Last year’s Young Achiever of the Year has urged others to nominate others for the Pride of South Holland Award. Jack Wheatley, of Spalding Grammar School, was presented the award, sponsored by Molsom’s Opticians, for his work in the community, particularly with the Spalding Community Choir.“It was very humbling to win the award last year and I was grateful to ...

Pupils from Year Seven of Spalding High School have been supporting a charity’s effort to help families in the Philippines and local residents are also invited to get involved. The Spalding Rotary Club branch has been collecting ring pulls from cans for several years as part of the multi-national organisation’s Purple Community Fund.They’re given to women and children who might ...

Spalding Lions Club held a race night with sausage and mash supper at The South Holland Centre. Compere for the night was Lion president Stuart East through ten races which were shown during the evening.A spokesman for Spalding Lions said: “We’d like to thank everyone who came along to the event, Tom Mehew and team, Clark Catering, horse and race ...

A Spalding dentist has failed to make any improvements required by the Care Quality Commission and now faces enforcement action. An announced visit In November to Dr Baber Khan, in The Crescent, found the practice still didn’t meet legal requirements.A previous report a year earlier specified areas which needed to be improved.“We found this practice was not providing safe care ...

A college which has a campus in Spalding has been rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. Boston College was inspected by 10 officers in December with them rating it ‘good’ across the board, apart from in provision for learners with high needs which ‘requires improvement’.The inspectors were particularly impressed with the college in several key areas, including learners having access to a ...

District councillors look set to get an increase in the amount of money they receive. The role is not paid, but members can claim allowances set by an independent panel which has recommended an increase this year, the first in four years.The basic annual allowance of £6,255, and leader’s special responsibility of £20,140 is to be increased by three per ...

A quantity of illegal vapes being sold to children were seized from a store in Holbeach. Holbeach Market on Market Street had a hidden stash behind the counter, Lincolnshire Police say. The force now works with Trading Standards on cracking down on the sale of illegal vapes and cigarettes. Five shops were closed in Spalding for that last week. A ...

A big chunk of the funding from the cancelled northern leg of HS2 is coming to Lincolnshire. The county will get £262,339,000 over the next seven years to improve local roads and transport services across the region, writes Local Democracy Reporter Ellis Karran. With this batch of funding being split across seven years, it works out at around £37.5 million ...

A Spalding shop is the latest to be closed for three months for selling illegal cigarettes and vapes. Maramures Express on Commercial Road was one of five closed by court orders on February 14 and 15. However, because its owners challenged the closure order, it was initially a one week closure pending a new hearing which was held last Friday. ...

A Deeping St Nicholas man has been given a suspended jail sentence for flashing at young girls at Spalding Railway Station. Antony Varley (58), of Main Road, pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals so that someone would be caused alarm or distress on September 1 last year.Magistrates at Boston court on Monday, February 19, decided a four-month prison sentence suspended ...

South Holland District Council is looking for groups to feature on its Wellbeing Map. You’ll have to be quick though as the deadline is Friday, March 1.It aims to highlight local facilities, organisations and spaces available to boost wellbeing locally.The initiative will be done at zero cost for those included and will focus in the Holbeach and Crowland areas of ...

Two people have been charged after more than 400 cannabis plants were found in a property in Sutton Bridge. Lincolnshire Police’s Neighbourhood Policing Team found 423 plants at the address on Allenbys Chase following a search on Wednesday. Following the find Halil Gopani, 31, of no fixed address has been charged with production of a class B drug and been ...

Paul Gibson has been appointed as the new Chief Constable for Lincolnshire Police, following a confirmation meeting of the county’s Police and Crime Panel. Mr Gibson, 50, expressed his delight with the news of his appointment. He’s taking over from Chris Haward who, following a three-year tenure that concludes in February, is moving on to a new role with the ...

Veterans and their families are invited to a Big Breakfast that’s taking place at the Red Lion in Spalding this Saturday (February 24). The event at 10am is part funded by the Regimental Association and organised by councillor Jan Whitbourn. Breakfasts cost £8 and there will be a fundraising raffle too. Anyone looking to attend this event at or future ...

Fire crews were called to a house fire in Holbeach yesterday (Wednesday, February 21). Crews from Spalding and Long Sutton were called to the incident at 10.22am. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue said: “Crews used one hose reel to extinguish a fire in the kitchen.”

A major furniture sales company is moving in to a town centre shop that’s been vacant for four years, bringing good news to Spalding. After months of closures hitting the high street, a new company has confirmed it will be moving in and opening in early March.The Furniture Warehouse will be operating from the prominent site and creating four or ...

A group of Spalding residents are still without internet some six weeks after a car hit a communications cabinet and burst into flame in Little London. Despite being told by his provider, Vodafone, that he would be reconnected on Friday – for five weeks running – David Brennon remains unable to use his home phone or computer.“It went off when ...

A Spalding woman’s Valentine’s Day was full of love as she celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by her family and friends. Eva Taylor was born in Walkington, Yorkshire on February 14, 1924.Staff at the St John’s Care Home in Spalding where Eva now lives decorated the rooms for her big day.She was joined by son Kevin and daughter Yvonne Day ...

Holbeach Parish Council is looking at the possibility of moving out of its Coubro Chambers base, a meeting has been told. Coun Sophie Hutchinson brought up the matter at recent meeting of the authority.However she was told by clerk Jan Hearsey that the matter was ‘confidential’.Coun Hutchinson responded that it wasn’t confidential but the matter was not discussed further.When The ...

Plans to completely rebuild University Academy Long Sutton have been unveiled. The trust behind the multi-million pound development says it hopes it will go before a planning committee in July and, if passed, work can start in September. Developers Bowmer and Kirkland are aiming to complete the scheme for the University of Lincoln Academy Trust in time for the 2026/27 ...