Holbeach Hospital has a popular event to thank for its latest donation of more than £500. The annual Fenland Tractors Working Weekend organisers and stewards held a special event to present a cheque for £564 to Holbeach Hospital. The two-day event is held every September in fields near to Holbeach which offers vintage tractor or farming implement owners from near ...

With 31 days dedicated to highlighting improved sleep, National Bed Month in March is the ideal time to get it right between the sheets. And, obvious though it might be, the best place to start when working towards a better night’s sleep is your bed. Lisa Artis, of The Sleep Council, said: “It’s about reassessing your sleep quality and comfort ...

Did you know small dogs are considered to be “geriatric” by the time they are around nine years old and larger breeds can be heading into their senior years as young as five years of age? When your dog becomes a senior it’s important to help keep them healthy and happy in their golden years. This can be done with ...

A roadshow which aims to raise awareness and understanding of dementia will be hoping to sign up new “friends” when it comes to town. The Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Community Road-show is coming to Spalding this month to provide people with the opportunity to put questions to local dementia support workers. It will also be a chance for people to find ...

Crowland Cares – a charity which operates from a base at the town’s library – celebrates its 20th year in 2016. The charity is involved in a number of schemes and events throughout the year to benefit the people of the town. One of the things it does is run a South Holland voluntary car scheme using volunteer drivers. In ...

After years in retail Jan Vertigan has realised her lifelong dream of opening her own flower shop. When the Pick of the Bunch florists closed in Crowland in December after trading for more than 20 years, Jan saw her chance. She had trained as a florist after leaving school and had continued it as a hobby ever since while working ...

Kindergarten children at Ayscoughfee Hall school had fun building their own igloo. The whole school contributed by bringing in empty milk cartons. The children in kindergarten spent time sorting the bottles by grouping together the different coloured lids. As the igloo grew in size they took great delight in seeing how many could get in it and if they could ...

Those who have generously donated to 2430 Holbeach Squadron Air Cadets were thanked at an official recognition event. The event thanked local businesses, charities and councillors who donated funds to the squadron following the launch of its fundraising initiative back in October. Those invited included South Holland district councillors Gary Taylor and Tracey Carter, Dave Bryant and Robin Thorpe, on ...

One of South Holland’s leading employers runs a successful apprenticeship scheme which gives school-leavers a foot in the door to the food industry. Bakkavor, which has sites in Spalding, Sutton Bridge and Holbeach St Marks, is now accepting applications for apprenticeships starting this September. The company runs two levels of apprenticeships: Accelerated Management Scheme (AMS) provides a fast track route ...

An apprenticeship offers young people the chance to learn skills necessary for various careers while earning at the same time. An apprenticeship will often suit young people who do not want to go into full-time further or higher education, but still want to gain extra qualifications that are work related. There are more than 190 different occupations in which you ...

A resident who has picked up rubbish dumped near his home for years is calling on the authorities to get a grip on the problem. Jim Thackray, of South Drove, Spalding, says he has been collecting litter dropped down the dead end near his home for the past 20 years – but claims the problem has got much worse in ...

Apprenticeships and the positive impact they have on businesses and the wider community will be celebrated later this month. National Apprenticeship Week will be held from March 14-18 and will see a variety of activity aimed at increasing awareness and take-up of apprenticeships and traineeships by: lPromoting small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) apprenticeships lhighlighting the support available and why offering ...

Thanks to the excellent work of Luke Blackmore at Big Clever Creative Design, the town centre manager’s website went live last week and can be visited at www.spalding.town The website aims to provide local people and visitors to the town information on places to stay and to eat out, local attractions, events and details on all of Spalding’s retail and ...

A twinning group which has a 58-year bond with a French town is looking for new families to enjoy its benefits. Spalding’s Friends of Sezanne group is hosting a visit from its continental counterparts in May, but needs more people to come forward to welcome the visitors into their homes. Chairman of the group Keith Savage said: “Three new families ...

Youngsters got to grips with chopsticks during a special visit. Year 1 children from Spalding’s Ayscoughfee Hall School were invited to enjoy a Chinese meal at the town’s Crystal Inn. Headteacher Clare Ogden said: “They all had a go at using chopsticks and we practiced their table manners. “They loved all the food especially the prawn crackers and noodles. “They ...

A few weeks ago we were at home getting ready to start our day. I was in the shower when one of my children said there was a knock at the door. It was one of our neighbours clutching a towel containing a creature that her cat had brought home.Her husband had retrieved the creature from the cats mouth and ...

Fears are growing for Great Grey owl Kevin after he was stolen from his aviary last week. The eight-year-old bird is the pride and joy of Baytree Owl Centre in Weston and staff were left devastated when they discovered the padlock had been smashed off his cage when they arrived at work last Tuesday and Kevin had gone. Police are ...

Tickets are now on sale for this year’s Rotary Club Two Lips black tie charity ball. The Rotary Club of Spalding and Welland will be hosting the ball on Saturday, May 7, at the Castle Sports Centre, Spalding. The featured band at this year’s event will be the UK’s number one Beach Boys tribute act and the good causes nominated ...

Residents are being urged to sign up to a campaign to “Clean for the Queen”. The campaign aims to give the country a tidy-up ahead of The Queen’s 90th birthday in April and is being backed by South Holland District Council. The campaign, also supported by the Government, organisations including the Women’s Institute, the National Trust and the RSPB, businesses ...

Vulnerable people in Lincolnshire are being let down by the county’s police force according to a new report. The Police Effectiveness document from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Police has found Lincolnshire Police to be “good” in two areas, while two others “require improvement”. It found the force to be “good” at preventing crime and anti-social behaviour and tackling serious and ...