I would like to ask everyone to get on board with Spalding United now.They are doing so well and need your support in the next few weeks, support them now, it will give them the encouragement they so deserve.On Wednesday, April 17 Spalding United are travelling to the LNER Community Stadium in Lincoln to participate in the Lincolnshire Senior Cup ...

I am seeking information on Gwen (Hazel) Fowler, wife of the late Tom Fowler who passed away in 2017/8.He had a long association with the Normandy Veterans and worked for Geest.Anyone who can share information about Gwen, it will be gratefully received by me.I do not know if she is still with us or deceased.I am her eldest son born ...

As I had been feeling a bit dizzy over the Easter weekend, I decided to seek advice from my doctor at Beechfield Medical Centre in Spalding. I thought it would be perhaps wise to have my blood pressure checked.I rang early Tuesday morning, to be told I was 38th in the queue.After almost an hour waiting patiently, I eventually was ...

A Pinchbeck man has written a book about the 50s pop star who left him all her memorabilia after she died. Lita Roza was the first British woman to have a number one single in the UK chart with her 1953 cover of (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?She also had hits with Hey There and Jimmy Unknown ...

A new special educational needs school just outside Holbeach has been given the go-ahead by planners. The Three Chestnuts, on Fen Road, is currently operated as a residential care home for six children by Hexagon Care Services.The company applied for change of use planning permission to create an independent SEND (special education needs and/or disabilities) school catering for up to ...

South Holland’s only Parkrun is celebrating its fifth anniversary soon, and it wants to do so in style. Parkruns have proved a huge hit across the country with people able to just sign up and run the organised 5ks on Saturday mornings.There is just one in our area though, held at the Snowden Field in Crowland at 9am every week.To ...

Holbeach Brownies recently held a meeting at a care home. Residents at Holbeach Meadows were keen to spend the evening supporting the Brownies to achieve their painting badge.Home manager Gemma Woodcock said: “We used a variety of media, including canvasses and pastels, but the favourite was poster paint and fingers – the Brownies led the way and the residents were ...

BT has said it has scheduled cleaning work to be carried out on town phone boxes hit by graffiti. Recently at the Spalding Town Forum, district councillor Gary Taylor brought up the condition of the phone boxes in the town in a discussion about graffiti.He highlighted that BT was one of the organisations he’d struggled to get hold of about ...

The 2024 Pride of South Holland Awards will take place in June of this year and we want to hear your nominees, including in the Charity Worker of the Year award. The category is sponsored by district councillors Jack Tyrrell and Jo Reynolds, who want to know about those people giving free time for not for profit organisations.“Charity workers and ...

Those at a homeless charity are to buy a barbecue to use having been given vouchers courtesy of a generous couple. The couple, who wish to remain anonymous, decided to carry out the gesture as they were celebrating a special occasion.They asked district councillor Jan Whitbourn to hand out £10 vouchers to people who would need them, so she took ...

There’s a chance to look behind the scenes of the Spalding Gentleman’s Society on Thursday, April 25. The Broad Street base is open to all from 10am to 4pm.A spokesman said: “Go behind the scenes and discover the activities that make the SGS museum, library and archive work.“Learn about conservation and digitisation.“Talk to collection staff and volunteers and discover new ...

A South Holland charity is launching an initiative to work with young people who are unsure about what career path to take. Tonic Health has received UK Shared Prosperity Levelling Up Funding to launch the Empower Scheme.It involves workshops specifically aimed at those aged 16 to 25.A spokesman said: “The project is looking to identify, support and develop approximately 30 ...

Gosberton Youth Hub has officially opened its doors. Tom and Ann Mehew of the organising committee cut the ribbon on the rejuvenated project.Friday nights see the Junior Youth Hub run from 5pm to 6.45pm and sessions for older children from 7pm to 9pm.There’s a nightly sub of £1.A spokesman said: “What an amazing launch we had.“We registered 80 amazing young ...

Skaters of all ages are invited to bring their best tricks to Spalding at the weekend. A skate jam is being held at the town’s skate park from noon to 4pm.Organised by the independent members of South Holland District Council, the event will also welcome BMX and scooters to the Holbeach Road venue.There will be demonstrations as well as music ...

There’s a blooming incredible free attraction at Springfields this weekend. The annual Spring and Flower Show is in full bloom in the 15 acres of mature garden at the Spalding shopping centre.It’s time for Springfields annual daffodil competition.Last September 793 people were given five bulbs and asked to come back for the competition with their displays.Johnny Walker, winner of 23 ...

Local legend Pavanotti is putting on a special gig in his own village. The opera singer, aka Jeff Woods, is putting on Pavanotti and Friends at St Mary’s Church, Pinchbeck, on Saturday, May 4.Oksana Ponaida, Cormac O’Hara and the John Bland Memorial Choir will also be performing in the show at 7pm.“It’s a special one for me as I haven’t ...

Three South Holland shops were given temporary closure orders after tip offs by members of the public they were selling illegal cigarettes and vapes, Trading Standards has said. As previously reported, Nasza Biedronka in Sheep Market and Easy Shop in Station Street, Spalding plus Holbeach Market on that town’s High Street have been shut down for three months following court ...

The Holbeach family of murdered Holly Bramley have encouraged any victims of domestic abuse to seek help after her killer was jailed for life today. The 26-year-old was stabbed to death in March last year by her husband Nicholas Metson. Today (Monday April 8), a judge at Lincoln Crown Court sentenced him to a life sentence behind bars. Holly grew ...

The remains of a previously unknown prehistoric henge have been found near Crowland, archaeologists have announced. A group including researchers from Newcastle University and University Sheffield made the discovery while excavating the site of the site of St Guthlac’s Church. They now think the church was built around the existing henge. Newcastle University had previously announced the Roman and Anglo ...

An “evil monster” used a ‘Bag For Life’ to dump some of his murdered wife’s remains after dismembering her body and hiding it in their flat for a week.  Nicholas Metson, 28, faces a life sentence after he admitted the brutal stabbing of his long term partner Holly Bramley, 26. Police launched a murder investigation after dozens of remains belonging ...