Kirton’s Aaron Clarke will be seeking more good results to add to his points tally when he visits Oulton Park for the next round of the British Superstock 600 Championships at the weekend. Last time out at Cadwell Park, Clarke recorded his personal best result of seventh in the Stock 600 class and he will be looking to replicate that ...

Tigers boss Tom Roberts felt his side should draw on the positives rather than dwell on Saturday’s narrow FA Cup defeat at higher level Dereham Town. Holbeach gave their Ryman League Division One North hosts a real run for their money in the first qualifying round clash despite missing a host of first-team regulars. Goalkeeper Rick Drury, defensive lynchpin Jamie ...

South Holland couple Spencer and Julie Gooderson have became England Golf’s first PING Family Fourball champions. The husband-and-wife team from Spalding Golf Club topped an impressive inaugural leaderboard with 48 stableford points – and led a great celebration of the family game. The competition at Gainsborough Golf Club was open to relatives playing in any combination and appealed to couples, ...

Spalding RFC have launched a series of weekly ‘return to rugby’ sessions which get underway this Sunday.   The initiative is aimed at enticing rugby players back into the sport after having stopped playing the game due to a number of reasons (careers, commitments of raising a young family, lost contact with friends, moved away from area, etc).   The ...

Pinchbeck United have lost the services of influential defender Ashley Murrell. Murrell has left Knight Street to go travelling around the world and his departure will be a blow to the Peterborough League Premier Division side. Ian Dunn’s charges have made an inconsistent start to their campaign after being much-fancied for a crack at the league crown. Dunn said: “Ash’s ...

Long Sutton claimed the scalp of high-flying East Carlton in their penultimate match of the Rutland League Division Three season on Sunday.   Sutton had dismissed their visitors for 170 after East Carlton had won the toss and elected to bat.   Matt Bull bagged an impressive 3-14 from a four over spell while Paul Edgeller bowled out his 12 ...

Welland Yacht Club’s Grounds Trophy produced a close contest for the 11 boats who were competing for overall victory in the personal handicap regatta.   With three of the entries – Phil Robinson, Niall Holland and Emma Agar – having their handicap reduced following recent success the competition was going to be close.   The strong wind made for a ...

Despite an all out challenge for parity in the closing stages the Tulips made their exit from this season’s Emirates FA Cup competition at higher league Mickleover Sports on Saturday. But for an unfortunate own goal by their talisman skipper Nathan Stainfield as the game entered its final quarter, the Tulips were within a shout of forcing a replay. But ...

A dazzling break of 75 from Mathew Smith (O42) steered Long Sutton A to a super 6-0 victory over Holbeach C in the Spalding and District Snooker League. Smith’s stunning effort was the highlight of a one-sided contest, with Steve Dent (R7), Sean Swinburn (O28), Stuart Atkin (O35) and Wayne Dent (O35) all on winning form to send Sutton top ...

A quartet of Spalding bowlers have been crowned Midland Counties Four champions for the first time.   Steve Hill, Martin Simpson, Paul Simpson and Martin Spencer had travelled to Thringstone Bowls Club in Leicestershire to represent Lincolnshire at the championships.   The contest consisted of county champions from Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.   The quartet, who ...

Wyberton-based G&S Racing Kawasaki are pulling out all the stops to see if Tom Fisher can make the grid for the 10th round of the Superstock 1000 at Oulton Park this weekend.   Fisher hit a bump on the exit to Charlie’s at Cadwell Park last week and took a tumble.   He was fine but the bike was badly ...

Long Sutton boss Matt Cawthorn praised the character of his side after they hit back from two goals down to share the spoils in a 3-3 draw at Stamford Bels on Saturday.   Cawthorn admitted he got his side’s formation wrong after they fell two goals adrift inside the opening half-hour of the Peterborough League Division One clash.   But ...

Three Ayscoughfee bowlers have made history by winning the National 2 wood triples title for the second time in three years. Paul Caress, Chris Warboys and Ashley Caress, who also won this title in 2014, are the first three bowlers from Lincolnshire to have won this title twice. They beat North Essex 29-7 in the first round, before seeing off ...

Lodge owners at Tydd St Giles Golf Club organised a charity day with around 30 golfers competing.   Liz Miller took the ladies’ honours while Jim Brooks took the plaudits in the men’s section.   The event raised £220 for the Butterfly Hospice Trust and their representative Laura Slayven is pictured receiving the proceeds from Jim Brooks, Derek Wroe and ...

Spalding and District Billiards League newcomers Holbeach C made a winning start to their maiden campaign as the new season started this week.   They recorded a 5-2 victory over stable-mates Holbeach A thanks to crucial successes from Ben Harding and James Glover.   Fellow league newcomers Consti D suffered a 5-2 opening defeat at Gosberton A despite Pat Bowman ...

The Spalding and District Table Tennis League has finished its summer sessions and will start looking towards the new season, which gets under way on September 14. Before that, however, were the presentations and the annual general meeting (AGM) tonight (Wednesday). The committee were hoping for a good turn-out with the positions of League Secretary and Match Secretary needing to ...

Moulton Harrox maintained their lead at the top of the Peterborough League Premier Division table after a stunning 14-0 away win at the weekend.   The reigning champions trounced Crowland Town with Joe Townsend leading the spree with a six-goal haul.   Summer signing Marcus Parry smashed home five goals with Martin Sandall, Billy King and Corban Oldham also on ...

Spalding Town’s South Lincs and Border League Premier Division title hopes remain in the balance after the entire programme was washed out today. Town were scheduled to play their final match of the season against Stamford Town, knowing a victory was vital to maintain their championship charge. However, the wet weather ensured that no play was possible so Town still ...

Spalding United and Holbeach United both suffered narrow FA Cup exits against higher level opposition in today’s first qualifying round clashes. The Tulips went down to a 3-2 away defeat at EvoStik Premier Division side Mickleover Sports while Holbeach were edged out in a 2-1 defeat at Dereham who play in the Ryman League Division One North. Spalding had gone ...

Safety concerns have been raised following an accident at Spalding Bus Station last week. A 93-year-old man was taken to the Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham – where he later died – after being hit by a bus at the Winfrey Avenue station. Police were forced to close the road for more than four hours after the accident while road ...