On Friday, November 30 at about 11.30am I was riding my bike along St Thomas’s Road, Spalding, towards Aldi. There were a lot of cars parked opposite the road, as there usually is, and travelling along a few metres on, cars were coming towards me from Aldi’s direction. To avoid these cars I found a dropped kerb and rode onto ...

A man fired shots at a car after luring the motorist to a supermarket at 4am, Lincoln Crown Court was told. Hubert Garvacz was jealous after discovering that the motorist had contacted a teenage girl hoping to meet up with her. Garvacz, who was able to access the 17-year-old girl’s Facebook account, exchanged messages with the man pretending that he ...

A Spalding woman suffering a range of medical issues died from an overdose of prescribed morphine and other drugs, an inquest has been told. Jane Menzies had been known to take a month’s prescription in two weeks and hoarded a stockpile of drugs, the hearing was told. Her former partner Michael Menzies was acting as her carer and had been ...

Cyclists have been wheeling around South Holland raising funds for a veterans charity. Karl Perryman and Mark Howard, who are veterans themselves, took on a sponsored bike ride for The Bridge for Heroes. The Kings Lynn-based charity has been supporting serving and veteran armed forces personnel for the last 10 years. The pair, supported by the SouthEast Hand-Cycle raised £667.10 ...

A new Good Neighbours scheme has been officially launched to help people in the south of the district. The East Elloe Good Neighbours scheme is a group of volunteers aiming to help those that need it in Long Sutton, Sutton Bridge, Fleet and Tydd St Giles. And more potential volunteers are being urged to come forward in the area. It’s ...

A day with the Red Arrows is the top prize being offered as the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance’s latest fundraiser. The LAACA Christmas Auction, launched by members of the Lincolnshire Air Ambulance Countryside Appeal (LAACA), opened on November 6 where bidders can win some fabulous prizes. They include a VIP day with the Red Arrows, relaxing breaks in stunning ...

A motorcyclist in his 20s was injured in a road traffic collision on the A16 yesterday (Monday). The black Yamaha motorbike collided with the central reservation between the Surfleet and Sutterton roundabouts just before 5pm. Police said the rider, a man in his 20s, received injuries but were unable to say if he needed hospital treatment.

A councillor has been allowed to turn his home into an office after previously being told to demolish it over safety concerns. In 2016 Coun Jack Tyrrell was granted permission to build a new home at the Silverwood Garden Centre on Browns Gate in Long Sutton on condition the existing home, which had a problem with subsidence, was demolished. Last ...

A brick outhouse and its contents have been completely destroyed in a Sutton Bridge fire. Crews from Long Sutton, Spalding and Norfolk fire crews attended the incident which was reported in the village shortly before 5.45pm last night (Monday). Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue said an electrical fault was the cause of the fire. A spokesman said: “There was severe fire ...

Closing streets outside schools and roads regularly used as rat runs are measures being considered as part of the latest grant funding to be awarded to promote cycling and walking in Lincolnshire. As part of the second round of the government’s Active Travel fund, Lincolnshire County Council has been given £799,000 to be used to give people more opportunities to ...

A Spalding pub has won acclaim for the quality and standards of its toilets – in the Loo of the Year Awards 2020. The Ivy Wall in New Road has been awarded a platinum rating by inspectors. The awards are aimed at highlighting and improving standards of ‘away from home’ toilet provision across the UK. Loo of the Year Awards ...

Six affordable homes are to be built on the edge of Long Sutton despite planning officers recommending they should be refused. It was the third time the application by Proctor Bros for land on St James Road adjacent to Silverwood Garden Centre in the area known as Sutton Crosses has come before South Holland District Council’s Planning Committee after previously ...

Planning permission has been granted to build two new retail units in Donington, despite parish council opposition. The shops for commercial retail will be built on the corner of the A52 Bicker Road and Church Street with car parking for 34 vehicles. The site is currently a van sales firm and asbestos removal company. The meeting held last night (Thursday) ...

A development of 42 affordable homes is to be built off Cowbit Road in Spalding. Minister Property Group were last night (Thursday) given permission to build the homes on the former Loxmill Farm site. In September South Holland District Council’s Planning Committee deferred a decision on the application amid concerns that there was no park for young people. But that’s ...

It’s the time of year when we ask our readers to dig deep and help make Christmas very special for local children who may otherwise miss out. Our annual Give a Gift campaign is being managed a little differently this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. To comply with government guidelines regarding the lockdown and social distancing we have less ...

A desperate mother who tried to kill herself and two-year-old son amid fears of domestic violence during lockdown has been jailed for four years. The mum attempted suicide herself because of fears the boy’s father would resume contact when lockdown came to an end, a court was told. Lincoln Crown Court heard the woman devised a method to kill both ...

The devastating effects of coronavirus on care homes have been laid bare with one having reported a number of deaths in recent weeks. Ashwood Care Home in Spalding Common, which is run by Country Court, has seen a large number of infections, though the company has not said exactly how many people have tested positive or died as a result ...

A Whaplode quartet of brothers will all be wearing their green berets with pride later this month. But a special fundraiser they had planned for today has been postponed because of Coronavirus. Today will see Joe Fowler (20), complete the final test of his Royal Marine training with a 30-mile commando run. He was to have been joined by his ...

The call has gone out for more donations of materials to make scrubs for healthcare workers. Ella’s Project has been providing them as created by the Spalding branch of the For the Love of Scrubs and other needed items throughout the pandemic. The project is now again seeing an increase in the need for scrubs as cases of COVID-19 continue ...

The NHS team behind an initiative to offer screening for latent tuberculosis, general health checks, information and advice to factory workers in south Lincolnshire have been shortlisted for a national award. Staff from Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) impressed judges in the Team of the Year category of the Nursing Times Awards 2020 with their efforts to improve ...