the 2015 Fenland Business Awards. All ...

Fears that Lincolnshire Police could lose officers from the “thin blue line” because of cash constraints have been backed up in a new report. Lincolnshire Chief Constable Neil Rhodes and Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick have welcomed a report by HMIC (Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary) which suggests that current staffing levels cannot be sustained without additional funding being ...

The disintegrating road surface of the B1359 at Gedney Dyke is due to be repaired. The stretch of road between Kingsgate/Roper’s Gate junction and Green Dyke will be repaired between next Monday and Wednesday, November 4. The work will include installing an asphalt reinforcement grid to give the new carriageway a stronger resistance to the movement of the underlying ground. ...

Filming of a Hollywood-style movie in and around Holbeach is entering the “home straight” after weeks of hard work by cast and crew. With around ten weeks of filming left, it is hoped the Dishonoured film being put together by Holbeach Film Company, will be “in the can” by Christmas and will premiere at a red carpet event at the ...

Police are investigating after a 92-year-old woman claims she was followed from the bank before having her purse snatched while shopping. The elderly Holbeach woman, who does not wish to be named, has mobility issues and uses a walker for her weekly trips into Spalding with a neighbour. On Tuesday last week she believes she was watched by a young ...

The Picture of Doreen Gray South Holland Centre, Spalding Wednesday, October 28, 7.30pm Tickets £12.50 Box office 01775 764777 Celebrity presenter Doreen Gray has it all, a drive time radio show, a high ratings lifestyle programme on Even More 4. But hitting 50, Doreen finds her face no longer fits the bill. At a school reunion she stumbles across a ...

Colin Jackman is a local veteran of the Armed Forces, and current chairman of the Royal British Legion. His nine year service took him through a number of different professions within the Army and to a range of locations across the globe. Colin was called up for national service in 1959, at the age of 22. Colin did his basic ...

Families can enjoy a series of events which will be quite literally out of this world during the October half term – including a unique chance to gaze at the night sky. Ayscoughfee Hall Museum and Gardens in Spalding is hosting three space-themed events suitable for children of all ages. On Thursday, October 29, youngsters can enjoy arts and crafts ...

A court case which would see a Spalding human rights defender sent to prison in Thailand for seven years has been delayed. Andy Hall was due to attend court on Monday to enter a plea to criminal defamation and computer crimes relating to a report he wrote about abuses of migrant workers by a Thai fruit juice company. But a ...

Repairs to the road surface on Halmergate will take place next week, weather permitting. The road will be closed to motorists from Monday, October 26, to Friday, October 30, but access will be maintained for residents. Maxine Stukins, senior highways officer, said: “With schools nearby we are taking the opportunity to complete these works during the half-term holidays, when there ...

For people who want to enjoy life to the full, there`s not always enough time in the day to prepare a meal from scratch or go shopping. With a wide selection of frozen meals delivered directly to the door, Wiltshire Farm Foods is there to help people eat well and look after themselves in their own home. Recently created is ...

It’s that time of year again that a lot of pet owners dread… firework season! Sadly we can no longer plan for just November 5 as fireworks seem to go on for months and this can be a stressful time for our pets. Now is the time to start doing something to make this a little more bearable and there ...

Moving to a care home can be a big decision. If you’re helping or caring for an older relative or friend, you may be wondering if it’s time to talk to them about moving into permanent residential care. Perhaps the person needs a lot of care both during the day and at night, and their need for help can no ...

When it comes to motoring through the winter it’s always best to hope for the best but prepare for the worst. Here’s some things you can do to prepare for bad weather. Antifreeze – check coolant level regularly and, if required, top-up with a mixture of the correct type of antifreeze. Your garage should check concentration to ensure adequate cold ...