An inquest was unable to establish why a Spalding car driver crossed into the opposite lane of theA16 into the path of an oncoming lorry. Szymon Suwala, 34, was killed when his Vauxhall Corsa collided head-on with a DAF truck on a straight stretch of the road between the roundabouts at West Marsh Road in Spalding and Surfleet. It happened ...

A pensioner due to face a jury trial later this year over allegations of historic sexual assaults has died. David Walker, 73, of Coronation Close, Spalding, was accused of three charges of attempted rape and five charges of sexual assault alleged to have taken place between May 2004 and June 2012. At a brief hearing at Lincoln Crown Court today (Tuesday) ...

A bridge that’s part of a footpath that links Spalding to Pinchbeck could be closed for up to nearly two years, it’s been revealed. Two Plank footbridge will close on Saturday, July 17 and won’t be open until ‘Winter 2022’ Lincolnshire County Council has said. Just last month the authority said following vandalism the bridge which takes the footpath over ...

South Holland is to be part of a new £2.6m government scheme that’s looking at ways to encourage workers to self-isolate if they have COVID-19 symptoms. The district has been included alongside Peterborough and Fenland as one of 12 areas being given a combined £12m nationwide where the government says it will ‘pilot alternative accommodation and translation help to further support those ...

A man accused of ripping off mourners is on the run from police after failing to attend a court hearing. Julian Karl Gaunt (52) had previously pleaded not guilty to eight counts of fraud relating to failing to supply memorial headstones to customers. Last Thursday he failed to attend when his case was listed for a pre-trial hearing at Lincoln ...

Lincolnshire Police are appealing for information after a spate of vandalism on cars in Spalding. The incidents are understood to have happened in the early hours of yesterday morning (Thursday, May 20). Police have not said how many vehicles were affected, or what streets were hit, but The Voice understands areas include West Parade, Pennygate and Winsover Road. A police ...

Specialist equipment donated to the NHS by a local charity to support people to access eye clinics is now in place at Spalding’s Johnson Community Hospital. The Visual Fields machine is used to measure a person’s entire visual field – the range of what youcan see above, below, and on either side of you while your gaze is fixed on ...

Those eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, which now includes everyone aged 34 and over, are being urged to book their first jab. Dr Nigel Sturrock, regional medical director at NHS England and NHS Improvement in the Midlands, has issued the plea alongside new figures showing over 5.7 million people in the region have now received their first dose of the ...

A burglar forced his way through the roof of a Spalding store before raiding the premises, Lincoln Crown Court was told. Andrew Searle went on to steal £1,000 worth of stock from the Buy and Sell Exchange store on New Road in the town. Steven Gosnell, prosecuting, said Searle then smashed his way through a wall to break-in to the ...

A COVID-19 testing centre that only opened in Pinchbeck last month is one of three in the county to be closing tomorrow, it’s been announced. The lateral flow testing site at Four Seasons House on Enterprise Way is not being used enough, Lincolnshire County Council say. It had opened on Saturday, April 10. It’s also closing testing sites at Sleaford ...

A man has been left £344 out of pocket after cycling in Hall Place in the centre of Spalding. Zubra Egidijus, 23, of Macarthur Court, Spalding was found to be guilty of wilfully cycling in the pedestrianised area on November 2 in a hearing held at Boston Magistrates Court last week. Egidijus was fined £220 and magistrates ordered him to ...

A Spalding man who hit a police officer who was trying to walk him away from an argument in the street, has been given a suspended prison sentence. Bruce Angus Noble, 32, of Saddlers Mead, who admitted assault when he appeared at Boston MagistratesCourt, was said to have been found by police officers staggering around in St Paul’s Close at ...

A Spalding man who had just got engaged to his partner, then made the ‘poor decision’ todrive to tell his friend and drive home after drinking alcohol. Prosecuting at Boston Magistrates Court, Marie Stace told District Judge Peter Veits that StanislavsSlisans’ Volvo car was found stationery and apparently broken down in the middle of Alexandra Road onMarch 2, after it ...

A woman has been given a suspended prison sentence after a court heard she had obstructed and assaulted police officers on two occasions, used an axe to smash a car windscreen and twice failed to provide breath samples. Pharramena Barsby, 39, of Cheal Road, Gosberton admitted all the offences when she appeared beforeDistrict Judge Peter Veits, sitting at Boston Magistrates ...

The second round of Turnbulls Tommy Clay Track and Field Development Series once again saw South Holland athletes in fine form on Friday night. At under-13 level, Jack Clark-Atkins impressed in his first triple jump contest at the Boston venue with 9.06m, while also competing in both the javelin and 200m. In the under-13 girls’ section, Issy Reid also impressed ...

Spalding Golf Club’s ladies have made impressive progress in two different national knockout competitions. The Annodata Competition was played at home against neighbouring Tydd St Giles Golf Glub. The Spalding side, consisting of Nicky Weller, Tracy Siddle, Jackie Bailey-Scott, Jenny Van Gemeren and Jacquie Walton, swept the board with a 5-0 win. Another derby victory was to follow, as Spalding ...

Andy Prior continued his remarkable winning run at Welland Yacht Club on Sunday as he secured a pair of Munson Cup victories. The impressive Prior has swept the board over the past few weekends – and Sunday was no different as he made the perfect start to the series. Eight boats took to the starting line for the opening race ...

Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s senior members got together last week to celebrate the life of one of their own. Family members of popular golfer Dennis Bonne, who recently died aged 78, joined the Tydd players to scatter his ashes on the fringe of the 18th green at the club he loved so much. Dennis’ wife Marian, daughter Vanessa and ...

Pinchbeck United put their disappointing Kingfisher Lighting United Counties League Cup campaign behind them with a 4-2 friendly win over March Town on Saturday. Goals from Jake Knight (2), Scott Waumsley and Harry Machin fired Pinchbeck to victory over Thurlow Nunn League opposition at Knight Street. Having failed to win a single game in the curtailed Uhlsport UCL Premier Division ...

Pinchbeck United manager Lewis Thorogood says he’s been left pleasantly surprised at the make up of the new United Counties League. The Knights, who got their first win for a while on Saturday in a friendly (see page 21), have not been demoted despite finishing bottom of the previous two null and voided campaigns after the FA confirmed no teams ...