The teenaged driver of a car involved in a road traffic collision in Spalding on Saturday was arrested on suspicion of taking a vehicle without consent and dangerous driving. A woman was injured in the incident in Harveys Close, a residential cul-de-sac off Holbeach Road. Police are still trying to establish what happened and have appealed for witnesses or anyone ...

John Hayes is ready to defy the Prime Minister and vote for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. The Tory South Holland and the Deepings MP – a well-documented Eurosceptic – will reinforce that stance in the referendum this summer. His vote will be something of a conscience struggle for Mr Hayes, a fervent supporter of David Cameron ...

The body of a Donington pensioner who drove away from his home in the early hours of Tuesday (February 23) was found the following day. Police said there were no suspicions circumstances surrounding the death of Michael Watterson (68).

Police found cannabis plants growing in a shed during a raid in Holbeach St Johns, Lincoln Crown Court was told on Wednesday (February 24). Officers discovered the plants after visiting the Travellers Rest in the village and speaking to Stuart Price who was living in a caravan on the site.  Jonathon Dee, prosecuting, said the electricity supply to the shed had been ...

More expensive council tax bills for South Holland residents are expected to be approved on Wednesday (February 24). Figures agreed by South Holland District Council’s cabinet last week were due to be rubber-stamped by full council, triggering the annual process of bills being printed and sent out within days. The approval would represent a first rise in six years of the district ...

Litter picks have been organised for Spalding to coincide with a national initiative. Clean For The Queen is a three-day event with local groups throughout the country encouraged to clean up their villages, towns and grot spots in readiness to celebrate her 90th birthday later this year. District councillors will join other volunteers and are hoping other people join them at two litter-picks ...

Police were called to a disturbance among guests at a boxing event in Spalding last Saturday (February 20). Pepper spray was used during the incident at Spalding and District Round Table’s event at Springfields. A Lincolnshire Police spokesman said officers were called at 11.21pm following a report of disorder. He added: “A number of people were involved in an affray and ...

The father of a Spalding Grammar School student has demanded the resignation of the board of governors, accusing them of being “incapable”. Jason Johnson’s request came on the day governors and the school’s senior management averted a scheduled first day of strike action by staff in the National Union of Teachers on Wednesday (February 24) by juggling the budget to enable a one ...

A first ball in Spalding to raise funds for The British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK was so successful that a second has already been pencilled in for September 2017. Last Saturday’s event at The South Holland Centre had 85 guests and raised at least £2,200. Music was provided by Zebra and Sarah O’Brien. Helen Webster, event co-organiser with Jackie ...

Former two-weight world champion David Haye was a hugely popular attraction at Spalding and District Round Table’s annual boxing night. About £10,000 was raised for local good causes, taking the total raised over the event’s 22-year history to about £250,000. Haye proved to be a great booking. When he agreed to attend, it was before he had announced his comeback ...

A controversial proposal for a new pavilion in Ayscoughfee Gardens has come in for further criticism – from a group of supporters of the Grade I listed attraction. The Friends of Ayscoughfee says not enough consultation was carried out with user groups, including itself. Chairman Coun Graham Dark labelled the pavilion, which was granted planning permission last month, a “monstrosity” ...

A Spalding off-licence owner faces prosecution unless he quickly starts restoring unauthorised work on the property. An appeal process against South Holland District Council’s decision to refuse retrospective consent for the work at the former Station Gates pub in Winsover Road has collapsed after business owner Zagros Abdullah failed to supply all the necessary paperwork in time. In August last ...

Proposed budget cuts of £42million by Lincolnshire County Council have been eased a little by a promise of £7.7m extra of government funding over the next two years. The council’s executive met last week, and agreed to an array of savings due to be approved by full council on Friday, February 19. Total expenditure of £465m would be supported by ...

On April 6, the law in England will change to make it compulsory for every dog to be micro-chipped and registered to a national recognised database. In preparation for this, Alder Veterinary Practice in Bourne Road, Spalding, has a special microchipping event on Saturday, February 27 (noon-4pm) for not just dogs but cats too at the reduced price of £8. ...

Action is being urged to prevent a pedestrian potentially being killed on a busy Spalding road. Subsidence caused a footpath in Barrier Bank to be closed by Lincolnshire Councty Council in 2013. More than two years later the council is warning that no resolution is currently available. South Holland district councillor Graham Dark and Roger Perkins, a resident of nearby ...

Strike action by teachers at Spalding Grammar School is now “inevitable”, according to the National Union of Teachers. The union has given the school notice of its first day of industrial action – Wednesday, February 24. Further strikes are earmarked for Wednesday, March 3 and Thursday, March 4. The school says it will be further considering the implications of an across-the-board ...

A group of Spalding Fulney Women’s Institute members took to the stage to entertain members of other WIs, their family and friends. They performed Cinderella to two sell-out performances at Bromley Memorial Hall in Pode Hall. The audience particularly enjoyed the antics of the Ugly Sisters, the missing cat, as well as numerous WI jokes. The cast and stage crew ...

Some Conservative members on Lincolnshire County Council say David Cameron’s EU/UK deal does not offer a “good opportunity” for the county. They say unless a better arrangement can be negotiated, the UK “would be better placed to grow and develop outside the European Union”. Before the full council meeting on Friday (February 19), Coun Tony Bridges (Louth Rural North) is ...

The premises licences for two Spalding shops have been revoked after both were found to have sold smuggled cigarettes. It means Winsover and Baltic – both in Winsover Road and both having Karwan Ahmad as the premises licence holder – will be unable to sell alcohol when the 21-day appeal period expires next month. At a review of the premises licence ...

Volunteering isn’t just about helping others – it can be as much about helping yourself. Last year alone, nine South Holland jobseekers helped into volunteering roles by Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service (LCVS) went on to find paid employment. Volunteering can be a route to a current reference, up-to-date experience and an opportunity to develop new skills. For those who ...