A Spalding eight-year-old has shown she’s a cut above by helping a charity. Chloe East recently had her long locks cut off for the Princess Trust which provides wigs for young people who have lost their hair due to a medical condition. The Wygate Academy pupil also raised £250 through a Just Giving page. Mum Sally-Anne East said: “We are ...

A brilliant total of £27,000 has been raised by the Spalding branch of the Royal British Legion for the 2022 Poppy Appeal. And members wanted to say thank you to the people of South Holland for the amount, which betters last year’s total. The main organiser for the branch, Elizabeth Carvlin, said: “This year’s total is higher than 2021. “I ...

A Spalding charity is appealing for your old mobiles and laptops to help those in Ukraine. The Rotary Club of Spalding and Welland is teaming up with Mobiles 4 Ukraine for the project. All South Holland residents have to do is to hand in their no longer wanted devices at JF Inkley Men’s Outfitters in Vine Street, Spalding, which is ...

A pub given listed building status just months ago could be turned into flats despite opposition from Historic England. The Mermaid was granted Grade II listed status in May in an attempt to protect the currently-closed establishment on Gosberton Road, Surfleet. But South Holland District Council planning officers are recommending the plans be passed by the authority’s Planning Committee when ...

A killer who murdered one man and tried to murder another in Spalding was previously jailed for the manslaughter of a police officer, it can now be revealed. Wayne Rule, 46, was jailed for nine years after admitting the manslaughter of policeman Jon Odell, 30, who he struck when the officer was carrying out a speed check in Margate, Kent, before ...

A Spalding man faces life imprisonment after he today (Wednesday, January 4) pleaded guilty to murdering one man and trying to kill another. Darren Kirk, 52, died from a stab wound to the chest following an incident at a property in Cygnet Court on 20 December 2021. Wayne Rule, 46, of Cygnet Court, Spalding, had previously denied murdering Mr Kirk. ...

The company that’s taken on the Spalding town buses has launched more services. Black Cat Travel’s changes came into force on Tuesday (January 3). It took on the service, previously held by Brylaine, last year. A Black Cat spokesman said: “We are pleased to announce that in conjunction with Lincolnshire County Council we are increasing the number of daily bus ...

Councillors say they’ll continue to support the gardens at Ayscoughfee after a recent event celebrating £375,000 worth of improvements over the last year. Ahead of the Johnson Water Fountain being installed, there’s been a host of works carried out, including a new Changing Places toilet created with £50,000 of government funding as part of the refurbished cafe. A full refit ...

A controversial bid to build 35 homes off Milestone Lane in Pinchbeck have been recommended for final approval. An outline application for the works was approved back in 2016 with developers Postland Developments now looking to finalise building it and its access. The land is a former car workshop and farmyard and is outside the settlement boundary of Pinchbeck. But ...

A nursery has closed after inspectors ruled that children ‘were not safe’ there. Little Treasures on Haverfield Road in Spalding closed its doors just before Christmas after the Ofsted report into it was published rating it ‘inadequate’ in all categories. “Children are not safe, and we have therefore suspended the provider’s registration during the inspection,” said the report by Lora ...

While I note South Holland District Council has applied to the Government for £20m to improve the ageing leisure complex at the Castle Sports Complex, as reported, there is a delay in the decision. This increases my fears that Lincolnshire is going to be left behind again. Yes, I agree that a total refurbishment or rebuild would house many facilities ...

On behalf of Spalding Lions I would like to say a big thank you to all the residents of the villages we visited with Santa and his sleigh. Thanks also go to Morrison’s and Sainsbury’s supermarkets for supporting us. We have had a good year raising money due to the public’s donations which will go to helping the community in ...

Long Sutton’s Men’s Shed members have been busy again creating benches for care homes thanks to Tesco. The superstore’s Holbeach branch was the latest to commission work, this time it being donated to The Bancroft Care Home in Long Sutton. A spokesman for the Men’s Shed said: “Chris Harvey, the shed’s master carpenter, and with the assistance other shed members, ...

It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for – we can finally reveal the winners of our Festive Pets competition. Two-year-old Bedlington Poo Dottie, who is owned by Emma Williams in Spalding, was picked out as the most festive pet, the judges loved her antlers and Christmas jumper. Thanks to sponsorship from Birchgrove Garden Centre, Emma wins a voucher worth ...

A bid to create a new community centre in Spalding has been given a boost by a university. Project St Thomas is looking to transform the former Spalding Methodist Church into a focal point of the community. The process has been granted 16 days of academic support from the University of Lincoln’s Productivity Programme Voucher Scheme. The project will work ...

Spalding Photographic Society is looking to put January in the picture with a special open evening. On Wednesday, January 11, a special presentation on wildlife photography is being held by Andy Hayes. It takes place at the Castle Outdoor Bowls Pavilion, Albion Street, Spalding PE11 2AJ at 7.30pm. The club’s treasurer Bruce Hayes said: “After the excitement of the festive ...

The Spalding Gentlemen’s Society is urging people to use its historical museum more as it looks to attract grants to secure its 300 year history. The Broad Street institution boasting many thousands of artefacts will now be open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm with entry free. It’s part of a bid to get more visitors in as 1960s extension ...

Patients at the Spalding GP surgery are to be transferred to three surgeries, two of which are re-opening former premises its been revealed. However a proposal that the Johnson Hospital surgery remained but operated by Gosberton Medical Centre appears to no longer be happening. Today (January 3), the NHS issued a statement saying that “most” Spalding GP patients would be ...

Police are appealing for information regarding an incident that saw a 69-year-old woman get trapped under a bus. The incident occurred in Winfrey Avenue, Spalding at around 6pm on Thursday, December 22 with the woman having to be cut out from under the vehicle by fire crews. She suffered serious injuries though police now say they’re non life-threatening. In a ...

A 54-year-old man has died after a collision with a lorry near Deeping St Nicholas this morning (Saturday, December 24). Lincolnshire Police say the man was pronounced dead at the scene following the incident on the A1175 between Hop Pole and Deeping St Nicholas at 11.17am this morning. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. and his next of ...