Prices can go up and well as down – may be a common warning when dealing on the stock market but not something you might expect to heard during a night out. But that’s exactly what’s happening at Bounce Bar every Saturday night as it hosts its Shot Market. What is the Shot Market, we hear you ask? It’s really ...

I’m A Celebrity star Joey Essex and children’s TV favourites the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will be bringing “family appeal” to this year’s Truckfest. The annual event is happening on May Bank Holiday weekend at the East of England Showground, Peterborough, and organisers Live Promotions Events have gone all out to make sure there is something for all ages to ...

It’s all going on down at the farm this weekend as Sacrewell Farm celebrates Easter. As well as taking a bumpy tractor ride up to the Enchanted Wood for an Easter egg hunt with a farmyard twist, there’s still time to feed some of the baby lambs who have made an appearance this spring. As well as the chance to ...

This May Bank holiday Loaded Night Club is thrilled to be bringing you the party of a lifetime! On Saturday, May 3, the club off Westlode Street, Spalding, will be hosting the legendary producers of Ministry of Sounds “Mash Up Mix” series of albums, The Cut Up Boys! The DJ duo have been playing sold out shows all around the ...

UPDATE: Friday 2pm. Elsie has been found after a search, including assistance from a helicopter, was conducted in Donington. It is believed the 88-year-old had fallen over but has been checked by ambulance staff and is believed to be OK. FRIDAY NOON: Police are appealing for help in finding a vulnerable missing woman from Donington. Elsie Sills is 88 and ...

Beleaguered East Midlands Ambulance Service has until Thursday to come up with a plan to improve its services or face sanctions. Enforcement action could be taken against the trust by the Care Quality Commission after an inspection found that the 999 service was failing to meet four out of six standards. Although a report compiled following the inspection in February ...

A joint operation has been launched to crack down on rogue traders in Lincolnshire. Police, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the Environment Agency and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have been joining forces with Lincolnshire Trading Standards to crack down on rogue trading in the county. This week is National Operation Rogue Trader week which combines enforcement action ...

There’s still time to join the party and raise funds for pet charities by joining the 25th anniversary celebrations of National Pet Month. This national celebration of responsible pet ownership has helped countless pet organisations over the past 25 years with thousands of pet owners, vet and pet professionals organising fun and educational events around the country. From schools, veterinary ...

More than 93 per cent of children will go to one of their three “chosen” schools in September. Despite an increase in applications for the more popular schools in Lincolnshire, the county council has revealed that 93.6 per cent have been given a place at one of their choices. Along with the rest of the country, Lincolnshire has experienced high ...

Spalding Primary School pupils hit the streets with a vengeance to  complete their second “Big Tidy”. No litter was left untouched as litter pickers from the school council descended on the local alleyways and streets as well as the school grounds, tidying rubbish from paths and bushes. Following a previous litter pick, the school council invested money to buy and use their own equipment in ...

Parents were invited to join their children for an Easter tea at Monkshouse Primary School. Each of the classes at the school gave a performance, which included singing, dancing, ukeleles and other musical instruments, before everyone enjoyed refreshments, an Easter bonnet parade and an egg decorating competition. Prizes were presented to each class for best bonnet and best decorated egg. ...

Parents who have applied online for their child to start school in reception or transfer to junior school in September can collect their offer from Wednesday (April 16). Lincolnshire County Council will post offer letters to parents using a paper form on the same day. The council advises parents to accept the place offered even if the school was not ...

It was wellies all the way as youngsters at a West Pinchbeck pre-school had some Easter fun to raise funds. Ladybirds Pre-School children completed a sponsored Welly Waddle around the local playing field to round off their end-of-term fun, which also saw them making their own Easter bonnets and bunny baskets to use in an Easter egg hunt. The events ...

Winter returned for a brief spell as a primary school was turned into a wonderland as an end-of-term treat for children. Leisure Skate, based in Weston Hills, set up a synthetic ice rink at Pinchbeck East Primary School where children were able to have a go at skating and curling. Classes took it in turns over two days, using special ...

Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious accident in Crowland involving a van and a mini moto. Emergency services were called to James Street, between the roundabout and the caravan park, in Crowland, at 2.20am this morning (Thursday) following the collision between the mini moto and a white Ford Transit. The rider of the mini moto, a man in ...

Decades of dedicated service by NHS staff working in communities across Lincolnshire have been celebrated with annual loyalty awards. More than 50 staff from Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) received an award after clocking up an impressive 1,170 years of service between them. Each person achieved either 20 or 30 years’ continuous service. At a special buffet lunch, recognition ...

Tiny actors and actresses from a Pinchbeck pre-school performed for proud parents and grandparents to mark the end of term. Stepping Stones Pre-School children performed the story of the Little Red Hen, complete with animal headgear, and sang some Easter themed favourites before the assembled family and friends were invited to enjoy coffee and cake and take part in a ...

Efforts to tackle street drinking in Spalding town centre have been heralded a success. South Holland District Council says its partnership approach to the problem – which many people have claimed causes them to feel intimidated – has had a noticeable effect, with statistics showing a significant reduction in the need for police intervention. Between June and July last year ...

The process is underway to recruit a town centre manager for Spalding. An advert for the new role is due to be posted this week and interviews are due to be held next month. Retailers in the town are now being asked to put forward their views on what the town centre manager’s role should include and what their business ...

Winter returned for a brief spell as a primary school was turned into a wonderland as an end-of-term treat for children. Leisure Skate, based in Weston Hills, set up a synthetic ice rink at Pinchbeck East Primary School where children were able to have a go at skating and curling. Classes took it in turns over two days, using special ...