Tickets sales for Spalding’s pantomime were up on last year with sales for this financial year set to be well up on last year. Coun Tracey Carter told South Holland District Council that 10,646 tickets had been sold this year for Polka Dot pantomime’s production of Beauty and the Beast, a rise from 10,339 sold last year.“It’s brought in an ...

Traders are behind an increase in the cost of renting stalls, it’s been claimed, as the district council looks to boost its markets. Coun Chris Brewis raised the issue at South Holland District Council last week.“There was a lot of joy for users and stall-holders when it was announced the new administration, after the previous one were really interested in ...

An open mic charity night at the South Holland Centre had the pounds rolling in and those in attendance rolling in the aisles last Friday. Joining the headliner Keith Farnan and local comedian and compere Zeph Churchill were a host of brilliant acts, many of whom had never performed before.They include Jason Simmons, Christopher Jardine, Craig Fowler, Jason Curries, Alan ...

Local over 55s are invited to get creative and crafty at a fun, free paper quilling evening at Tonic 44 Community Hub in Surfleet, on Tuesday, February 6 at 6.30pm to 8.30pm. The free paper quilling evening is part of First Time for Everything, a programme designed by Royal Voluntary Service and supported by the People’s Postcode Lottery.Paper quilling is ...

Two people have been employed by a South Holland charity to help point people in the way of helping their mental health. Jo Ireland has been appointed the Spalding and Pinchbeck Community Connector and Vanessa Collins has the same position for the South Lincs Rural area, covering the vast number of surrounding villages.They are currently to be found within Tonic ...

A Spalding charity that helps alleviate loneliness in the over 50s is on the look-out for new volunteers. The Meadows has people from across South Holland come to its Sir John van Geest Centre base off Park Road for days of activities and good food.Dedicated volunteers help bus people to and from the venue while others help out with the ...

South Holland District Council is looking into creating a hostel for the homeless as part of measures to improve the service while cutting costs. It was one of the projects being worked on as outlined to a meeting of its Performance Monitoring Panel last week.Officers are also set to host a Housing Advice Hub at the South Holland Centre next ...

A seventh person has been arrested in connection with a road traffic collision that led to the death of a 28-year-old man. A woman in her 30s has been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to cause grievous bodily harm following a collision at Tongue End on November 24.Father-of-three Sean Burlton died as a result of the incident where his car ...

Controversial plans for a solar farm in Holbeach Bank are recommended to be approved by South Holland District Council. The 80 hectare (197 acres) site will be filled with ground-mounted solar panels to generate electricityDespite opposition by council leader Nick Worth, Holbeach Parish Council and receipt of 55 objections, the officer has recommended the plan go ahead.South Holland and the ...

South Holland District Council is poised to approve a 70-home development on former nursery land toward the north-western edge of Spalding. Members of the council’s Planning Committee have been recommended to approve the proposed housing development on the former Ivanda Nursery site off Monks House Lane, writes Local Democracy Reporter James Turner. After discussions with Planning Services, the initial proposal ...

A Pinchbeck businessman and junior football coach has died after a road traffic collision in Derbyshire. Nicholas Stockdale died after the Nissan Pathfinder he was driving collided with a bridge in East Sterndale on Sunday, January 21. A spokesman for Derbyshire Polic, said: “His family are being supported by specialist officers and our thoughts are with them at this time.” ...

The driver of a hearse has been taken to hospital after being involved in a collision in West Pinchbeck. The incident between the funeral vehicle and a black Volkswagon Polo on Glenside South was reported at 10.47am. We received reports of a two-vehicle collision involving a hearse and a black Volkswagen Polo at 10.47am. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: ...

Barclays Bank has announced it is to close its Spalding branch. The Hall Place bank announced on its website it will close on May 10, the bank says. It says its taken the action as it had only 10 regular customers. On the branch store’s page it states: “We’re permanently closing this branch from 12pm on Friday 10 May 2024. ...

Councils such as South Holland which have drainage boards will be given another payment by central government to balance the books for the next financial year. South Holland District Council has led the calls for fairer funding and announced it was set to have to pay £279,000 more to its drainage boards this financial year. It’s one of the reasons ...

Iranian asylum seekers who have been moved to live in South Holland have spoken of how they’re trying to rebuild their lives in this country. The married couple in their 30s were suddenly brought to the area two days before Christmas.Both devout Christians, they say they fled the country after they were found practicing the religion in the family shoe ...

The conditions were right for a Fenland tradition to return for the first time in decades last week. As the flooded Cowbit Wash iced over, it was the perfect and rare opportunity to skate outdoors.And people came from miles around to take part including a host of players from the various Peterborough teams.For those like huge ice hockey fan Ernie ...

Senior MPs are backing local politicians’ bid for more funding to foot the bills of drainage board, it’s been claimed. Former Prime Minister Liz Trust and Steve Barclay, the secretary of state for the environment, have joined Sir John Hayes in backing the lobbying group set up by South Holland District Council and other authorities.The authority is looking to put ...

An ‘augmented reality’ tour of Holbeach businesses is to take place as part of an initiative to boost high streets in the county. The town and Mablethorpe have been chosen to try out the augmented virtual reality tours as part of Lincolnshire County Council’s bid to help improve town centres.A year’s pilot on the proposals is to start in April ...

Councillors are looking to improve the signs welcoming people to Spalding and residents will get the chance to design them. Councillors Mark Le Sage and David Ashby say they’re looking to fund new signs for their Spalding St Mary’s ward via their councillor budgets.And it comes as councillors Jan Whitbourn and Gary Taylor announced they were looking to do all ...

Golfers have raised over a grand for a charity that provides supporting living in the county. Every Thursday the Spalding Golf Club Social Group meet up at the club to play paying £2 to enter.Of that £1 goes to the winner, 50p towards a special annual dinner and 50p to a charity.They held that dinner last week and invited Tess ...