Members of a Spalding cycling group are taking on the Land’s End to John O’Groats ride next month. Spalding Spinners’ Kev Gray, Jason Booth and Mark Orton will be doing the fundraiser with Surrey friends Mark Tierney and Adrian Pharaoh. They start the ride on Friday, September 9, and expect to complete just over 1,000 miles in nine days – ...

Block paving in a poor state in Spalding’s Market Place and Hall Place is to be replaced. A five-week £40,000 programme of repairs to the road and footpaths, scheduled to start on Tuesday, August 30, has been announced by Lincolnshire County Council. A spokesman said: “They have been timed to cause minimum disruption to businesses, and will also avoid any ...

Lincolnshire Police are looking for more volunteers to support its fight against exploitation of certain members of the community by rogue traders, doorstep crime, hate and mate crime, scams (including scam mail and fraud) and financial exploitation. They have set up Operation REVIVE with the purpose of befriending, supporting, advising, liaising with vulnerable and elderly members of the community who ...

There is very little anyone could teach Norman Beckett about pastry. And after 40 years’ employment, Spalding Bakery threw a surprise presentation for him on Tuesday and offered cake to all 560 staff members. During Norman’s time, which started as a process worker at Ruskington, the company has been owned by Adams Pork Products, Tulip, Kerry Foods and now Addo ...

A collection of medieval silver coins, discovered during an archaeological dig at Pinchbeck, is to be auctioned with the proceeds donated to village charities. The 65 coins – checked for authenticity by the British Museum – date from the 12th to 18th centuries. Pinchbeck History and Archaeology Group press officer Ray Tucker said: “After a period of five years investigating ...

John Hayes has dismissed any notion of his award in the resignation honours list being a case of “cronyism”. The South Holland and The Deepings MP is to be given a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) honour by The Queen. Yet the list of recipients has attracted a wave of criticism, with former Prime Minister David Cameron being accused ...

An elderly couple have finally had their phone line restored – more than three weeks after it was brought down when a telegraph pole outside their home was struck. It is the second instance in less than a year – last time it took two months to restore the connection to William and Jackie Hall’s home. The pensioners, of Main ...

A micro-pub based in one of Spalding’s oldest buildings could be named the best real ale pub in Lincolnshire. The Priors Oven in Sheep Market has been nominated by the Fenland branch committee of CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale). Chairman Nigel Woodburn said: “It’s about choosing one pub from many excellent ones in our branch area and giving it a ...

The grieving sons of Claire Hart have spoken of their gratitude for the love and support received since their mum, and sister Charlotte, were killed in an incident which shocked the nation. Luke and Ryan Hart have drawn strength from the public’s reaction to the tragic shootings in Spalding just over a fortnight ago. The domestic incident happened in the ...

A Holbeach charity shop has passed the £20,000 mark in donations to local good causes in 2016. And that means Chosen is over halfway to its fundraising target of £40,000 in 2016. And the good news is that the Fleet Street shop is looking for more beneficiaries. Joint manager and treasurer Iris Boland said: “If you have a really good ...

A surfer spent five hours on Spalding’s waterways to highlight the work of a marine conservation and campaigning charity. With waves at a premium on the River Welland and Coronation Channel, Darryn Allen used his surfboard to paddle his way to promoting the message last Saturday (July 30). He entered the water at Welland Yacht Club’s base and went through ...

Sainsbury’s Spalding has announced that its new Local Charity of the Year is JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation). It follows an online and in-store vote by customers. To celebrate the announcement, a launch day will take place on Friday (August 5). Customers will get the chance to meet representatives from the charity and learn more about the work they do. JDRF raises ...

NHS England has said there will be a formal public consultation about its plans to close the East Midlands Congenital Heart Centre. It follows a meeting in London between the centre’s chief executive, Jonathan Adler, and Jonathan Fielden, director of specialised commissioning at NHS England. Last month, The Voice reported on the decision to close the centre based at Glenfield ...

The former Spalding Magistrates’ Court will not be transferred to the charity wanting it for community use. The eight trustee members of Spalding Court House Charity were told on Monday (August 1) that their bid for the Sessions House had been unsuccessful and the Ministry of Justice had decided to proceed with an alternative offer. Chairman of the trustees, Terry Moore, ...

A drinker who hit another man over the head with a beer glass in an unprovoked attack in a pub has been jailed for 12 months. Carl Robertson downed his pint and put his glass on the bar at the Hole in the Wall in Spalding but seconds later picked up the glass and used it to attack Graham Drury. Phil Howes, ...

There are just a few days left for people living and working in Greater Lincolnshire to have their say on proposals to create a Mayoral Combined Authority with a directly elected mayor for the area. Ten local authorities, from the Humber to The Wash, have joined together to ask for some powers, responsibilities and funding from Government to be devolved, ...

An inquest has heard how family members battled in vain to save a grandmother from a house fire. Vera Bunn (84) died in a granny annexe of the family home in Weydike Bank, Fleet Fen, most probably as a result of her clothes catching light from a halogen heater. The inquest at Boston Coroner’s Court today (Wednesday) heard that her chair was ...

Five staff members based at The Johnson Community Hospital in Pinchbeck are among dozens of long-serving NHS employees across Lincolnshire who have been praised for their dedication at a special awards ceremony. The 63 staff from Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) have chalked up an impressive 1,600 years’ service between them. Each person has achieved 20, 30 or 40 ...

A retail plan has been put forward to bring the empty area of Spalding’s former White Hart Hotel back into use. St Barnabas Hospice wants to create a shop, ‘library’ and café on the ground floor of the historic Grade II* listed building, which dates from about 1500. An open plan format is proposed with separate retail sections for men’s, ...

Healthwatch Lincolnshire has produced a free directory to help people get the information they need with simplicity and ease. The Health and Social Care Signposting Directory is a complete listing of local GP practices, dentists, pharmacies, opticians, nursing and care homes, residential and domiciliary care providers. It also includes guidance and advice on: staying fit where to go for treatment ...