The arrangement of Sgt Jo Reeves as temporary South Holland community policing inspector has been extended. Insp Jim Tyner, who switched from the role based at Spalding in March, will continue as acting chief inspector for East Lindsey until the end of July. It was originally to have been June 30. During that time chief officers will be considering permanent ...

Network Rail has issued a public apology about the persistent problems causing lengthy closures of level crossings in South Holland. The authority responsible for the UK’s railway network says it is working with equipment suppliers to quickly rectify issues on the GNGE line. The apology came after Littleworth crossing at Deeping St Nicholas developed a fault on Friday, causing barriers ...

The first of South Holland’s new CCTV cameras is close to being fully operational – with the rest of the £108,000 scheme on stream by the end of June. A technical hiccup which delayed February’s expected start has been resolved and testing is under way, with images being received at Boston Borough Council’s CCTV control room. District council deputy leader Nick ...

Newly-elected district councillor Jack McLean has wasted no time in setting about trying to make Spalding a tidier place. He has created a group called Spotless Spalding with the aim of helping clean up the area and enjoying some social time with others who share the same desire. The group is open to all ages, and its first meet will ...

Spalding’s South Holland Centre is screening the annual general meeting of the National Federation of Women’s Institutes being held at the Royal Albert Hall on Thursday (June 4) from 10.30am. Spalding’s Tollgate branch will be represented in London by treasurer Yvonne Achurch. Meanwhile, branch president Judith McCarthy attended a WI garden party at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. This year is the ...

A Spalding medical practice which has been rated as “requiring improvement” says many of the issues have already been addressed. Beechfield Medical Centre in Beechfield Gardens was inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in February, just a month after practice manager Don McGeorge was appointed. It had not had a manager in place for the previous six months. The CQC is an independent ...

The A16 at Crowland was closed on Monday night (June 1) after another serious accident. A Toyota Avensis and a Renault Laguna collided just before 7pm, not too far away from where Holbeach Drove pensioner Sheila Slater was killed on May 20. A female passenger (35) in the Toyota suffered internal injuries and was taken to Peterborough City Hospital, before being later ...

A car was completely destroyed after it was set alight in Spalding. The blue Nissan Micra was parked in a layby on Churchgate when the incident happened, shortly before 3am on Monday. (June 1). Police said: “Lincolnshire Police are treating the incident as arson and are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. Please call 101, quoting incident number 19 ...

UPDATE: Tuesday, June 2, 12.15pm: An arrest has been made in connecttion with the incident. Police said: “A 19-year-old local man has been arrested on suspicion of wounding and released on police bail until August 7.”   Monday, June 1 10am: A man suffered cuts during an incident in Spalding on Saturday afternoon. Police said: “There was an assault incident ...

There will be another opportunity this week for residents in Wygate Park, Spalding, to have their views taken into account regarding a new community facility. A collection of the questionnaires will take place on Wednesday (June 3) afternoon and evening. Collectors will knock on the doors of households not available on May 9. As previously publicised, the latest phase of ...

A window and wall had to be removed from a former Spalding pub as preparations for it becoming an Eastern European food store continue. Workman provided access at The Station Gates building in Winsover Road on Monday (June 1) so that large freezers could be carried in. The wall and window removal is on the Station Approach elevation. A planning application was submitted recently to ...

UPDATE, Monday noon: The travellers who arrived in a Spalding car park overnight on Thursday left over the weekend. A spokesperson for South Holland District Council, which owns the Victoria Street facility, said: “The travellers left the car park at 2pm on Sunday. “We provided them with rubbish and recycling bags which they used and we have cleaned up. The ...

Two local authors are celebrating after having their first books published. Holbeach man Alan Pack has written Jack’s Story, about Cocker Spaniel Jack who as a puppy couldn’t stand up. Alan said: “The vet said I might by some miracle get him to stand, but the prognosis was not good. “I decided if he was not going to be able ...

Network Rail has been forced to apologise to road users after a third major system fault inside a fortnight. Littleworth crossing at Deeping St Nicholas developed a fault on Friday morning and its barriers remained down for more than three and a half hours. Road traffic was forced to use alternative routes. A spokesman said: “There was an issue with ...

A Pinchbeck man has been charged with burglary of commercial premises in the village. Marcus James Roberts-Fogerty (30), of Bridgewater Lane, is accused of burgling DP Packaging in Northgate on May 25. He will appear before Boston magistrates on June 24.

A man who threatened three people with a 25cm bladed knife was jailed for 12 months on Friday. Joshua Lake had earlier been involved in a heated argument with his partner at their home. Later when friends of his partner arrived at the property Lake turned his attention on them before the incident attracted the attention of neighbour Keith Steadman, who went ...

A charity is appealing for volunteers to help dementia sufferers in Spalding to pursue their hobbies and interests. Lincolnshire has been chosen as one of the areas for Alzheimer’s Society’s new Side by Side service which will initially be in and around Boston, Sleaford and Spalding. Gary Headland, Alzheimer’s Society Side by Side manager for Lincolnshire, said: “As a Side ...

Paul McDowell has his secondary school music teacher in Holbeach to thank for discovering the voice which propelled him onto Britain’s Got Talent. The Kingdom Tenors came fourth and were eliminated in a tough semi-final of the ITV hit show on Wednesday. They gave a superb rendition of One Direction’s Story Of My Life, drawing huge praise from the judges ...

The name of the pensioner killed in a road accident on the A16 at Crowland last week has been released. She was Sheila Slater (81), of Holbeach Drove. Mrs Slater was a passenger in a car driven by husband Roy (83), who was taken to hospital after the incident at about 3pm on Wednesday, May 20. He was flown to ...

An event to promote the use of local waterways and the resultant tourism and economic benefits had to be cancelled – because a lock was unusable. Environment Agency officials have admitted to embarrassment over the silt issue at Fulney Lock on the River Welland in Spalding. A cruise this month from Boston to Spalding, organised by Inland Waterways Association, was ...