Spalding’s South Holland Centre has been granted the ‘See It Safely’ mark to guarantee attendees it’s following all Covid-19 guidelines and keeping them safe. The Market Place is currently showing the pantomime Dick Whittington until December 30. A spokesman for the centre operated by South Holland District Council, said: ”We have been granted the use of Society Of London Theatre ...

A new fundraising charity quiz has been created, to raise funds for The Gentlemen’s Society, and to help exercise those little grey cells. The theme is ‘Quiz Mix’. and it involves 100 questions. For those filling it in there will be three prizes, £20 for first place, £10 for second, and a £5 random prize, drawn from all entries. Entry ...

Santa was the special guest as Whaplode’s Elizabethan Centre was treated to a fine display from Kirton Brass Band last Saturday. Musical Director, Andy Scott led the band who delivered pitch-perfect renditions of trusted favourites and more contemporary Christmas celebration music. The evening was introduced by South Holland District Council chairman, Coun Paul Redgate. Mr Scott said: “We were so ...

A man will appear in court this afternoon (Wednesday, December 22) charged with murder and attempted murder after incidents in the early hours of Monday morning in Spalding. Wayne Rule, aged 45, of Cygnet Court, Spalding will appear at Lincolnshire Magistrates Court later today. It follows the murder of Darren Kirk, 52, in the same road around 1.10pm on Monday ...

Lincolnshire Police have named a man murdered in a Spalding property yesterday (Monday, December 20). Darren Kirk died following an incident in Cygnet Close at around 1.10am. Police are linking the incident with an assault 40 minutes earlier in Bowditch Road Spalding. The victim of that incident also been named as Mark Stone and remains in hospital, the police say. ...

A Holbeach man will go on trial in April after he denied being the driver of a VW Golf which was driven dangerously through the streets of Spalding. Lloyd Hook, 26, of Oxford Gardens, Holbeach, denied an offence of dangerous driving when he appeared at Lincoln Crown Court today. (Mon) It is alleged the VW Golf was driven dangerously during ...

A man involved in a crash on the A16 Spalding bypass has admitted having cocaine worth up to £100,000 in the car. Nathan Fitzjohn, 47, also had about £24,000 cash in a box. Police said he was in an Audi RS5 and the collision happened between the McDonald’s and Wardentree Lane roundabouts at lunchtime on December 13 last year. Fitzjohn ...

A murder investigation has been launched after a 52-year-old man has died following an assault at an address in Spalding. One man (45) has been arrested following the incident reported at 1.10am in the early hours of this morning (Monday, December 20) and that of report of an assault in Bowditch Road that was reported around 40 minutes earlier that’s ...

A 23-year-old woman who police were told had driven drunk after visiting a Spalding nightclub has been banned from driving. Darcy Beresford Palmer of Old Main Road, who admitted the offence of driving with excess alcohol, was found in her Mini One at Holbeach Road McDonalds at 4.30am on November 14 and was arrested after providing a positive breath test. ...

Police are appealing for information after a prolific thief from Spalding skipped prison. Thomas Parr, 23, is wanted for a recall to prison after failing to comply with the terms of his probation. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “We are seeking assistance in finding wanted man, Thomas Parr.  “He is wanted for recall to prison for not complying with ...

A man has been banned from keeping dogs for 10 years following a prosecution by the RSPCA. James Adamson (56) of Birch Grove, Spalding, appeared before Lincoln Magistrates’ Court on December 3 He pleaded guilty to four offences; causing unnecessary suffering to three German Shepherd type dogs by failing to provide adequate or effective professional veterinary care and attention for ...

Part of Holbeach town centre closed this morning (Friday, December 17) after an ATM was stolen in a ram-raid on the branch of Nationwide. The incident occurred at 2.30am at the premises near the Market Hill junction. Pictures and video on social media ashow the front glass window of the branch completely broken with a digger outside abandoned in the ...

The ‘majority’ of staff at Bakkavor are set for a pay-rise, the company has announced. It says 14,000 factory-based colleagues will receive the boost before the New Year, including 850 colleagues at Bakkavor Pizza in Holbeach. Bakkavor says the discretionary pay increase is over and above the business’s normal annual pay award and has been planned for many months. A ...

The authority that oversees the majority of roads in Lincolnshire is urging you to send in your pictures and stories about their condition as part of its bid to get more funding for them from central government. Lincolnshire County Council has warned it won’t be able to afford the £12m it pooled from its reserves this financial year to replace ...

A Spalding man has appeared before magistrates in Boston on allegations of changing details on 12 cheques from his place of work and paying them into his own bank account. Slawomir Sobala, 54, of Chancery Court denied the offences, which cover a four month period from October 2019 to January 2020, and amount to a total of £6,746. The case ...

A Holbeach teenager pretended to be offering a 15-year-old girl a job and asked her to send a photograph of her stripped to her bra. Luke Henderson, 19, of St Matthews Close, who admitted inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity, as well as two separate offences of assault by beating, was said to have engaged in conversation on ...

A South Holland family are fronting a national campaign to help raise awareness of a children’s charity. The WellChild campaign includes a video of a concert where families sing the 12 Days of Christmas.Aside from being part of the national, seasonal initiative, the video was also shown at a charity concert held at Lambeth Palace, home to the Archbishop of ...

Spalding Academy and Giles Academy, both part of South Lincolnshire Academies Trust (SLAT), have once again collaborated to support the Give A Gift campaign. The appeal, which was launched by Coun Harry Drury in conjunction with the Spalding and South Holland Voice, helps to ensure that less fortunate children, aged between three and 14 years, have a gift to open ...

A Fleet Hargate man has expressed his pride at picking up one of the Navy’s top honours. Roy Glencross (73) was at Trinity House near the Tower of London where he was officially presented with the Merchant Naval Medal for Meritous Service to the Merchant Navy. The award is the organisation’s equivalent of the British Empire Medal (BEM) with only ...

The owners of a Spalding food store have been ordered to pay a former staff member more than £10,000 after sacking her and not believing her GP sick notes when she was ill during her pregnancy. Joanna Kusmierek had been working at Spalding Market when she became pregnant in February 2020. Despite showing her bosses sick notes from her GP, ...