Towns and villages across South Holland will fall silent this weekend to remember those that gave their lives for the country. Armistice Day is Saturday (November 11) followed the next day by Remembrance Sunday.There are three public services in Spalding.* Firstly, Springfields will be holding its annual remembrance event on Friday.A parade will take place from 10.30am at the top ...

Holbeach Hospital has thanked its Care Champion for 25 years’ service including helping many families through end of life care. The role was purposely created for Mandy Secker by Holbeach and East Elloe Trust which runs the community- led institution.It’s because of the comfort and work she’s provided to families receiving palliative care for a loved one.Among the initiatives she’s ...

The annual fireworks extravaganza at Springfields went off with a big bang once again. And the sold-out event raised thousands of pounds towards the NHS in Lincolnshire.The year’s the expertly-choreographed performance celebrated 75-years of the NHS and was hailed as one of Springfield’s biggest displays ever.A range of health-related chart toppers formed the playlist, which paid homage to medical professionals ...

A group with over 150-years of putting on productions in Spalding is on the lookout for a place to keep some of its equipment. For nearly 20-years the Smith family has generously allowed the group to store bits at a shed off Monks House Lane, however that’s now been bought by those looking to complete the Spalding Western Relied Road.Currently ...

Paws what you are doing – the 3rd International Cat Show is coming to Spalding. Springfields Conference Centre is hosting the event from Ticats and Cakes Cat Club on Saturday and Sunday January 13 and 14 2024.It has the sub-heading of ‘Tea, Cakes & Snowflakes’.A spokesman said: “The crazy world of cat showing come to Spalding, as we host our ...

There’s a Christmas Winter Wonderland at Spalding’s Castle Sports Complex this weekend. The event is a fundraiser for the town’s Flower Parade and takes place from 11am to 6pm.There’s set to be over 70 stalls on offer as well as the opportunity to visit Santa in his grotto.An appeal went out earlier in the year for people to donate unwanted ...

A man who carried out a stabbing during a 2017 Boxing day party in Spalding was spared jail after his case was delayed due to the case ‘being lost in the system’. Jaroslav Bogdevic, 37, was arrested in December 2017 after the victim suffered a stab wound to his thigh and was hit over the head with a wine bottle. ...

Bonfire Night this year brought some unexpected celestial fireworks to South Holland skies. The Aurora Borealis, also known as The Northern Lights, was visible on cameras unusually further south on Sunday, November 5.The phenomena is created by charged particles from the Sun interacting with the Earth’s magnetic field.It’s usually consigned around the polar regions, but occasionally the sun pumps out ...

Two people had a lucky escape when a helicopter was left in flames after crashing into a light near the A17 in Fleet Hargate. The incident happened around 1.45pm this afternoon (Sunday November 5) at the Anglian Motel. John Kinder, a friend of Anglia Motel owner Harold Payne, said: ”The helicopter was being flown by Colin Bodil an experienced pilot ...

A Spalding man faces jail after he admitted carrying out a third house burglary in a two month crime spree. Paulius Strabeika, 27, was remanded into custody earlier this year after he pleaded guilty to two domestic house burglaries in Lincolnshire during July. Sentence on Strabeika, of Holbeach Road, Spalding, was adjourned after he was charged with another domestic house ...

The news that Spalding railway station will continue to have a manned ticket office is on the right tracks for campaigners. There has been a lot of local opposition to a proposal to stop having manned offices, with most tickets now bought online.Of the 120,000 signatures on a petition to parliament, South Holland residents were the sixth highest in the ...

Councils in Lincolnshire have rejected a four-day working week after the Conservative government called for an end to a Liberal Democrat-run council trial recently. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities instructed councils to halt any four-day working week trials immediately and cautioned authorities against planning such trials in the future.South Holland District Council and Lincolnshire County both say ...

A council-owned trading company providing financial services needs ‘urgent’ attention according to a review of activities. A Peer Review conducted by a group of council officers and members from other parts of the country, highlighted the issue with Public Sector Partnership Services Ltd (PSPSL).The company is owned by South Holland, Boston and East Lindsey councils and provides financial services, including ...

Moulton organisations have benefited from a successful year of fundraising. The Moulton Celebration Committee was able to present cheques to the village windmill, Moulton Community Association, the Brownies and Rainbows, Scouts, Cubs, Beavers and Moulton Ladies.The funds were all raised from the celebrations for the coronation of King Charles in May and the Harvest and Tractor Working Weekend in September.The ...

The potential £1.6m electrification of the historic Cross Keys Bridge will result in fewer disruptions than work currently planned, a council officer has said. There will be night time closures of the A17 but they would be ‘minimal’, done at night and ‘one-offs’, John Monk, Lincolnshire County Council’s head of highway design services told a meeting of the authority’s Highways ...

Spalding Lions president Stuart East, together with other Lions members, recently presented a cheque for £1,500 to Dr Liz Murray who is a volunteer for the Hope For Tomorrow charity, after raising funds at a recent 60s, 70s and 80s evening held at Ayscoughfee Hall School. Dr Murray explained to Lions how vital donations are to keep this unit up ...

A Spalding man has been fined £3,500 for selling hacked TV equipment and other counterfeit goods. Luke David Arons (43), of Winsover Road, pleaded guilty to a host of charges dating back as far as 2018 and has been sentenced at Lincolnshire Magistrates Court.The court was told he’d got rid of £9,622 from his bank accounts for selling IPTV (internet ...

A new group aiming to alleviate loneliness in Spalding continues to make waves. The Spalding Friends Group has been set up on Facebook to put on events for people who might like some company.Its most recent event saw attendees enjoy a ride on the Spalding Water Taxi where the relative strangers all enjoyed each others company.It’s been set up by ...

Former Spalding businessman Alan Porter has died. Mr Porter, who was married to the late South Holland District Council and Lincolnshire County Council member Angela Newton, passed away on Tuesday, October 24.The couple (pictured on their wedding day) were together for 37 years before finally marrying in 2014. Angela died in August 2022.They launched the business AP Sales in 1984 ...

A South Holland charity which has grown from a woman’s kitchen to an international organisation in a matter of months, is on the lookout for storage help. Boxes of Hope was first started by Mandy Baxter creating aid-filled shoeboxes for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the invasion by Russia last year.The charity is about to send its 24th lorry-load of aid to ...