I note local authorities are trying to redesign their high streets to cater more for pedestrians and cyclists. Locally we see more facilities for cyclists like the railway station and high street facilities but there is still a long way to go in creating better, safer, fit for purpose facilities, especially rural routes that link our towns. It’s disappointing to ...

Long Sutton is celebrating winning a silver award in this year’s East Midland in Bloom Awards. It was the only place in South Holland to enter this year’s contest and a call has gone out to encourage others to take part. Chairman of the South Holland in Bloom committee, Stephen Johnson, said members would like to see new volunteer groups ...

Team members from Greencore’s salads sites in Spalding joined colleagues from Boston to support charity. They all took part in the national Dawn Walk for Samaritans which was held at sunrise on Sunday, September 18. Two Greencore teams set off on a 10km walk from the Wardentree Lane site in Spalding and Elsea Park in Bourne. So far the walkers ...

Kind-hearted staff at law firm Roythornes have raised an incredible £5,000 for Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice in memory of a colleague they lost to cancer and who was cared for at the Peterborough hospice. Sarah Banner joined the firm in November 2015 and made a positive impression with clients and staff alike. But she was diagnosed with a returning ...

The Gosberton Academy community came together recently to raise awareness for a fantastic cause. September is Go Gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and pupils wore gold or yellow clothing in exchange for a donation, raising £130. Headteacher Tom Baxter said: “It was fantastic to see so many children taking part. It really shows the fantastic efforts of our families ...

A number of veterans were among those who attended an annual memorial service for a World War Two regiment based in Donington. The 1st Parachute Squadron Royal Engineers Arnhem Memorial Service took place at St Mary and the Holy Rood Church on Sunday. The names of the 59 soldiers who were billeted in the village and who lost their lives ...

A Spalding area teenager has been said to have amassed a fortune of almost £2 million from fraudulent activities, Youth Court magistrates in Boston have heard. The 17-year-old male, who cannot be named for legal reasons but who lives in the Deeping St Nicholasarea, admitted the charges relating to money laundering and committing fraud by false representationinvolving a total of ...

Part of the A16 at its junction with Clay Lake Bank has been closed this morning (Tuesday) after a two car collision. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue are currently at the scene following the incident involving a Renault Scenic and a Citroen van at 8.48am. Lincolnshire Police say nobody was injured in the incident. A police spokesman said: “A section of ...

A serving soldier charged with crashing into a bridge while under the influence of alcohol, told a court that his job in the Army involved recovering broken down and damaged vehicles. Luke Thompson, 20, whose home address is Chapel Street, Spalding, who admitted driving with excess alcohol at Boston Magistrates Court, was said to have crashed his Ford Fiesta into ...

An arrest warrant has been issued for a man who assaulted a landlady and who has previous convictions in three countries, including for unauthorised possession of a firearm. Marius Rostas, 28, of Wayet Road, who has no previous convictions in the UK, had failed to appear in July to answer the charge of assault and the case had been adjourned ...

Roads could be left ungritted this winter as the HGV driver shortage takes hold. And bus companies are facing huge problems in maintaining the ‘fragile’ network with a shortage of public vehicle drivers. Members of Lincolnshire County Council’s executive were told that it might not be possible to keep all the gritting routes serviced during icy weather. “While I don’t ...

Just months after South Holland District Council broke up with its counterparts at Breckland, the authorities are set to share some officers again. In July the district council began a partnership with Boston Borough and East Lindsey District Councils after splitting with the Norfolk-based council it had shared services with for more than ten years. A part-time head of paid ...

A man’s bravery has been praised after his grandfather drowned when the car he was sitting in rolled into a ditch. Raymond Turner (78), of Barr Farm, Deeping St Nicolas, did not survive the incident but at the recent inquest into how his death occurred, coroner Paul Cooper praised grandson Luke in what he called “one of the saddest cases ...

A popular tractor run returned last weekend to raise £1,200 for St Bartholomew’s Church and West Pinchbeck Village Hall. In total 38 tractors took part in the West Pinchbeck Tractor Run on Sunday, September 12. They left the hall at 10am returning around 11.30am.Meanwhile there was a BBQ, refreshments and stalls at the hall. One of the organisers, Paul Bellamy, ...

One of Europe’s largest growers of coleslaw cabbage is planning a £20m eco-friendly plant in Spalding. Naylor Farms say it’s looking to create around 150 new jobs at the Rangell Gate site, if the planning application is approved. The site will be dedicated to a new type of plant-based extraction and the £20m investment and additional funding will help support ...

A Spalding great-grandad has returned to running at the age of 71 to complete the Great North Run without leaving South Holland in memory of a relative. Brian Ball was a keen runner before ill health meant he had to stop. However he wanted do something to raise money for cousin Clive Baker who died earlier this year after contracting ...

The leader of Lincolnshire County Council says an ombudsman has ‘bullied’ the authority into paying back people it overcharged for care. In July a report from the Ombudsman found the local authority was not adhering to the Care Act 2014 and people had suffered financially as a result. The monitor of local authority practices had been looking at another financial ...

Village residents in South Holland came together at the weekend for a community event. With attractions galore for younger visitors, there was something for everyone to enjoy at the Gosberton Village Fair. The fair is usually held in June but was postponed this year until after the COVID-19 restrictions were lifted. There was no event last year because of the ...

On August 29 I popped into the recycle centre on my way back from cutting the grass at my mum’s. As I passed I could see it was empty, which I found extraordinary as I had tried in vain to book in for that day. As I drove in cap in hand requesting: “Could I just offload the grass but ...

Wouldn’t it be good if the councillors of Spalding could agree and promote this market town? This town has many interesting and historical features, such as The Forge – a working museum, the beautiful Ayscoughfee Hall and free lovely family orientated gardens with cafe, the Cenotaph designed by one of the 20th century most celebrated architects Sir Edwin Lutyens, Spalding’s ...