Mixed Emotions, a mixed media exhibition including painting, collage and photography by Ed Baxter is this month’s exhibition at the Geest Gallery, Spalding. Leaving Spalding in 1966, Ed attended art school initially to study graphic design and visual communication before moving on to study photography. He worked in London for many years as a creative advertising photographer before moving to ...

Doctor Who’s enemies are invading The Collection as part of Lincoln Inspired. Doctor Who’s most iconic enemies are joining forces to invade The Collection museum in Lincoln as part of a week-long celebration of the city’s cultural scene. Eight aliens and a special star guest from the cult TV show are making an appearance in the Monsters at the Collection ...

EweMove has brought to Spalding a unique scheme providing landlords with a guaranteed sale and tenants the chance to get on the property ladder. Rent Now, Buy Later has been extremely successful for national company EweMove.com and now thanks to Sophie Penney (pictured) this opportunity has been brought to Spalding. Branch manager Sophie said: “Our scheme has been designed to ...

Great weather and a good turnout helped to make the first ever Tulipmania event a success. Held at Spalding’s Springfields Events Centre and Arena, the event saw hundreds of people turn out to soak up the warm sunshine and great atmosphere. Entertainment was provided in the form of solo singers, bands, dance troupes, go-kart racing and various stalls and games. ...

Holbeach Town Band, the Schuhplatter Dance Troupe and numerous community groups made Moulton Chapel’s Tuliptime Parade one of the best yet. Sunday’s parade saw 17 floats take part and was led by the parade queen Amber Bell and her princesses Matilda Sexton and Sadie Groom. Jenny Stanberry, who took over as chairman of the parade committee this year, said: “We ...

Three of South Holland’s funeral homes will be opening their doors to the public as part of Dying Matters Awareness Week. The week runs from May 12-18 with the theme ‘You only die once’ and people are encouraged to take five simple steps to make their end of life experience better, from telling family their wishes, to planning ahead with ...

Today South Holland Singers, 7.30pm-9.30pm, St Paul’s Primary School, Queen’s Road, Spalding, 01775 761106. South Holland Healthy Walks, 10.30am, start at Holbeach Library, contact Donna Lill on 01522 870252. Moulton Seas End Youth Club, 6.30pm-8.30pm, £1.50 for ages 7-16, call Margaret on 01406 371796. Meet your local Health Trainer, 9am-4pm, Sutton Bridge Community Centre, contact Theresa on 07532 236616. Holbeach ...

The first Spalding Railway and Model Engineering Show was a great success. In March last year Dave Webster organised and ran, with the help of friends from his village, his first railway and model engineering show to raise money for the village hall and a local charity. It was a great success, and Dave had an amazing number of requests ...

The European elections take place later this month and if you’ve had a polling card through your letterbox but know very little about it all, we’re here to help. The elections take place from May 22 to 25 and give voters the chance to influence the future political course of the European Union for the next five years. Each member ...

The legacy of Spalding Flower Parade is set to continue in 2014 – all thanks to people power. The Spalding People’s Parade will echo the tradition of the town’s historic event with a smaller, cart-based parade on Sunday, June 22. Around 20 hand-carts, created by local schools, businesses and charities will leave the Sir John Gleed School at around 1pm ...

Plans to build 900 homes in Holbeach have been on show to the public – and there’s still time to have your say. Holbeach firm Ashley King Developments wants permission for the scheme on land to the south of Hall Gate. The project will include a proportion of affordable housing, along with landscaping to create public open spaces and footpaths ...

A teenager from Holbeach Hurn has raised more than £100 for Diabetes UK. Jonathan Clark (17) decided to take on a 13-mile run around his home village to raise money for the charity. So far he has raised more than £100 through sponsorship and online donations. Jonathan said: “I organised the run by myself but I wouldn’t have been able ...

What do you want from your pharmacy? Healthwatch Lincolnshire is conducting an independent survey and wants to hear what local people have to say about pharmacy services in Lincolnshire. The survey, will encourage people’s feedback, whether positive or negative, and closes on Friday, July 27. All feedback provided will be anonymous and cannot be traced back to any individual. A ...

Youngsters at Monkshouse Primary School have been learning all about the Egyptian way of life. Pupils at the Spalding primary school took part in a banquet, each playing various roles from the pharaoh and his queen to slaves. The children put on entertainment for the pharaoh while slaves served him food.

A man who was smashed in the face with a pool cue in an unprovoked attack has been told he could lose an eye. Luke Armstrong has been left traumatised as a result of the attack by Ryan Stanberry and is still receiving hospital treatment following the incident last month. Stanberry (19), of Johnson Avenue, Spalding, appeared at Lincoln Crown ...

Schools across South Holland may be forced to close if a day of planned strike action by teachers is not called off. The National Union of Teachers’ conference has voted for a strike that could close schools in the week beginning June 23. The union’s conference in Brighton has also decided to consult teachers on further action in the autumn ...

Members and friends of the MND Association have been going the extra mile to raise cash for the charity. Last year Andrew Grantham was diagnosed with Motor Neurone disease and since then his friends and family have held various fundraising events in aid of the MND Association. The latest fundraiser was a Penny Mile held in Spalding’s Ayscoughfee Gardens. Andrew’s ...

  South Holland District Council has awarded another £900 to great recyclers. The council’s Green Bag Lottery scheme has just completed its second round – and there were nine £100 winners out of a possible ten. The cash has come at just the right time for Holbeach St Marks couple John and Mary Newell. They are celebrating their diamond wedding ...

The Transported arts programme is on the hunt for a photographer to capture our area’s unique allotments during the spring. Funded by the Arts Council England’s Creative People and Places programme, Transported is a community-focused arts programme specifically aiming to increase the number of people in Boston Borough and South Holland engaging with the arts. One of the activity for ...

If you’re looking for a job, a job opportunities fair in Spalding is the perfect place to start. The fair, which has been organised by South Holland District Council and the Department for Work and Pensions, takes place at the South Holland Centre, Spalding on Tuesday. Running from 10am to 2pm, the fair will offer the chance to speak with ...