Parachute Regiment veterans and their families and friends were joined by other village residents in paying respects at the 72nd Arnhem parade and service in Donington last Sunday.(Sept 25) The service at St Mary and the Holy Rood Church was very well attended, including veterans attended from various military campaigns including World War Two, Suez, Falklands and Iraq. The names of ...

South Lincolnshire Veterinary Group is looking to open its third clinic. Planning permission is being sought from South Holland District Council for a change of use of the former Realtime Business Services premises in Church Street, Pinchbeck, which the vet group has bought. Group manager Emma Walker said five new members of staff would be required and the hope was ...

A team from Chattertons Solicitors won accountancy firm Moore Thompson’s annual charity quiz night. Some of the region’s top business brains were at The South Holland Centre for the event in aid of the practice’s in-house charity, the Moore Thompson Charitable Fund CIO. Helped by a raffle with prizes donated by local businesses, the evening raised £1,479.70 for the fund. Chattertons’ team, comprising ...

Spalding plant breeder Elsoms is inviting growers to find out more about its work and premises. The firm’s annual open days at its trials field alongside the A16 at Pinchbeck (postcode PE11 3JG) are on Wednesday and Thursday, October 12 and 13. With over 30 exhibitors from the industry booked to exhibit, and 200 visitors expected per day, it’s a key agricultural event in ...

Wheelchair users being weighed at Johnson Community Hospital will have an easier and much more comfortable experience thanks to a donation by Spalding Round Table. Last year’s Table chairman, Sam Nundy, had the hospital as his chosen charity and the wheelchair accessible scales – costing just over £1,000 – were bought from profits at Round Table’s annual boxing event in ...

The first major investment by the new owners of Bookmark in Spalding is imminent. A “substantial” amount is being spent on a refurbishment of the bookshop’s café this autumn. The plans include removing an internal wall and uncovering an outside window to make the area larger and lighter, a refitted kitchen and counter area, new flooring and a refresh of ...

Farms and other rural businesses need an early Government commitment to post-Brexit schemes that will enable them to keep employing workers from the EU and beyond as well as those from the UK, according to the CLA. The organisation, which represents 32,000 landowners, farmers and rural businesses, says the rural economy will be particularly affected by changes to policies on ...

Planning officers have recommended permission is granted for a 100-home development in Crowland, despite councillor concerns. A contribution of £44,000 towards healthcare provision and a total of £15,000 towards local bus service provision are proposed conditions. And at least a third of the homes will have to be affordable. South Holland’s planning committee previously deferred a decision on the Wheatley ...

Headteacher Will Scott has left his position at Spalding Academy with immediate effect. Mr Scott resigned and has been replaced by the executive headteacher of South Lincolnshire Academies Trust, Laurence Reilly, who is also headteacher at Bourne Academy. Mr Scott – whose official title was principal – has not given a reason for his decision, but told parents and carers ...

A proposed children’s play area in Gedney Dyke has reverted to a site previously rejected. It now seems likely that the equipment – a slide, two swings, a see-saw and a bench seat – will be sited on the village green. It comes after hopes of using the current village hall car park fell through. Gedney Parish Council told the village ...

A Holbeach business using the pavement to display items for sale described by some as “junk” can continue doing so, says Lincolnshire County Council. Town district councillor Francis Biggadike is among residents disgusted with the look of The Chequers Hotel frontage in High Street. He said he went to speak to the person responsible for the goods following complaints from ...

A team including accountants from Spalding has taken part in the hit BBC quiz programme Eggheads. The Number Crunchers – consisting of Moore Thompson employees Philip Bryan, Michael Sellars, Gemma Frost and Carl Knights and their friend from Spalding Club, Trevor Hargrave – are due to be featured on Thursday, September 29 (BBC2, 6pm). Viewers will then be able to find out ...

South Holland District Council is proposing to deliver 50 per cent more recycling sacks to residents’ homes. The local authority says there would no cost saving, but it wants a “fairer and more equitable” distribution method. Each of the approximate 40,000 homes currently gets 52 green bags delivered each year. Extra rolls are available to pick up for free from ...

Workers’ rights activist Andy Hall was on Tuesday (Sept 20) found guilty of defamation and computer crimes in Thailand – and immediately signalled his intention to appeal. The 36-year-old, from Spalding, was convicted by Bangkok Criminal Court and handed a three-year suspended jail sentence and £3,300 fine. Hall conducted interviews and research for a report by campaign group Finnwatch which ...

A Spalding garden with a Japanese theme captured the eye of East Midlands In Bloom 2016 judges. So much so that Terry and Judy Wing’s pride won a gold in the Frank Constable MBE Award for best residential garden. The retired couple have been at 64 Park Avenue since it was built in 1962. The front garden was lawn until ...

East Midlands Trains says new trains and extra carriages are needed to continue driving faster economic growth for the region. “East Midlands: A Railway for Growth”, a report published last Friday (Sept 16), says a key priority is to secure additional carriages to enable services to be strengthened on several lines including Doncaster-Lincoln-Spalding and Peterborough. The report adds: “To continue ...

People living with the respiratory condition COPD can access a new style of community clinic in Spalding as part of a pilot project. The project is designed to improve the wellbeing of people living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and their carers by reducing social isolation and providing a range of care and support in a non-clinical community setting. ...

An experienced tax specialist has returned to the chartered accountancy firm where she began her career – Moore Thompson. Claire Bailey-Scott has rejoined as a tax manager, having originally undergone her training with the practice more than two decades ago. Her appointment to the Spalding office has been welcomed by the firm’s team. Managing partner Mark Hildred said: “Everyone at ...

A haulage yard in Long Sutton could be used for a housing development. Nene Transport (Lincs) Ltd wants permission to use its Station Road site for 40 new homes. The idea is to build 36 two-storey homes and change its office block into four one-bedroom flats. A design and access statement accompanying the planning application to South Holland District Council ...

Hovenden House held a Rio-inspired day to coincide with the Olympics and Paralympics. Staff members at the Leonard Cheshire Disability home in Fleet and their families were invited to join residents. The morning included an Olympic torch parade and games including welly throwing and basketball. A medal ceremony, which rewarded everybody who participated, was followed by a Brazil-inspired barbecue and refreshments. ...