TODAY  (THURSDAY) South Holland Singers, 7.30pm-9.30pm, St Paul’s Primary School, Queens Road, Spalding, 01775 761106. South Holland Healthy Walks, 10.30am, start and end at Holbeach Library, contact Donna Lill on 01522 870252. Moulton Seas End Youth Club, 6.30pm-8.30pm, £1.50 for ages seven to 16, contact Margaret Hains on 01406 371796. Meet your local Health Trainer, 9am-4pm, Sutton Bridge Community Centre, ...

The renowned Piatti String Quartet visit Spalding next week as part of the South Holland Concerts series. The event takes place at the South Holland Centre on Saturday, November 15, at 7.30pm. This young ensemble have won many classical music awards, made critically acclaimed recordings and will present a memorable musical experience to Spalding audiences. The programme will consist of: ...

A human rights activist from Spalding has one of four charges against him dismissed. Andy Hall was facing defamation charges brought by Natural Fruit Company Ltd, but last week The Prakanong Court in Bangkok dismissed the charges due to an unlawful interrogation process under section 120 of the criminal procedure code. Pineapple export factory Natural Fruit has launched multiple criminal ...

Military Fireworks Spectacular Springfields Outlet Shopping, Spalding Tomorrow (Thursday, November 6) Gates 6pm, fireworks 8pm. As the nation marks 100 years on from the start of the First World War the organisers of the annual Springfields firework display have a special treat for visitors. The focus for this year’s display is to commemorate our servicemen and servicewomen from World War One ...

If you’re looking for a unique Christmas gift, why not visit a craft and gift fair? The Action Medical Research Christmas Gift Fair takes place at Springfields Events Centre, Spalding, on Monday, November 10, 2pm to 9pm and Tuesday, November 11, 9am to 4pm. There will be unusual and exclusive gifts including cookware and food stalls, jewellery, fashions, shoes and ...

Trick or treaters in Long Sutton really looked the part thanks to the town’s fancy dress shop Rubies and Diamonds. Melissa Reid and Liza Gallon put their artistic skills to good use doing spooky Halloween style make-up at the Market Place shop. The pair were doing less sinister designs at Springfields Outlet Shopping in Spalding on Thursday night, when they ...

Next time you’re looking for somewhere nice to tuck into a tasty treat, why not give the Riverview Cafe a try? Situated in Hills Department Store on Broad Street, Spalding, the cafe looks out over the River Welland offering a lovely view. Chef Ian Duckworth, who was at the cafe from 2007 to 2011, has returned as chef and head ...

The People’s Theatre Company presents Old MacDonald Had A Farm King’s Lynn Corn Exchange Friday, October 31, 2.30pm Tickets £10.50, children £9.50, family (4) £36 Box office: 01553 764864   Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O. But Old MacDonald’s animals have gone missing! Can you help a friendly scientist and his amazing time machine get them back for him? Presented ...

TODAY (THURSDAY) South Holland Singers, 7.30pm-9.30pm, St Paul’s Primary School, Queens Road, Spalding, 01775 761106. South Holland Healthy Walks, 10.30am, start and end at Holbeach Library, 01522 870252. Moulton Seas End Youth Club, 6.30pm-8.30pm, £1.50 for ages seven to 16, 01406 371796. Meet your local Health Trainer, 9am-4pm, Sutton Bridge Community Centre, 07532 236616. Holbeach and Spalding Explorers: Spalding, 7pm-9pm; ...

Alan Davies – Little Victories The Cresset, Peterborough Thursday, November 6 8pm Tickets £21.50 Box office: 01733 265705   Following the sell out success of his long-awaited return to stand up, Alan Davies returns with his highly anticipated follow up show, Little Victories. Much lauded as resident dunderhead on QI or the charming but reticent crime solver Jonathan Creek, Davies ...

This Friday sees a unique free event take place on the Memorial Field in St Thomas Road, Spalding Rugby Club’s ground. Tulip Radio are compering a free firework display which is being organised with assistance from Queensgate Shopping Centre in Peterborough and Roger Tuby Funfairs. The event starts at 4.30pm with free rides on the funfair courtesy of Roger Tuby ...

Stones in His Pockets Key Theatre, Peterborough Sunday, November 9, 7.30pm Tickets: £25 Box Office: 01733 207239   Following a sell-out run on Broadway, four and a half years in the West End and on tour, the worldwide sensation Stones in His Pockets returns with Ian McElhinney, the original director at the helm. Seen by over two million people, don’t ...

Funhouse Comedy Club South Holland Centre, Spalding Friday, October 31, doors 7.30pm, show 8.30pm Tickets £10 Box office: 01775 76477   Funhouse Comedy Club brings another night of laughter to the South Holland Centre, Spalding, tomorrow (Friday). Headlining is the inimitable Joe Lycett, who in 2012 was a nominee for the Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Since ...

  There will be something for everyone at a fundraising event in Spalding on Saturday. The event at the Birds in Halmergate is raising money to help fund a trip to Tanzania for 15 Sir John Gleed School students and two teachers next year. The students each need to raise £2,295 to cover the cost of the trip. The fun ...

The South King’s Lynn Corn Exchange Thursday, November 6 7.30pm Tickets £21 Box office: 01553 764864   The Beautiful South the legacy continues. When great British pop institution, The Beautiful South split in 2007, several members of the band weren’t ready to let it go. So two years later, singers Dave Hemingway and Alison Wheeler, alongside life long members Damon ...

  Youngsters could be playing at a new football academy in Holbeach early in the new year. Construction work at Kings Academy should complete in late January and it could then be just a couple of weeks before the first Holbeach United Youth matches are played there. Holbeach United Community Sports Academy – as it is formally known – is ...

Scams which fleeced people in Lincolnshire out of £92,000 last year could be just the tip of the iceberg, it is feared. Lincolnshire Trading Standards believe the true figure for the amount of money residents handed over to conmen in the last 12 months could be in the region of £1.6million. But it’s feared people are failing to report incidents, ...

A judge who sentenced a cannabis grower to eight months in prison told him his 15-year-old child was not a “get out of jail card”. Nicholas Brown (38), of Hop Pole, Deeping St Nicholas, pleaded guilty to producing the drug between December 1, 2013 and April 1, this year. Judge Michael Heath had adjourned sentencing Brown for a week so care ...

Pop along to Whaplode Village Hall on Monday and help raise cash for Macmillan Cancer Support. Organised by Mary Botham, Brenda Morris, Carol Houlden and Trish Bleck, the event will run from 10am to 4pm. Attractions include adult and children’s tombolas, Water or Wine, Strings (prize every time), the chance to win a bottle of Whyte and Mackay whisky, guessing ...

  Thirty-nine new homes are on the cards at Moulton if planners give the go ahead. Holbeach firm Ashley King Developments has submitted plans for the houses, which will be a mix of first-time buyer and family homes, to South Holland District Council’s planning department. The proposal is to provide a private and affordable residential scheme comprising of 39 one, ...