An opera singer has raised over a thousand pounds by singing more than 100 songs from his Pinchbeck home. Jeff Woods, aka Pavanotti, had the idea to raise the money for Dementia UK and for the appeal recently been set up to raise funds for the village’s parks. He particularly wanted to do something in memory of wife Jacqui’s mum ...

Your views are being sought on health services surrounding physical and learning disabilities, autism and mental health in Lincolnshire. Health group HWLincs has teamed up with the county council to ask people about the authority’s services including Wellbeing Lincs, One You Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire Carers Service and Connect to Support. A HW Lincs spokesman said: “There is a short survey that ...

A laundry keeper has completed her goal to run for over 100 miles in the month of May for Breast Cancer Now. Nichola Baxter was inspired to take on the challenge due to her mum Diane Turner’s battle with the condition and having seen residents at the Cedar Falls care home she works at with the disease. She finished her ...

South Holland is proposed to consist of the majority of the new South Lincolnshire Electorial Constituency amid a review into electoral boundaries. The new constituency, which would come into effect from 2023, is largely the same as the current South Holland and the Deepings constituency, but many of the Deepings towns including Market Deeping will be split up into other ...

Plans have been submitted to build more than 80 new homes on agricultural land in Holbeach. Ashwood Homes has presented plans to South Holland District Council for the development to the east of Chaffinch Way in the town. Currently used for agriculture, the field also includes a number of glass houses which have fallen into disrepair. A Design Access Statement ...

The NHS is inviting more adults who have not yet been called forward to receive their life-saving COVID-19 vaccine from tomorrow (Tuesday, June 8) – on the six month anniversary of the largest vaccination programme in the history of our NHS starting right here in the Midlands. And, as of 7am on Tuesday 8 June 2021, 25 to 29-year olds ...

A 96-year-old veteran who learned to drive a Buffalo armoured vehicle of the kind pulled from out the Crowland earth recently was lifted on to the vehicle by current serving personnel while watched on by comedian and historian Al Murray today (Friday, June 4). The Crowland Bufallo LVT Association, who recovered the vehicle from the mud, held a special media ...

Three people have been arrested after a knife wielding person impersonating a police officer broke into a Spalding home and assaulted the occupant. The incident occurred in Pennygate at 10.30am on Sunday May 30. A male posing as a police officer attended a property in Pennygate, Spalding and entered the building without permission. The offender then proceeded to assault the ...

A warning has been issued about a new fraud scheme where criminals are posing as people behind this year’s census. It involves a message being sent via text message or email saying: “There is invalid information on your census account. To avoid a fine you are required to review your answers.” A link is then included for people to click ...

Crimestoppers has launched a campaign across Lincolnshire this week to highlight the dangers of young people being groomed and becoming involved in County Lines. The charity is offering ways to help people identify those who are at risk of being groomed into a life of drug dealing, along with the associated physical and sexual violence.The eight-week campaign highlights how organised ...

A Spalding man who broke a driving ban just two months after receiving it, has been ordered to carry out unpaid work and has had his driving ban extended. Reinoldas Kratavicius, 27, of Commercial Road admitted driving while disqualified and without insurance when he appeared before Deputy District Judge Ray Allen-Khimani sitting at Boston Magistrates Court. The judge heard that ...

A 20 year old Spalding man had to be ‘repeatedly restrained’ because of his ‘aggressive and volatile behaviour’ towards police officers who had been called when he refused to get out of a taxi. Iuri Rodriguez of Wygate Road failed to attend Boston Magistrates Court and the case was heard in his absence. Ben Payne, prosecuting, told the court police ...

A vehicle had to be pulled from the water after a road traffic collision near Whaplode St Catherine last night (Wednesday, June 2). Two vehicles were involved in the incident which occurred around 6.30pm on Ravens Bank. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue crews from Spalding, Holbeach and Crowland attended, releasing the driver from one car while a water rescue searched the ...

A 26 year old man has been sent for trial at Lincoln Crown Court for stealing a Renault Megane car and crashing it into Park Road level crossing in Spalding resulting in more than £46,000 worth of damage. Tudorel-Drinel Carmocanu of Holbeach Road, Spalding entered no pleas to aggravated vehicle taking and criminal damage as well as driving without insurance ...

A man who took bags of clothing which had been left out for collection by a cancer charity, told a judge he had believed they had been thrown out. Vasile Strajeru, 43, of Hall Gate, Holbeach admitted theft when he appeared before Deputy District Judge Ray Allen-Khimane sitting at Boston Magistrataes Court. Mark Hudson, for Strajeru, said he owned a ...

Magistrates at Boston have heard that a 61 year old Spalding man sent unwanted cards, flowers and chocolates to a former female work colleague. Gerald Antony Fuller of Beech Avenue, who admitted harassment without violence, was said to have senttwo Christmas cards to her on December 19 and 30 last year, clearly meant to try and persuade her toleave her ...

A Lincolnshire domestic abuse charity has seen demand for its help rocket over the last year. The revelation comes after an inquest heard that a man with a history of domestic violence murdered his partner before killing himself. The charity EDAN (Ending Domestic Abuse Now in Lincolnshire) says referrals have shot up by 28 per cent since the start of ...

Many hands make light work and even the smallest helpers can bring a town to blooming perfection. When the Holbeach In Bloom team was out and about this week making sure planters were bursting, a group of young supporters were on hand. Young pupils at Small Saints pre-school were delighted to get their hands dirty for a good cause and ...

Live music returned to a Spalding record shop recently for a nationwide festival. Boston band Kings and Bears played an impromptu show at Uptown Vinyl in Baytree Garden Centre, Weston, as part of the BBC’s Airwaves festival. A host of local radio stations, including BBC Lincolnshire, put on the shows and broadcasted them over the Bank Holiday weekend. Due to ...

Plans for proposed schemes that aimed to improve Spalding town centre for cyclists and pedestrians have been thrown out in their entirety due to a lack of public support. As part of the government’s Active Travel fund, in March Lincolnshire County Council announced a consultation on plans to spend nearly £800,000 on measures aimed at boosting cycling in eight towns ...