More than £800,00 has been allocated to South Holland District Council to get ready for waste food collections. Funding has been allocated to each of the councils in Lincolnshire responsible for collecting waste from residents.Weekly collections of food waste will be introduced across the country following a ‘simpler recycling’ government announcement last year.There is a working deadline of the end ...

Supporters of Spalding United have provided some Easter cheer through chocolate. The Tulips Supporters Club have held several food collections since forming last summer and their latest drive was to collect Easter eggs for families who might otherwise not receive one.For Saturday’s top of the table clash with Harborough Town supporters were asked to bring some confectionary with them.And a ...

A Quadring man is to run three marathons in six weeks for a dog charity that helped him find a new best friend. Alex Pickwell is to run the Boston Marathon, the Rob Burrow Marathon in Leeds and Cork Marathon in Ireland for the Central German Shepherd Rescue.Through the charity he got his dog Megan.“I can attest to the amazing ...

A Spalding museum has been awarded £1.8m towards repairs to its Grade II listed building. The money has come from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and will see Spalding’s Gentlemen’s Society Broad Street home completely renovated.The charity has had to match fund 20 per cent of the cost for works to go ahead.“The work will repair our landmark, ...

A Holbeach woman has appeared in court after assaulting a lady who she also stole £8 from. Samantha Costello (51), of Boston Road South, pleaded guilty to the charges at Boston Magistrates’ Court last week.She was given a conditional discharge to last for 12 months by magistrates as well as told to pay £50 compensation, £85 costs and a £26 ...

Long Sutton Dentistry has raised hundreds for charity to make World Down’s Syndrome Day. It takes place on March 21 because people with Down’s Syndrome have three copies of their 21 chromosome.Kelly Garth, Lisa Stancer and Zoe Baker at Long Sutton Dentistry organised a raffle alongside the rest of the team raising money for a Down’s Syndrome charity.Kelly said: “Across ...

Two Catholic communities in South Holland are to merge into one parish on Easter Sunday. On Easter Sunday the Immaculate Conception and St Norbert’s of Spalding and Holy Trinity in Holbeach will officially merge to form the Our Lady of Walsingham, South Holland.The individual churches will keep their own names but a new committee to cover the parish will be ...

I live in a country lane and I drive on country lanes.I know a good many passing places but I don’t know them all and sometimes I and another driver have to pull on to grass verges in order to pass.I have always understood that there is allowed to be a pull-off width of verge, and that bricks/fences/boulders/breeze blocks/white posts ...

I read the article about having a say on the new health hub in The Voice on March 21, wow £26 million estimated on Spalding’s new sports complex.It will almost certainly be a lot more than that, everything always costs more than originally planned.“Sport For All” we all remember that don’t we? And Spalding is going to get that, at ...

I live in Fleet Hargate and had to go out to do some shopping recently.A lot of Fleet Hargate has roadworks (gas apparently) but I was shocked to see all the cones/traffic lights etc in Holbeach and Long Sutton.I totally understand that repairs/replacements have to be made for the utilities, but they don’t do themselves. I did not see one ...

May I express through your newspaper my heartfelt thanks to the kind soul who handed in my purse, dropped in Morrison’s car park on Thursday, March 7.There are some marvellous and honest people out there.No details were left as to who this person was but again many, many thanks. Mrs J WarfieldHolbeach

Spalding Gateway Club enjoyed an egg-cellent Easter Party thanks to a Holbeach charity. The club run by the Spalding Mencap Society enjoyed an Easter party of food, music, dancing, pinata and games with a special gift of a large Easter Egg for all attendees courtesy of a generous fundraising campaign from the Chosen charity.It raised a whopping £750 for the ...

When you get that service with a smile it always makes a difference. That’s why the Pride of South Holland Awards has a category for those public facing workers who go extra miles.The Service With A Smile Award.It recognises an individual or team from our community who provides outstanding service in the community.This is all about someone who likes to ...

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang flew into Spalding on Saturday to help raise money for the town’s flower parade. The car was involved in a stage show production of the classic musical and has been renovated by parade organiser Steve Timewell and a team of volunteers.It was in town on Saturday, March 23, to raise money and at 12pm there was ...

Year Six at Spalding St Paul’s Primary School have been learning about Easter and the stories behind it. Pupils went to the Easter Cracked event at Spalding Baptist Church last week.There they learned about why Easter is the most important festival for Christians.A spokesman said: “Year Six thoroughly enjoyed the Easter Cracked event.“They explored many Easter traditions for Christians and ...

A bid to turn a former barn into a museum to house a World War II amphibious vehicle pulled out of the ground a few years ago, has been approved. Daniel Abbot, who led the team that brought the second world war Buffalo landing vehicle out of the ground, has long wanted to keep it in the area and open ...

Spalding Primary Academy has been rated good across the board following its first Ofsted inspection since gaining academy status. The school, in Woolram Wygate is now part of the Infinity Academies Trust.Following the inspection in February inspectors said: “Spalding Primary Academy is a friendly, nurturing and welcoming school.“Pupils are happy and kept safe.“The school has created an atmosphere where everyone ...

A new support service for people with autism in Lincolnshire has been launched and claims to be one of the first of its kind in the UK. The Virtual Autism Hub, run by Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, has been created to help autistic people of all ages, and their carers, find and access local support.A dedicated team are now ...

Work needs to be carried out on Spalding’s World War I memorial designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. The memorial, in Ayscoughfee Hall Gardens, was unveiled in 1922 and is Grade I listed.But time is taking its toll, and remedial works need to be carried out, particularly to the plinth where many of the stones are ‘badly eroded’ says a report ...

A pantomime at Easter? Oh yes it is! St Nicholas Players are bringing an eggcellent treat to the South Holland Centre from Wednesday, March 27 to Saturday March 30. They’re putting on the Easter pantomime Mother Goose as written by Kei Bailey.It’s promising fun for all ages as well as the usual panto fun.A spokesman for the South Holland Centre ...