Members of Spalding U3A had a night at the dogs after sponsoring a race at Peterborough Greyhound Stadium. It was the group’s second outing to the venue and due to the success of the evening it is sure to become a regular event. Member, Ian McCallum (on the right) organised the event. From Thursday, June 5, the group’s monthly meetings ...

The valuable contribution made to the economy by South Holland market traders is being highlighted during Love Your Local Market fortnight. The celebration of local markets is a national initiative and market traders in our district have embraced it as a chance to shout about what they bring to towns including Spalding, Holbeach, Long Sutton and Crowland. As well as ...

Talented makers and bakers showed off the best of what their village has to offer with a Handmade in Moulton weekend. The event was organised by Mary Brice on behalf of the village’s Methodist church and guests were able to see homemade items including jewellery, lace, cakes, preserves and honey. There was also needlework and the work of some of ...

Cadets are raring to show off their sharp shooting skills after learning their craft on a shotgun skills course. Several of the cadets from 1406 Sqn Air Training Corps (Spalding) took part in the training, which first saw them learn how to shoot and handle shotguns safely before putting into practice what they had learned by having a go at ...

Two Spalding women were among 17,000 women and some brave men who walked a marathon at the weekend all in aid of breast cancer. Sharon Macaulay, a solicitor from Calthrops, and Tammy Staples, school secretary of Ayscoughfee Hall School, took part in the annual London Moonwalk, which started at midnight on Saturday. Participants have to walk either a half marathon ...

Consultation is due to begin early next month on the future of Spalding’s traffic and travel network. The new transport strategy is a joint initiative between Lincolnshire County Council and South Holland District Council and will provide a clear focus on the main challenges facing Spalding now, and in the future. The town is earmarked for significant growth in the ...

A TV transformation of the home of a severely disabled girl will be revealed on Monday. Presenter Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team moved in to Dakota Read’s home in Weston Hills in February last year and over the course of a week completely remodelled the bungalow to help the youngster live an easier, happier and hopefully longer life. ...

Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in Rangells Gate, Low Fulney on Sunday, April 27. The incident happened at about 7.45pm and involved two cars that were travelling in opposite directions and came to a halt near to the junction of Rangells Gate and Kellet Gate. One of the vehicles involved is described as a silver coloured Jaguar and the other a yellow ...

Long Sutton firefighters will be among the first in the county to join paramedics aboard new “fire ambulances” as part of a £491,000 trial. At present fire crews from across the county are called as co-responders to some medical emergencies when it is possible for them to reach the scene before an ambulance. Crews can provide life-saving first aid until ...

A two-year-old boy was taken to hospital after he was discovered in the back of a refrigerated lorry in Spalding. The toddler was found along with a ten-year-old boy, a 43-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman after police were called to reports from members of the public who heard banging coming from inside a lorry parked in a layby on the ...

UPDATE: Monday pm. Police have issued a CCTV image of two men they want to track down in connection with a robbery at a Spalding shop on Friday. The image shows the men who were seen running away from the shop, believed to be Treasure Island, in Holbeach Road at about 4.30pm towards the Twin Sister Bridges. It is not ...

RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1 South Holland Centre, Spalding Wednesday, May 14, 7pm Tickets £13 (£11.50) Box Office 01775 764777 A live screening direct from the stage at Stratford-Upon-Avon. With his crown under threat from enemies both foreign and domestic, Henry IV prepares for war. Having deposed the previous king, he is only too aware of the tenuousness of ...

Bad Girls – The Musical Wednesday to Saturday, May 21-24, 7.30pm South Holland Centre, Spalding Tickets £12 (£10) Box office: 01775 764777 Performed by Spalding Amateur Dramatic & Operatic Society. Set in HMP Larkhall, this is the story of new Wing Governor Helen Stewart and her battles with old guard Jim Fenner and his sidekick Sylvia Hollamby, as well as ...

The Simon and Garfunkel Story The Cresset, Peterborough Thursday, May 15 Tickets £18.50 Box Office: 01733 265705 Direct from London’s West End, award winning actor Dean Elliott (Buddy Holly in “Buddy – The Musical”) and a full cast of performers tell the compelling story of the greatest music duo of all time. Using both original photos and film footage, The ...

A Spalding mum gave it her all in a half marathon as she put the final touches to her training for a race billed as the “largest assault course on Earth”. Sarah Le Sage took part in the Plymouth Half Marathon as part of her training for the Burghley Dirty Weekend Rat Race, which takes place this Saturday. She finished ...

Lincolnshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner has pledged to maintain the level of police officers to continue reducing crime and victims of crime. Alan Hardwick has paid tribute to the hard work of officers and staff who have helped to cut the number of crimes committed and the number of people affected by crime and has said his commitment remains to ...

Lincolnshire residents caring for someone with dementia may be entitled to extra funds to help with activities for the person they care for, respite or at-home assistance. The new Dementia Short Breaks Scheme, developed by Lincolnshire County Council Adult Care and Lincolnshire Carers and Young Carers Partnership, means that eligible carers can receive a direct payment to their bank account ...

More than 150 children from special schools enjoyed all the fun of the fair for a special event. The youngsters were the guests of Roger Tuby Jnr and his wife Sophie for an afternoon of rides and candyfloss, organised with the help of Spalding Lions Club. The outing for children and adults from Spalding’s Garth and Priory Schools, Chappell Centre, ...

Community groups have been given the go-ahead to run libraries as part of an overhaul of the county’s service. Business plans and applications for grant funding for new community hubs – which include libraries – have been granted in 30 towns and villages across the county, including Holbeach, Pinchbeck, Donington and Crowland. Groups which had applied to take over the ...