Realistic Pinchbeck United manager Lewis Thorogood admits that his side have pulled one of the toughest draws in the Extra Preliminary Round of the Emirates FA Cup. The Knights welcome Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North rivals Skegness Town to the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday (3pm) for a Lincolnshire derby date, with Thorogood adamant that his new-look charges ...

Happy Holbeach United boss Phil Barnes is looking forward to Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round trip to Long Eaton United. Barnes, who saw his side kick off their Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North campaign with a 3-0 defeat at much fancied Skegness Town on Wednesday night feels the Tigers are in a strong position ahead of the trip ...

Work on Dozens Bank at Pode Hole has been suspended. The road has been the subject of temporary traffic lights since last November. Anglian Water carried out works last month and it was currently due to be closed for month between between the Crown Hall Farm and Lake Ross Caravan Park as Lincolnshire County Council complete the works. But that’s ...

Spalding Cycling Club’s Tilly Gurney was on top form at the Green Arrow meeting in Hertford. Gurney’s highlight was storming to a sensational third place in the National 800m Grasstrack Championship race.She also won the 400m handicap event and was second in the 5km and devil event. * Spalding CC recently hosted the final round of the Hereward Inter Club ...

A fourth place in the second of three F4 British Championship races at Oulton Park was the highlight of Abbi Pulling’s latest racing weekend. It was the Gosberton ace’s only point-scoring effort of the weekend, but she is seventh in the racer standings just 18 points off fourth place. Pulling qualified 14th for JHR Developments and made a charging start ...

Some 47 ladies playing in teams of four took to the fairways at Spalding Golf Club to compete in their Lady Captain’s Day. The teams were sent on their way by club captain Andy Rafferty, who under took his responsibilities as starter very professionally, while resident photographer for the day Brendan D’Abreo captured teams throughout the day and at prize ...

The two G&S Racing riders TJ Toms and Milo Ward were contesting the sixth and seventh rounds of the 2021 Pirelli National Superstock championship at Thruxton over the weekend – and both riders rode well to claim their best results in the current campaign. After free practice and qualifying Toms started the first race from row eight for the Wyberton ...

Megan Reid achieved a new Pole Vault personal best (PB) at the latest in the series of Turnbulls Tommy Clay Track and Field Development events. The first year under-17, who has only recently taken up the event, cleared 1.78m for a new PB. Reid also won the under-17 women’s shot with a putt of 6.75m and cleared 8.10m in triple ...

Only one race was possible at Welland Yacht Club on Sunday as the ongoing issue with weed in the river continued. Some seven boats prepared to take part in Welland’s PBS Salva regatta, which was supposed to be contested over three races. With surface weed still visible in several places, the quayside area still looked reasonably clear from the previous ...

Royal Mail Cart Bowls Club lifted the Challenge Bowl Trophy for the first time since 1996 on Saturday. The historic success means that they will be Lincolnshire’s representatives in the Durham Centenary in 2022 – which will see them play in a knockout competition against the other county championship winners. After a series of qualification rounds throughout the season, Royal ...

A huge solar farm potentially supplying power for 10,000 homes is planned for South Holland. The site at Caudwell Farm, Holbeach St Matthew, will be just under 110 hectares (271 acres) and will be connected to the national grid with an underground cable of around a mile. More than 5,000 solar panels will be installed at the site, approximately the ...

A Gosberton man who sold cannabis to fund his own addiction was spared an immediate jail sentence. Travis Frederick Mills, 23, admitted turning to dealing to help pay off a drug debt, Lincoln Crown Court heard. Mills, of Belchmire Line, admitted possession of cannabis with intent to supply, possession of MDMA in October last year, as well as possessing cannabis ...

There may not be a Platform 9 and three-quarters at Spalding, but that hasn’t stopped the Hogwarts Express from arriving in South Holland. Artists Karl Barfoot and Adam Sadd created some eye-catching work at the town’s railway station as part of improvement works being carried out by local volunteers. Jan Whitbourn is among those helping out in cleaning up the ...

A campaign group set up to protest cuts at Spalding’s leading arts venue says it’s disappointed a restructure will go ahead and urged residents to ‘use it or lose it’. The South Holland Centre was costing tax payers around £250,000 a year, it’s been claimed, as cutbacks to staff were voted through despite a late bid to defer a decision ...

They had to deal with extreme heat, got trapped in weeds and complete a job interview, but that didn’t stop two friends raising over £1,500 for a new community centre. Aga Smith and Kinga Rupniewska took on a triathlon in Spalding town centre recently to raise money for Project St Thomas, a bid to turn the former Methodist Church into ...

A woman has launched a petition calling for the fun fair that visits Spalding to be moved to a new location. Roger Tuby and Sons’ event is usually on Victoria Street car park in May and the October every year. But the petition, set up by Spalding resident Jackie Allen is calling for it to be moved elsewhere with the ...

A new initiative to bring musical opportunities to young people in South Lincolnshire was officially launched in Spalding last week. The Rock School Bus rolled into to The Sessions House for a special event to thank those who have helped sponsor the project. Amber Sinclair has converted a bus to include a host of musical instruments and recording equipment, as ...

Reading of senior South Holland councillors’ plans to re-organise our services yet again via the proposed link-up with East Lindsey and Boston councils, I’m sure I can’t be the only one bemused by the way this all seems to have been cooked up behind closed doors. The challenges facing our area are blindingly obvious, yet it seems that our Conservative ...

I am pleased to see ACAS (Advisory and Conciliation Service) shining a light on the fire and rehire tactic that is being used against workers by unscrupulous bosses. ACAS has published a report into the practice of dismissal and re-engagement that has reportedly become increasingly common since the COVID-19 pandemic. ACAS was invited to carry out the fact-finding exercise by ...

I completely agree with Magdalena Podsiadly (last week’s Voice) about the appalling state of shop fronts in Spalding. All you have to do is walk along Winsover Road and you will see what she means. The Mini Poli shop gets my vote, the top floor windows are covered with rotting boards and falling apart. Will the council make the landlord ...