A five-year-old Womble’s egg-cellent initiative has helped raise smiles across the Easter weekend. Chance Savic told his parents he wanted to do something to make children happy over Easter. So he and his family have been painting Wombles on rocks and hiding them around Spalding to be found. Children who discovered them could trade them in for an Easter egg ...

A total of 885 letters have been sent out to South Holland residents in the past 12 months for putting their rubbish out too early, it’s been revealed. Emily Holmes, South Holland District Council’s communities manager, told a meeting of the Spalding Town Forum last week that prosecution action had been started against one individual identified as a repeat offender ...

Three graffiti artists have helped brighten up another Spalding grot spot. Adam Sadd, Karl Barfoot and Edgars Bokans have each created a display on the riverside wall of Westons Farm Supplies off Roman Bank. The project follows up on the work they did earlier this year at Dead Man’s Drop off Mitchell Drive. The trio spent most of Easter Sunday ...

A war of words over litter has erupted on social media between a district councillor and members of the town’s Wombles organisation. Coun Roger Gambba-Jones has been asked to stand down following exchanges after online discussions over the Spalding Town Form meeting he chairs. As reported, he raised litter-picking at the meeting, urging those doing it to work with the ...

Heritage Lincolnshire volunteer Dave Hagen, from Lutton, has received a commendation from Heritage Alliance, the Heritage governing body, for his outstanding contribution to maintenance of the ex- Royal Observer Corp underground monitoring post situated on the old Washway Road at Holbeach. Dave (74), an ex-Chief Observer, volunteered with Heritage Lincolnshire so that he could help to maintain and preserve the ...

People are being asked to be considerate when parking at a town park and cemetery. The cemetery drive and Cinder Ash Park, both in Long Sutton, have suffered damage due to motorists driving and parking on the grass there. Long Sutton Parish Council has received a grant of £3,500 from the Grange Wind Farm Fund and the money will be ...

This year the Air Training Corps celebrates its 80th anniversary and 1406 (Spalding) Squadron is looking to discover more about its history as part of this celebration. The squadron and staff have a general knowledge of the last 20 years, but they would love to know more. The squadron is reaching out and hoping to be heard by ex-cadets or ...

Reading and listening to comments regarding the potholes and the state of the roads, I do understand the reasons behind roads and the pothole problems – wet, cold weather – the question I’m asking is are they being managed correctly? You contact website Fix My Street, a computer is required, inform and identify the potholes. They respond by letting you ...

In my article last week about the South Holland Parish Voluntary Car Service (SHPVCS) I am sorry to say that I missed details for Pinchbeck off the list. They are a hugely important part of our group and I apologise to Hilary, our drivers, and the Parish Council, who all support the scheme to help residents in Pinchbeck. Contact details ...

On Saturday instead of taking my daily walk on the outskirts of town, I decided to give the town centre a go. I went up through the bus station and Holland Market on to Hall Place and then through to the river bank. Oh what a sad sight our town is! From Carphone Warehouse through to the old tattoo parlour ...

I read with interest being a cyclist in Spalding area regarding the new cycle paths and speed limits in Spalding town centre. I would love to see safer cycle paths in the area but would also like to see it being safer to walk on footpaths. Firstly the speed limits. Do they seriously think that anyone will take notice of ...

The news regarding urgent treatment care (UTC) being available at the Johnson Hospital is good for the area. It follows a long, sustained campaign to see that South Holland was not to be the only district in Lincolnshire without a UTC. I have fought hard for it through the presentations and through Health Scrutiny Committee for Lincolnshire, but we should ...

A Holbeach man stole money from a friend’s bank account after he had been entrusted with his debit car and PIN number, a court has been told. Andrew Mason, 60, of Balmoral Way admitted committing fraud by false representation when he appeared before magistrates in Boston. Prosecuting, Emma Cornell said the victim, Philip Smith, and Mason had been friends for ...

A man who admitted carrying out a violent attack on a person found lying in a Spalding street was today (Wednesday) jailed for eight and half years. Aldis Blumbergs was also sentenced to four years extended licence on his release from jail when he will also face deportation to his native Latvia. Lincoln Crown Court heard police and paramedics were ...

A group of footballers used their return to the football pitch to raise money for the Children’s Ward at Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital by taking on a team of postmen. South Lincolnshire Swifts, whose 1st XI play in the Boston and District League and were previously known as Pinchbeck United Sports, try to do a couple of fundraisers a year. They’ve ...

Do you know someone who has done amazing things to help others during the COVID-19 pandemic? Now’s the time to nominate them for the award they deserve. The annual celebration of the area organised by Jan Whitbourn was unable to take place last year as a result of the pandemic. And when it returns it wants to honour those who ...

The Holbeach area could lose two more pubs after applications were submitted to turn them into homes. The owners of the nearly 200-year-old Plough Inn on Jekils Bank, Holbeach St Johns, and The Bull’s Neck in Penny Hill have both applied for change of use planning permissions. The owner of The Plough, Ian Osborn, only took over the lease in ...

It’s a year since COVID-19 turned life in South Holland on its head, and a local group is looking for your views on how your health has been affected. Healthwatch Lincolnshire, a group that looks to be the mouthpiece for patients in the county, is looking for people to complete a survey on their health, 12 months after a similar ...

Four people have been arrested and investigations continuing after a women was found with serious injuries at a Spalding property. Officers were called to a property on Cradge Bank just after 11am on Monday April 5, where they found the 39-year-old woman and she was taken to hospital. Three men and one woman have been arrested and are currently in ...

A woman and man in their 30s have been arrested after a spate of thefts in Holbeach. Lincolnshire Police say they know of at least five incidents of items being taken from vehicles that occurred in the town on April 1. They include reports of thefts on Northons Lane, Langwith Gardens and Fishpond Lane. South Holland Police announced that two ...