A programme of summer activities across South Holland has been hailed as a spectacular success. The popular Activate events, which are run by South Holland District Council’s Community Development team and Lincolnshire County Council’s Youth Services, took place in Gedney Drove End, Donington and Sutton Bridge earlier this month. Almost 400 people attended the events aimed at giving young people ...

Action has been taken after reports of hundreds of dead fish were seen floating in a Spalding waterway. Several walkers who had spotted the fish floating in Vernatt’s Drain had reported the matter to the Environment Agency over the weekend, as well as posting pictures on the Facebook page Spotted: Spalding. The Environment Agency said it had taken immediate action ...

A mobile pottery painting business is offering people the chance to attend a Christmas party with a difference. In the run-up to Christmas Doodles, which also has a dedicated studio at Unique Cottage Studios, Fulney, is inviting groups of children or adults the chance to try their hand at decorating a unique gift for family or friends. The business, which ...

Residents who require adult social care in Lincolnshire are being asked their views on possible changes. The county council is encouraging people to have their say in a consultation about what people are asked to pay towards their non-residential care, before September 28. The council is reviewing its non-residential Adult Care contributions policy to align it more closely with new ...

A Red Ensign will fly above South Holland District Council’s offices as part of national Merchant Navy Day. The event, on Thursday, September 3, is being held to raise awareness of the UK’s ongoing dependence on Merchant Navy seafarers. The flag raising ceremony will take place at 10am outside the council’s offices in Priory Road, and members of the public are ...

A garden party raised more than £1,000 for church funds. The event was held at Fleet Station and organised by Sandra Carter in aid of St Mary Magdalene church at Fleet. Sandra thanked her daughter Tracey for her help in organising the event and said: “lt was a lovely day, lots of people and a happy friendly atmosphere. “We made ...

Diarrhoea and vomiting is a very common complaint particularly in dogs and less so in cats. We see more cases in the hotter weather than during the winter (except for Christmas). Diarrhoea without vomiting where the animal is still quite bright is generally the result of an imbalance of the lower intestinal gut flora. The lower gut is populated with ...

Over the next few columns we are talking about cruising – which is the best cruise for you and why you should always use an Independent agent such as Holiday With Us and Spalding Travel to get the most from your cruise. We can package your individual requests incorporating regional airports, overnight stopovers and lots more! There are so many ...

Early indications of GCSE results across Lincolnshire show continued improvements this year. With six schools still to return data, provisional figures released by Lincolnshire schools, including academies, indicate that the overall result for the national key GCSE indicator of 5+A*-C (including English and maths) has increased this year to 58.6 per cent. The percentage of students attaining 5+ A*-C including ...

There were tears of joy – and a few of disappointment – as youngsters collected their GCSE results from secondary schools around South Holland. Voice photographer Nikki Clucas went along to the Sir John Gleed School and Spalding High School to capture some of the excitement. Sir John Gleed has recorded improved examination results for the first time since opening ...

UPDATE: 11am Friday Former Spalding Grammar School head of music Eric Wayman indicated guilty pleas to all 12 charges of indecent child images when he appeared at Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (August 19). He is accused of possessing 4,034 indecent photographs of children, along with 11 counts of making indecent images of children. The charges, which date from June ...

Media organisations from across the world have been vying to speak to Spalding man Joe Holliday following publication of his autobiography She’s a Boy. Joe (27), of Acacia Avenue, appeared on ITV’s This Morning last Wednesday, leading to an outpouring of support on social media for his bravery in telling his story. The book has made an impact on the ...

A briefing has been held to tell residents more about plans for an anaerobic digestion plant in Pinchbeck. People were invited to The Woodlands Hotel on Wednesday to hear from representatives of JH Walter on behalf of developers ET Biogas Ventures, who want to create the new plant off Wardentree Lane, next to the existing Greencore factory. If given the go ...

Plans for improving transport connections to Spalding will be discussed at the first Lincolnshire Transport Conference. The theme of the conference will be “Connecting South Lincolnshire” with guest speakers from rail, road and bus operators including Virgin Trains, East Midlands Trains, Brylaine and Freshlinc. Government representatives will also talk about the challenges facing Spalding’s infrastructure and their plans to better ...

Facelift plans for Spalding town centre include “embarrassing” errors and have “simply not been thought through”, according to a group which campaigns to protect the town’s character. Spalding and District Civic Society has welcomed a strategic review which looked at ways the town centre could be made more “people friendly”, but said some of the ideas in the report commissioned ...

This year’s 1940s Weekend at Ayscoughfee Hall Museum and Gardens proved a spectacular success with a record 5,000 people attending the nostalgic event. Crowds made the most of the warm weather at the historic Spalding venue for the two day event which featured memorabilia displays, re-enactments, demonstrations, stalls and period vehicles. Organised by South Holland District Council and Spalding Remembrance ...

As you get older in life and you have had more experiences, there are some conclusions about living that you come to. At 56 years of age my conclusion is that all households should have at least one chihuahua and some chickens. As this article is mainly about chickens, I will only give a brief reason for having a chihuahua. ...

A Spalding man has been charged with a burglary in Pinchbeck Road, Spalding, on  August 11. Joshua Bloodworth (24), of St Paul’s Road, has been charged with the offence and will appear before Boston Magistrates on September 2. A handbag and contents which were stolen during the burglary were recovered.

UPDATE: Police officers searching for a missing woman found a body in a field near Gedney on Saturday (Aug 1). Karen Greenwood (50), from Essex, had been staying with relatives in Fleet Hargate. She left the address at around 2pm on Thursday, following a disagreement, and had made no contact since. She had not taken any money with her or the ...

The family of a man who died after he was attacked with a metal pole, kicked and stamped on in a “vicious” attack, say they have been let down by the justice system. Six teenagers were found not guilty of the murder and manslaughter of Spalding man Warren Free (42) after a five-week trial at Lincoln Crown Court. Warren died ...