A Spalding 88-year-old has been awarded a war medal by the Russian government – almost 70 years to the day after the warship he served on was torpedoed. George Porter received the Ushakov Medal at the Russian Embassy in London. The medal was given to all living Royal Navy and merchant seamen who survived the perilous Arctic convoy missions in ...

Long Sutton Cricket and Hockey Club is one of six county sports projects which has been awarded National Lottery funding. The projects have each been awarded a share of over £310,000 worth of National Lottery funding to improve their tired facilities. Long Sutton Cricket and Hockey Club have received £46,715 from Sport England to put a new roof on the ...

Generous Holbeach charity shop Chosen has given £2,000 to kickstart this year’s Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal in the town. Last Saturday’s donation is another step towards an incredible landmark for the Fleet Street shop, which supports charities chosen by the public. Charity treasurer Iris Boland said: “We set ourselves a target to donate £25,000 before the end of the ...

A hospital patient died within minutes of being impaled on part of a lifting hoist. A metal mounting from a knee guard perforated part of Spalding man John Biggadike’s colon during a fall. The incident occurred on ward 8A at Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital where 53-year-old Mr Biggadike was being treated for abdominal fluid retention. Outlining the facts at the start ...

The controversial Bull and Monkie site in Spalding is to be cleaned up after all – but not by the property owner. South Holland District Council says it will pay a contractor to do the work and then recharge the cost to the owner. Notice was served upon Crispen Holdings last month to tidy up the Churchgate site. The 21-day order ...

The latest winners in South Holland District Council’s Green Bag Lottery have been announced. Winning £100 for demonstrating good recycling habits are: Mrs S Townsend (Quadring) Mr B Dixon-Jones (Crowland) Miss P Dawson (Sutton Bridge) Mrs K Marlow (Spalding) The four will go into a draw to win a further £1,000. For details of the scheme visit www.greenbaglottery.co.uk

A charity Christmas gift fair has become so popular that it has moved to a larger hall. The Spalding Committee of Action Medical Research is holding its 12th annual event at Springfields Event Centre. This year’s fair – on Monday, November 10 (2pm-9pm) and Tuesday, November 11 (9am-4pm) – will have around 60 stalls. That has meant, for the first ...

By RSPB Frampton Marsh officer Dr Chris Andrews I think it is fair to say that autumn is now properly with us. Despite the odd warm day, there is a definite chill in the air. More importantly, the greens of summer have become reds, yellows and browns as leaves fall from the trees and form a multicoloured carpet on the ...

Holbeach Women’s Institute celebrated its new kitchen by inviting the Moulton Loosegate firm which completed the work to afternoon tea. Representatives from D Brown Building Contractors enjoyed a cuppa and homemade cakes at the WI Hall in Park Road. Grant funding from Lincolnshire County Council and Awards for All enabled the WI to have its old kitchen completely refurbished and ...

A medical centre’s patients’ group bid farewell to its former chairman who has retired after 20 years’ involvement. Geoff Perkins was presented with gifts from the committee of the Pennygate Patient Link at the group’s recent quiz night. Despite his retirement from the committee, Geoff was still the quiz master on what new chairman Phil Scarlett described as “a most ...

A two-week road closure in Spalding is causing disruption to the regular Into Town bus service. Welland and Deeping Internal Drainage Board is carrying out work to install a structural lining to the main surface water sewer that runs under Wygate Park. Work is taking place between Sorrel Drive and Avignon Road and started on Friday. It is scheduled to ...

Police in South Holland took part in a nationwide operation looking at criminality within foreign nationals. lllegal practices on the roads and in fields and packhouses were the focus of last week’s operation. Vehicles with foreign-registered number plates on the A16 bypass at Spalding were pulled in for spot checks on their roadworthiness and searched for signs of criminal activity. ...

By South Holland District Council waste and recycling officer Laura Simpkins The first two weeks of my rubbish challenge are going well, although it hasn’t always been easy with waste related decisions proving difficult at times. This fortnight I have focused on reducing food waste. This is something simple that every household can do. Even though I thought I was ...

Spalding’s cycling action group wants to create a network of watchdogs. Pedals is hoping to cover Spalding, Pinchbeck and the surrounding area. Chairman David Jones said: “Each watchdog will keep an eye on what has been done or needs to be done for cyclists in places with which they are familiar; it could be the where they live, or where ...

Two secondary school students have done their bit to Stand Up To Cancer by having their heads shaved. As part of the national charity campaign, 15-year-olds Ryan Davy and Ben Gargon, from Thomas Cowley High School in Donington, lost their locks, cheered on by staff and fellow pupils who pledged money for the good cause. They were helped to organise ...

Batman and Robin are hoping to become charity champions by completing a challenge to hit 5,000 golf balls a minimum of 450,000 yards in three and a half hours. The superheroes, aka golfing buddies Gary East and Steven Coxon, from Spalding, will be donning their masks and capes and giving the challenge a shot at Boston West Golf Club in ...

Soap stars Gaynor Faye and Jamie Shelton will be bringing light to Springfields Outlet Shopping when they flick the switch on this year’s wonderful Christmas lights display. The pair, who play Megan and Robbie in ITV’s Emmerdale, will be switching on the Christmas lights on Thursday (Oct 30). The fun-filled festive evening kicks off at 6pm with lots of great activities for ...

A team of employees at Bakkavor’s Spalding site have pledged their time to support this year’s Poppy Appeal for Remembrance Day. Steve Scholes, a team leader at the site, and six colleagues will once again be helping Spalding branch of Royal British Legion with delivery and collection of poppy boxes around the town. The team will also be helping with ...

Firefighters across the country have announced a significant escalation of strike action, with four days of strikes starting on Friday (Oct 31). The strikes will run over the weekend when many people will be holding fireworks celebrations – historically one of the busiest times of the year for fire crews. However, Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue bosses are reassuring the public that emergency ...

The message was ‘business as usual’ as Roythornes Solicitors marked the retirement from its partnership of two leading lights of the legal world. Around 250 guests attended an event at Stoke Rochford Hall to mark the retirement of partners Phil Brewster and Graham Smith, who between them have given over 83 years’ service to the firm’s agricultural business and land ...