Spalding Town are back in pole position as they look to bounce back to the Lincolnshire Premier League. Approaching the half way stage Spalding are five points clear of Sleaford at the top of the South Lincolnshire and Border Premier Division having only lost one of their opening nine games. Last Saturday’s huge 201 run win over Stamford lifted them ...

A Spalding man who is competing for Great Britain in the European Transplant and Dialysis Sports Championships in Italy has already landed his first medal. Sam Newton (37) says he’s representing his country in honour of the person of the same age who passed away so he could receive a kidney and pancreas. He himself needed one due to the ...

Holbeach United boss Seb Hayes has turned to Jonny Clay as he continues to mould his new side for the forthcoming season. He’s the second defender to make the move from the Tigers’ ChromaSport Premier Division rivals Deeping Rangers in the last week following Tom Smith’s arrival last week. Hayes believes the duo have made the move so they can ...

Spalding climbed to the top of the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division by hammering Stamford Town on Saturday. Ahead of the top of the table meeting with the Skegness side they toppled, Spalding made light work of Saturday’s away fixture, winning by 201 runs. It came thanks to a huge partnership from captain Josh Newton (91) and Jonathan ...

An unbeaten 53 from number seven Clive Bayston proved vital as Moulton Harrox recorded a home win against Heckington in South Lincs and Border League Division One. Batting first, Moulton’s openers Mike Kearns (28) and Louis Greetham (15) gave them a solid start, but a clatter of wickets left them in a spot of bother. Enter Bayston backed very well ...

Pinchbeck ground out a two wicket victory over Belton Park in South Lincs and Border Division Two. Belton’s 129 all out saw opener Adrian Sleaford carry his bat for 69 not out while the next eight batsmen scored five runs between them. Mike Knight (4-32), Andrew Beeston (3-17) and James Langford (3-30) were the wicket takers. Pinchbeck too found batting ...

It was a disappointing weekend for Long Sutton as both XIs and Sunday side lost. On Saturday the 1st XI lost to Sleaford 2nd for whom Kurt Colyn scored 106 in their 278-8. Rajan Singh (40) and Barry Stanway (40) top scored for Sutton who were 173 all out. The 2nd XI slumped to 65 all out in 19.1 overs ...

Aaron Clarke recorded his first podium finish in the Superstock 600 class on a good weekend for Draper Racing at Snetterton. The Kirton race ace was in fine form to land his best ever placing in the class. And he took a liking to the Snetterton circuit that meant he enjoyed great pace throughout the whole weekend. Clarke was doing ...

All three G&S Racing Kawasaki riders enjoyed some good race action at Snetterton on Sunday with Milo Ward finishing his race in fifth place followed by Ben Luxton in seventh while Tom Fisher was 21st in his race. Fisher had made a massive step forward with the big Kawasaki in the Superstock 1000 class during free practice and qualifying but ...

Professional cyclist Connor Swift smashed the course record to win the Spalding Open 25 mile TT which attracted a very strong field. Swift, who competes for the Madison Genesis team and can be seen riding the Inner City Criterium which is televised by Channel Four, completed the course in 49mins 39 secs. Clocking an average speed of 31mph, his time ...

Champions Spalding Water Polo Club started the defence of the title in the Hertfordshire League Division One with a win and a draw. Spalding romped to the title last season and they will be aiming to do the same again after a strong start to the brand new campaign. Their first match was at home against Hertford on Tuesday, June ...

It was a disappointing night for local drivers at King’s Lynn’s Adrian Flux Arena last Saturday. Simon Venni had the best night of local drivers with a fourth place in the white and yellows race and he then recorded a ninth place in one of the main heats before retiring from the meeting with the recurrence of a bad back. ...

Tydd St Mary Football Club, has changed its name to Tydd Football Club with immediate effect. The change in name is due to the club moving 2.5 miles south, to the village of Tydd St Giles. Tydd were promoted to the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division for the first time in their history last season. That means they’ll be rivalling the ...

Gail Follington was at the double and Alan Cox also recorded a win and two second places in Welland Yachting Club’s latest regatta on Sunday. With a reasonable breeze the first race of the day was number five in the Morning Points series. Cox made the most of fine start to get an early lead in his Laser Radial closely ...

Talented teenage goalkeeper Jonah Gill is hoping to take the next step in his footballing career after securing the number one jersey for Cambridge United under-16s, writes James Clark. The South Holland stopper, who has been with Cambridge for six years, is bidding to make his mark with the first team in the coming years. The young keeper started his ...

A Gosberton man who drove his car to work even though he was banned from driving, crashed into another car injuring a woman and an eight year old child, a court has been told. Tomas Jerusenko, 33, of Salem Street, admitted careless driving, driving without insurance and whilst disqualified, when he appeared at Boston Magistrates Court. Prosecuting, Dan Pietryka said that ...

A Spalding man who was said to have ‘real issues’ with alcohol, left his bicycle and a sweat shirt behind at the scene of a burglary, a court has heard. Matthew Preece, 44, of Middle Marsh Road, Moulton Marsh, admitted burglary and theft at a house at Algakirk, Boston on May 21 and possession of cannabis, when he appeared at ...

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 ...