Spalding police are investigating a spate of burglaries in Double Street.  In all cases, the properties back on to the river-bank path. Between 11pm and midnight on Thursday (July 10), a property was entered and two mobile telephones and an electronic notebook were stolen. On the same evening another house was also entered, but nothing was stolen. At around midnight on Saturday (July ...

A Spalding landlord has branded the idea of a late night levy on Spalding’s licensed premises as “crazy”, saying it would sound the death knell for businesses like his. Pete Williams, of the Punchbowl in New Road, said business has never been so bad for pubs and clubs trying to survive without them being asked to pay a contribution towards ...

An appeal has been launched to help find a missing teenager. Elena Dimitru (15) left her foster home in Spalding around 10.30pm on Monday (July 7) and has not made contact since. Although Elena is described as a streetwise girl, she has only lived in Lincolnshire for a week and is not familiar with the area. She is a Romanian national, ...

Pre-school children in Long Sutton and parents in Sutton Bridge learned more about recycling from district council staff. South Holland’s waste and recycling team dropped in to Rainbow Day Nursery first. Officer Laura Simpkins said: “There were a few gasps from the children when they realised 25 plastic bottles could be recycled into a fleece. “We also talked about why ...

A second recruitment drive to find a town centre manager for Spalding has ended without a suitable candidate being found. The recruitment panel will now go back to the drawing board to look again at the job specification and salary in an attempt to ensure a high calibre person is found to fill the role, which has been heralded as ...

An “administrative error” over licences forced Spalding’s Loaded nightclub and Bounce Bar to remain closed over the weekend as they were unable to serve alcohol. The venues, as well as others in the Activ Group stable, including The Assembly Rooms in Boston, stayed shut from last Thursday after it was discovered that a company restructuring earlier in the year had ...

Lincolnshire Police are working with Sutton Bridge residents to make sure safety is at the forefronts of plans to hold a mass protest against the building of a gasifier in the village. Residents objecting to plans to build a gasifier in the village have organised a protest on the A17. The protest is planned for Saturday, July 26 – the ...

Residents in Lincolnshire have lost more than £90,000 in the past year after falling victim of conmen. Lincolnshire Trading Standards are warning residents to be on their guard this summer against possible criminals trying to sell a product or service. In the last year, 184 residents complained they had been targeted, 67 of which admitted to handing over cash. Tim ...

A judicial review began on Tuesday, the outcome of which could have major implications for the future of libraries across the country. Ten members of the Save Lincolnshire Libraries campaign are attending the hearing and reporting on the key developments through social media with the hashtag #LibraryJudicialReview. The group’s Twitter account can be found at @SaveLincsLibraries and their Facebook group ...

The mother of four-year-old cancer sufferer Liam Phillips is joining the Make-A-Wish Foundation to help other parents in similar situations. Liam featured on the front page of The Voice last month after the charity arranged for the Cowbit youngster to meet his hero, Spider-Man. Claire Phillips is very thankful for Make-A-Wish’s support and the trip which Liam describes as “his ...

A rising number of hard-up people in South Holland are falling foul of logbook loans – being dubbed “the new payday loan”. Logbook loans are loans secured on your vehicle – anything from £500 to £50,000 depending on the value of the car. You can keep on using your vehicle as long as you repay the loan, however they are ...

Motorists are likely to face disruption when resurfacing work is carried out on St Thomas’s Road, Spalding. The work will be done on three Sundays in July and August, starting this Sunday. The work on Sunday and next Sunday will be done between 4pm and midnight. The timing of these works will mean that Aldi will be accessible throughout its ...

Police have cautioned the owner of a Long Sutton firm following a fracas outside a council planning meeting. Just days before a scheduled two-day trial was due to be heard at Lincoln Crown Court, Dr Jerry Harrall, of SEArch Architects, admitted grabbing Glenn Eldridge by the throat. He had previously denied any wrongdoing. The incident on October 23 last year ...

Pupils’ scientific explorations and culinary creations earned than second place in the Lincolnshire Schools Challenge. The Year 6 youngsters at Holbeach Primary School spent months planting, caring for, studying, dissecting, examining and cooking potatoes to determine the results of a high nitrogen fertiliser on potato yields. They also developed a gluten free chocolate muffin for coeliacs. The school also impressed ...

More than a fifth of women are putting their health at risk by not having a simple test which could save their life. Cervical cancer is the country’s biggest killer of women aged under 35, yet one Spalding GP surgery says only 79 per cent of eligible patients regularly have a smear test. Cervical cancer is one of the few ...

A year-long pilot scheme which will see firefighters join paramedics at emergencies on “fire ambulances” is due to begin this month. Long Sutton’s retained firefighters who already co-respond to emergencies are among three groups who will trial the scheme for 12-months to “allow the concept to be fully tested and a robust evaluation undertaken”. They were chosen as they had ...

A boy with severe dyslexia has been inspired to write a short story after enjoying a novel written for him by his grandfather. Luke McMenamin’s problem had put him off reading but the 14-year-old has new-found confidence after polishing off David Turp’s adventure story called Deep Secrets. Mr Turp, of Pinchbeck, said: “The book has double-spaced text, enlarged font, bite-size ...

Live music, karaoke and barbecue kept the crowds entertained – and fed – at a charity music day at The Black Bull pub in Holbeach. The event was held in aid of Make-A-Wish UK, a charity that fulfils the dreams of children with life-threatening illnesses. As well as music, there was also a face painter and a raffle. Performers all ...

Pupils from years 3,4 and 5 from Holbeach Primary School have celebrated their success in creative writing. Pupils were asked to write creative and imaginative stories about a superhero for the Young Writers’ Let’s get Writing Superhero Stories competition. Forty different stories written by pupils from the school were selected for publication in the book Superhero Stories – East Midland ...

Members of two Rotary clubs attended a milestone event to mark their merger into one group. Nine years after the formation of the Rotary Club of Spalding and Welland it has merged with the Rotary Club of Spalding, which has been running for 77 years. The new group will be known as the Rotary Club of Spalding and Welland. President ...