Tulips boss Dave Frecklington believes his side need to show a patient approach to maintaining their push for a place in the EvoStik League Division One South play-offs. Spalding ended a four-match winless run on Saturday with a 3-0 away success at Loughborough Dynamo. They entertain Market Drayton at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday (3pm) looking for ...

Spalding Snooker League player Mark Gray missed out on the chance to clinch Mosconi Cup glory for Team Europe last night.   Gray, and partner Darren Appleton, lost out in a final match thriller to Rodney Mark and Justin Bergman whose victory ensured Team America took proceedings into today’s final day of play.   With the Europeans leading 7-2 going ...

Pinchbeck player-boss Ian Dunn is hoping his charges will take out their frustrations of a double whammy of postponements by moving another step closer to Lincolnshire Junior Cup glory on Saturday.   Dunn’s side host East Lincs Combination Division One table-toppers Tetney Rovers at Knight Street on Saturday (1.30pm) aiming to book a place in the quarter-finals of the coveted ...

Spalding Snooker League star Mark Gray produced his best-ever Mosconi Cup performance as Team Europe piled the misery on a floundering American side to take a five point lead into the third day of the 2016 competition at the Alexandra Palace in London. They won three of the four Wednesday night matches to leave the USA with a mountainous task ...

After a four-match winless run in Evostik NPL First Division South, the Tulips began the festive month in scintillating style with a commanding victory courtesy of three cracking goals. Dynamo, struggling for survival in the league but strengthened by five new signings, fully tested the Tulips resolve in the first half which ended goalless. But once the deadlock was ended ...

Two of the chasing pack took the chance to close the gap on leaders Donington C in Spalding and District Snooker League Division One on Saturday. With the table-toppers not in action, Holbeach A and Tulips B both won to move closer to the title favourites – but second-placed Pyramid B slipped to a costly defeat. The Bourne side were ...

University Academy Holbeach beat off competition from eight other county secondary schools to retain their Elite 11 title.   The inter-school event is organised by Boston College and sees pupils compete against each other in a variety of indoor sporting challenges, ranging from football and netball to golf and darts.   Each team comprised of a mixture of 11 boys ...

Spalding and District Snooker League star Mark Gray is contesting the third Mosconi Cup of his glittering career this week. The resident pro at Bourne Snooker Centre, who he plays for the in the Spalding league, is a part of the European team that are playing America in pool’s biggest tournament at Alexandra Palace this week. Gray is joined in ...

Moulton Harrox marched into the next round of the PFA Senior Cup after a stunning second half performance at Broad Lane on Saturday. Harrox held a narrow 2-1 lead against Peterborough League Premier Division rivals Ketton going into the half-time interval. However, they turned on the style in the second half to bounce back after last week’s penalty shoot-out defeat ...

An injury to top-scoring player-boss Matt Cawthorn took the shine off Long Sutton’s 3-2 derby victory over Spalding United Reserves on Saturday.   Cawthorn damaged his ankle ligaments after landing awkwardly just five minutes after coming on as a substitute during the Peterborough League Division One clash.   He had been unable to make the start of the match due ...

Spalding 3rd produced a stunning first half performance to claim the scalp of high-flying St Neots on Saturday with a 5-3 home win at Glen Park in Division 3NW. All of Spalding’s goals came in the opening period as their flying start was rewarded by Tim Maltby’s opening goal. Although the visitors equalised, Spalding were not deterred and Steve Rogers ...

Paul Burton became the first repeat winner in this year’s Frostbite Series with victory in the fourth outing on Sunday. The conditions couldn’t have been better for the Welland Yacht Club event with sunshine and a reasonable breeze for the 11 boats that took to the start line. The short run down to the first mark saw a few calls ...

A double injury blow damaged Long Sutton’s chances of victory in their Division One clash at Wapping 2nd on Saturday.   Tom Baguley and Jamie Featherstone were both receiving treatment when Wapping scored the opening goal with Sutton two players down.   The hosts then extended their lead late in the first half before Sutton rallied after the break.   ...

Three matches in the Spalding and District Billiards League produced whitewash wins for the victors on Monday.   Mid-table Holbeach B stormed to an emphatic 7-0 success over Gosberton B who had started the evening in fifth place.   Denis Hix (R70) rattled in a 30 break to get Holbeach B off to a winning start with victory over Shane ...

Tydd St Mary battled back from a goal down to win 2-1 away at Ketton Reserves on Saturday in their Peterborough League Division Two clash.   The Saints were the dominant team in the first half but failed to make their chances count and it remained goalless at the break.   Ketton came out of the blocks the sharper after ...

South Holland strengthened their hold on top spot in Spalding and District Table Tennis League in the final round of fixtures before the Christmas break.   They are three points clear in the top tier after a 5-0 win over Nets and Edges, John Gilbert and Richard Hammond did the damage in the singles with Jean White stepping up for ...

A Spalding student has struck gold at the country’s largest skills and careers event for young people. Rhianna Berry, who is currently studying at Boston College, was awarded first place in the health and social care competition at the WorldSkills UK national finals. The competition, which was organised by Profiles4Care and sponsored by the NHS Leadership Academy, aims to find ...

Two South Holland care workers have been rewarded for their dedication, hard work and exceptional achievements. Elaine Whittle – home manager at Southfield House in Spalding – and Sarah Johnson – a senior carer from Patchett Lodge in Holbeach – were recognised by the Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT). They were presented with the Chairman’s Commendation award for ...

Views are being sought by South Holland District Council on plans to revise the current Council Tax Support scheme. The authority has launched a short survey which will only take around ten minutes to complete, asking for opinions on plans to alter the scheme, which will be introduced in April 2017. Of the 3,511 residents currently eligible for reductions in ...

Gosberton Public Hall is staging its first-ever beer festival this weekend. The event is being held to raise funds towards the upkeep of the High Street venue which has recently undergone a much-needed revamp. Mick Pell, chairman of the Gosberton Public Hall trustees, explained that there was a certain amount of irony surrounding the event as the hall was originally ...