Gary Mace and Neil Glover lit up the Crowsons VW Pinchbeck and District Darts League’s finals night with a stellar singles showdown. In the final match of the night, Riverside B’s Mace edged out Glover (Lincoln A) 3-2 in a match that boasted 21 ton-plus scores to get his hands on the top individual trophy. Contested by two of the ...

Spalding and District Table Tennis League – sponsored by Vital Recruitment – held its second night of individual events featuring the divisional titles and the veterans. A total of 23 members turned out – slightly up on the previous night – and were drawn out in the three competitions. Nine battled it out in Division One, with 14 in the ...

Child sex abuser John Edward Bates was handed a 20-year jail sentence on Friday.(May 20)  The former Lincolnshire police officer and Spalding scout leader was convicted on Thursday of 16 charges of indecent assault and two charges of indecency with a child, dating back to the 1970s and 1980s. Judge Simon Hirst told Bates: “You were entrusted with the welfare of these complainants ...

South Holland District Council members have turned down a second premises licence application for Spalding in quick succession. Councillors rejected Ernesta Tamutyte’s bid to sell alcohol at Global Foods in Winsover Road after she admitted signing false entries in the shop’s refusals register. Lincolnshire Police claimed that Miss Tamutyte, of Hallgate, Moulton, was involved in the distribution of smuggled goods. ...

Children and their families in Lincolnshire are now being supported by a new integrated 0-19 service launched this month. This new model from Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) will see health visiting and school nursing staff working together in nine teams across the county to provide a seamless service. It is based on a nationally-led model already being ...

Spalding Hockey Club members got together to promote Mental Health Awareness Week. The family-friendly match, organised by Spalding’s Tonic Health, involved 25 players with promotional shirts featuring the Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Friends logo. Tonic Health, based at Broadgate House in Westlode Street, is involved in the organisation and running of two dementia projects by Spalding Health and Wellbeing – Movement ...

A project to refurbish The Vista Hall in Spalding has taken steps forward. And the hall is enjoying better fortunes, with an upturn in use contributing to it making a small profit last year. St Mary and St Nicolas Parochial Church Council has agreed to develop a plan to refurbish the hall, working with Focus Consultants. The Rev John Bennett ...

A national child welfare charity has urged victims of child abuse to come forward following the conviction of a former police officer and Spalding scout leader. The National Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Children says it hopes the guilty verdict for John Edward Bates at Lincoln Crown Court on Thursday (May 19) sends out a clear message to other ...

A former Lincolnshire Police officer is facing a lengthy jail sentence after being convicted of a series of historic sexual assaults on four young boys. John Edward Bates, who met his victims through his role as a scout leader at Wittering and Spalding during the 1970s and 1980s, was found guilty by the jury at Lincoln Crown Court of 16 charges ...

A 23-year-old South Holland woman has shared her experience of how volunteering is helping her on the path to a new career. Kathryn Crawt, who grew up in Holbeach and is a former Spalding High School pupil, works in a kids’ club on cruise ships. In January, she decided to focus on volunteering in between trips. She said: “When I’m ...

Fake £20 notes have tried to be passed at Springfields Outlet Shopping in Spalding in recent weeks. Police are warning residents and businesses in Spalding about the situation. A spokesman said: “A number of incidents have been reported at the Springfield shopping centre over the last few weeks. “Please be vigilant and check all notes for authenticity. If in doubt, call 101 ...

Angela Harrison is a South Holland district councillor for Crowland and Deeping St Nicholas. A councillor since May 2007, at first she also had two other part-time jobs, but it’s now a full-time occupation. Coun Harrison has served on the licensing committee for eight years and enjoys it “immensely”. She says: “I particularly like the challenge and responsibility of being ...

The introduction of a policy to limit the number of new premises licences granted in Spalding will not be considered again for at least another five months. South Holland district councillors have been briefed on progress towards addressing the “cumulative impact” of a large number of licensed premises within a specific area. Winsover Road is seen as one area of ...

I read the piece in The Voice by Martin Skells about leaving the EU. Good on you, speaking up for our hardworking Brits. We are not a lazy country, like farmers say we are. I, too, had family working the land in zero temperatures, getting up at 4am to work the land, which you rightly said was all done by hand, ...

Four family members of a Spalding man who died from motor neurone disease are taking on a tough 1,800-mile motorcycling challenge. Steve (Sid) Sinclair, Ashley Sinclair and Phil Rodgers (all from Pode Hole) and Will Brassington, of Moulton Seas End, leave England on Saturday, May 28, and aim to travel through France, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Austria, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and arrive ...

Upon reading Wayne Seaborn’s letter in last week’s The Voice, I was shocked by his paradoxical viewpoint. On one hand he is complaining about the lack of English speaking people and how we need to exit this “daft EU” and on the other saying how the town was busier than normal and nearly everyone was under 40. When was the ...

Why does a new era for the Sir John Gleed School mean it has to have a new name? (The Voice, May 12). As an ex-pupil and former parent-governor at the school, I don’t understand why it has to lose its identity in this way. Changing the school’s name for the sake of it is not going to drive forward ...

Five schools in South Holland have pledged to get composting for a new contest. They are among the entrants in the Anglian Water Keep It Clear Fat of the Land Composting Challenge, in association with Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service. Free specialist composting bins, worth around £180 each, have been presented to each of them as well as giant pumpkin seeds. All ...

A charity which supports families that have children with disabilities, life-limiting conditions or any additional needs now has a group in Spalding. Little Miracles – based in Peterborough – had a good turnout at its first meeting at The Castle Sports Complex. Now it is hoped that local businesses might be willing to help the support network with a contribution ...

Three South Holland premises are deemed as requiring “major improvement” under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme. Baltic in Spalding, Whaplode Service Station and Wimberley Hall Farm Shop and Café in Weston have all been given a rating of 1 – the second-worst possible in the government-led scheme. Seven other businesses have a rating of 2 (improvement necessary). However, the total of ...