Spalding United’s popular youth section wants to build a home of its own in the town. The Tulips are trying to find about five acres of land to develop for its growing junior set-up. About 200 youngsters are currently involved across its 12 teams and the move is seen as the next sensible step towards growing the junior side of ...

As days go, today promises to be a pretty good one for Rachel Smith. Not only is she starting a new teaching assistant job at Weston St Mary’s Primary School, but she’s picking up a £10,000 car which she won at Springfields Outlet Shopping last Saturday. The prize, supplied by Whaplode Drove firm WH Brand, was the culmination of a ...

Campaigners are “over the moon” after a bus company bowed to people pressure and reintroduced a previously scrapped service. Hundreds of passengers – led by Carol Hudson and her granddaughter Daisy – took their fight to Brylaine to get their early morning Into Town service reinstated. Brylaine scrapped its 7.30am and 8.30am buses from the Wygate Park route earlier this ...

A popular Christmas fair will not go ahead this year after its organising committee dropped to just three people. Holbeach Christmas Fayre is usually a highlight of the town’s calendar, bringing shoppers to the town to bask in the seasonal good cheer. But in recent years the committee which organises it has dropped from around eight people to just three ...

Work which saw rail crossings across South Holland closed over the past couple of weeks has been completed on schedule. The crossings in Park Road and Woolram Wygate were among 15 across the area which were temporarily closed or controlled by traffic lights, bringing traffic misery to the town centre. The work was phase four of the £280million Government-funded project ...

Moore Thompson offer some hints and tips on getting the right pension. I keep hearing about big changes for pensions. What do they mean for me? There will soon be some very significant changes to the way people can access certain pension funds. Very simply, they mean that from April 2015 savers will be able to access defined contribution pension ...

Boston College, which runs some of its courses from Spalding’s Red Lion Quarter, has been judged to be meeting expected standards. The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) reviewed the college in May and judged that its academic standards, the quality and enhancement of its student learning opportunities, and the quality of information about its learning opportunities all meet ...

When Gill Chamberlain looked after her brother-in-law’s handbag shop in Lincoln for a short time she found a passion for the business and decided to open a small unit at Baytree Nurseries Garden Centre, High Road, Weston in April. Due to the success of the business a few short months later Gill realised that the current premises were simply not ...

Police are appealing for information after a number of sheds were broken into overnight in Holbeach. A number of sheds at two properties in Welbourne Lane North were targeted some time during overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, but it has not yet been confirmed what has been stolen. Residents in the area are being asked to check their sheds and ...

Owners of a fish and chip shop say the theft of money they had raised for charity is a “kick in the guts”. Sandy and Bill Rai had the cash in a pot at their Oh My Cod premises in Alexander Road, Spalding, when it was broken into last week. As well as the money, which was destined for cancer ...

An appeal has been launched in Holbeach for volunteers willing to give a couple of hours a week to help the police. Police Support Volunteers are making a vital difference across the county and Sgt Gareth Boxall of Holbeach Police is appealing for new recruits to assist their local community police in the town. Volunteer roles can vary but may ...

There’s a week of fun lined up at Long Sutton Baptist Church to mark the last week of the school holidays. Registration for the annual holiday club is on a daily basis between 9am and 9.25am with activities beginning at 9.30am with a story. Then youngsters can relax with games and craft activities with a break for refreshments during the ...

Zumba workshop by Helen Lea’s Fitness Definitions Health and Fitness Gym For ages five to 11 Monday, August 18 to Friday, August 22 11.15am to noon £4 per day or £16 for the week Email legswarmersrin@hotmail.com Phone 07595 597023 In recent years Zumba has taken the fitness world by storm – not least because it is a really fun way ...

Kind-hearted councillors have clubbed together to provide new play equipment for a Spalding school. The Garth School, a special school with 45 pupils aged between two and 19 from across South Holland, will benefit from the generous donation which includes scooters, tricycles, wheelbarrows and buggies. Twenty councillors contributed a total of £2,370 from their own budgets and the equipment will ...

Back to the 80s Part 2 King’s Lynn Corn Exchange Friday, September 5 Tickets £11 Box office 01553 764864 It’s time to dig out your legwarmers and shoulderpads once more as Back to the 80s Part 2 transports you back to the greatest decade in the history of music. Join the KLFM gang for an evening of great live music ...

Now’s your chance to book early to avoid disappointment as Spalding’s South Holland Centre lines up a series of special broadcasts of “live” shows. After the kids are back at school it might be time for parents and grandparents to treat themselves to a bit of “me” time and what could be better than taking in a stage or music ...

Central Park situated on Park Crescent in Peterborough is well worth the short journey for a few hours of fun enjoying the great outdoors. It has won the national Green Flag award for the fourth year in succession. Several areas of the park have been refurbished in the last few years including the sunken garden, the sensory garden and two ...

Lincolnshire Police has been commended for being one of the leading forces in tackling wildlife crime. World Animal Protection (formerly WSPA) has praised the county, saying “Lincolnshire Police lead the way in the fight against wildlife crime”. In 2012, the force launched Operation Galileo aimed at tackling hare coursing; a crime that had been on the rise in Lincolnshire. In ...

An essential event for Greater Lincolnshire businesses will take place in October. LEP Business Live will bring together two events in one: last year’s successful Business Live event and the annual summit of the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The free event will take place at the EPIC Centre, Lincolnshire Showground, on Friday, October 24 and will feature exhibitors, ...

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 ...