A fly-tipper spotted by members of the public dumping a sofa and an armchair has been handed a court bill of £1.063. Nedelcho Nedelchev got rid of the items on land off South Drove in Spalding on May 24 this year. However, two nearby residents noted his van’s registration number and reported the incident to South Holland District Council, which brought a ...

Leaders and managers at Thomas Cowley High School in Donington have “taken effective action to maintain high standards of behaviour”, Ofsted found in a recent visit. An interim monitoring report said: “All pupils who spoke with me said they are proud of their school and there is nothing that they would change about it. “Pupils agreed that teachers are the ...

Police are not treating as suspicious the death of a man who was found injured in Winsover Road, Spalding. Remigijus Muliuolis, a 34-year-old Lithuanian, who lived in the Spalding area, died at Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital on Tuesday, October 18. He had been found injured just after 7.15pm two days earlier. A head injury has been recorded as the cause of ...

A coffee morning at Abbeygate Rest Home in Crowland raised more than £300 for Tickled Pink Breast Cancer Charity and the home’s own residents’ comfort fund. The event, arranged by new manager Jemma Robinson, introduced guests to the home’s newly refurbished lounge and to Jemma herself. She joined the company in 2010 and has trained and studied with them over ...

Veterans with the Royal Anglian and Royal Lincolnshire Regimental Association can look forward to a fantastic Christmas meal thanks to a £3,000 donation by Holbeach charity shop Chosen. It will be at The Woodlands Hotel in Spalding in December. Chosen’s joint manager Iris Boland said: “We wish them all a very enjoyable and very well deserved meal from all at ...

A group of villagers look set to secure special status for their local pub in a bid to get it reopen and protect it from a change of use. South Holland District Council portfolio holder for community Gary Taylor has given his approval to the application for The Jolly Crispin in Lutton (pictured) to be named an “asset of community ...

The secretary of Spalding Royal Naval Association and his wife were honoured to be invited to the preview event of the £15million New Remembrance Centre at the National Memorial Arboretum in Stafforshire. In Heroes’ Square, Terry and Shirley Day saw for the first time a memorial paving stone dedicated to Terry’s dad, Reg Day, who was a merchant naval seaman. ...

A children’s nursery in Pinchbeck with a long waiting list is hopeful of being granted permission to increase its premises. Sunflower Lodge Childcare, in Elsoms Way, wants to create space for up to 20 more children and up to four new jobs through an expansion plan. It has submitted a planning application for a change-of-use of the vacant office next door ...

There were dual celebrations at the October meeting of Spalding Fulney Women’s Institute. The branch was founded in 1936 and the members enjoyed a special cake made by Chrissy Neary-Phillips to mark the 80th anniversary. Also (pictured) president Rosemary Knight presented a silver WI brooch to Jenny Manning, a former president, who first joined the WI 50 years ago.

A family who made many neighbours’ lives a misery and left some living in fear have been evicted. For the first time ever, South Holland District Council used a High Court enforcement order to kick out tenants. It enabled a quick eviction by bailiffs and without prior warning to the tenants. The council has been thanked by neighbours of the ...

With half term now under way there is plenty happening at Springfields this week. Many of our top stores such as Gap, Marks and Spencer and Clarks have great offers so make sure you pop in to get yourself a bargain. Remember the new Fat Face store is now open with clothing for all the family and this new outlet ...

by Coun Gary Taylor – South Holland District Council portfolio holder for community I’d like to start this column by thanking everyone who attended and helped to organise this year’s Spalding Pumpkin Festival. I’ve already had a lot of feedback from people telling me that this year’s event was the best one ever. The carnival atmosphere of the Pumpkin parade added ...

Members of Spalding Round Table and Spalding Ladies’ Circle have been visiting some of the good causes helped with profits from their first beerfest. The event in May generated more than £15,000 to be distributed to youth groups and organisations in the local community. As part of the latest donations, Spalding Gymnastic Academy received £1,175 towards mats for a London ...

Residents in South Holland will notice further differences to street lighting as a project to save cash is rolled out. Spalding, Holbeach, Gosberton and Sutton St James are next in line for the phased changes as Lincolnshire County Council looks to cut its annual £5m streetlighting budget by about a third. The measures include: switching off 38,000 street lights in ...

A conservation charity has been criticised by the 91-year-old ex-Chief Observer of an underground bunker at Holbeach for “neglecting” the site. Frank Sauntson, who is chairman of the Holbeach branch of the Royal Observer Corps Association, is angry that the site has been allowed to get into a rough state. He said in a letter to Heritage Lincolnshire: “You have ...

Parents and patients will have to buy certain medicines rather than having them on prescription, if money-saving proposals are approved. Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) say up to £13.5million per year could be saved if it ends prescriptions for drugs available over the counter, including painkillers and antihistamine. They are also consulting on a plan to restrict the prescription of ...

The number of businesses in South Holland with at least acceptable food hygiene ratings remains at an all-time high. Latest figures show that firms with either satisfactory, good or very good ratings is now 98.2 per cent. The breakdown is 375 with the top rating of 5 (very good), 146 are good and 76 are satisfactory. However, 11 premises are not an ...

A new super council – promoted for its ability to bring millions of pounds into Lincolnshire – looks increasingly unlikely to go ahead. Ten authorities need to approve the deal for the Greater Lincolnshire Combined Authority for it to happen and representatives of two have now indicated they are not in favour. Following a Lincolnshire County Council ‘no’ vote last ...

Veterans with the Royal Anglian and Royal Lincolnshire Regimental Association can look forward to a fantastic Christmas meal thanks to a £3,000 donation by Holbeach charity shop Chosen. It will be at The Woodlands Hotel in Spalding in December. Chosen’s joint manager Iris Boland said: “We wish them all a very enjoyable and very well deserved meal from all at ...

Spalding High School is pressing ahead with its plan to convert to an academy. Following a formal consultation carried out by the governors, this week they voted unanimously to continue the process. Chairman of the governors, Dr Peter Gorton, said: “I would like to thank the students, parents, staff and stakeholders who have participated and shared their views on this matter ...