The emergency services around Lincolnshire were under huge pressure over the weekend with hundreds of calls made in the wake of Storm Babet. The police dealt with 712 emergency 999 calls on Friday, compared to an average of around 400 at this time of year. “The storm led to emergency services declaring a major incident. This led to much demand ...

The Cross Keys Swing Bridge could be electrified at an estimated cost of £1.68m Operator Lincolnshire County Council says it will look at making the Sutton Bridge crossing run on electric motors, rather than overhaul the existing hydraulic systems.It had already allocated £480,000 to do that.But a meeting of the authority’s Highways and Transport Scrutiny Committee is being asked to ...

Volunteers have helped raise over £1,000 for Spalding’s hospital. The Friends of Johnson Community Hospital held its annual Autumn Fayre at Pinchbeck Village Hall recently.The event was well attended and included help from a host of people.The Pinchbeck WI led by president Margaret Moyses provided teas, coffees and cakes.Spalding Lions put on various games while Coun Andrew Woolf, the chair ...

Anglian Water has paid Lincolnshire County Council more than £64,000 in fines between April and September and more than £200,000 for ‘missing’ applications says a county council report. The company has also reduced ‘overstay’ offences by 75 per cent but failed to apply for temporary traffic orders for 23 per cent of road closures.The report follows one in April which ...

For many people with dementia, when the clocks change and go back on October 29, they can find themselves disorientated.Some may find this upsetting and become tearful, whereas others may become angry or agitated.‘Sundowning’ can be seen as changes in behaviour towards the end of the day. The use of clocks that show both the time and whether it’s evening ...

I have just read your candidates article on the Spalding St Paul’s by-election and I would like to note that ‘No Party Specified’ (Ed – as stated by South Holland District Council) is open to individual interpretation with people possibly thinking I may harbour socialist or far right inclinations.I am listed as an unaffiliated Independent candidate and thus have no ...

What a little advertised Spalding gem The Gentlemen’s Society museum is.Having just visited, I have to say I found the history and artefacts of Spalding and surrounding villages fascinating.The very knowledgeable steward Pat Wensor and staff were very friendly and helpful.My husband and I thoroughly recommend this and enjoyed our visit.It’s to the detriment of our town that this is ...

Why has Lord Gary Porter even earned consideration for a national award?He served as leader of South Holland District Council for two decades, and I have lived in South Holland for almost two decades.When I moved here, Spalding was a lovely little town.My town of Holbeach had two butchers. Now there is none.Everywhere there are empty shops. I really don’t ...

It is a year since I launched a local campaign to maintain the Stagecoach no 37 service between Spalding and Peterborough.I have joined forces with the National Better Buses Campaign, which is built on local group activity, but linking up areas from Lincolnshire, West Midlands, Yorkshire and Scotland has made the campaign much stronger.I was a delegate for my Unite ...

Over the last 20 more years I have spent many hours in Spalding and seen the decline in the town centre.They include empty shops, shop window covered, a lack of market stalls, no police awareness, drinking and drugs, I could go on forever.I have always called South Holland district the Forgotten County.Even The Government have recognised this now. Go back ...

A local charity has been nominated for a Pride of Britain award. After putting Boxes of Hope, organised by Mandy Baxter, forward for the prestigious gongs, Sharon Rudd is urging others in the area to suggest it should be up for the prestigious accolade.The Holbeach-based charity was set up by Mandy not long after the Russian invasion of Ukraine to ...

The Girls and Boys Brigades in Spalding have celebrated the organisation’s 90th birthday. The 1st Spalding Girls Brigade and 3rd Spalding Boys Brigade held a joint celebration on Sunday October 15 where past members were invited to join a special service at the Spalding United Reformed Church.It was followed by a buffet lunch.Leaders and members took part in the service, ...

Two district councillors have donated to a group providing meals for those that need them most. St John’s ward representatives Manzur Hasan and James Le Sage were happy to hand over £1,450 which was donated from their ward funds to Hub in Hub out, of St Thomas Road, Spalding.The volunteers offer a meal to those in need every Sunday between ...

A Spalding dentist is heading into local schools to teach children about the importance of healthy teeth. In 2021-2022, five-year-olds in the most deprived 20 per cent of areas of the country (35.1 per cent) were 2.5 times as likely to have experienced dental decay as those in the least deprived 20 per cent of areas (13.5 per cent).The team ...

There was a day to remember for a host of young people last week as they were treated to a special afternoon at Tuby’s Fun Fair. The fair returned last week and an annual tradition is for it to open with the Spalding Lions arranging for pupils with special educational needs to have first go on the rides.Pupils from Gosberton ...

Lincolnshire County Council faces significant challenges as it seeks to further reduce its carbon footprint, particularly in schools, a new report reveals. The authority’s Carbon Report for 2022-23, presented to the council’s Environment and Economy Scrutiny Committee on Tuesday, shows that schools are the leading gas consumers, greenhouse gas emitters, and oil consumers in the county compared to any other ...

Donington explorer Captain Matthew Flinders should be posthumously recognised as a Fellow of the Royal Society, the area’s MP has said. Matthew Flinders, an explorer, skilful chart-maker and marine surveyor, was the first man to circumnavigate Australia and is credited with popularising the country’s name.His work also involved proving wind direction could be predicted from barometric pressure and latitude.The remains ...

A special bingo session is taking place to raise money for the chair of South Holland District Council’s chosen charities. Coun Andrew Woolf is hosting the fundraiser for Blood Cancer UK and Mencap at Nene Court Community Centre on Saturday (October 28) from 3pm.It’s being supported by Coun Rob Gibson who has provided some of his ward budget alongside Coun ...

You’ve got talent, and the Spalding and Welland Rotary Club want to put you on stage. For 30 years now the group has put on a talent show raising money for a good cause.An incredible array of acts have taken part over the years.This year’s show included dancers, singers, including an ABBA tribute, magicians and Spalding Folk Club.The next event ...

A local entrepreneur and inventor was the guest speaker at the Sutton Bridge U3A, which includes members from Long Sutton. Sandra McDonough suffered with Parkinson’s but she found tying a knitting needle to her glasses provided some control over her body.At the age of 60, 20-years after her diagnosis, she decided to create the Eye Guide and founded a company ...