A woman who was accused of murdering her partner has been found guilty of manslaughter. The jury at Lincoln Crown Court today (Thurs) found Charlie Stevenson, 21, not guilty of the murder of Christopher Higgs, also 21, from Spalding.  After deliberating for two days they instead found her guilty of manslaughter after he was found with a single stab wound ...

A Spalding man punched a police officer who was arresting him after he refused to move his bicycle, a court has heard. Timothy John Philips, 53, of Park Road admitted using threatening behaviour and assaulting the officer during the incident at Springfields Shopping Centre on October 1 last year, having denied it at a previous hearing. Prosecuting, Paul Wood said ...

Plans to build 68 new homes in Weston have been passed despite concerns over potential effects on what councillors said was an existing sewerage problem. Ashwood Homes has been given permission for the development off High Road on the proviso it provides Section 106 contributions of £206,768 towards education, £44,880 to the NHS and £40,000 to Weston Parish Council for ...

A man who grabbed a Holbeach pub landlord by the neck has been banned by magistrates from going to the pub for the next two years. Martin Plaice, 46, of Heron Road, Wisbech had admitted assaulting John Budworth of The Crown Hotel in West End by beating when he appeared at Boston Magistrates Court. The magistrates were told he had ...

A volunteer tackled a knife attacker after a man was stabbed in broad daylight in Spalding town centre. Steven Murray witnessed the incident on Station Road at around 4pm on Monday (February 7) and held the attacker until police arrived. “It was really, really scary,” said Steven who is unemployed but volunteers in the town. “Looking back, I don’t know ...

A Spalding man has been remanded into custody following a stabbing incident in the town onMonday. Aurel Irimia, 46, made a first court appearance on Wednesday afternoon before magistrates in Lincoln. He is charged with wounding Jonathan Taylor with intent to do him grievous bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon (a knife) in a public place – Station ...

The Love Your Local Market Roadshow returns with free activities and performances throughout half-term. Visiting Spalding, Holbeach, Long Sutton and Crowland, the events are free with live music, games, stage performances, arts and crafts and crazy golf. Everything is free to take part in and the shows start on Tuesday at Spalding, Thursday at Holbeach, Friday at Long Sutton, Saturday ...

The University Academy Holbeach is the only school in South Lincolnshire to be awarded T level provision. It is investing more than £2m in new facilities which students will use for the new qualification being introduced this year. The academy will offer its first T levels in science, health, business and administration along with digital support and services from September. ...

More than £7m is heading to South Holland, Boston and East Lindsey to help residents with energy efficiency in their homes The money will be used to deliver the next phase of Green Homes Grants to private homeowners and landlords. South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership is taking part in the Sustainable Warmth Programme to help low-income households. The Home ...

The Care Quality Commission has published its latest report on the United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust and it still ‘Requires Improvement.’ Inspectors visited Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital and Lincoln Hospital in October 2021 before giving the same rating it received in 2019. Children’s services at the Pilgrim went up from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’ as did urgent and emergency care across the ...

A South Holland PCSO will be talking to residents near schools about allowing parents to park in their driveways to drop-off pupils. Most towns and villages have issues with parking problems around schools, but Holbeach could be one of the first to offer a driveway solution. PCSO Jane Gardner is asking if householders around schools would be willing to let ...

A South Holland company has been fined by magistrates for unsafe work. The company was prosecuted after carrying out Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) installation work at a food factory near Spalding which was later condemned as being unsafe. Lincoln Magistrates’ Court heard how GlenFarrow UK Ltd undertook the installation of a liquid LPG bottle filling system at the food preparation ...

Council leaders across the county are inviting government minister Michael Gove for talks after missing out on a devolution deal. The Government published its levelling-up White Paper last week and Lincolnshire was not among the initial group chosen. The white paper proposes devolution deals designed to create new high-wage, high-skill jobs.Part of the deal will also look to transform towns ...

A South Holland primary school continues to be rated as Good by Ofsted. A report on Sutton St James Community Primary School said leaders ‘have worked tirelessly to create a strong sense of community that includes all pupils, parents and staff.’ The report says pupils feel safe and valued and the staff team are ‘ambitious and dedicated to doing the ...

Around £500 has been raised by a Spalding family for a charity that brings cancer care closer to home for loved ones. Jamie Knight regularly decks the front garden out for Halloween and last year he did so for Hope For Tomorrow with support from his aunt Susan Poulter in support of her husband John. Last year he was diagnosed ...

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 ...