The work to complete roadworks on the A151 at Dozens Bank will be completed on Thursday and Friday. The road reopened last week without resurfacing being done due to a lack of asphalt. It’ll now be closed from 7.30am to 6pm both tomorrow (Thursday, September 1) and Friday. A diversion route will be in place via A151 to Bourne / A15 ...

Firefighters are currently fighting a large field fire on the outskirts of Spalding. A number of hay bales are currently ablaze near Wygate Park. Fire crews are on the scene. More to follow.

Plans to demolish a former village pub and develop the site for homes look likely to be approved. The original application for the Duke of York in Gosberton Risegate was deemed to have insufficient financial information when the original application was submitted in June. But a report to go before South Holland District Council’s planning committee on Wednesday says it ...

With £500,000 set aside to regenerate the town centre, it is disappointing to find a major opportunity being missed. A planning application to rebuild the Johnson Drinking Fountain in Ayscoughfee Gardens was re-submitted by the council on 19 July. Spalding and District Civic Society has long believed its rightful place is in the town centre. An outline of the Society’s ...

A man moved into Surfleet. He wanted to live in the country. He had been used to living in the country. After a while he said, “It’s like everywhere else. People move from towns and cities because they say they want to live in the country and as soon as they get here they change the countryside, which they said ...

The Spalding and District Civic Society have forwarded nine pages of objections to the town’s drinking fountain being re-erected in Ayscoughfee Gardens. South Holland District Council is looking to return the fountain there, rather than in the town centre where it was originally erected in 1874 as a memorial to Mary Johnson’s donation towards better water mains in the town. ...

A group of local over 55s took to the water recently to try their hand at dinghy sailing for the first time at Welland Yacht Club in Spalding. The first-time sailors joined instructors from the club for a fun, free sailing taster session which was part of First Time for Everything, a programme designed by Royal Voluntary Service to support ...

Angela Newton MBE, one of South Holland’s most well known politicians and community organisers, has died. The 76-year-old passed away last night, South Holland District Council has confirmed today (August 31). The former Gleed School pupil had dedicated her life to public service with this year being her 50th on South Holland District Council, currently representing the Monkhouse ward. She ...

Two funding streams have been approved to help boost mental and physical health in Holbeach. A special open day is being held on Monday with taster sessions of walking football, walking cricket and other activities. The Money Care Network alliance of countywide community groups is funding the walking sports. District and county councillor Tracey Carter secured the funding which aims ...

A Moulton street is set for blooming marvellous weekend. Church Lane is holding a Sunflower Walk arts and crafts weekend on Saturday and Sunday, September 3 and 4, 10am to 4pm. The free market-in-driveways event will include paintings, pottery, greetings cards, macrame, plants, knitted toys and soft goods, home-baked cakes and fun events such as spot the black sunflower and ...

A Holbeach man has appeared in court after a reported stabbing in the town in the early hours of Sunday morning. Joshua Marshall aged 20, of High Street, Holbeach, has been charged with GBH, possession of an offensive weapon and driving whilst over the prescribed limit. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “He was remanded into custody and will be ...

A tandoori restaurant could lose its alcohol licence after illegal workers were found living on-site. When inspectors called at Chameli Tandoori in Holbeach they found more than half the staff working were illegal and one had also been working without permission at a Spalding premises seven years ago. The Holbeach venue’s licence holder, Abu Rasel, had previously been a director ...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following what police said was reports of a stabbing in Holbeach. The incident happened in High Street shortly before 1am this morning (Sunday, August 28). Police say a 20-year-old sustained injuries that are not thought to be life threatening Another 20-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. A ...

A 36-year-old will appear in court today (Friday) charged with murder after an incident involving a house fire in Whaplode Drove earlier this month Sam Church, aged 36, of Acacia Avenue in Spalding has been charged with the murder of Vincent Markham and attempting to pervert the course of justice. Mr Markham, aged 52, died as a result of an ...

Spalding’s Pumpkin Festival is to return in October. It’s back on Friday and Saturday October 7 and 8 celebrating local horticulture and harvest with an array of games, craft activities, live entertainment, food and gift stalls for the whole family to enjoy. Organised by South Holland District Council, on Friday the festivities will be hosted in the Gardens of Ayscoughfee ...

The principal at University Academy Long Sutton has praised its pupils after some brilliant GCSE results. Liam Davé particularly highlighted the ‘best ever’ number of pupils attaining higher than grade four in maths and English as well as the performances in engineering, drama and statistics. He said: “First and foremost, like all schools up and down the country I think ...

Spalding Grammar School is celebrating its ‘best ever’ GCSE results. A fantastic 45 per cent of all grades achieved by the pupils were in the top bracket of seven or higher. A statement from the school, said: “It is pleasing to be able to celebrate with Year 11, who have achieved our best ever results in GCSE examinations, with 45 ...

A Long Sutton woman is to follow her career dream and be a children’s nurse after passing her GCSEs through Boston College. Amy Male was incredibly happy with a grade seven in English and a grade five in Maths after taking on the courses. She’s now set to head to university. She said, “After spending many years raising my children ...

Spalding High School students produced some fantastic GCSE results. Out of 1,500 qualifications, more than half of the pupils at the school earned at least one of the highest grades possible (seven to nines). There were 14 per cent who hit that mark in all their subjects. Headteacher Michele Anderson said: “Last week we reported outstanding A Level results, some ...

The trust set to take over The Thomas Cowley High School has praised its pupils’ ‘positive’ GCSE results. The Donington school will become the Cowley Academy in September after being taken on by the South Lincolnshire Academies Trust. Details of the results haven’t been released. A school spokesman said: “In what has been a turbulent couple of years in education ...