A 20-year-old who ‘glassed’ another man in a Spalding nightspot has been ordered to carry out unpaid work and pay compensation to his victim, by magistrates in Boston. Austin Carter of Cobgate, Whaplode, who admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm, as well as possessing cannabis, struck the man, Haroldas Mantvydas, with a glass he was holding following an exchange of ...

You will soon have to pay for parking by card or a phone app in the majority of car parks in Spalding. Notices placed by South Holland District Council at its car parks said that from Monday, June 11, all car parks except the ones at Herring Lane and Victoria Street would only take card payments. The council says new ...

Dogs of all shapes and sizes competed for prizes at a charity dog show. Two charities joined forces for the Fun Dog Show, with Spalding Hospice Foundation and Guide Dogs benefiting from the event. The event was held at Unique Cottage Studio at Low Fulney and raised almost £1,000 for the two causes. A spokesman for the event said the ...

Lincolnshire Police has renewed its appeal for more information on a Spalding man whose now been missing for a fortnight. Oscars Nazars (31) of Spring Gardens hasn’t been sen since May 31. The last time he was seen he was described as wearing black trainers with white laces, blue shorts with a white stripe down the side and a dark ...

Police searching around Moulton Marsh after a person was seen entering the River Welland have found a body. Lincolnshire Police say the body of a 35-year-old local woman was found at 1.35pm this afternoon. The death is not being treated as suspicious. A statement from the Police states: “”At 10.15am we were called to the nature reserve at Moulton Marsh ...

A charity that’s setting up a new community cafe in Surfleet needs you as it looks to land funding towards its creation. Tonic 44 is due to open in September as a community run cafe that’s currently being created in a former art gallery in Station Road. The charity Tonic Health wants to use it to help tackle isolation and ...

The chance to try something new is on offer as The Great Get Together comes to Spalding on Saturday June 24. A Give it a Go event is being held at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field from 11am to 3pm as part of the weekend that commemorates murdered MP Jo Cox. The event, organised as part of South Holland ...

Lincolnshire’s ageing population could be deemed “a significant threat to local services”, a report has warned. The Annual Report of the Director of Public Health on the Health of the People of Lincolnshire concludes that the age profiles and predictions of changes in population in the county might be described as having an ‘Apocalyptic Demography”. It says the term is ...

I have been staying in Pilgrim Hospital whilst waiting for some tests to be done. During my three days here I have witnessed first hand just how bad things have got. An elderly palliative care patient in the A&E ward was refused a glass of warm milk by the drinks attendant because ‘we don’t do that’. It was clear she ...

I read with interest your short report (The Voice, June 7) on Lincolnshire County Council’s response to the review of the controversial street lighting cash-saving exercise which has plunged many of our streets into total darkness after midnight. Many important issues were raised by concerned council tax payers but that of a link between reduced lighting and crime has been ...

Personally, I’ve long given up seeking to persuade committed Brexiteers to recognise that there’s a new and brighter future in prospect for the UK if we remain in the EU, while concurrently helping to lead its future development and working to improve our currently inept political system in Westminster. Before David Cameron reached his party-politically-obsessed decision that holding an EU ...

Air Cadets from Spalding had the privilege of meeting the top person in the organisation at the weekend. Seven members of the 1406 (Spalding) Squadron of the RAF Air Cadets were at RAF Cosford on Sunday for the airfield’s annual air Show. It was a particularly poignant event this year marking the 100th anniversary of the RAF. Among the attendees ...

Campaigners for a better railway service for Spalding have expressed disappointment that there is currently no plan for Sunday services from the town. The government has published the Invitation to Tender for the East Midlands Rail Franchise where it sets out what services it would like an operator to provide. It recommends an “hourly” service Saturday to Sunday between Lincoln ...

After nearly 30 years of service to the community a popular policeman is stepping away from the force. Jim Tyner (55) is leaving after a decorated career with Lincolnshire Police. The Spalding resident first joined the force as a volunteer special constable in the town in 1989. After becoming a full-time PC in 1992 he rose through the ranks becoming ...

The Spalding Gentlemen’s Society is again inviting the public to have a look around its impressive Broad Street based collection as it opens its door to the public for one afternoon. The 1710 founded society is having an Open Day this Sunday, June 17 between 2pm and 4.30pm. The group’s Heather Violett said: “Why not bring the family for a ...

A police search has been launched for a woman in her 30s who was seen entering the sea near Moulton Marsh Nature Reserve. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue tweeted that they were alerted at 10.17am this morning (Wednesday, June 13) over “reports of a person entering the water at Moulton Marsh.” Two specialist boat teams from Spalding and Boston are in ...

An explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team were called to Spalding Grammar School on Tuesday after the discovery of the chemical picric acid. The chemical, also known as trinitrophenolo, is most commonly used in explosives. A sample of the substance was being kept by the school and had began to degrade. Lincolnshire Police were alerted to the discovery just before 5pm ...

Four people were taken to hospital following a chemical leak at a Holbeach Hurn factory. At 11am on Monday, June 11, emergency crews were dispatched to QV Foods in Marsh Road, Holbeach Hurn following the leak. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue said the leak occurred “due to a mechanical failure during manufacture.” Four casualties needed first aid treatment at the scene ...

A drive to get an army of volunteers with speed guns organised to improve safety on built up roads around South Holland has been launched. Leading the call is the newly appointed community speed watch police support volunteer for South Holland, Jan Whitbourn. Giving volunteers more powers to track speeding motorists is the brainchild of Lincolnshire police and crime commissioner ...

The final report on the thorny issue of street lighting at night was presented to the county council’s executive this week. A total of five different recommendations were put before the group which was recommended to ensure a response was made by September. The council had decided to go for ‘part-night’ lighting in a bid to save cash but there ...