Harry Hewitt capped a cracking winter at Loughborough on Saturday when he finished 16th in the under-15 race at the Inter-Counties Cross Country Championship. The Peterborough Nene Valley AC youngster earned his place in the Lincolnshire team by winning the county cross country champion in January. The talented teenager also finished fourth in the English Schools Cross Country Championship in ...

Peterborough Nene Valley athletes won medals of every colour at the British Masters Indoor Championship at Lee Valley. Gary Huskisson won gold in the over-60s 200m with a fine 25.68mins run. Simon Fell grabbed over-40s silver in the 3,000m after crossing the line in 9.50.44mins. Pole vaulter Richard Phelan also won silver with a vault of 2.70m in the over-55 ...

Alex Canham helped himself to a hat-trick as Long Sutton 1st continued their recent purple patch in Division 2N of East Men’s Hockey League. Sutton, who are already relegated after a disastrous first half of the season, thrashed City of Peterborough 3rd 6-2 on Saturday. Player-of-the-match Canham was the star of the show with a treble, with Will Taylor (2) ...

Ian Dunn doesn’t see a happy ending to the coronavirus crisis for football teams across the pyramid. The Pinchbeck United player/boss, whose side sit in the sole UCL Premier Division relegation place, says it’d be unfair to crown champions or enforce promotions and relegations if the season doesn’t continue but isn’t declared void. But he also feels that a transfer ...

Lewis Thorogood sees no reason why the football season shouldn’t be completed despite the disruption caused by coronavirus. The interim Spalding United manager admits that Saturday’s 5-1 defeat at Stamford, played in front of more than 500 fans, “probably shouldn’t” have taken place. But he is against the idea of voiding this season, insisting that seasons should be extended into ...

Holbeach United boss Danny Hussey reckons that he’s already overseen his last game as Holbeach United manager. The Tigers chief, who announced his intention to resign at the end of the season ahead of Saturday’s 6-2 win over Lutterworth Town, doesn’t see any way that this footballing season can be salvaged at any level. With the coronavirus pandemic causing football ...

At a time when the world seems a very scary and serious place, The Hunt serves as a very welcome escape from reality. Produced by Jason Blum, written by Lost alumni Damon Lindelof and Nick Cuse, and directed by Craig Zobel, it’s a politically charged action offering that enjoys playing with the audience before reaching a very satisfying conclusion. Feeling ...

Long Sutton A kept themselves firmly in the race for the Spalding and District Snooker League Division One title by beating rivals and former table-toppers Pyramid D 4-2. In what was the biggest game of Thursday night’s round of action, Derek Beba’s (O7) final frame win over Dennis Pearson (O7) proved key for Sutton as they moved to within four ...

Dunstablians 15 Spalding RFC 26 Spalding RFC made history on Saturday as they beat home favourites Dunstablians 26-15 to win the RFU Midlands Senior Vase for the first time in their existence. In front of a crowd well in excess of 300, tries from John Barrett, Dan Adams, Gav Sharman and Ben Shields gave Town an incredible win over their ...

Long Sutton Athletic romped to a big 7-1 success at Oakham United in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division on Saturday. Star striker Jake Clitheroe shone with a hat-trick for the Magpies, while Matt Eaton (2), Callum Davies and Niall Burton also netted. The win moves Sutton up to eighth, with plenty of games in hand on many of the sides ...

Stamford 5 Spalding United 1 Spalding United slipped to a fifth successive defeat in BetVictor NPL South East on Saturday as Stamford came from behind to hand them a 5-1 derby reverse. The Tulips took a shock 19th-minute lead at the Zeeco Stadium through Tobias Liversedge in front of a big crowd of 513. However, the title-chasing Daniels soon levelled ...

Holbeach United 6 Lutterworth Town 2 Revenge was sweet for Holbeach United on Saturday as they smashed Lutterworth Town 6-2. The Tigers, who felt “poorly treated” when they went down 1-0 in the reverse fixture back on March 3, romped to victory in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division at Carter’s Park. Jonny Lockie, Liam Adams, Michael Frew, Jon Fairweather, Josh ...

There will be no football in the BetVictor NPL, Uhlsport UCL and ChromaSport PDFL for the foreseeable future after all three leagues shut down on Monday due to the coronavirus crisis. That leaves Spalding United, Holbeach United and Pinchbeck United and the rest of the teams across South Holland without fixtures until at least April. More to follow.

Holbeach United smashed six and Spalding United were demolished in a derby on Saturday as non-league football ploughed on despite the coronavirus crisis. Starting with the Tigers, they gained revenge on Lutterworth Town with a huge 6-2 success at Carter’s Park just weeks after losing the reverse game 1-0. Jonny Lockie, Liam Adams, Michael Frew, Jon Fairweather, Josh Ford and ...

Danny Hussey has revealed his intention to resign as Holbeach United manager at the end of the current season. The popular boss, who joined the Tigers in January 2019, admits that he needs to step back from the role to focus on his personal life. One of Hussey’s two daughters is on the autistic spectrum and he feels that, due ...

Long-term leaders Holbeach A clinched the Spalding and District Billiards League title in style on Monday night. They romped to a super 7-0 success at Gosberton A to take an unassailable advantage at the summit, with games running out. Colin Dodd (O10) was the star of the show for the new champions, making three impressive breaks as he defeated Peter ...

Dennis Houghton was the star man at Tydd Gote Angling Club’s Wednesday Open on the North Level at Main Road with an impressive nine tench haul for 32lb 14oz. Drawn on end peg six, Houghton fished worm over caster and maggot between 11m and 12m to take the victory. Pete Emery pushed him all the way though, taking a bigger ...

Spalding United will look to take inspiration from Watford when they make the trip to Stamford on Saturday (3pm). That’s according to interim boss Lewis Thorogood, who knows that his 16th-placed Tulips are massive underdogs for the game against the second-placed Daniels at the Zeeco Stadium. But Thorogood cites Watford’s recent Premier League win over then unbeaten Liverpool as an ...

Holbeach United boss Danny Hussey admits that Holbeach United are currently in the dark over whether they could be promoted from the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division this season. It’s currently unclear as to how many teams will go up this year, but it is believed that a number of clubs could receive mandatory promotion from the Step Five division this ...

Holbeach United ended their run of two successive defeats in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division with a 1-1 draw against leaders Quorn on Wednesday night. Charlie Scanlon gave the visitors an early lead at Carter’s Park, but Jonny Lockie soon levelled for Danny Hussey’s side. Despite both sides having chances, that’s how it stayed for the remainder of the clash. ...