Some South Holland homes will have recycling and refuse collections altered over the festive period. For people who normally have their bags collected on a Thursday (Christmas Day and New Year’s Day) the collection date will be moved to the following Saturday, December 27 and January 3 respectively. For households due a collection on Boxing Day the collection will take ...

Two further juveniles have been charged with the murder of Spalding man Warren Free (pictured), bringing the total to five. The two boys will appear before Lincoln Magistrates’ Court this morning (Tuesday) and are then expected to appear at Lincoln Crown Court this afternoon. Lincolnshire Police said: “Of the seven juveniles arrested in connection with Warren Free’s death, three have ...

Two children accused of the murder of Spalding man Warren Free were on Tuesday (Dec 16) granted conditional bail by a judge at Lincoln Crown Court. The boys, aged 14 and 15,were charged earlier this week bringing the total number of teenagers accused of the murder of Mr Freer to five.  The older boy also faces a charge of perverting the course of justice. Both ...

Talks at the top level of government have been called for in an effort to improve the way in which Lincolnshire’s police force is funded. South Holland and the Deepings MP John Hayes has called for an urgent meeting with Home Secretary Theresa May, Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick and Lincolnshire’s chief constable Neil Rhodes. The funding formula ...

A Holbeach primary school running a scheme to inspire career paths and provide new opportunities had a visit from The Voice. News editor Nigel Chapman was invited to speak to William Stukeley pupils. It was part of the school’s weekly Stukeley University scheme. Every Friday pupils get involved in themed activities and can decide which seminars to attend. Those that ...

A warning has been issued that South Holland faces challenges in order to maintain its successful drive towards more waste recycling. The district has seen a marked increased in tonnage collected this year, partly due to the start of the Green Bag Lottery, a recycling rewards scheme. During its first six months, waste recycled rose by 16 per cent from ...

Holbeach had a superb Christmas event thanks to hard work by a small committee over just ten weeks. It seemed like there would be no festive event this year until Jane Francis and a small group of helpers organised the Victorian-themed St Nicholas Fayre, based around All Saints’ Church. The first meeting was in mid-September and yet last Saturday and ...

The chairman of Holbeach Parish Council has been urged to step down until an investigation into financial irregularities at a social club is complete. Coun John Spencer was chairman of Holbeach Sports and Youth Social Club in Park Road until September. The committee resigned en bloc after it was found that about £51,500 of bills had gone unpaid. At Monday’s ...

For one day, the discomfort and nuisance of dealing with her lifelong health condition was put on hold for five-year-old diabetes sufferer Faith Robinson. The brave West Pinchbeck youngster was one of 90 children with terminal and life-threatening illnesses taken on a magical trip to Lapland, thanks to charity When You Wish Upon A Star. The opportunity arose through Diabeteenies, ...

The deadline for a competition to create a new logo to promote Spalding town centre has been extended to enable more entries to be submitted. The Town Centre Management Board wants a logo and a strapline to appear on all its letterheads, posters and flyers and, where appropriate, signage. There are two prizes – £100 worth of vouchers for the best logo and ...

Thieves have cut down and stolen about £1,500 worth of Christmas trees from a field in Cowbit. Approximately 30 trees – belonging to Baytree Nurseries at Weston and worth up to £50 each – were taken overnight on Saturday. It’s the second year running that Baytree has been targeted by Christmas tree thieves. Angry owner Reinhard Biehler said: “A chainsaw and large van ...

Buoyant Holbeach United have reached the last 32 of the FA Vase. Lee Beeson’s storming 25-yarder early in the first half proved to be the only goal of the third-round match at London Colney on Saturday. Joint managers John Chand and Graham Drury will now be looking to emulate Alan Day’s achievement in 1988/89 of steering the Tigers to the ...

When Jamie Stevens has a big football decision to make, he doesn’t always rely on instinct. He turns to his grandad, “Bushy” Stevens – and when grandad said he should give it a go again at Spalding United, it helped make up the 25-year-old centre-half’s mind. “Jamma” made an about-turn and rejoined the Tulips from Holbeach United last month, having only ...

Harry Sharman is no longer captain of struggling Spalding RFC. Town are bottom of the Midlands One East table without a win. The club said Sharman (28), who has not played a competitive match this season due to injury and suspension, offered to quit. Neither Town nor the player is saying what led to last week’s change of club captain, ...

Holbeach United will have to crack a tight defence if they are to progress to the last 32 of the FA Vase on Saturday. The Tigers make the trip to St Albans to take on London Colney in the third round. The Hertfordshire side have racked up ten clean sheets in all competitions this season, the latest a 2-0 win ...

Division 2NW leaders Spalding Ladies 1st blew away Pelicans with all four unanswered goals in a terrific first half. They started superbly, with a penalty corner finished in typical style by Kelly Slater. A piece of individual brilliance from Katie Gray made it 2-0. She picked the ball up wide left, went past four players before casually rounding the keeper ...

Spalding and District Table Tennis League held its annual Val Mackey Doubles competition last week. This event pairs players together in a random draw based on the current rankings list; the top quarter with the bottom quarter and the second with the third. This season in particular there were some very interesting pairings which showed itself in the results. Thirty ...

Spalding Orcas were unlucky to lose 14-10 to Northampton in their return match at the Castle Sports Complex. Captain Ben Marsters said it was a disappointing result, but is confident his team can put this match behind them. The Orcas attacked from the start, creating plenty of space but Northampton were first on the score sheet with a goal in ...

Spalding won the battle of the two underdogs left in the national 2nd XI cup, seeing off Norwich Dragons 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals. Glenn Perkins put them ahead from a short corner and set up Joe Higgins for 2-0. Even though the game was even, Spalding went into the break 3-0 ahead when Hector Moore – with his back ...

Spalding moved into the latter stages of both the Denny Cup and Egham Trophy with two comfortable victories last weekend. In the Denny Cup (men’s competition), Spalding faced Grantham on a home and away basis. After five ends, Spalding were 24-17 up and by the halfway stage had increased their lead to 15 shots. It was at that stage that ...