Lincolnshire has been named as one of the most vulnerable regions in the UK in the face of climate change. The risk to properties is set to double between 1990 and 2050 as global warming increases and sea levels rise, according to a study published last week.A model of threat has been compiled by XDI Systems and it looks at ...

The number of people being killed or seriously injured (KSI) on Lincolnshire’s roads hit a five-year-low in 2022, but the number of deaths did increase according to a new report. Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership’s statistics show 439 KSI incidents in 2022, down from 453 in 2021 and a 566 high in 2017.Of those 48 were deaths, up from 40 in ...

Grant funding has seen the start of a fourth community hub offering support to victims of domestic abuse in the Sutton Bridge area. Specialist experienced domestic abuse workers from the South Lincolnshire Domestic Abuse Service (SoLDAS) will visit every Thursday.The new rural community hub is funded by The Grange Wind Farm Community Fund, administered through the Lincolnshire Community Foundation.In the ...

Tributes have been pouring in after a young footballer died suddenly at the weekend during a match. Michael Palmer (23) collapsed during the game between his team of Crowland Town Reserves and Leverington.He never regained consciousness and despite the best efforts of everyone involved, the football community across South Holland is in mourning.His father Mike said Michael would always find ...

Pinchbeck United failed to recover from a poor start as they lost at Belper United on Saturday.The Knights found themselves 2-0 down after just nine minutes.They did battle back with Andre Williams halving the deficit only for Belper to restore the two-goal advantage on 24 minutes.Pinchbeck did have their chances throughout the game, but Spafford’s late goal to make it ...

Two defeats in a week without scoring have put a dent in Holbeach United’s hopes of gaining a play-off position in the Thurlow Nunn First Division North.The Tigers were good again against title challengers Framlingham Town on Saturday.Just weeks after drawing 3-3 with them this time a goal from Alexander Ling was enough for Framlingham to take the win 1-0 ...

On his 400th appearance for the club, veteran keeper Michael Duggan sent Spalding United to their first County Cup final in 30 years with a penalty shoot out win over Cleethorpes on Tuesday night. The Tulips will take on Grantham Town in the final at Lincoln City’s LNER Stadium on Tuesday, March 28.Duggan saved twice in the shoot out to ...

Ahead of the Junior Cup semi-final this weekend, Moulton Harrox’s hopes of a Dor-Jan Peterborough and District League double were given a boost without them even playing.While Harrox’s game at Stamford Belvedere was called off because their opponents couldn’t raise a side, league leaders FC Peterborough were thrashed 7-1 at home by Stilton United.Moulton are eight points behind but have ...

Lincoln Utd Whites U15 1Moulton Harrox U15 4 Moulton Harrox girls travelled to Lincoln on Saturday looking to reach the semi-final of the girls’ U15 County Cup.Currently unbeaten in the U15 Lincs Girls’ South division and facing their toughest test of the season so far, Lincoln proved to be a physical, well organised team and the conditions added to the ...

Tydd St Giles Golf Club ladies’ section recently held the captain’s drive in for 2023 captain Sylvia Illsley.A competition to guess where the new captain’s first drive would land was won by outgoing ladies’ captain Julie Perry, who donated her winnings to Illsley’s captain’s charity, the Magpie Centre Riding for the Disabled.Men’s February pairs winners Shane Sleath & Terry Pease ...

Biggleswade 20Spalding 15 This was the first time for many a year that Spalding travelled down to Biggleswade for their return league game with the home team buoyant having beaten third placed Rushden & Higham the previous week. Spalding knew they were in for a tough game, but took to the field in confident mood fielding a strong looking team.From ...

In the penultimate match of the Spalding Fishing Club Winter Series it was those targeting perch that reaped the rewards although there were plenty of small roach showing.A last gasp perch weighing 3lb 5oz snatched the honours for Colin Fisher in this one, pushing his weight to 10lbs 11oz.He took the match win with mainly perch topped with some smaller ...

Gosberton B, who are top of the Spalding and District Billiards League, went down 7-0 to Pyramid B on Monday night.The Pyramid team of Maurice Phillipson (R70), Martin O’Connor (R40) and Darrell Read (R30) whitewashed leaders Gosberton, moving them up a place in the standings.The loss allowed second placed Holbeach B to close the gap to six points, despite them ...

An 88 break from cue ace Mark Gray (O105) wasn’t enough to secure a win for his team in Division One of the Spalding and District Snooker League. Bourne SC A went down 4-2 away to Bourne Pyramid D in a rearranged game.Gray got the team off to a good start with a 114-86 victory over Marcus Hamilton (O28), followed ...

RESULTS PITCHING IN NORTHERN LEAGUEPremier Midlands (Sat, selected): Spalding United 1 St Neots Town 0, Boldemore St Michaels 0 Stamford 1. LINCOLNSHIRE SENIOR CUPSemi final (Tue, selected): Spalding United 0 Cleethorpes 0 (5-4 on pens). UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North (Sat, selected): Belper United 3 Pinchbeck United 2, Boston Town 2 Leicester Nirvana 0, Deeping Rangers 0 Newark and Sherwood ...

On Sunday, Spalding Indoor Bowls Club’s county mixed league team had a good win away at Stamford in their penultimate game of the season.Winning on two rinks and losing on two, Spalding won a closely contested match by eleven shots, 77-66 and won 10-4 on match points.Top winning rink was skipped by David Nunney, with Carole Nunney, George Deaton and ...

Spalding Ladies’ 1st 0City of Peterborough 2nd 5The game began with a high intensity and pressure applied from the opposition who quickly found themselves 2-0 up following a flurry of short corners.Spalding had some positive plays down the wings and were unfortunate not to score.Peterborough were awarded two consecutive penalty strokes with the second one being expertly saved by keeper ...

Pinchbeck United are back to winning ways as they came from behind to beat Heanor Town 3-1 away from home on Saturday.It was the Knights’ first win in the ChromaSport United Counties League Premier Division North since November.The Knights found themselves behind after just five minutes when they were stunned by a wonder strike from 30 yards out.But they responded ...

Spalding United slipped further behind the Pitching-In Northern Premier Midlands Division leaders on Saturday following a surprise defeat to Hinckley Leicester Road, but they did bounce back to win one of their games in hand on Tuesday.While both of their title rivals won at the weekend, a 33rd minute goal from Nicholas Reeves was enough to condemn Spalding to defeat ...

Gosberton racing star Abbi Pulling is to compete with the F1 Academy in 2023 ahead of a planned move into F3 the following year. While racing for the Rodin Carlin team in the championship, she’s also set to become a part of the F1 Alpine team’s academy whose car she drove around Silverstone before the last British Grand Prix.Pulling moves ...