Staff and volunteers are busy making final preparations for the reopening of Holbeach Library in a new location on Monday.(Feb 13) The facility, now being run by non-profit organisation Greenwich Leisure Ltd, is part of a £1.2million project by Lincolnshire Co-op to create a community hub at its Fleet Street site. An open plan area also houses a pharmacy and ...

I found your story “Spalding shop: ‘Staff must speak Polish too'” (February 2) interesting, but it seemed to lack the essential information that the supermarket in question states on its window “Polish Food & Grocery” (pictured above). Unfortunately the photo that accompanies your article (pictured, right) is taken from such an angle that this is not visible and, in addition, ...

In response to PEDALS chairman David Jones (February 2), I totally agree not all motorists obey the rules of the road either, but they do stick to the road. As I have said before and will say again, for the amount of cyclists out there, a large number do not obey one single rule of the road. I encounter cyclists behaving ...

Now that British Premier Theresa May has become the latest in a long line of her predecessors to sign us up to ‘poodle status’ regarding the trans-Atlantic relationship with America, it’s time to think a little more seriously about this lady. It seems to me, on most recent evidence, the lady prefers to shun her duty to answer straightaway, honestly ...

A couple who have swapped one Broadgate Homes property in Spalding for a brand-new one have been given the keys to their new home. Marc Neall and Jemma Wells are the first occupants at St John’s Circus, off Broadway, which has some of the fastest broadband speeds in the country. The first major development in South Holland to offer it, ...

Anglian Water customers face a small rise in bills this year, as the utility firm embarks on a £425million investment programme.   The rise of 2.2 per cent is in line with inflation, but bills are still less than they were four years ago following a seven per cent cut in 2015. The money being invested will be ploughed into ...

A developer which invited South Holland District Council to turn down its application in order to allow it to appeal has not been disappointed. Councillors refused the Calderdale Homes (Eastern) application to build nine homes in Park Lane, Donington, when they met on February 1. The decision was deferred at the last planning meeting to allow the developer an opportunity ...

What could be more lovely than a beautiful bouquet for Valentine’s Day? How about one that tastes as good as it looks? District nurse Emma Adams has honed her baking skills to develop just that through her cupcake bouquets and is making a go of turning her hobby into a business. Emma (37), of Apeldoorn Gardens, Spalding, launched The Brit ...

Birdwatchers are being thrilled by a run of rare sights by the River Welland in Spalding. Deeping High Bank has been a particularly attractive area, with the huge great white egret using it as the only place in the UK in which it is breeding, unlike its little egret relative which is now a common bird. Another breed spotted is ...

The first of five big Spalding and District Area Chamber networking events in 2017 takes place in February. They will enable members to get together and meet other businesses. The first event, sponsored by Loman Miller Associates, is on Tuesday, February 21, at the Red Lion Quarter in Spalding. It will take place from 5.30pm-7.30pm and is free for the first ...

Police want help identifying the man in these CCTV images. They want to question him about a theft from Boots in High Street, Holbeach, at about 2.45pm on Friday, January 13. Two Scholl items valued at £80 were stolen.  Police said: ” If you recognise yourself or can help with who this is, please contact PC 434 Ellis on 101 or Crimestoppers ...

The public is being invited to put questions to the NHS Trust board responsible for overseeing community health services in Lincolnshire. Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) runs services across the whole county, aiming to deliver great care, close to home. The trust helps patients to stay independent by providing treatment in the local community or in patients’ own homes.  LCHS ...

A Pinchbeck-based firm is celebrating two decades of solid growth.   Vehicle credit management specialist Anglia UK was set up by managing director Mark Scotney in 1997 as a small firm specialising in vehicle repossessions for the car finance industry. Since that time it has grown steadily to the point that it now employs 85 people with an annual turnover ...

With opportunities to learn skills as varied as bell ringing and blacksmithing currently available – there’s a lot to be gained through volunteering in Spalding and South Holland. Hundreds of people are already enjoying the experiences on offer – both because of what they can gain personally and what it allows them to give to others. Charity Lincolnshire Community and ...

A proposal to build 48 affordable homes on EMG Motors’ site in St John’s Road, Spalding, has been delayed for discussion over details. South Holland District Council’s planning committee was worried nuisance and disputes would arise out of two homes having boundaries with an area of public open land where children may want to gather and play ball games. Chairman ...

A drug user, who was back committing crimes just 48 hours after being given a chance, has been jailed.   Shane Cooper received a 12-week suspended jail sentence for burglary when he appeared before magistrates on January 30. But just two days later he was caught red-handed breaking into cars in his home town of Spalding. Jim Clare, prosecuting, told Lincoln ...

I was pleased to see the positive response to the pre Christmas introduction of the Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) to replace to former Designated Place Protection Order in Spalding town centre. The proactive introduction was in response to concerns of Spalding town users regarding anti social behaviour (ASB) in the town centre and it has been generally well received. ...

Holbeach fundraiser Les Ward has scrapped his plans to put on a Christmas market and parade in the town this year. The 73-year-old blamed difficulties in getting approval for a road closure in High Street. Mr Ward said: “I’m finished with it. I had people willing to help me but I just felt there was no way forward with the ...

When takeaway delivery driver Dominic Calitri kept finding himself short of colleagues, he saw it as a business opportunity. He now runs Delivery Driver Services Spalding, working for several takeaways in Spalding and Holbeach. And on Wednesday (Feb 1) he launched a partnership with Chips Ahoy! in Little London, Spalding, to offer the first lunchtime and evening delivery service for fish ...

Plans to unlock land for 900 homes in Holbeach and create a new food enterprise zone (FEZ), where more than 2,000 people could work, are pushing forward. Lincolnshire County Council’s executive will be asked to give various authorities, to include land sales and purchases, to allow the plans to progress when it meets on Tuesday.(Feb 7) Work on associated new ...