Two people remain in hospital after being injured by a dog. Lincolnshire Police were called to a property in Low Road, Spalding, just after 1.15pm yesterday (Sunday, February 11). A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “Officers attended and found two people with serious injuries who were treated at the scene before being taken to hospital where they remain. “Due to ...

A warning for people to not put batteries and electricals in general waste has been issued after a fire closed Spalding tip on Monday. Lincolnshire County Council say the Spalding Waste Recycling Centre on West Marsh Road was closed for around three hours earlier this week. Crews from Spalding and Boston fire stations attended the blaze shortly after 11am, which ...

There have been calls for the maximum £5,000 fine to be given out following a recent increase in graffiti around Spalding. Councillors have said that ‘tagging’ has been blighting the area including wrecking the council-sanctioned displays such as on the town’s skate park and the former Weston’s Farm Supplies building.Coun Gary Taylor told last week’s meeting of the Spalding Town ...

Those looking to improve Spalding Bus Station have been told a new crossing could cost ‘between £150,000 and £200,000. Resident David Jones has led the calls to make it more welcoming and he told a meeting of Spalding Town Forum last week that he was pleased a number of improvements have been made.But a request to put a crossing in ...

A bid to build homes on a site in Quadring has been refused for a second time. Seagate Homes had looked to put 29 dwellings on the site off St Margaret’s. Outline permission was granted for the land before but had lapsed, a meeting of South Holland District Council’s Planning Committee was told. That permission was only granted on the ...

Developers looking to build in the west of Spalding must provide money for the town’s proposed relief road, the district’s planning chair said as permission was granted for 70 homes on the former Ivanda Nurseries Seagate Homes has been told it can build the homes on the derelict land off Monks House Lane. The application includes a condition that Section ...

Planners have unanimously rejected a bid to build a large solar farm at Holbeach Bank. Officers had recommended South Holland District Council Planning Committee pass AUK Energy’s application for 80 hectares (197 acres) of ground-mounted solar panels and related infrastructure. But there were 55 objections from members of the public. Ward councillor and leader of the council Nick Worth criticised ...

The hunt is on for a Spalding United league and cup double. The Tulips made short work of Boston United on Tuesday night in the semi final of the Lincolnshire County Cup, beating their higher level opponents 3-0 to reach the final for the second successive time.They will face either Cleethorpes or Scunthorpe in the final.“It was a great win,” ...

The Peterborough and District Football League Premier Division title race is set to be an interesting one with Crowland Town ensuring they’re in the conversation with a 2-1 win at ten-man Moulton Harrox. Goals from Danny Firth and Lawrence Stewart earned Crowland the home win against a Moulton side who were reduced to ten men after just half an hour ...

Holbeach United were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Diss Town on Saturday in the Thurlow Nunn First Division North. The second consecutive draw meant it’s now no win in three for the play-off chasing Tigers.They did though have to come back from a goal down and hang on for a spell with ten-men towards the end after ...

Pinchbeck United slumped to a 6-1 defeat at Heanor Town in the United Counties League Premier Division North. The home side were dominant and led 4-1 at the break.Heanor had already gone close on a couple of occasions before Max Thornberry gave the lead in the seventh minute after the Knights failed to deal with a corner.After hitting both the ...

Spalding 14 Long Buckby 14 Spalding came agonisingly close to a victory despite a poor performance against Long Buckby on Saturday. Earlier in the season Spalding first team had won 33-17 in the corresponding fixture in Northamptonshire.The visitors are now firmly rooted to the bottom of Counties 1 Midlands East (South) table with just the one win, whilst Spalding are ...

Donington have done the double over Holbeach B in the Spalding Billiards League, beating them 7-0 both times they have met. They whitewashed them back in October when they first met this season, and then did the same again on Monday night in the reverse fixture.Winners were Nigel Brasier (R60), Ben Wrigglesworth (R10), who got a 42 break in his ...

Spalding Hockey Club hosted the Primary Schools Hockey Tournament Three, the third of five tournaments planned for this school year, at Glen Park, Surfleet. Nineteen teams from 13 local primary schools participated in the tournament giving over 150 youngsters the chance to represent their schools and play competitive hockey.The games were once again excellently controlled by teenage umpires from Spalding ...

Spalding Ladies’ 1st 1Cambridge South 2nd 2Spalding were eager to attack hard from the start and this worked in their favour as Amy Naylor took the ball into the D and passed it to Honor Moore who slotted home.The opposition were awarded a penalty stroke following an initial save from Jemima which then bobbled from a Cams player to a ...

LSHC Mens’ 1st 5Cambridge City 3rd 3Sutton started fast but posed little threat early doors.Josh Baker scored after a call from Joshua Fyson found Dominic Ibrahim who put it on a plate for Baker to finish.City clawed one back with an excellent finish.Sutton responded, winning their first short of the day. It was duly dispatched by Fyson.Once again City fought ...

Donington C are leading Division One of the Spalding and District Snooker League by just one point. They whitewashed Services A 6-0 thanks to wins from Neil Reynolds (O63), Mat Turner (O14), Shaun Pickering (R21), Neil Favell (O7) and Lee Hempsall (O14).The win puts them one point ahead of Consti G who beat Pyramid C 5-1.Their winners were Joe Garland ...

Over the weekend, Spalding Lightning were well represented at the champion of champions national finals at Dolphin Indoor Bowls Club in Dorset. Although Chelsea Spencer lost in the last 16 of the ladies’ event, Dominic McVittie came through a strong field to win the men’s event.On Saturday, McVittie beat Dex Weyand from Thanet 21-8 in the last 16 before overcoming ...

Tydd St Giles Golf Club has announced its newly elected men’s club captain for 2024, Tydd Golf member Neil John. Neil, who is a partner in Fraser Dawbarns solicitors based at Wisbech, held the position of men’s club captain in years 2015-2016 and with the knowledge of club captain decided he would give it another go.He announced his charities for ...

It’s been claimed problems over missed waste collections are due to South Holland District Council’s use of a new computer system. The authority has said it continually monitors the refuse collection routes and will implement further changes if required. It made the first changes to collections in ten years back in October.Since then there’s been a host of complaints that ...