This week’s Selfless Superstar nominee is Lynne Earth, who was put forward by her daughter Hannah. Hannah said: “My brother has a rare chromosome disorder and Mum has been his primary carer for 25 years. “She does this 24/7, as he has very high needs, due to having no speech and limited mobility, to name a few. “She has sacrificed ...

Long-standing plans to improve the Daffodil Route path in Spalding are to due to start this month. Partly built on the former Spalding to Boston railway line, it runs from Pinchbeck Road opposite the junction with Park Road to Enterprise Way in Pinchbeck, and was created just over ten years ago as a route for cyclists and pedestrians to get ...

Holbeach Methodist Church is launching a uniform exchange scheme to help University Academy Holbeach (UAH) parents and pupils. The scheme will see uniform items no longer needed donated to help others. The Rev Luke Smith said: “As well as the cost of uniforms for growing children at a time of an increasing squeeze on purchasing power, it is estimated that ...

An Army veteran has taken on the running of Holbeach Parish Council’s Remembrance Sunday parade for 2022 The authority cancelled the usual 2021 parade, citing a lack of volunteers coming forward by a set deadline as a reason. That caused outrage around the town and led to veterans’ fundraiser Harold Payne, of the Anglia Motel, Fleet Hargate, organising a parade ...

Holbeach Parish Council is to put up its share of the council tax by 9.4 per cent while announcing future projects. The change amounts to an increase of £6.03 for a band D property over the year or 50p a month. The authority says it hopes to use the £244,340 it will collect from the precept – the share of ...

It’s a big year for Holbeach Horticultural Society as it celebrates its 25th anniversary and gets back to regular meetings. The group is returning next month with events and meetings right through to next December. And it has a new base. Due to other venues being full, 2022 meetings will take place at Gedney Victory Hall in Chapelgate, Gedney. Events ...

Want to get active and try something new? Spalding’s over 55s are invited to join a fun, free evening of dance at Diamondz School of Dance Studio on Thursday, February 17, at 6.45pm-8.45pm. The free dance event is part of First Time for Everything, a programme designed by Royal Voluntary Service to support physical and mental health and wellbeing. Supported ...

Talented people of Moulton Chapel are being sought as part of 300th anniversary celebrations. St James’ Chapel in the village is celebrating its third century this year and a programme of events is being put together. And it includes a Moulton Chapel’s Got Talent event being organised by local entertainer Jeff Woods aka Pavanotti. It will take place at the ...

Spalding Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society (SADOS) are on the look out for actors to bring a modern classic to life. The local theatre company is going to put on Ghost The Musical and is inviting anyone over 18 years to audition. A read-through is taking place at the group’s current base at The Shed at Monks House Playing Fields ...

A Hollywood star is on his way to inspire an amateur theatre group. That’s the premise of St Nicolas Players’ latest production A Bunch of Amateurs. They’ll be performing the play by Ian Hislop and Nick Chapman at the South Holland Centre from March 16 to 19. A spokesman for the group said: “To boost his flagging career, fading Hollywood ...

A woman accused of stabbing her partner to death “was in control of what was going on,” it was alleged. Charlie Stevenson, 21, denies murdering Christopher Higgs, also 21, at her home in Portland Street, Boston. The prosecution allege Mr Higgs died from a single stab wound to the heart which was deliberately inflicted by Ms Stevenson on 14 July ...

Lincolnshire Police have appealed for witnesses over a reported stabbing in Spalding town centre yesterday afternoon (Monday, February 7). A person was injured in the incident which police say they believe began near Boots in Hall Place and went on into Station Road. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “An incident occurred at around 4pm in Spalding town centre on ...

A man was hospitalised after an assault in a Spalding town centre street yesterday afternoon (Monday February 7). The incident happened around 4.10pm on Station Street. One male has been arrested following the incident while another was taken to hospital. A Lincolnshire Police spokesman, said: “Officers were called to a report of an assault yesterday afternoon, just after 4.10 pm, ...

Holbeach’s Boston Road South is set for yet-more roadworks. Lincolnshire County Council says a survey has identified ‘an anomaly’ caused by traffic as the reason for the work required. The council also states that the cause of numerous subsidences in recent years is not due to Anglian Water work. The roadworks are due to start on February 10 and 11 ...

A 23-year-old man pulled over by police for driving without insurance has been cautioned for possessing an offensive weapon while driving through Spalding on Saturday, (February 5). Officers seized the vehicle, a black BMW, just before 2.40pm after noticing it was driving on London Road in the town. Lincolnshire Police have not specified what the weapon is. A spokesman said: ...

The sentence of a Pinchbeck man who admits attempting to engage in sexual communications with a child has been delayed after he tested positive for COVID-19. Jason Hildred, 48, was due to be sentenced at Lincoln Crown Court today (Mon) by Recorder Simon King. But the hearing was told Hildred had tested positive for COVID-19 and was displaying symptoms. Nicholas Bleaney, ...

A Boston woman who denies murder told a jury has spoken of a previous occasion she picked up a knife to scare her partner. Charlie Stevenson, 21, denies murdering Christopher Higgs, also 21, at her home in Portland Street, Boston. The prosecution allege Mr Higgs died from a single stab wound to the heart which was deliberately inflicted by Ms ...

Pizza company Domino’s have submitted an application to turn the former TSB bank in Long Sutton into a takeaway. The bank closed its West Street branch in the town in March 2021. Now the fast food chain is looking to open the take away facility there 11am to 11pm every day. Documents submitted with the application states measures would be ...

A Boston woman who denies murdering her partner told a jury she picked up a knife to scare him after he attacked her. Charlie Stevenson, 21, denies murdering Christopher Higgs, also 21, at her home in Portland Street, Boston. The prosecution allege Mr Higgs died from a single stab wound to the heart which was deliberately inflicted by Ms Stevenson ...

A fracas outside a Spalding takeaway almost 18 months ago, has resulted in a 21-year-old man appearing in Boston Magistrates Court to face a charge of causing actual bodily harm. Diogo Correia-Carneiro of Danube Square admitted assaulting Carl McCartin occasioning actual bodily harm. Marie Stace, prosecuting, said Mr McCartin and his wife had been out for the evening together on ...