A Spalding teenager has been fined after a court heard she had spat at a police officer in a ‘heat of the moment’ incident outside a nightclub. Julia Trzeciak (18), of Longs Wharf, Double Street, admitted assaulting the officer by beating when she appeared before District Judge Peter Veits sitting at Boston Magistrates’ Court.Prosecuting, Marie Stace said police went to ...

Ayscoughfee Hall School in Spalding celebrated World Book Day this week with everyone dressing up as their favourite book character. Headteacher Theresa Wright said: “Reading is such an important part of education, and the children were given lots of opportunities throughout the day to develop their love of books.”During the day, the children were able to spend time reading with ...

I am writing this letter after coming into Spalding on Tuesday, market day, and seeing a third world town!Dirty, untidy and empty shops! A market, what market? Approximately six stalls, some with no covers, others with just odd bits of plastic or plastic sheets around them.Where has the pride gone out of Spalding?With all the empty properties in the town, ...

An open letter from Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust Chairman, Professor Steve Barnett, and Chief Executive Caroline Shaw CBE: The Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s report, published recently, follows an unannounced inspection of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in December 2021 of three core services – Medicine, including elderly care, Urgent and Emergency Care, including the Emergency Department, and ...

I believe that there are times when people find it difficult to face up to what they are doing and they use mealy-mouthed euphemisms to cover the truth.A few years ago I saw a sign as I was on my way to Morrisons.The sign said “Pinchbeck Fields”. It was quite right. It was standing in a field in Pinchbeck.The field ...

A chuckle amongst the gloom.The young woman who submitted the tech support message below (about her relationship to her husband) presumably did it as a joke.Then she got a reply that was way too good to keep to herself.The tech support people’s love advice was hilarious and genius!The query:Dear Tech Support,Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 ...

The leader of Lincolnshire County Council says that 12 plots have already been allocated to businesses looking to set up at The South Lincolnshire Food Enterprize Zone in Holbeach.Coun Martin Hill told the a meeting of the authority’s full council last week that it was an example of the investment it was placing in the whole of the county as ...

Spalding’s over 55s dusted off their dancing shoes for a fun, free evening of dance at Diamondz School of Dance Studio.The evening was part of First Time for Everything, a programme designed by the Royal Voluntary Service to support physical and mental health and wellbeing and funded by the People’s Postcode Lottery.Local dance teacher, Bekki Loveridge from Adults Move Lincolnshire, ...

A second round of consultation on changes to parliamentary boundaries is under way. If the plans are accepted, then South Holland and the Deepings will cease to exist.Instead, a new constituency of South Lincolnshire will be created and it will include some new villages to replace the Deepings, most of which will be grouped in another area.The Boundary Commission first ...

Artwork created by ‘life-saving’ groups for vulnerable adults is to be part of a unique exhibition at Spalding Library. Members of Spalding Safe Places, which provides support to people struggling with domestic abuse and those from Surfleet Dementia Group have produced the impressive array of pottery.It follows an initiative by Transported Arts and charity Tonic Health who run the groups.Eight-week ...

South Holland Rotary has given out thousands of pounds to local good causes thanks to donations collected while moving Santa around the town in the run up to Christmas.The Woodlands Hotel was the venue where last week club president George Clement spoke to each group about how they would spend the money.Those receiving grants were Peter and Cath Kite, of ...

Overnight closure dates have been announced as part of the works being carried out at the A17 Cross Keys Swing Bridge. Work to repaint the structure started this week and is due to last until July 1.But alongside the traffic light-controlled access there will also be overnight closures for 12 nights.It will shut from 7pm to 7am and traffic will ...

Lincolnshire’s Resilience Forum has secured almost £250,000 for projects to assist during emergencies.Four bids to the government for funding from a pilot scheme have been successful.There will be £50,000 for improved and more reliable use of drones in emergencies in the county as a result.A further £40,000 will be used for community engagement regarding emergency preparedness while £70,000 has been ...

A new campaign from the Food Standards Agency to new businesses to register is being backed by the South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership.The pandemic saw a huge increase in the number of food businesses based in people’s homes.Since March 2020, 37 per cent of new food ventures registering through the FSA’s digital service are run from domestic kitchens at ...

Students in Spalding looking forward to their prom night can look great without breaking the bank thanks to a new initiative. The Year 11 prom is a big milestone for students and it celebrates the end of their school life before they head to college or sixth-form.Spalding Academy has been working hard to make the event as affordable as possible ...

A Ukrainian grandfather living near Spalding is heading back to his homeland to fight against the Russian forces. Andrew Muryn-Antonyshyn, (56) has a daughter and two grandchildren in the country and his son-in-law Oleh is already fighting.His daughter, Olia and her two children Zahar and Sofia, aged eight and 16, are in Kamianka-Buzka in the west of the country.“It is ...

Controversial plans to build 150 new homes in Weston look likely to be approved. The proposal by Persimmon Homes had been refused by South Holland District Council last September, but has been re-submitted.Members of the council’s planning committee are due to discuss the application at a meeting next Wednesday, but the officer recommendation is to accept the plan.Weston Parish Council ...

Big-hearted residents of South Holland have joined forces to help refugees fleeing the invasion of Ukraine. Those with family in the country are working with people who have no connections to get aid over to Eastern Europe as refugees stream across the borders.Collection points have been set-up around South Holland and volunteers are collecting a range of items to send ...

I read with interest the decision of the planning committee to pass the recent application on High Road, Weston.It was obviously a ‘not in my back yard’ decision made by members unaware what damage flooding either surface water or sewage will cause.I placed my recent objection to this because, instead of recommending types of water control on application, it needs ...

The front page story in the Spalding Voice states that the memorial for the RAF pilot will have to be moved to protect it from potential damage by contractors heavy machinery.When the public consultations were held there was no mention of any construction work whatsoever on the Spalding side of the Vernatts Drain. Later it was announced that Two Plank ...