People are being asked to come forward with 1940s memorabilia they would be willing to lend to an evening of nostalgia. The Rotary Club of South Holland is planning a 1940s swing dance on Saturday, June 6, at Spalding’s South Holland Centre, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of VE Day. The event will include live music with sessions from a ...

Consumers are being reminded that when it comes to buying their meat the #butcherisbetter! Butchers throughout the UK are gearing up for National Butchers Week (March 23-29), which aims to celebrate everything that is great about the high street butcher, reinforcing the fact that butchers remain the number one choice for range, service and convenience when it comes to purchasing ...

Be confident, be happy, be healthy, be inspired – find time for yourself by spending a few hours at the Health and Fitness Show 2015. The show at Spalding’s South Holland Centre is being organised by Give It Some Fizz and sponsored by the Spalding and South Holland Voice. Throughout the day there will be the chance to wander around ...

All three and four-year-olds in England are entitled to 570 hours of free early education or childcare a year. This is often taken as 15 hours each week for 38 weeks of the year. Some two-year-olds are also eligible. You can start claiming after your child turns three. The date you can claim will depend on when their birthday is. ...

Children’s happiness and safety are the be all and end all at one of the area’s newest pre-schools. Little Stars opened in September, but has already forged strong links with Surfleet Primary School, where it is located, to ensure a smooth transition to “big school” for its pre-schoolers. The pre-school occupies a mobile classroom within the grounds of the school ...

Three “unsung heroes” have been rewarded for their efforts. District and county councillor Chris Brewis has funded the awards which aim to recognise and reward people who do good acts in the community within The Suttons over a period of time. Two awards in Sutton Bridge were to Tracey Taylor, who has picked up litter around the parish for a ...

A fitness instructor credited with helping hundreds of women get fit and healthy is the latest nominee for our Pride of South Holland Awards. Tracey Vowels, of Spalding-based Fitness Company, has been nominated for a Lifetime Achievement Award by Sarah Bycraft and friends Julie, Heather, Lisa and Annabel after spending more than 20 years helping others in a number of ...

The Wardentree Lane Industrial Estate has much to offer with its many branch roads, one of which, Cresswell Close, offers an abundance of businesses for both trade and private customers. Here are just a few of the great businesses you will find on the L-shaped cul-de-sac. If you are looking to improve your home with new curtains or carpets then ...

Pinchbeck firm Classic Curtains is branching out with a new range of services including paint, wallpaper and bespoke soft furnishings. The business, which has been trading from its Cresswell Close address for 25 years, came under new ownership in December when Lisa Woodcock and Mark Slater took over. The company already specialised in curtains, blinds, pelmets, cushions, bed runners and ...

It’s “crunch time” at Sir John Gleed School with Year 11 students facing the end of their examination courses and now starting the build up to the examinations. It is a high pressure time for the young people and also for their families and teachers at the school. As Easter approaches the students are finishing their course content and also ...

The sky is the limit for Fenland Carpets and Flooring as it celebrates its first year in business. After opening the Spalding shop in March last year, the booming business has already expanded to include a second store in Bourne. And it doesn’t end there, as owner Nick Bloodworth is hoping to open two more shops in the future to ...

A computer shop owner has offered a £500 reward to help catch “toerags” who stole £2,500 worth of laptops in what he has called a “daylight robbery”. Steve Timewell said the theft from Lincs Computers was a “kick in the teeth” and “devastating” as he works 16-hour days, seven days a week to make the business a success. The theft ...

Motability is a national charity set up, with all-party parliamentary support, in 1977 and incorporated by Royal Charter. Its objective is to help disabled people with their personal mobility. The Motability Scheme enables disabled people to use their government-funded mobility allowance to lease a car, powered wheelchair or scooter. Recipients of either the Higher Rate Mobility Component (HRMC) of Disability ...

There has been a robust advertising campaign recently regarding the dangers of lungworm. Although it is important that owners should be aware of lungworm the recent advertising has been designed to frighten owners. Lungworm (Angiostrongylus vasorum) infection is a serious and potentially fatal disease but there are some things to consider. 1. Cases of lungworm are still uncommon. There has ...

Initiatives to ease winter pressures on hospitals, including encouraging people to use alternatives to accident and emergency departments, have been successful. Although figures for A&E admissions for Lincolnshire hospitals in the year to March 1 show an overall increase of 2,263 people (1.59 per cent), the figures for the last three months show attendances 4.14 per cent down on the ...

Following last year’s successful inaugural Tulip Mania Festival at Springfields a new Prince and Princess was appointed as part of the festivities and the two winners, Joseph Porter and Georgia van Dyke have been busy ever since “officiating” at numerous community events around the Spalding area. One of the judges of the competition last May, John Hayes, MP very kindly ...

A mother and daughter who know the effects domestic violence can have are hoping a hard-hitting play will help other victims when they bring it to a Spalding stage. Alison Honeybun, from Gedney, and her daughter Sophie, from Fleet, have teamed up to produce and direct a play called Behind Closed Doors, to be performed by the St Nicolas Players ...

South Holland District Council proudly joined with other local authorities, community groups and organisations across the world to mark Commonwealth Day. Councillors came together with local dignitaries and war veterans for a special flag raising ceremony outside the council’s offices in Priory Road in Spalding on Monday morning. Council chairman Robert Clark raised the Commonwealth flag at 10am – the ...

A Lithuanian national who was a prolific shoplifter in Spalding has been removed from the UK following a spell in prison. Mantas Kizevicius (24), of no fixed abode, was previously sentenced to 30 weeks in prison when he appeared before Boston Magistrates. On Monday (March 8) he was removed from the UK. Spalding policing community inspector Jim Tyner, said: “Kizevicius’s heroin ...

A man has been charged with two Spalding burglaries. Szymon Staniszewski (23 yrs) of Poppy Close, Spalding has been charged with burglaries in Sezanne Walk and Park Avenue that occurred overnight on February 27/28. He has been bailed to appear at Boston Magistrates Court on April 8.