Students and staff at Spalding Grammar School are celebrating some outstanding A-level results. Headteacher Nigel Ryan said all students, their families and staff can be justly proud of their A-level achievements. He added: “This year group have had the added challenge of not being able to sit any A-level module examinations in January, so it is particularly pleasing to see ...

Youngsters were given a taste of life on the home front in the 1940s during a themed day of events in Spalding. Ayscoughfee Adventurers – the children’s educational and play sessions based at Ayscoughfee Hall Museum – learned about food rationing during World War Two and evacuees, and had the chance to make their own gas mask. Last Sunday veterans ...

A young mum who lost her aunt to cancer last year at the age of 50 has organised a charity garden party in Spalding this weekend. Tina Bryan died last October and Saturday’s event at Ayscoughfee Gardens is the latest fundraiser for Cancer Research UK by niece Liz Batterham (33). Liz, who has raised more than £3,000 this year, said: ...

Europe’s largest producer of pumpkins is confident that he won’t be left sweating over the readiness of this year’s Spalding crop. David Bowman says a combination of the 2014 weather and years of experience tells him not to lose any sleep over the imminent harvest. In some wet years recently his firm has been a little concerned that its crop ...

A call has been made for talented people to get involved in a weekend of festivities in Spalding. Plans for three days of pre-Christmas events are progressing and organisers want to hear from choirs, singers and other performers. The switch-on of the town’s lights on Friday, November 28 is part of the fun after Santa’s arrival (7pm). This year is ...

South Holland residents’ views on crime and anti-social behaviour are wanted and contributors will be in with a chance of winning £30 in high street vouchers. Anyone living in South Holland, Boston Borough, or East Lindsey is being invited by East Lincolnshire Community Safety Partnership to complete its annual community safety survey to help identify the priorities residents want it ...

Kerry Foods, which has a large factory in Spalding, has been bought for an undisclosed amount. Pork Farms Group has acquired the manufacturing, warehouse and back office support functions of Kerry Foods’ Spalding and Poole sites. A spokesman for Pork Farms Group told The Voice: “With regards to job implications for the Spalding site, while we can never rule out the ...

Just a year after almost dying and six months after a simultaneous kidney and pancreas transplant, inspirational Sam Newton is a double gold medallist. The 34-year-old made a remarkable recovery to earn individual success in archery and team glory in volleyball at the Westfield Health British Transplant Games in Bolton. Sam, of Spalding, has vowed to write to the family ...

A wad of cash found in a Spalding street has been reunited with its owner. The elderly gentleman dropped £180 en route to buying a car road tax disc at the Post Office in Winsover Road on August 7. Fortunately, someone handed the cash into Spalding Police who launched an appeal to find the owner. A neighbour of the man spotted The Voice ...

Buses have stopped calling at The Johnson Community Hospital – partly because turning into and out of the site has been deemed dangerous. Brylaine Travel, which runs the K59 service between Spalding and Boston, has also removed a loop around nearby Enterprise Way and Wardentree Lane in Pinchbeck, prompting disappointment from workers who relied upon it. Brylaine says there is ...

Dedicated baker Richard Pacey is about to remove a batch of scrumptious bread rolls from his beloved oven for the final time. His business has been a cornerstone of Red Lion Street, Spalding for very nearly a century, but will cease trading on Saturday, August 23. It will be a sad time for 71-year-old Richard, who has run Pacey’s with ...

Kind-hearted councillors have clubbed together to provide new play equipment for a Spalding school. The Garth School, a special school with 45 pupils aged between two and 19 from across South Holland, will benefit from the generous donation which includes scooters, tricycles, wheelbarrows and buggies. Twenty councillors contributed a total of £2,370 from their own budgets and the equipment will ...

Chosen Charity of Holbeach has made presentations to three local beneficiaries. The charity shop in Fleet Street has donated some of its proceeds to: £500 to Whaplode Primary School swimming pool committee £500 to Holbeach and District Youth Centre £500 to Home Start. Treasurer Iris Boland said: “Chosen Charity donated over £19,000 to local causes in 2013. Our target for ...

A proposed new Spar shop in Spalding, which caused a storm of protest when planning permission was sought five years ago, is finally to be built. The developer has confirmed to The Voice that work on the store in Winsover Road will get under way in 2015. A spokesman said: “I can confirm it’s a store we hope to build ...

A daunting 150-mile bike ride for charity is drawing near for a Holbeach father and daughter. Steve and Dayna Kingshott are planning to pedal from Holbeach fire station to Crawley fire station on Saturday, August 23, to raise money for two charities close to their heart. Steve – a retained firefighter at Holbeach – is fundraising for The Fire Fighters’ ...

‘Selfie’ photos of kids with Peppa Pig and George helped Spalding’s Iceland store towards its £1,000 fundraising target for Royal British Legion. Children loved having their picture taken on mobiles with the TV characters (costing a grown-up £1). It was part of fun at the Winfrey Retail Park on Saturday which raised £310. A raffle, tombola, cake stall and name ...

A football match between Pinchbeck United players past and present was part of a big weekend of fundraising by the club for the Callum Pite Smile Charity. The Reserves beat a Vets team 12-0, but an even bigger winner was the charity, which helps youngsters undergoing cancer treatment. Forthcoming events include a race night at Sutton Bridge Conservative Club on ...

People wanting to know more about photographing the stars and planets could benefit from a talk in Spalding on Friday  (7pm). South Lincolnshire Astronomical and Geophysical Society (SoLAGS) is holding the free event at St Paul’s Church in Fulney. The society said: “This is a public event and our resident astronomer will guide people through the methods of using their digital ...

Spalding Skate Park looked tidier after a litter pick by local members of the Young Conservatives. It was followed by a fact-finding visit to Agapecare Foodbank. Young Tory Jack McLean said: “The litter pick was a huge success after collecting eight bags. “It was originally a youth driven project, aimed at tackling the one of the most youth friendly areas, ...

Volunteers are being urged to help with a litter pick next week. South Holland District Council’s Litter Blitz event returns this summer with the Spalding Summer Spruce Up taking place on Thursday, August 21 at Spalding Skate Park in Fulney Avenue from 10am until 2pm. Representatives from local organisations will be joining in with this community effort to tidy up ...