The annual Summer Reading Challenge has launched with a host of events planned at Spalding Library. Children aged 4-11 can visit the Victoria Street building to meet the Gadgeteers and get involved in a science and innovation themed challenge. The Summer Reading Challenge events are as follows: Thursday July 28, 10am-3pm – Food and cooking up a storm! Come and ...

Get ready to be blown away by an afternoon of country music headlined by The Texas Tornadoes UK. The Elizabethan Centre at Whaplode Drove is putting on the Country Music Afternoon on Sunday, August 7 from 2pm. The Texas Tornadoes are Pete Stothard and Stuart Payne. Pete is a well-known line dancer who made the natural progression into performing himself ...

Get ready for a celebration of dancing as a hugely popular local group returns to the South Holland Centre. Spalding School of Dance is putting on 14 Holly Street from Thursday to Sunday, packed full of brilliant displays from its pupils. The Rangell Gate-based group has been working hard on a host of routines sure to wow and entertain. A ...

An adult gaming centre can open in the centre of Spalding, a central government planning inspector has ruled. Merkur Slots Ltd has been granted change of use planning permission for the former Dorothy Perkins in Market Place. South Holland District Council planning officers had previously rejected the application, but the company appealed to the planning inspectorate which has over-ruled the ...

A person had to be helped out of a car following a traffic collision on a Spalding road this morning. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue attended the incident which happened on Queen’s Road around 10.15am this morning (Monday, July 11). A spokesman for the service said: “Crews stabilised the vehicle to release one casualty who was handed over to East Midlands ...

A Holbeach man on the run from the law was arrested in the town last night. Connor Tierney, 26, of Langwith Drive has today (Monday, July 11) appeared in court charged with escaping from lawful custody and of assaulting an emergency worker. It follows Lincolnshire Police last night (Sunday) searching around Langwith Gardens, using a drone as part of the ...

A 16-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of causing ABH and sexual assault on a man with learning difficulties. It follows reports a group confronted the man in his 20s while walking in Carter’s Park, Holbeach around 7pm on Tuesday, July 5. Following an appeal issued yesterday (Thursday), today police announced one person has been arrested. A police spokesman said: ...

The plans to build Boston Road South in Holbeach have been delayed yet again. Lincolnshire County Council hasn’t revealed a new date it will finally start work after Anglian Water’s ongoing strengthening of the sewer in the area continues to go on longer than expected. A spokesman for Lincolnshire County Council said: “It’s déjà vu for the start of the ...

A 34-year-old man has been arrested after an 84-year-old was assaulted and had his walking stick stolen. Georgel Cimbala is due to appear at Boston Magistrates Court today (Friday, July 8) charged with robbery and attempted burglary following the incident at The Parkway, Spalding last month. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police: “We have charged a man with robbery and attempted ...

A Holbeach 20-year-old has been given an eight-year sentence for raping a child. Nathan Bossley, of Allison Avenue, Holbeach, appeared today at Lincoln Crown Court. He was found guilty, following trial last month, of raping a child under the age of 13. The offences of rape occurred on at least three occasions and took place between December 27, 2019 and ...

A Spalding town road will be closed at nights later this month for improvement works. Church Street is set to be resurfaced from the traffic lights up to Stonegate junction.  Works are planned to happen from 8pm to 6am, Monday July 18 to Friday July 22 During the works a diversion will be in place which will direct traffic down ...

Police say a gang’s physical and sexual assault of a man who has learning difficulties in a Holbeach park is being treated as a hate crime. The incident happened in Carter’s Park at 7pm on Tuesday, July 5. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “We are investigating a hate crime incident in Holbeach. “At around 7 pm on Tuesday (5 ...

A Holbeach man has been fined for punching a prison officer following an argument over slippers Connor Tierney, 26, of Langwith Drive, Holbeach, Spalding admitted the offence while on remand awaiting trial on December 7 last year. Prosecutor Lottie Tyler told Boston Magistrates Court it had been an ‘unprovoked attack’ and the officer had had to receive hospital treatment as ...

A man caught driving while disqualified just four days before the end of his ban has been banned again. Daniel Horgan, 38, of Station Road, Gedney Hill, who has 51 previous convictions, many of them for driving while disqualified and without insurance, had admitted failing to stop for the police, driving while disqualified and possession of crack cocaine when he ...

An 11-year-old from Moulton is to cut his long locks off for charity for a second time. Dexter Whenman previously raised £1,155 for the Little Princess Trust in 2019, enough for the charity to make three wigs out of his hair for kids with illnesses that might mean they lose theirs. He’s grown it ever since to do it again ...

A Spalding man who drove at speeds of up to 90mph in a built-up area in Spalding, subsequently refused to give a specimen of breath for analysis, a court has heard. Damian Sanocki (28), of Bonnington Court, admitted failing to provide a specimen and using a car without insurance, when he appeared at Boston Magistrates’ Court. Prosecuting, Julie Costello said ...

St Barnabas in Spalding has made a donation to the Community Mind Matters (CMM) team to aid its homeless project. The donation from the charity shop in Market Place was accepted by Ella’s Project. The shop manager was pleased to be supporting groups working in challenging areas of the community. Mark Le Sage, CMM’s Mental Health Ambassador, said: “During these ...

A woman killed a Spalding motorcyclist after falling asleep at the wheel and veering into oncoming traffic. Mollie Southam (23) was driving along the A16 near Newborough at about 6am on February 7, 2020, when her car veered into the opposite lane, hitting a motorcyclist head on and causing a five-vehicle collision. The motorcyclist, Simon Rayner (51), of Thomas Road, ...

There was a trip back in time last weekend in Holbeach, and it’s hoped the same thing will happen again next year. The first Holbeach Medieval Festival proved to be a hit with re-enactors coming from across the country to the town. And members of the public were able to take a glimpse at life from more than 500 years ...

Holland and Barrett is to be the second shop to suddenly close its doors at Springfields this week. The health foods chain, which also has a branch in Spalding town centre, is set to close today (Wednesday, July 6). It follows Game closing its branch yesterday. However Springfields say new stores will replace those leaving. A spokesperson for Springfields, said: ...