A grant of £15,000 from Freemasons will provide more than 700 families with food for almost three weeks in the wake of Super Cyclone Amphan, which swept through Bangladesh and India recently. This urgently-needed humanitarian assistance has been provided by the Freemasons’ charity the Masonic Charitable Foundation, which is funded by Freemasons throughout the country, including those in Spalding and ...

It’s not just the summer season that’s on hold for Welland Yacht Club – it’s also their 70th anniversary celebrations. The Spalding club has been a fixture on the local waterways for seven decades this summer. But they’re yet to test the waters after the COVID-19 outbreak led to the postponement of the summer season that was due to start ...

The Halmer Harriers are continuing to meet up and be as sociable as possible despite a host of their events being cancelled – including this year’s hugely popular West Pinchbeck 10k. Virtual relays and attempting to collectively run around the globe are among the initiatives being taken on by the Spalding running group. To keep the competitive instinct going, the ...

The decision to null and void semi-professional football leagues including the Evo-Stik League and United Counties League has been ratified. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the seasons were ended without outcomes by the Football Association. However South Shields FC, who were 12 points clear at the top of the Northern Premier League, took the case to an independent tribunal arguing ...

A shop owner has been told that he can keep his licence as long as he doesn’t sell medicines again. Fantasia on Bourne Road in Spalding came before an online Licensing Panel today (Tuesday) after Lincolnshire Police say they found it to be selling medicine that did not have any English written on it along with items that were past ...

A man has appeared in court on weapons charges, including possessing a sawn off shotgun, and a count of coercive behaviour. Danny Gavin Cole (28) of Joys Bank in Holbeach St John’s appeared at Lincoln Magistrates Court on Monday. It follows an incident police were called to at 11am on Wednesday, June 3. Lincolnshire Police said at the time that ...

A shop which has been before licencing panel several times over the past few months has been denied a transfer of its licence following police opposition. Milenia Kudracova has been told she can not transfer the premises licence for Delicja in Westlode Street at a meeting of South Holland District Council’s Licencing Committee held online today (Tuesday). In April, Mrs ...

A takeaway and a shop in Spalding are facing separate reviews into their licences next week following police investigations. Lincolnshire Police have requested Reviews of the Premises Licence for both Hot and Spicy in New Road and Fantasia in Bourne Road next week. South Holland District Council’s Licencing Committee will hear the review into Hot and Spicy next Thursday, June ...

Pinchbeck United boss Ian Dunn says he needed the long break that’s been afforded to him. Last season was a miserable one for the Knights as they sat rock bottom of the United Counties League Premier Division with just one win from 27 games. But with the season cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pinchbeck won’t be relegated. After regularly challenging ...

Racing driver Johnathan Hoggard is continuing to make a name for himself across the world, even without leaving his house. The 19-year-old should have been flying around the other side of the world competing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia for Team StarChase. Instead he’s stuck with his parents in Weston Hills due to the COVID-19 lockdown. But he is ...

A fire crew was called to Holland Market in Spalding this afternoon due to an overflowing fuel tank on a car. Spalding Fire Crew attended after being called at 2.25pm today, Wednesday, June 3. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue, said: “Crews used spillage kit to seal an overflowing fuel tank casing and sand to soak up the spillage.”

South Holland Police have issued a plea after a weekend where vandals desecrated a Long Sutton war memorial and damaged play equipment in Pinchbeck while parents have been breaking lockdown rules in Holbeach. Eleven trees were broken or dug up, the memorial plaque was thrown on the ground and the fence was damaged in Winfrey Park, Long Sutton. There have ...

A pub is set to be partly re-named after its former landlord whose coffin was given a special send off by firefighters last week. Nigel Woods passed away in April aged 70 after a short battle with cancer. He’d been a retained firefighter with Spalding for 42 years before taking on the ownership of the Lincolnshire Poacher pub in Spalding ...

More children returned to school this week as lockdown restrictions were eased, but the take up was ‘quite low’ a county councillor has said. Schools have been asked to allow primary school pupils from Reception, Year One and Year Six pupils to return on top of looking after the children of key workers It’s been left to schools’ discretion as ...

A board is to be set up that could see areas of Lincolnshire locked down where there’s a sudden outbreak of COVID-19. The leader of Lincolnshire County Council Coun Martin Hill told a meeting of the authority’s executive on Tuesday (June 2) about the measures announced as part of central government’s roll out of the ‘Track and Trace’ strategy. Working ...

Villagers in Sutton St James have been praised after rallying around and cleaning up after two illegal camps. Human excrement was among the rubbish found on land after the group responsible for the camp had moved on last week. As reported in last week’s edition of The Voice, the travellers set up camp in the Fred Hoyles Playing Field on ...

A Spalding Air Cadet has been helping wow the judges of Britain’s Got Talent. Abi Barks Cadet Abi Barks (pictured) applied for the National Choir in late 2018 and after sending in an online audition she was awarded a place. She attended several training camps with the choir and live concerts, such as a performance at Lincoln Drill Hall last ...

Anglian Water has urged to residents in South Holland to be careful with their water usage after the driest spring on record. The firm says it estimates it’s had to pump 200 million litres of water more to homes given the warm weather and the fact more of us are spending more time at home due to the COVID-19 outbreak. ...

South Holland Police have released an image of a person they would like to speak to in relation to a criminal damage incident. The incident occurred at a home in East Bank, Spalding last (Friday, May 29). A spokesman for South Holland Police, said: ” We believe the man in the image can help with our inquiries into an offence ...

Both Spalding and Long Sutton’s McDonald’s are open for Drive-Thru customers. The eateries have been closed since March but had re-opened on a reduced menu. In a release McDonald’s said: “Today McDonald’s will reopen restaurants for Drive-Thru and McDelivery with new measures in place to help keep employees and customers safe. This follows a successful pilot in May. “With restaurant ...