One of Spalding’s best-known bands is back at The Lincolnshire Poacher on Saturday night (March 14). For 15 years, Zebra was a regular fixture on the grass next to the pub on Flower Parade Day each May. This weekend’s event event is indoors, but promises to be a cracking night. Lead singer Kevin Arnold said: “Many of my friends from university and around town would ...

Planning approval for a new house in a Spalding cul-de-sac has led neighbours to claim that town centre areas are being allowed to become overdeveloped. Some residents in Knipe Avenue – a stone’s throw from St Thomas’s Road – are unhappy that their objections to the application were deemed irrelevant in planning terms. Ward district councillors Graham Dark and Roger ...

A hospital serving South Holland has been selected to trial germ-zapping robots in its bid to control the spread of infectious diseases. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn has been chosen by American company Xenex as one of only two UK hospitals to trial their ultra-violet disinfection machines. The germ-fighting robots take cleaning and decontamination to the next level ...

A television advert which promotes Spalding is expected to reach five million ITV viewers when it screens shortly. The aim of the £30,000 joint venture – produced by Springfields Outlet Shopping Centre in partnership with the town centre – is to attract people during Easter. The “Visit Spalding This Easter” campaign will be broadcast on Yorkshire, Central and Anglia regions ...

Residents in The Suttons have been issued with details of what to do in the event of a flood. It comes after the night in December 2013 when water topped the River Nene banks in Sutton Bridge. A local volunteer group including chairman Fr Jonathan Sibley, vice-chairman Pauline Dickinson and district councillors Chris Brewis, Michael Booth and David Wilkinson has ...

Boston College is holding a series of events to mark National Apprenticeship Week. A style showcase on Monday promoted successful careers in hairdressing and beauty therapy, courses which are offered at both the Boston and Spalding campuses. Top local salons Love Hair, Salon Alchemy and Studio 10 attended. Longhurst Group is holding sessions today (Wednesday) aimed at business and construction students to ...

Mums across the UK receiving Asda plant gifts tomorrow will be shown appreciation with a Spalding product. The run-up to Mother’s Day is one of Neame Lea Nursery’s peak periods in a year of 80 million plant and bulb products for households and gardens. With 300 temporary staff taken on, in addition to the 400 permanent employees, the 20 conveyor lines ...

Dog owners are being urged to take advantage of forthcoming free microchipping events. From April 6 next year all dogs in England will be legally required to be microchipped and have their details registered to a database. Anyone selling or otherwise passing a dog on is required to register the new keeper. The database should also be informed when a ...

The life of a three-year-old girl born with no fingers on one hand has been transformed by a 3D printed prosthesis. Now, just like any other small child, Brooke Jackson can do things such as pick up her toys with two hands, thanks to the mechanical device which operates with her wrist movements. What’s more it was made free of ...

The successful path which Conor Smith has taken is a shining example in National Apprenticeship Week. Over the past 30 months he has grown from shadowing qualified engineers at Donington-based security and fire specialist GBSG Ltd onto managing his own security and fire installation and maintenance projects. When GBSG was looking to recruit security engineers following on from significant market ...

Local residents in need of housing were able to move into a special £1.4m development in Pinchbeck on Monday. The 14 two and three bedroom energy efficient homes are in Maurice Chappell Way, named after the former chairman of Pinchbeck Community Land Trust – the village volunteers who set up the project. The Westleigh Homes scheme is one of only ...

The rurality of the Spalding area inspired an artist named best newcomer at South Holland Open Arts Exhibition 2015. Becca Sturdgess’ work ‘Digger’ features a JCB and tractor in a field, She was urged to enter the exhibition by her grandmother, but never expected to win an award. The 26-year-old said: “My friend drives a JCB and gave me a photo of ...

A farm building at a nursery in Spalding was destroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon. The 30m x 10m barn at Groom Bros in Pecks Drove West was used for storing cardboard boxes and waste peat. Opperman Plants, of Low Fulney, rents the site from Holbeach firm Ashley King Developments. Business owner Mike Opperman raised the alarm at about 3.15pm ...

For many nightclubbers, the chance of bumping into their mum on the dance floor would fill them with dread. However, Loaded Nightclub is offering the chance to do just that as a Mother’s Day treat with a difference – clubbers can take their mum in for free on Saturday night. And the Westlode Street venue thinks there will be no shortage of takers for the chance to “treat their ...

After a break of more than seven months, Pinchbeck History and Archaeology Project group is to resume its search for the village’s lost manor. The group’s final exploration will concentrate on a new site and in particular on the Cust family residence and its ruins as listed on an old map dated 1789. Recently a geophysical survey was carried out ...

MP John Hayes’ offer to look at legislation on the granting of premises licences has been welcomed. South Holland District Council’s licensing committee chairman Coun Malcolm Chandler wants the opportunity to look at one issue in particular – need. He said: “I look forward to working with John Hayes on the reform of the Licensing Act 2003 to bring back ...

A resident band from the world famous Cavern Club in Liverpool will be the headline act for a charity event in Spalding on Saturday (March 7). The Rockits – a 50s and 60s tribute band – will be playing at The Castle Sports Complex in support of Central German Shepherd Rescue. A spokesman for the band said: “We are all ...

Spalding United believe Avelino Vieira is the striker to fire them to promotion. The Tulips have signed the Peterborough Northern Star hitman and he goes straight into the side for the crunch match at play-off rivals Stafford Rangers on Saturday. Vieira, who has also played for Corby Town and Kettering Town, has hit 15 goals in 21 appearances for UCL Premier Division side PNS ...

As the chair of SHDC Licensing Committee I have read with interest the lead article in last week’s Spalding Voice welcoming the offer of support from John Hayes MP with the current legislation of licensing premises for the sale and supply of alcohol for consumption off the premises. Generally known as off licences. As such specialist off licences have all but disappeared from ...

The time it takes to clear leaves and debris from the synthetic multi-sports pitch at Glen Park in Surfleet has been halved. The purchase of a leaf blower and vacuum have been enabled with donations from Surfleet Parish Council (£1,000) and the designated members’ budgets of district councillors Sally Slade, Liz Sneath and James Avery (£250 each), and Jane King, ...