I find it odd that Mr Meekings (Voice February 13) in quoting Mr Sloan (Voice February 6) seems to think that we are leaving our ‘closest friends and neighbours’. I was under the impression that we were only leaving the EU. I am certain that the ballot paper I voted with asked me if I wanted to stay or leave ...

The government must take back control and support the automotive sector if plans announced on Tuesday, February 4 to phase out diesel, petrol and hybrid vehicles by 2035 are to be successful, Unite, the UK and Ireland’s largest union, has warned. Unite said that without an integrated industrial strategy to deliver joined up, government led intervention on a range of ...

Former world champion Amir Khan was the star turn alongside a host of talented young boxers as Spalding’s annual Boxing Night at Springfields again proved a knockout success. In its 26th year, the Spalding and District Round Table event saw thousands of pounds raised for local charities. Attendees witnessed eight fantastic bouts of boxing on the night with the home ...

Spalding Grammar School have been taking on pupils at a national level in maths and poetry. Three of their students were ranked in the top two per cent of Year 12 and 13 students who took part in the annual Senior Mathematics Challenge run by the UK Mathematics Trust. That led to qualification for the Senior Kangaroo invite-only national finals ...

The share of your council tax that goes towards the police is to go up by around £10 per household in the next financial year. Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Jones announced the proposed 4.1 per cent increase which is hoped will raise an extra £1.8m. The crime commissioner’s office said that in its annual survey, 80 per cent ...

A memorial bench for a Pode Hole man was crushed by a falling tree during Storm Dennis at the weekend. The bench, by Morrison’s in Pinchbeck, carried a memorial plaque for Timothy Osborn, who worked at the supermarket and was killed in a hit-and-run collision in 2012. Tim’s father, Stephen, said he often used the bench for moments of reflection ...

A historian is appealing for information on the people who died during the two World Wars buried in Spalding Cemetery. Andrew Hill is currently collating data on the approximately 30 male and female military personnel with Commonweath Graves in the cemetery, in the hope the public will be able to fill in each person’s story and provide a photograph. Mr ...

The Holbeach Town Steering Group has officially been launched and its first job is to help secure government funding to improve the town centre. The creation of Steering Groups was announced by South Holland District Council as part of its pledge to put in £500,000 of funding into Holbeach and Spalding town centres. Coun Nick Worth is the lead for ...

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue are looking to reduce the number of false alarm fire call-outs to businesses in the county, in line with changes implemented by a number of partner services within the region. The service will be amending their ‘call challenge’ policy to manage automatic fire alarm calls, supported by guidance issued by the National Fire Chiefs Council. The ...

Tributes have been paid to a Spalding man named as the motorcyclist who died in a four-vehicle collision on the A16 last week. Officers were called to the collision involving a Honda motorcycle, Peugeot Boxer, Vauxhall Insignia and a Fiat Punto at Newborough just before 6am on Friday (February 7). Emergency services attended and the rider of the motorcycle – ...

Golfers have teed up a fantastic donation of £5,000 to help people with disabilities ride horses. Spalding Golf Club made the fantastic donation to the Fenland Riding for the Disabled Assocation (RDA) a group of volunteers who put horse riding sessions on for pupils of the Priory and Garth School. Spalding’s 2019 ladies’ captain Lainy MacLeman and senior captain Peter ...

A weather warning has been issued for Saturday after gusts of up to 78mph were reported in Holbeach last weekend as Storm Ciara hit South Holland A host of trees were felled and homes left without power by the high winds which even caused structural damage on some properties. This damage included the charity-run swimming pool at Whaplode Primary School ...

Charitable panto-goers over Christmas have helped Polka Dot Pantomimes raise more than £1,000 for a homeless charity. The company’s version of Rapunzel was the panto on over Christmas at the South Holland Centre in Spalding. A Polka Dot Pantomimes spokesman said: “£1,179.18 was the total amount of donations made by the wonderful audiences who came along to watch Rapunzel at ...

Market traders, South Holland Centre users and town and parish councils are among those set to be hit by proposed increases in charges. South Holland District Council, which as previously reported is looking to save around £4.4m in the next few years, has announced proposed increases in its fees and charges from April 1. The authority says it will also ...

Strong winds left trees and graves broken in Spalding Cemetery on Sunday. During Storm Ciara, two trees came down, one breaking gravestones. The day before, Friends of Spalding Cemetery held its first informal meeting. Heritage Champion, Coun Elizabeth Sneath, said around 50 people attended throughout the day. “Many enjoyed the walk led by Keith Seaton focussing on the mariners graves ...

A new group set up to improve Spalding town centre is set to have its first meeting this week. The Spalding Town Centre Steering Group has been set up by South Holland District Council to oversee the £500,000 it’s pledged to improve both Spalding and Holbeach town centres. In Spalding the town’s steering group will be led by Coun Gary ...

A Crowland nursery has been awarded funds following the fire station’s great efforts during the recent Sleigh Run over Christmas. A spokesman for Crowland Fire Station said: “Some of the crew were pleased to be able to hand over a cheque for £781 to Abbey 345 Preschool recently, following the sleigh run in December. “We look forward to hearing more ...

Over £4,000 was raised for local charities as a glamorous ball returned for an eighth year. The Rotary Club of Spalding and Welland’s Two Lips Ball returned to Springfields last Saturday. This year’s event raised thousands in aid of the St John’s Ambulance and local Rotary supported charities. £2,000 was raised thanks to the raffle which had fantastic prizes including ...

Springfields wlll be packed out with movie stars, cosplay fantatics, props and stalls at the end of the month for the next edition of Geekmania. The sci-fi and fantasy convention will welcome stars from the likes of Harry Potter, Star Wars and Torchwood, as well as acclaimed authors and artists on Sunday, February 23. A visual spectacle, cosplayers dressed as ...

A Long Sutton Church has a packed series of events this coming year in celebration of turning 850 years old. Long Sutton St Mary’s Church’s history dates back to 1080, when the first chapel was built by Cluniac monks by the port at Manor House, near what is now the A17. The monks erected a temporary wooden chapel in the ...