A driver who was spotted drinking alcohol in his stationary car at 7am was found to be almost twice the legal limit.  Police received a tip-off from a member of the public about a man in an Audi A8 with personalised number plates, Boston magistrates heard on Wednesday. When Deividas Druciunas drew off from Sheep Market in Spalding, police followed ...

  Three Dr Who fans are ready to show off their hard work this summer – a full-size model of a Tardis. They have created a replica of the time machine for under £100 and plan to use it to raise money for charity. Project manager was RoXas Strife, a 22-year-old who recently changed his name by deed poll from ...

A couple married for more than 60 years have been forced to live apart after a carer stole £20,000 from their bank account. Rodney and Lily Crowder trusted Caroline Davis so much they gave her their bank cards and the pin numbers to their accounts so that she could withdraw cash to do their shopping. Davis started to take out ...

Sunday, 2.15pm: Seven juveniles arrested in relation to the murder of Spalding man Warren Free have been released on police bail. Senior investigating officer DCI Martin Holvey, of East Midlands Special Operations Unit (Major Crimes), said: “In the early hours of last Thursday morning we know that there was an incident involving Mr Free and a group of youths, and ...

There is likely to be a new striker leading Spalding United’s line in Saturday’s FA Cup clash with Heanor Town at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field (3pm). Tulips’ chief Pat Rayment has made recruiting a target man to play with Andrew Tidswell his number one aim after seeing his side pick up only four points from a possible 12 ...

A lorry ploughed through the corner of a restaurant where staff were resting on Monday evening. Incredibly, no one was seriously hurt in the crash which happened in High Road, Whaplode, during heavy rain at about 9pm. Arfon and Tracey Lewis were in a car behind the lorry as it veered across the A151 and struck Indian restaurant Spice Cottage. ...

Former Liverpool and England player Neil Ruddock is in South Holland next month for the latest sports celebrity dinner arranged by Spalding United. The central defender, known as “Razor”, will be the special guest at Spalding’s South Holland Centre on September 11. As well as a talk from Ruddock, who also played for Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton, there will be a ...

A top councillor says motorists who throw cigarette ends out of their vehicle should be banned from driving. South Holland District Council cabinet member Gary Taylor believes some people do not actually know it’s an offence to litter from a vehicle window, including discarding cigarette ends. He said: “They see it as a natural act to dispose of it, after ...

Spalding Skate Park has been has been cleared of rubbish again- and a leading South Holland district councillor has now challenged park users to keep it that way. Cabinet member Coun Gary Taylor is telling them: “It’s actually very simple. Keep it clean, tidy and litter free and you can all enjoy the facility, or continue as you are and ...

Skipper Rob Ambrose got exactly the response he wanted from his Spalding Town side as they blew Grimsby away in the Lincs ECB Premier League on Saturday. Henry Charlton (75), Josh Newton (67), Nuwan Jayasena (40) and Charlie Kearns (28) all scored well to fire hosts Town to 277-8 batting at Spalding Grammar School. All-rounders Thivanka Rajaratne (5-27) and Warren ...

Homes will be built on the Ye Olde Dun Cow site at Cowbit after all. Developer Market Homes has won its appeal against South Holland District Council refusing planning permission. However, an application for costs to be met by the council was turned down. Cowbit villagers who formed The Campaign to Save Ye Olde Dun Cow ran a strong and ...

A Facebook page which enables people to anonymously post photos, comments and rants about Spalding is proving hugely popular. Spotted: Spalding has attracted more than 5,200 followers in less than a year. Its cover page includes the tag line “Welcome to Spalding – turn your watch back 20 years!” and a photo of ‘Furry Dave’, the busker often seen in ...

Ten-man Pinchbeck were left disappointed on Saturday as they lost a high scoring encounter against Grantham in the penultimate over of the match. Slightly depleted for the South Lincs and Border League Division Two clash, Pinchbeck were in early trouble when the dismissals of Ed Grant and Sam Smith reduced the score to 28-2. But a magnificent stand of 152 ...

Super Spalding Town 2nd blew Woodlands away on Saturday to keep their South Lincs and Border Cricket League Division One title dream alive. Jamie Juckes was the catalyst for the 176-run triumph, smashing 50 down the order in Town’s 237 before taking 3-12 to help skittle out Woodlands for 61 at the Memorial Field. After last week’s shock loss at ...

A fraudster car dealer who conned sellers and loan companies out of more than £1million has been jailed for ten years. Paul Moyse left numerous people out of pocket after selling their vehicles, including a number of prestige cars including Aston Martins, Bentleys and Ferraris, but failed to pass on the money. He also used the vehicles to take out ...

The chairman of South Holland District Council’s planning committee has criticised the government for giving residents “false hope” over planning applications with the introduction of Localism. The comments by Conservative member Coun Roger Gambba-Jones came in light of the planning inspector’s decision to allow Market Homes to build on the cleared site of the former Dun Cow site in Barrier ...

Two Spalding businesses are feeling the benefit of applying to a capital grants project delivered by South Holland District Council. Welland Engineering received £25,000 towards the cost of roof insulation, and Simon Barker Plumbing and Heating got £6,000 help to buy two new vans. Both firms said how simple the Grants4Growth application process was and recommended others to look into ...

The Campaign to Save the Dun Cow says the appeal decision which enable Market Homes to build on the site is “a dreadful outcome for Cowbit”. A statement read: “The Campaign and Cowbit residents have worked tirelessly to have a community pub/hub re-instated on the site. “The Campaign believe that both SHDC and the Planning Inspector have failed to appreciate ...

Residents will have an opportunity to speak to Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Alan Hardwick, when he visits Spalding next week. Mr Hardwick will be visiting the Spalding Estates Community Policing Panel on Wednesday, September 10. The meeting at the Baptist Church Hall, Swan Street, begins at 6.30pm.

Staff and students at Spalding Grammar School are celebrating another successful GCSE year. Despite being disappointed with the English results, headteacher Nigel Ryan said the results show an improvement on last year with 91 per cent of students achieving an A* to C pass rate. In a statement, Mr Ryan said: “Yet again the hard work of both students and ...