A 27 YEAR old Spalding man who has been smoking cannabis as a painkiller following injuries sustained in a hit and run accident 11 years ago, was found to be more than three times over the drug limits for driving. Arran Lee Chambers of Clough Road, Holbeach Clough admitted driving with seven microgrammes of cannabis per litre of blood when ...

A drink-driver who escaped justice when a judge accepted he was too drunk to provide a breath test has finally been convicted after the decision was overturned following a costly appeal. Michael Camp (52) was almost three and a half times over the drink-drive legal limit after being pulled over by police in Spalding, Lincs, in November 2015. The salesman ...

It wouldn’t have been Shrove Tuesday without a pancake fundraiser organised by 93-year-old Lorna Webb. A coffee and pancake morning was held by a team of friends raising money for the Jenny Freeman Lodge at St Barnabas Hospice in Spalding. There was plenty to enjoy besides traditional pancakes, with cakes, preserves and plants all on offer. A raffle was also ...

Police are appealing for help after tradesmen were left counting the cost of a spate of van break-ins. There have been 20 recorded raids on vans belonging to various trades over the last few days. One South Holland business lost around £10,000 of equipment when four of its vans were hit. Seven vans were broken into in Holbeach alone and ...

Good causes and organisations received the gift of charity donations drummed up from the Spalding Lions Christmas sleigh outings. Representatives from the South Holland groups attended the ceremony on February 8 in Spalding. All that is except inclusive charity Spalding PHAB and Donington Fire Brigade, who were called out to an emergency when they arrived. The Lions’ John Steer said ...

Crowland residents are being asked to report any incidents of crime right away in a hope to curb a spate of vandalism and theft that last weekend left a trail of destruction in the town. Over the weekend, tyres were slashed, windows were smashed, wing-mirrors were knocked off cars and rocks were thrown through the windows of Crowland Abbey. Councillor ...

A Sutton Bridge man who downloaded hundreds of indecent images of children has been jailed at Lincoln Crown Court. Police officers who checked the computer of Russell Nason found images of children as young as four years old being abused. And the search history of the computer revealed that Nason had carried out searches specifically aimed at finding child abuse ...

A South Holland charity organisation has raised more than £230,000 with its annual sleigh event. The town’s Rotary Club hit the road in December to take Santa on a tour of the area. And members were helped by a total of 14 organisations this year. Representatives were invited to join the Rotary members for a meal and to receive a ...

Motorists are being warned that there will be roadworks on the A17 from Monday. A package of carriageway replacement work will be carried out in two phases until Saturday, March 24, subject to weather conditions. The first phase will take place between Hurn Road and Lowgate in Fleet Hargate and will run until Friday, March 9. The second phase will ...

Pupils from a Spalding school have been chosen to showcase the game they love. Those behind the internationally popular Warhammer game visited Spalding Grammar School’s thriving club that’s dedicated to the tabletop war game last week. The Spalding Grammar Hammers are one of the largest clubs in the country with over 30 members. They’re regulars in national competitions, finishing fifth ...

A council is looking to guarantee outline planning permission to businesses wishing to locate to a new Holbeach business park It comes following the official launch of phase one of the Holbeach Food Enterprise Zone, to be called Peppermint Park. The park aimed at the agricultural industry is to be built near to the A17’s Peppermint Junction. Phase one of ...

A Year Eight student at The Thomas Cowley High School has taken the first step to becoming an internationally recognised artist by winning a local competition sponsored by Spalding Lions club. Patrick Delaney’s poster for peace has been crowned the local winner of the 30th annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest. He is one of 600,000 entries submitted worldwide in ...

The constant work needed to patch up Lincolnshire’s roads has been given a boost thanks to a government grant of more than £1.7m. Lincolnshire County Council said more than 4,000 potholes were dealt with in December 2017 alone and this winter’s weather has been “especially bad” for roads. Coun Richard Davies, Executive Member for Highways and Transport, said: “While this ...

Scientists took over a school for a day of experiments and exploration relating to senses during “wow day” at William Stukeley Primary School in Holbeach. On Monday, February 5, pupils at the school dressed up as scientists and explored the school’s classrooms, each of which was set up to explore a specific sense. A particularly fun part was the touch ...

A Holbeach neighbour disgruntled at a builder failing to follow permitted plans for two homes next to her property has vowed to take South Holland District Council to court. The authority’s planning committee voted retrospectively to allow amended plans for the semi-detached homes on Battlefields Lane South at its meeting on Wednesday, February 7. Ann Kidd alerted planning officers that ...

St John’s Care Home in Spalding marked Dignity Action Day with a Digni-tea party and activities to get everyone talking about dignity in care. Residents, staff and visitors at the Spalding care home wrote down what dignity meant to them on leaves that residents had painted and cut out. The leaves were then tied on to a “Dignity Tree” and ...

A man has been charged with drink driving after producing a roadside test result that led officers to believe he was six times over the drink drive limit. Spalding Police inspector Gareth Boxall tweeted that a man had given an initial test reading of 215 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35 microgrammes.” Inspector ...

Members of Lincolnshire County Council have backed a council tax increase of 4.95 per cent. Meanwhile, the county’s police force is looking for a 5.8 per cent increase to its part of the bill. And South Holland District Council is proposing a 3.03 per cent hike in its bill. Council tax bills for the coming year, from April, are on ...

Proceeds from a popular South Holland festival have been donated to the local community. The Holbeach Music and Beer Festival attracted crowds to the town’s sports academy venue for a packed weekend. Plans are already well under way for this year’s event which will be held on August 3, 4 and 5. Organiser Sean Taylor presented a £750 cheque to ...

A petition has been launched to save a popular bus service relied on by many South Holland residents. The county’s Stagecoach service has announced that it is closing its King’s Lynn depot as it undergoes a major review of operations. The current 505 service provides regular services throughout week days between the two towns. It also picks-up in Sutton Bridge, ...