I am writing after visiting my late wife’s grave in Deeping St Nicholas and seeing what a mess the graveyard is in. It is completely overgrown and looks terrible. You would think there should be some pride in the village and the churchyard would be nicely kept. I do try and cut the grass near my wife’s grave, but I ...

After 15 years, Neville and Gill Ward retired from Saracen’s Head Village Hall, along with Gordon Kirk. Having been very active committee members; Gill as caretaker and treasurer, Neville as caretaker and chairman – they will be very much missed. Residents from several villages in the area will join Saracen’s Head in thanking them for all their hard work and ...

Myself am writing to yourself about pronouns and myself have already made three mistakes in this letter. One day a woman called Joan was talking to me about pronouns. Herself, sorry, she, has never been a teacher but she can very usefully pass on what she was taught. Her teacher told her class that people often run into trouble with ...

Spalding’s ‘Knitting Nanas’ have provided a public thank you to the army of volunteers cleaning up the town that’s even received the approval of the man who created the Wombles TV show. Jan Neal and Carol Usher were so inspired by the work of the Wombles of Spalding Common, they decided to knit a womble along with a message of ...

The volunteers behind Holbeach Bookshop were able to get together for the first time in more than a year recently as part of the shop’s reopening. The shop is now open 10am to 4pm every day except Wednesdays and Sundays. COVID safe measures are in place and only two people are allowed in the shop at one time. It’s also ...

A bid for £20m of road improvements, that could include a new bridge for pedestrians and cyclists over the A16 McDonald’s roundabout at Spalding, is set to be submitted. Lincolnshire County Council is submitting the bid to the government’s Levelling Up Fund which will largely centre on what it calls “Boston and the A16 corridor”. The scheme will include work ...

A town centre cafe raising money for charity is to close permanently. The St Barnabas Hospice cafe was set up in Spalding Market Place in 2017 and became popular with the community. But it is no longer profitable and will not re-open. The shop will reman open. “It is with regret that we are to close the cafe in Spalding ...

People had to flee a home on fire in Gedney Dyke yesterday afternoon (Sunday, May 30.) Five crews from Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue attended the incident on Fleet Bank reported at around 2.25pm. Crews from Spalding, Long Sutton, Donington, Kieron and Boston were in attendance using two main jets, one hose reel and breathing apparatus. Two if the crews continued ...

Two brothers who ran a county line selling cocaine across the region, including Lincolnshire, have been each jailed for three-and-a-half years. An intelligence-led investigation into the transportation of substantial amounts of class A drugs across four counties had been underway in Cambridgeshire for many months ahead of a strike in June last year (2020). Asad Dost Officers from Cambridgeshire Police’s ...

A group is appealing for any memories South Holland residents may have of a World War Two Prisoner of War (POW) camp. The Friends of Chain Bridge Forge museum are looking to find out more information about Camp 153 or Fulney Park Camp which was situated off Kellet Gate in Low Fulney to the east of Spalding. Geoff Taylor of ...

A teenager from London decided to ‘celebrate’ his 18th birthday by stealing more than £400 worth of items from the Tesco store in Hobeach. Alan Corcoran, who was 17 at the time of the theft but was 18 the next day, of Lynton Close in Brent, admitted theft when he appeared before magistrates in Boston. Prosecuting, Michael Cole said that ...

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 ...

Firefighters were called to a housefire in Whaplode St Catherine’s yesterday (Wednesday, May 27) which was caused by an electrical fault. Crews from Spalding and Long Sutton attended the blaze that started at around 9.40am in Cranesgate North. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue said: “There was severe fire damage to a door, hallway, mattress and power tools extinguished ...

A mum has thanked those who saved her 21-month-old son’s life after he ended up face down in the pond at Ayscoughfee Gardens. Tina Barnes was at a family 60th birthday party when son Ralph got into trouble on Tuesday, May 18. But thanks to Curtis Moulder, who pulled the semi-conscious youngster from the water, staff at Ayscoughfee cafe, the ...

Civic pride is alive and well in South Holland as the Wombles of Spalding Common go from strength-to-strength. The success of the group with more than 3,000 members has been clear to see over the last few months. Now Surfleet is hoping to tap into a similar vein of community spirit to help get its play area back up and ...

A Spalding woman was strangled to death by her partner who then hanged himself, an inquest heard today (Wednesday). Karolina Zinkeviciene, 30, was killed by Breshnev Ruiters, who had a history of domestic violence with three previous partners. The hearing in Lincoln was told that Ruiters, 34, had strangled one of the women to the point she accepted she was ...

Two Spalding attractions are set to feature on the TV after a hit daytime show filmed in the area on Friday (May 21). An episode of Bargain Hunt has been filmed in South Holland with presenter Christina Trevanion visiting both the Chain Bridge Forge and Spalding Gentlemen’s Society. “They were filming at the antiques emporium at Peterborough Showground and were ...

The theft of a car from a Spalding address sparked a police hunt across South Holland involving a helicopter last night. The car itself, a red Citroen Nemo, was stolen on Monday night from an address at Lime Court but was then spotted in Boston. It sparked a chase along the A16 and A17 and into Spalding. The suspects remain ...

While many workers have found the home working experience during the pandemic to be positive, significant numbers have experienced work intensification and stress over the past year, finds a survey of over 3,000 workers by the Scottish TUC (STUC). The STUC released findings of the COVID-19 and working from home survey undertaken by Strathclyde and Manchester universities. The study reveals ...

An enormous and heartfelt thank you to all those residents of Spalding Elloe (Pinchbeck East and West, parts of Spalding, Pode Hole and Tongue End) who entrusted me with their vote in the recent County Council election.1,285 votes was my final total and I am humbled by so much support, I will continue to work hard for one and all. ...