A recent visit to Woolsthorpe Hall, home of Sir Isaac Newton, found many references to William Stukeley, his biographer. The men were friends of Maurice Johnson and were early members of the Spalding Gentlemen’s Society founded by Johnson. When young, Stukeley and Johnson often visited woods (long gone, alas!) at Fleet to study nature and discuss matters raised by their ...

Having just read the item (Voice, September 22) on the proposal to deliver extra recycling bags to homes in the district, and thereby to phase out the satellite bases for distribution, I was interested to read the quote from the environmental services manager, Emily Spicer, in which she states that there is “an awful lot of misuse” of the bags. ...

One hundred years ago the fighting men of Great Britain and the Commonwealth were embroiled in the third month of the battle of the Somme with almost two further months to fight. Some 19,240 had died on the first day of battle and by the end on November 18, the British casualties numbered 419,654. This sheer sacrifice on such a ...

Coun Foyster (Mail, September 29) paints a dismal picture of Italy’s present state, and extends that to mean keep well away from the whole EU. He goes on to press for what’s come to be known as a ‘hard Brexit’. Well, we’ll see how that turns out. Meanwhile, here’s a couple of recently published facts that relate to his Italy ...

Re. Coun Foyster, (“Distance ourselves from Europe”, Sept 29), I’m compelled to challenge this individual on his judgement and comments about Italy; a country I and my family love. Yes, there are a number of secondhand clothing stalls on street markets… but how the assertion that this number is “up from one to six” is unexplained (a lot like UKIP ...

Brothers Luke and Ryan Hart have thanked the public for the emotional and financial support since the shooting tragedy in Spalding. It follows the completion of two online donations sites, one started by Luke and Ryan and the other by long-time family friend Kate Haynes. The men’s mum Claire and sister Charlotte were fatally wounded when shot by their father ...

Illicit cigarettes were found stashed in secret hiding places during multi-agency raids on Spalding shops last week. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have released details of what was discovered during the swoops reported in The Voice (Sep 30). Officers from HMRC, with support from Lincolnshire Trading Standards and Lincolnshire Police, visited 36 retail premises across the county. The operation to ...

A pensioner who slashed her husband with a bread knife after tipping his evening meal over his head has been given a suspended jail sentence. Susan Walker claimed she had previously been subjected to domestic violence at the hands of her husband David Rogers and said that she acted in self-defence fearing he was about to attack her. But after retiring ...

A combination of drugs and alcohol caused the death of a Weston man who died while on holiday in Turkey, an inquest has heard. Mark Jervis James, of Broadgate, had had problems with drug and alcohol abuse in the past. His partner, Lesley Murray, told the inquest at Boston Coroner’s Court on Wednesday (Oct 5) that the 47-year-old had been trying to ...

Two hare coursers caught in Whaplode St Catherine have been fined a total of £1,641. Philip Marsh (44), of Ramsbottom, in Lancashire, and Denny James Loveridge (36), of Slough in Berkshire, were convicted by Boston magistrates of trespassing in the pursuit of game on October 21, 2015. Marsh, who appeared in court in person, was fined £903 and Loveridge, who ...

by Karen Johnson – South Holland District Council community development officer With the nights drawing in and mornings getting darker, for some of us it is an easy excuse to stay at home and relax. We would like to see more people buck this trend and that’s why we’re supporting a brand new campaign from Public Health England. One You ...

A man who slashed a neighbour with a knife and then barricaded himself in his own home has been jailed for a year. Shaun Smith carried out the attack after going into the street armed with the weapon. Andrew Scott, prosecuting at Lincoln Crown Court on Wednesday (Oct 5), said that Smith began shouting outside the home of neighbour John ...

Customers were eager to see inside the latest big-name store to open at Springfields Outlet Shopping and Festival Gardens in Spalding. There was a flurry of people as clothing retailer FatFace opened on Monday morning – and brisk business was sustained. Project manager Sophie Gellatly, who has helped recruit the 12 full and part-time staff, was “delighted” with early sales ...

Staff at Spalding Bakery have presented the proceeds of a tough fundraising walk to the summit of Snowdon. It took Andy Murray, Chris Gadd, George Dickson, Sheryl Bullock, Trace Dance, Paul Palmer, Sam Brittain, Jason Griffiths and Jon Tomlinson three and a half hours to do the 7km climb, battling 60mph winds near the end. But it was worth it ...

Councillors have refused permission for the development of up to 100 homes next to businesses including Crowland Cranes. South Holland’s planning committee said it had insufficient information “to enable a clear conclusion to be drawn on the acceptability of residential development being permitted in such close proximity to the existing businesses and vacant allocated employment land directly to the west ...

Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance charity expects to have a new helicopter operational by the end of this year. The AgustaWestland 169 is bigger, faster, and has greater endurance than the MD902 helicopter it will replace and will allow the crew to have 360-degree access to the patient in-flight. Chief executive Karen Jobling said: “It is a very exciting time for ...

A 69-year-old man accused of three child sex offences has had his case sent to crown court for trial by jury. Terence George Grimshaw is charged with engaging a 15-year-old girl – not reasonably believing she was aged 16 or over – in sexualised role play. He is also said to have made 52 category C and 11 category B indecent photographs ...

Twin sisters who fought in vain to save their father’s life have today launched a campaign aimed at celebrating the work of Lincolnshire Integrated Voluntary Emergency Service’s (LIVES) First Responders. Nicola and Louise O’Connor, from Gosberton, performed CPR on their dad last year after he was found unresponsive. Sadly, their efforts were not enough to save him. Nicola said: “I ...

The latest knitting creation on a tree stump alongside the River Welland in Spalding is suspected to have been vandalised. The penguin – nicknamed Penny – was discovered in tatters on Friday morning, just a week after being put in place in Churchgate. Now, the three Georgian Court ladies, whose creations including The Queen, Julipa and Joseph’s Cat of Many Colours have amused thousands of ...

When Andrew Woolf failed to secure a place in the ballot for the Royal Parks Half Marathon on October 9, he thought that was it for this year. But then he entered an online raffle and won a place! Andrew, of Moulton, said: “I would not consider myself as a runner, but I supported two friends last year when they ran ...