I have just found out that our village shop is going to be open on Christmas Day for the first time ever in its long history.It went from a private family-owned shop to McColls, who wanted to open Christmas Day but the church asked them not to and out of respect the store honoured the wish.Now Morrisons own the store ...

So disappointed to see so few people wearing a poppy this year.Businesses no longer have a donation box and poppies available for customers.We were very sad to see that the Castle Sports Complex has its Christmas trees up and yet only one member of staff was wearing a poppy.Celebrating Christmas should only begin after remembering those that died to ensure ...

I would like to thank, on behalf of Sutton Bridge Parish Council, the many, many people who attended our firework spectacular on Sunday, November 5.The crowds, approaching 2,000, that attended exceeded our wildest dreams, however this did lead to a delay in the timing of the display, and we apologise and hope it didn’t cause any inconvenience.We raised in total ...

Regarding Moulton Medical Centre, I’m not surprised and about time – something should have happened before now.You can’t park in the car park as all the staff use it now and we, the public, have to park on the road!If they cannot extend upwards, how about using the old Gardman site?It would be nice to see the staff rather speaking ...

As the Government asks train companies to withdraw plans for mass ticket office closures, the National Pensioner’s Convention welcomes the decision by travel watchdogs Transport Focus and London TravelWatch to object to the closure of hundreds of UK rail ticket offices.Transport Secretary Mark Harper has announced that he will ask the rail companies to withdraw their plans. But NPC hopes ...

I’m a bit infirm in walking.Today (November 8), I was waiting to cross Pinchbeck Road at a regular crossing.I was a little slow in stepping out when the lights changed.Just ahead of me were two young women, aged, I would guess, about 15.Part way across, one of them came back and took my arm to help.The kind nature of her ...

A new school in Spalding has been rated as Outstanding across the board after its first inspection. The Springwell Alternative Academy has pupils aged from four to 16 and is a school offering alternative provision.It opened in 2019 in the former South Holland Sixth Form centre, Matmore Gate.An Ofsted inspection was carried out in September and the glowing report published ...

Members of the Spalding Rotary Club have been out supporting the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal. They sold poppies and accepted donations from shoppers at Sainsbury’s Spalding store.A spokesman said: “We were delighted to see a most generous response from many shoppers who stopped to buy their poppy to wear with pride in memory of those who have suffered and ...

A garage at the A151/16 ‘McDonald’s’ junction could be allowed to open 24 hours. Lincs Co-op Petrol Station on Holbeach Road, Spalding, has applied to change the current conditions which limit the opening times to 7am to 9.30pm.Documents submitted with the application say the reason for it is ‘due to changes and difficulties in delivery slots together with changes in ...

A detached house is to be built on a Crowland grot spot after planners ‘made a mess’ of a previous application. The land on Broadway in Crowland had been designated as open space as part of a previous planning proposal.Tuesday night’s meeting of South Holland District Council heard that it had not been very well kept.A previous application for two ...

Councillors need to ‘draw a line in the sand’ on the quality of housing, it’s been claimed, as an application for 48 homes in Long Sutton was refused. Members of the district council’s Planning Committee agreed with the recommendation of its officers, and rejected the 48 homes for land off Lime Walk.The proposal was a re-submission of the idea after ...

People in Long Sutton are to be asked what the parish council should do with £32,000 refunded after a development failed to go ahead. The authority has the money after originally selling land at Winfrey Park to Korvin Developments for a proposed development.But the company has since become defunct and as a condition of the original sale, the land has ...

The Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance was called to Bakkavor’s West Marsh Road, Spalding site after an employee fell ill. The incident happened on Thursday, November 9 with the helicopter spotted landing nearby.The employee was taken to hospital by a land ambulance and a spokesman for Bakkavor said they had since recovered.“The air ambulance came to site to tend to ...

A former Masterchef contest was given cooking lessons by Ukrainian refugees last week. Boxes of Hope, a charity started to help refugees, welcomed Eamonn Hunt to its Holbeach Hub.Eamonn, who finished fifth on the BBC programme in 2012 has set up Go Gro, a not for profit organisation promoting cooking skills.The organisation was invited to the Ukrainian Friends and Food ...

Glynis Scalese has won back the Spalding St Paul’s seat on South Holland District Council for the Conservatives in the tightest race possible. Both she and Vanessa Browning, standing for the South Holland Independents, gained 155 votes in the by-election held on Thursday, November 9.After several re-counts, Returning Officer Christine Marshall put one vote from each candidate in a ballot ...

South Holland paid its respects to the fallen last weekend at events across the area. Towns, villages and groups all paid their respects in a host of different ways.The regular parades and services at war memorials including those in Spalding and Holbeach, took place in front of large crowds. It was the first time for many years it was held ...

There were some amazing gifts on offer as the Castle Sports Complex was turned into a Winter Wonderland at the weekend to raise £4,000 for the Spalding Flower Parade. More than 70 local businesses set up to sell handmade items and festive treats on Saturday.A dozen catering vans kept the crowds fed and watered all day.Local charities took the opportunity ...

Spalding Rotary Club enjoyed another huge success at its annual “Twolips” Charity Ball at Springfields Events Centre recently. As always, the Rotary team, headed up by Sarah Prior, a long-time friend of Rotary, produced a stunning evening in an ideal venue, with Zebra providing the music that followed a three-course meal, auction and raffle.Sarah said “I was delighted with the ...

A woman who falsely claimed to be driving a car which struck another vehicle outside a Spalding pub was given a suspended jail sentence. Katie Andrews, 31, of Coronation Close, Spalding, was the registered the keeper of a white Audi Q5 which collided with a Honda car near the Ivy Wall pub.  Lincoln Crown Court heard the occupants of the ...

A man who set up his first care home in Holbeach 40 years ago has been recognised with a long-service award. Beech Lodge Care Home was the first of Abdul Kachra’s homes with a group going on to become the Country Court, which owns nearly 50 homes now.He set it up with wife Naila and sister Roshan with sons Alykhan ...