Spalding Lions would like to say a big thank you to all the residents of the villages that we recently visited with Santa. We have had one of the most successful years of raising money and it would not be so without your kind donations. We would also like to say thank you to Morrison’s and Sainsbury’s Supermarkets for supporting ...

Regarding your front page report on Thursday, January 4, 2018, “Inadequate surgery is put in special measures”. This has come as a shocking piece of news at the start of 2018 as I have lived in Carrington Road for 29 years and have been a long-term patient of the Pennygate Health Centre for most of that time. Like so many ...

President Nick Rangeley and members of the Rotary Club of South Holland would like to put on record our sincere thanks to the people of Spalding who contributed so generously to our Christmas Sleigh Collection in December. We are indebted also to other local charitable groups and organisations whose members turned out to help us with our collection as we ...

Winter can be the loneliest time for the elderly, but a Spalding institution brings them together every weekday. The Spalding District branch of Age UK’s Sir John Geest Centre has now been bringing together those who otherwise would be left by themselves. An army of around 50 mainly volunteers collects the pensioners and brings them to the centre on The ...

The body of a woman washed up at a Suffolk nature reserve is thought to be that of Carol Smalley who has been missing for almost a week. The 54-year-old, who worked at the Post Office in Winsover Road, Spalding, was last seen in the town at lunchtime on Wednesday, January 3. The hunt for Carol was centred on the ...

It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for, we can finally reveal the winner of our Festive Pets competition – Frank! Daschund Frank (below), who is owned by Claire Laker, of Spalding, was picked out as the most festive pet. Thanks to sponsorship from Rooke’s Pet Products, Claire wins a voucher worth £100 to spend in the Spalding store. The ...

The search for Carol Smalley is continuing today on the Norfolk coast where personal belongings of hers have been found. The local coastguard, a helicopter and a police drone are being used in the search for the lady who was last seen in Spalding at lunch time on Wednesday (January 3). The search for Carol is centred around the Hopton ...

Police have issued an appeal for the whereabouts of a man wanted on a court warrant who has links to the Spalding area. Stephen Keith Pickering (42) was issued with the warrant as a result of motoring offences. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “We are eager to here from anyone who knows the whereabouts of Stephen Keith Pickering. “The ...

Fire crews have extinguished a house fire in Donington this afternoon (Wednesday, January 1). One person was treated for smoke inhalation as a result of the fire on Summerson Close. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue were called at 2.50pm this afternoon with crews from Donington, Spalding, Billingborough and Kirton attended the incident. The fire was extinguished with one hose reel.

Police have launched an appeal to find a lady who has gone missing from the Spalding area. Carol Smalley, who is described as being in her mid 50s, was last seen at lunchtime yesterday (Wednesday, 3 January). Lincolnshire Police launched the appeal for information at 11.40pm yesterday. This morning Norfolk Police tweeted that they believed Carol may be in the ...

Proposals to build 120 homes and a new village hall in Deeping St Nicholas look set to be given the green light. South Holland District Council’s planning officers recommended councillors approved outline planning permission for the development on Home Farm off Littleworth Drove when its committee is due to meet on Wednesday, January 10.  Developer Kier Homes had initially looked ...

Staff at a company created to save South Holland District Council money face an uncertain period after a cost-cutting review was initiated over the Christmas holidays. Compass Point Business Services (East Coast) Ltd (CPBS) was set up in 2010 by owners South Holland District Council (SHDC) and East Lindsey District Council to save the authorities money on services. It currently ...

The joint manager of the Chosen Charity in Holbeach is retiring. Iris Boland has been with the group for more than six years, the last four-and-a-half as treasurer, but the start of a new year has seen her step down. “I decided it was time to retire and have some me time. I have enjoyed my years with Chosen but ...

A former motel and a farm could be turned into 26 homes off Cowbit Road in Spalding. An application for outline permission has been submitted to demolish Locksmill Farm and the old Travel Stop Motel, which had previously been known as The Stables Motel, and replace them with the new development. Permission is being sought to build 14 two-bedroom, five ...

There have been calls for 2018 to be the “year of communication” between train companies in light of above inflation ticket price rises as passengers head back to work knowing they face being hit in the pocket. But the chairman of the Spalding and Peterborough Transport Forum, George Scott, said the situation would be improved if Network Rail, which owns ...

Here are the latest entries for this year’s Festive Pets competition. Sponsored by Rooke’s Pet Products, the winner will be the pet that judges think shows the most Christmas spirit. The winner will receive a £100 voucher to spend at Rooke’s Pet Products in Spalding. The competition is now closed but it has been so popular this year that we ...

My 80-year-old sister was in an accident on Winsover Road. The driver of the car she was in apparently blacked out, swerved across the road and crashed. My sister was trapped in the car and no passing motorists stopped to help. On behalf of my sister, I’d like to say thank you to the lady with the dog and the ...

Whether it’s “legal porn” (whatever that is) or MPs’ dodgy expenses you would find greater integrity in a bag of cheese and onion crisps than you would in public life in the country today. To have that sort of material on a work-based computer would guarantee that not only would you be dismissed, you would probably be escorted off the ...

The Holbeach branch of the Royal British Legion has done its sums following this year’s Poppy Appeal, and it seems the people of the town have once again been very generous. A total of almost £10,400 was raised. Every year we are so grateful to everyone in Holbeach who contributes to the Poppy Appeal. Every penny raised goes to help ...

Kind-hearted staff at a Spalding eatery proved they were a chip off the old block this Christmas by providing a special feast for those who might not otherwise have had one. Westlode Fisheries in Westlode Street opened Christmas Day to serve free fish and chips to the homeless. Staff also delivered meals to several pensioners they knew of who were ...