We were recipients of a lovely act of kindness recently and we wanted to tell as many people as possible about it. We are friends who live in Georgian Court, Spalding. On Friday, November 18, we were having a coffee in Morrison’s café when a man walked past us carrying two bunches of flowers. We jokingly said to him “are ...

Some of the district’s heroes were recognised on Sunday as the Pride of South Holland Awards finally returned. The ceremony was postponed from last year with the majority of nominations carrying over for the ceremony held at Spalding’s South Holland Centre. There was also a special award for the Wombles of Spalding Common who were thanked for their service in ...

The creation of an adult gaming centre in the centre of Spalding has taken a step closer after the company that’s behind the bid was granted a bingo licence. Merkur Slots Ltd has been granted a licence to operate the gambling machinery in the former Dorothy Perkins store in Hall Place by South Holland District Council’s Licencing Panel following a ...

A Spalding man will go on trial accused of sex offences against two children. James Edward Blackbourne, 37, entered not guilty pleas to 13 charges when he appeared at Lincoln Crown Court. Blackbourne denied one charge of attempted rape on a male aged under-16, one charge of attempted rape on a boy aged under-13, two charges of indecent assault on ...

Improvement works to a Spalding junction due to last two weeks are to start on Monday (November 22). The A16, A1175, B1173 (Cowbit Road) junction will be partially closed from 7pm to 6am as a result. Diversions to be put in place include. B1173/A1175 diversion route via B1173-B1172 (Spalding Common) / A1175, and vice versaA16 North diversion route: A151 (Bourne ...

Two Spalding area men have been sent for trial at Lincoln Crown Court on a charge of robbery at Tydd St Mary. William Lakey, 20, of Little Lane, Whaplode and Jack Forbes of West Road, entered no pleas to a charge of robbing Louis Rees of a coat valued at £500 on November 21 last year. They were both granted ...

Crowds turned out in their hundreds to remember the fallen at services across South Holland on Sunday. Notes from The Last Post echoed around war memorials in towns and villages throughout the district to mark the start of two minutes’ silence observed by all. Veterans aged 100 mingled with teenage cadets in the event which also marked the centenary of ...

A court has heard that a 20-year-old man failed to stop for police when they tried to stop him driving his car after he had been seen swerving in the road, revving his engine and jumping a red traffic light. Prosecuting at Boston Magistrates Court, Marie Stace said officers saw Samuel Wheeler, of no fixed address but presently living in ...

Any rivalry between blue light services was put to one side to help raise money for charity on Sunday night. Members of the county’s fire and rescue and police officers from Spalding pulled on their football boots for a fiercely contested match. “The game did not disappoint and massive thanks go to everyone involved in setting this up,” said firefighter ...

Pupils at a primary school have been rewarded with vouchers for their carving skills. Weston St Mary’s C of E Primary School organised the competition to decorating and carve pumpkins kindly donated to them by Tyrrell Farms. The final designs were judged by Emerald Homes’ manager James Major-Mackay – who was so impressed with the children’s designs he awarded every ...

A Spalding primary school is celebrating after being judged excellent following a school inspection. A thorough inspection of Ayscoughfee Hall School was carried out in September by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), focusing on the areas of Regulatory Compliance and Educational Quality. The ISI is the body approved by the Department for Education for the purpose of inspecting schools belonging ...

The festive spirit is back in Holbeach this Christmas with a host of events returning as well as some new additions to the calendar. Ever popular event such as the Holbeach St Nicholas Fayre and Lantern Parade are returning. And there will be new incentives to visit the many brilliant local businesses in the town. The Christmas season has already ...

The festive spirit will be in full flow in Spalding on Friday and Saturday, December 3 and 4, as the town’s Christmas celebration takes place with stalls, games, rides, attractions and much more on offer. The Friday festivities will run from 4pm till 8pm, with musical entertainment, a fancy dress competition and street entertainment including Polka Dot Pantomimes and Rhubarb ...

Spalding Lions, South Holland Rotary Club and Spalding Fire Crews will be out and about with their Santa sleighs again this year, raising money for local good causes. Here’s where and when you can see Santa. Spalding Lions will be taking him around local villages with visits starting at 5.30pm unless otherwise stated. Wednesday, December 1: Pinchbeck – Brayfields, St ...

There’s something for all the family as the South Holland Centre screens several films this week. Acclaimed director Wes Anderson’s latest comedy The French Dispatch is on every night at 7.30pm from Friday to Sunday. As with all of his films it’s a quirky, star-studded romp about an American newspaper in an almost dream-like French city in the 20th century. ...

Do You Wanna Dance? Everybody’s surfing down to Broad Street Methodist Church next week as Act II’s choir sings the hits of one of the world’s most iconic and influential bands. There will be plenty of Fun, Fun, Fun in their show Surfin’ and Singin’: The Music of The Beach Boys which will take place at Broad Street Methodist Church ...

Lincolnshire Police is taking part in a nationwide campaign highlighting issues around knife crime. Operation Sceptre is part of a week of action across the country. In the county, police have provided knife bins at the front desks of police stations in South Park in Lincoln, Boston, and Sleaford to be dropped off with no consequences, where they will be ...

New branches of Greggs, Starbucks and Toolstation have opened at Wardentree Lane in Pinchbeck. Greegs says it’s created 15 jobs at the new eatery on Hugh Close, PE11 3JZ. The branch will be open 6am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and 8am to 4pm on Sundays. Shop manager Sheryl Hargrave said: “We can’t wait to welcome both Greggs fans and new customers to our ...

An electrical fault has been listed as the cause of a fire that injured two people and damaged three Spalding homes. The incident took place in Hawthorn Bank shortly after 2am on Saturday, November 13. This morning (Monday) the road remains closed to vehicles. The Voice understands this is due to concerns over the safety of one of the buildings. ...

Three terraced homes have been damaged after a fire in the early hours of this morning (November 13). Fire crews were called to a home at Hawthorn Bank around 2am. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue say the blaze spread to two neighbouring properties via the roof. Both Spalding fire crews plus those from Donington, Holbeach, Boston and Kirton were in attendance. ...