The lack of a footbridge over a soon to be expanded busy A16 junction is ‘an accident waiting to happen’, a councillor has claimed. Coun Rob Gibson says he will continue to push for such a pedestrian crossing where the road meets the A151 near Spalding. In June 2021 when Lincolnshire County Council announced it was bidding for £20m of ...

Spalding Lions celebrated their 51st Charter event at The Woodlands Hotel, Spalding. The evening, hosted by President Lion Eileen Robson, was attended by Lions, partners and friends. Invited guests included District Governor Lion David Pope and his wife Claire, past District Governor Michael Phillips and his wife Patricia, Zone Chair Lynne Roberts and Rotary Club President for Spalding and Welland ...

A local charity is set to open its new hub in Holbeach. Tonic Health has been providing much needed services for a number of years through its Spalding and Long Sutton bases and Tonic 44 cafe in Surfleet. This week it’s set to open its latest centre in Boston Road South. It will host extensions of many of the groups ...

1st Spalding Boys’ Brigade and 2nd Spalding Girls’ Brigade recently held their celebration evening and presentation of awards at Spalding Baptist Church with a jubilee theme. Relatives and church members joined in some royal-themed quizzes and games before all the members were presented with badges and awards gained during the year. These included the Queen’s Badge, the highest award in ...

Pupils at Spalding’s St John’s Primary School have been fundraising for the Lily Foundation again. A non-uniform day which saw children go to school dressed in anything you would see in the sky raised £1,054. There was music related to flying at the gates and the children were able to make a donation if they wished. The following day staff ...

A Spalding man says he has been inundated with offers of help after pledging to bring back an event similar to the town’s former Flower Parade. Steve Timewell has already had conversations with the likes of South Holland District Council after a social media post at the weekend about a lack of celebrations in the town received hundreds of comments ...

A week after the village marked a 70th anniversary, Pinchbeck will be partying for a 40th celebration. The annual Pinchbeck Carnival is back with a theme of ‘Remembering the 40s’ as it celebrates it’s 40th year. The weekend begins on Friday, June 10 with the annual bingo night which will be held at Pinchbeck Church Hall. Doors open at 6.30pm ...

Three-days of live music is coming to Peterborough this weekend. Manic Street Preachers, Simply Red backed by Lisa Stanfield and Ibiza’s legendary Café Mambo are making their way to the city’s Embankment for three nights of top musical entertainment. Café Mambo Ibiza Classics On The Embankment (June 10) will bring thousands of dance music fans together for an unforgettable experience ...

A road just outside Spalding was blocked this morning after a lorry became stuck. Part of Clay Lake Bank just off the A16 near Bridge Farm Nurseries was impassable following this morning’s (Tuesday, June 7) incident. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police said: “We received a call at 8.42am today that a lorry had left the roadside. “This was a non ...

A proposed £20m plus new leisure facility is proposed to have three pools its been revealed. The South Lincolnshire Swimming Club have also given their backing to the project to rebuild Spalding’s Castle Sports Complex. The building’s owner South Holland District Council announced last week it is to bid for £20m of Levelling Up funding from the government to revitalise ...

BBC 6 Music favourites, Low Hummer, have been added to the bill as one-to-watch talent in support of Manic Street Preachers at The Embankment, Peterborough on Sunday, June 12. This final announcement completes the lineup of a huge three-day takeover of live music which starts with Café Mambo Ibiza Classics on Friday, June 10, followed by Simply Red and Lisa ...

Data released this week shows Lincolnshire Police are one of the best in the country when it comes to answering emergency 999 calls. Home Office figures made public on Tuesday showed that the average, mean time it took to pick-up a 999 call during April this year was just 6.3 seconds. The table is topped by Northamptonshire which comes in ...

Children at Gosberton Academy have raised money for the school’s PTFA by walking 1,600km. All of the children took part on Friday, May 27, taking it in turns as classes to walk an average of just over 10k per pupil around the village. Every child at Gosberton Academy has taken a sponsor form home and it has been agreed that ...

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee will be forever remembered by a South Holland man who has been awarded the MBE. The list of her Birthday Honours was revealed yesterday and in this special year, Eric Fragale will receive his MBE for services to education. Mr Fragale, of Cowbit, discovered three weeks ago that he was to receive an MBE and has ...

They’ve left loved ones behind to flee a war zone, but for a few moments last week it was all smiles as Ukrainian refugees now living nearby met for the first time. They included three-year-old Davyd Pidvinskyi, an image of who in a bomb shelter inspired Mandy Baxter to set up Boxes of Hope in Fleet, which has organised thousands ...

A Spalding man who was driving a friend home after a drink, crashed his car while more than twice over the legal alcohol limit. Edvardas Adomenas, (32), of Gamlyn Close, who admitted the offence, was said to have been the driver of a VW Passat when he was involved in a single vehicle collision on Nene Terrace Road at Crowland ...

A coroner has apologised to the family of a Spalding man who experienced a three-year wait for an inquest into his death to be concluded. Stephen Martin (46) was found hanged on January 19, 2019, but his case was only heard this month at Lincoln Coroner’s Court. While ruling his death as a suicide, coroner Paul Cooper apologised to the ...

Saracen’s Head Village Hall had a sweet afternoon last weekend as they held a ‘Pudding Party’ for local residents. Around 30 people took part in the event which amid many servings of tasty puddings brought in by attendees involved quizzes, competitions and singing. The evening raised £165 and was co-hosted by Christine and Richard Austen along with Sue and Nick ...

A Whaplode man who posted a topless photograph of his former partner onto social media, has been ordered to pay her compensation and undergo rehabilitation sessions. Peter Briggs, 46, of The Tilney, admitted disclosing a private sexual photograph with intent tocause the woman distress, when he appeared before District Judge Peter Veits. Prosecuting, Paul Wood said Briggs had pleaded guilty ...

A charity has named a Spalding 16-year-old as its Youth Ambassador of the Year. Jake Winkett was presented with the trophy by KidsOut’s CEO Stewart Moulds last Saturday at a charity mediumship evening at the Women’s Institute Hall in Holbeach. He’s collected gifts in the run up to the festive period every year since he was eight. In January 2021 ...