A tree-planting day will take place at Holbeach’s Hallgate Cemetery, this Sunday (September 22), starting at 10am. Recent cemetery improvements have included a memorial wall and garden, as well as resurfacing the roadway. Parish Council member Coun Rudkin said of Sunday’s event: “The cemetery has really come a long way since it opened in 2009 and I have been glad ...

Putting the street lights back on throughout the night is among the options Pinchbeck Parish Council is to look at after the village was hit by a recent increase in burglaries. The council is to look into what it costs to have Lincolnshire County Council keep the lights on after 12pm as one measure after an emergency meeting was called ...

Targets to remove reported fly-tips in the area are not being met due to a contractor not always being available, it’s been claimed. South Holland District Council aims to have all fly-tips reported to it cleared within an average of five days. However from April to June it took 6.1 days to deal with a report, up from 4.7 in ...

Bourne Road residents have expressed disappointment as a decision on whether their homes could be demolished for the Spalding Western Relief Road has been delayed for a few weeks. Those affected say Lincolnshire County Council told them they would have an answer as to where they would like the central section of the route to be built earlier this month. ...

A Spalding woman who organised a Memory Walk and bake sale has raised more than £100 for the Alzheimer’s Society. Sandra Hudson, who is registered blind, set up the walk after her mother, Margaret Croft, was diagnosed with vascular dementia. She said of Thursday’s walk: “We all enjoyed a fabulous day in the Springfield’s garden and shopping centre. “The staff ...

There’s some relief for motorists around Spalding with a road that’s been closed since early August set to be re-opened by Saturday. Anglian Water have been working to fix a collapsed sewer on Albion Road since August 8. The closure of the road alongside other roadworks in the town has accentuated traffic issues, particularly during rush hour. But Anglian Water ...

A women is celebrating a year of being cancer-free in style by throwing a spectacular Boobie Ball this weekend. Stars from Emmerdale are set to be in attendance for the event organised by Tina Rowe of Spalding to raise money for Breast Cancer Care and Prostate Cancer UK. The 41-year-old who runs Rose Letting Agency said: “Me and my mates ...

The Green Party has unveiled Martin Blake as its parliamentary candidate for the South Holland and the Deepings ward. The Spalding resident is a former Cambridge City councillor. Martin said in a statement: “Our national concerns pale into insignificance compared to the global threat of climate change. “We only have until 2030 to radically change the way we do business, ...

As a young, up-and-coming photographer in the Spalding area, I spent a day with Alwyn, one of the Spalding Water Taxi Pilots. It was a fascinating experience. In the Spalding Water Taxi, you can seek some amazing views, especially on a bright and sunlit day. You can also see some historic buildings and infrastructure on this magnificent journey to Springfields ...

The residents of Bourne Road would like to thank everyone living and working in Spalding for all the support they have shown us over the past few months, in our fight to save our homes from demolition. It really has spurred us along, the compassion and expressions of solidarity, so many people looking for us in the town to sign ...

I would like to thank the two kind nurses who picked me up when I lost my balance and brought me home on Wednesday, September 11. Thank you! J Walker Chestnut Avenue,Holbeach

Well done to Pinchbeck Parish Council for taking positive action against anti-social behaviour and full marks to the police for reacting swiftly. Unlike Holbeach Parish Council who to create anti-social behaviour in the form of their, non planning permission granted, ‘dog barking pen’. The access gate within the park area is permanently locked and has been ever since the pen ...

‘South Holland is a safe place’ – that’s the view of Spalding Police Inspector Gareth Boxall as he addressed rising crime numbers, funding issues and social media rumours while being questioned by councillors. Amid warnings that public confidence in the police is waning, the inspector told South Holland District Council’s Performance Monitoring Panel in detail as to why the public ...

I have been cycling past this fly-tip on Cradge Bank now for the last three weeks hoping someone else may report this and be appalled by this sight blighting the roads leaving Spalding. Several dozen must pass this mess daily but obviously are not bothered or are hoping someone else will sort it out. Probably as usual no one authority ...

The A16 had the chance to be the true gateway from Lincolnshire to the A1 and beyond, but fell very short of being a duel carriageway when the planners had their chance. As a daily user of this road it would be much better and safer to build a roundabout at the staggered Crowland junction. I have lost friends and ...

On Tuesday, August 27 I collapsed outside the toilet block at Spalding bus station. Within a minute I was being helped by concerned people. A young woman rang for an ambulance and kept up a commentary about my condition to the call handler. A lady (whom I think was called Amy) and her daughter Vicki knelt by me to reassure ...

This week Lincolnshire Police unites with forces around the country as part of a national drive to tackle knife crime after a “deeply concerning” rise in the county. Operation Sceptre is a national week of action, which follows a knife attack at a teenager’s party in Spalding. The aim of the week is to increase awareness about the dangers of ...

The flags were flying high at The Elizabethan Social Club on Saturday as it held a special Last Night of the Proms. The Holbeach Town Band serenaded everyone and there was also some excellent solo songs from Sharon Bingham at the Whaplode Drove venue. The hall was decorated in red, white and blue while everyone was supplied with hats and ...

Two friends from South Holland stole more than £560 of baby clothes from a Primark store to send back to their native Romania, a court was told. It was not a pre-planned operation but a spur of the moment thing, argued the solicitor representing Andreaa Dumitrescu (25) and Ana Maria Enache (22). Stacie Cossey, prosecuting at King’s Lynn Magistrates’ Court ...

A Spalding man has been banned from driving after he made the ‘stupid decision’ to drive home from the pub when he only lived a five minutes walk away. Paul Savage, 51, of Chesboule Lane, Gosberton Risegate, admitted driving with excess alcohol when he appeared at Boston Magistrates Court. The court was told he provided a reading of 48 microgrammes ...