A man has appeared in Lincoln Remand Court charged with a host of sexual offences against children in Spalding. Daniel Brundell, 59, of Launditch Crescent in Downham Market will go to trial at Lincoln Crown Court with an initial date set for March 4. He is charged with three counts of sexual assault, four of assault by touching, four of ...

A 56-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving following a collision in Hop Pole that injured a charity worker. Emergency services were called to the A1175 around 10.15am on Friday (January 26).Lincolnshire Police said that those involved in the collision received medical treatment, while the road was closed and debris was cleared.They also said that three vehicles ...

A South Holland school which has gone through a transformation has been awarded an overall rating of Good. Weston Hills Primary was rated as Requires Improvement at a previous inspection but this time two of the five key areas were awarded Outstanding.“Weston Hills is an ambitious and inclusive school. Pupils are happy and feel safe. The school has gone through ...

National Grid claims the cost of putting a proposed new electricity cable underground rather than on pylons will be over six times more expensive. It has announced plans to create overhead cables from Grimsby to Walpole, in West Norfolk, which would go through South Holland and possibly link up with a proposed sub station for the Viking Link project at ...

A nine-year-old has raised hundreds of pounds for charity after having 14 inches chopped from her hair. Bethan Wilson took on the cut to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust and National Multiple Sclerosis Society with the hair going to the Little Princess Trust to be turned into a wig for a young person who has lost their hair ...

For approximately 35 years my friends and I have raised many thousands of pounds so our veterans could return to Normandy.On June 6, 2023, I stood at those young boys’ graves and I knew my journey to Normandy was nearly over, so I thought I would do something special for the 80th anniversary.I shall take half a million biodegradable poppies ...

The End Fuel Poverty Coalition has estimated that 4,950 excess winter deaths in the UK were caused by living in cold homes during 2022/23.Records also indicate that when the temperature in the UK drops below 4C, the level of excess winter deaths sky-rockets.The average temperature last winter was 4.3C.While December was exceptionally warm, average daily temperatures for the UK in ...

We frequently read articles and hear discussions in the media about rejuvenation of town centres.With regard to Spalding in particular, why does SHDC think it is appropriate to allow the large Five Fields butcher’s lorry from Coventry to park a few meters away from one of only two remaining butchers’ shops in our once thriving town? In fact, why is ...

From an online advert I recently ordered a small electrical heater.I was sceptical about its efficiency claims, but considered it a potentially useful experiment.I have now seen the Which report on this type of heater. The report is devastating and describes such heaters as both illegal and dangerous as well as inefficient.If any reader is not aware of the report, ...

Dan Lowsley is getting hot under the collar about a new power line proposed to run from Grimsby to Walpole.He states the route shown is a mile wide, that is because the exact route has not been chosen yet but will be somewhere in that area.The new towers are more slender than the old towers yet far stronger and more ...

A former South Holland district councillor has become a published author of children’s books. Rodney Grocock (73) has signed a five book deal with Pegasus Publishing and the first book The Order of the Poop came out last week.The book’s blurb says: “Cyril the crow lives on Farmer Brown’s farm. He is the leader of the crows on the farm ...

Residents of east Spalding are concerned about a farm’s bid to build a new way to get rid of waste, a meeting has been told. The Environment Agency is also objecting to Naylor Farms’ bid to build an anaerobic digester off Rangell Gate adjacent to its plant based processing plant.It involves microbial organisms breaking down animal and/or plant waste in ...

Local health bosses say there are more GP and dentistry appointments now than ever, but acknowledge there’s still work to do to get where they need to be Director of service development Sarah-Jane Mills and chief operating officer for the East, Sandra Williamson of the Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board, were grilled last week by South Holland District Council’s Performance Monitoring ...

Today is Time to Talk day and Community Mind Matters is holding a special event at Spalding Library. The mental health awareness initiative will be at the Victoria Street institution from 10am to 4pm.“People can just come in and say hello and have that conversation on mental health,” said Vanessa Browning, the woman behind Community Mind Matters. “Anyone is welcome ...

A charity has honoured a Holbeach resident who has raised £33,000 by allowing her to plant a tree it is dedicating to her. Ann Gregory was among those top fundraisers invited to Jerry Green Dog Rescue’s Broughton base, near Lincoln, to carry out the ceremony, accompanied by her own dog rescue dog Poppy. Ann has raised the money after holding ...

A virtual church tour and a project to get young people into work are among the latest groups to get government funding. South Holland District Council has announced where its allocation from central government for the UK Shared Prosperity and Rural Prosperity Funds (UKSPF/REPF) will go.Along with East Lindsey and Boston Borough Council, members of the South and East Lincolnshire ...

A £20m payment to Lincolnshire County Council for considering devolution would include £2m to the UK Food Valley Programme. Lincolnshire County Council has ran a consultation on whether to have an ‘elected mayor’ as part of another layer of local government.But it needs to decide what a first £2m payment to it will go towards.A total of £2m is being ...

The Holbeach Hub and Gosberton Youth Centre have both been given grants by the Lincolnshire Co-Op. Its Community Champions scheme has donated £161,428 for 45 groups and projects across the county.Holbeach Hub will receive £6,75 and Gosberton Youth Club £1,523.A Co-Op spokesman said: “As the effects of the cost-of-living crisis and the pandemic have continued to filter down through families ...

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 ...