Spalding RFC were handed a 59-19 defeat by Scunthorpe in the final of the Lincs Cup on Monday. Town, who were missing a host of players, put up a good fight in the Kesteven clash – but couldn’t end their promotion-winning season with a trophy. More on the final in Thursday’s Spalding and South Holland Voice.

POMPEII 3D REVIEW I had high hopes for Pompeii 3D – and but for an improbable and overly cheesy romantic angle, it largely delivered. That’s because explosive action scenes and a strong showing from Kit Harington – John Snow to all of you Game of Thrones fans – in his first leading role on the big screen save the Paul ...

Thivanka Rajatne put in a man-of-the-match performance for Spalding Town on Saturday – hitting 82 runs and taking five wickets in a winning draw at Billingborough. Spalding were dismissed for 212, with veteran Roy Tilley taking five for the home side while captain Steve Scott ensured his side took 11 points from the game with an unbeaten 57 which saw ...

Saturday saw the end of the UCL Premier Division season – and Spalding United striker Andrew Tidswell was confirmed as the golden boot winner for the second successive season. Despite only playing for half of the season due to injury, his tally of 30 in the Tulips’ title-winning campaign was enough to make Tidswell the most feared hitman in the ...

I’d like to offer my congratulations to Harry Sharman and Spalding Rugby Club, who gained promotion by beating Newbold on Avon this past Saturday to gain promotion back to Midlands One East. So within two weeks there have been celebrations of promotion in two different sports for the same town. I think you will agree with me that sports fans ...

Respected coach Niall Thomson will say goodbye to Spalding RFC after Monday’s Lincs Cup final with Scunthorpe (3pm). The popular Scot has spent four years as head coach at the Memorial Field, but the 200-mile trip to Spalding for each game has finally become too much for him. Saturday’s 24-14 Midlands Two East promotion play-off victory over Newbold on Avon ...

Race aces Ryan, Kieran and Ashley Rudd enjoyed a rare outing at Chatteris over the weekend – and all three had something to shout about. The Holbeach-based Team TRM trio, who are regulars at Great Hockham this season, made use of a spare weekend to compete at the Peterborough Motocross Club event. Starting in the Junior 65 category, nine-year-old Kieran ...

Champions Spalding United will have to do without winger Dan Cotton next season after he decided to make a surprise switch to Yaxley. Cotton, who scored 17 times for the Tulips as they won the UCL Premier Division title at a canter, is the first player to leave the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field since their stellar season finished back ...

Lee Willis landed Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s latest monthly medal prize in Division One with a cracking round of 65. He finished one shot clear of John Tilley, who was second in the top flight with a super 66. Tom Brooks (67) was a further shot back in third. Gino Ciuffini (68) and Bill Boughen (71) to the Division Two ...

Young gun Hugo Kedzlie is enjoying an impressive start to the season at Spalding Golf Club. The 13-year-old, who won the April medal and placed second in the Massey Cup in recent weeks, took top spot once again at the EGU London Pride gold medal qualifier at the Surfleet course. A packed field of almost 150 entries contested the event, ...

Title-winning boss John Chand has made a sensational return to Holbeach United as part of a dream managerial team with ex-Wisbech Town chief Steve Appleby. The duo were installed as the new co-bosses at Carter’s Park on Tuesday after the sudden departure of outgoing supremo Glen Maddison. Chand, who guided the Tigers to the UCL Premier Division title in 2013 ...

In-form Holbeach United Reserves closed to within four points of a promotion place in ChromaSport Peterborough League Division One by seeing off South Holland rivals Long Sutton Athletic 2-0. Tom Brooks and Macauley Grimwood delivered the goals for Omar Joof’s men at Carter’s Park on Saturday – meaning they require four points from their final two games to pinch second ...

Jubilant Pyramid B held their nerve to secure the Spalding and District Snooker League Division One title on the final night of the season. The Bourne side had a tough final match against Tulips B, but held firm to prevail 4-2 and clinch the league’s top prize. Pyramid’s Spencer Dawkins (O49) lost a tight opener with Joe Garland (scr) 72-68, ...

Long-serving Spalding RFC skipper Harry Sharman has admitted that Saturday’s promotion play-off victory was among his proudest moments at the club. Sharman scored one of the tries as his side defeated Newbold on Avon 24-14 at the Memorial Field (report above) to secure an immediate return to Midlands One East. It was the fourth promotion play-off the captain has featured ...

Punchbowl Panthers are closing on second place in the Spalding Sunday Football League after results went their way over the weekend. A double from Jonathan Turner and a John Smith strike fired the Panthers to a 3-1 victory at Sutton St James, who hit back through Tim Tomizzi. That victory – their 13th from 19 games – moves Punchbowl level ...

Lindum 1st (142) lost to Spalding 1st (148-1) by nine wickets Rob Ambrose toasted Spalding Town’s most complete Lincs ECB Premier League performance to date after they ruthlessly put Lindum to the sword on Saturday. Charlie Kearns (4-35), Wamanga Perera (3-24) and Thivanka Rajaratne (3-39) ripped through the home batting line-up for just 142, before knocking the runs off for ...

Friskney (147) lost to Spalding 2nd (148-7) by 3 wickets An awesome all-round display from Ansar Hussain helped Spalding 2nd secure their first South Lincs and Border League Division One win of the season on Saturday. On a pitch offering a bit for both bat and ball with murky overhead conditions, skipper Steve Norris won his third toss in a ...

Transcendence (12 A) review I’m a sucker for a big name – so when I heard Johnny Depp and Christopher Nolan were teaming up in Transcendence, I had to check it out. Also starring Morgan Freeman, Cillian Murphy, Rebecca Hall and Paul Bettany, this sci-fi flick – directed by Nolan’s Academy Award-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister (Inception, The Dark Knight Trilogy) ...

  Glen Maddison has stepped down as manager of Holbeach United after claiming his position had become ‘untenable’. The former Sleaford Town boss guided the Tigers to 11th place in the UCL Premier Division this season, which was considered by most to be a fantastic showing for a team tipped by many to be relegation candidates at the start of ...

Pinchbeck endured something of a difficult start to their South Lincs and Border League Division Two season as Lindum 3rd took the points with a five-wicket victory. On an excellent wicket at Spalding Grammar School, Pinchbeck batted first but looked decidedly rusty with bat in hand. Lindum’s young and disciplined bowling attack took full advantage and skittled them out for ...