Spalding United’s lead at the top of the Northern Premier League Midlands Division table was cut to two points after they let slip a two-goal lead at Gresley Rovers on Tuesday. The Tulips had bounced back from their first defeat of the campaign with a 2-1 win against Boldmere St Michaels on Saturday and looked set to add three more ...

A new-look Pinchbeck United delivered a shock to high-flying Belper United in the United Counties League on Saturday. Things looked grim when a side featuring five changes to the team beaten 8-0 on their last outing conceded three goals to trail 3-0 after just 24 minutes.However, loan signing Amada Kanu pulled one back before the break and second-half strikes from ...

It’s looking tight in the chase to narrow the gap on early GCE Hire Fleet Peterborough League leaders Uppingham Town. They hold a five-point lead with the next six teams separated by just two points.Lewis McManus, Nathan Pickering, Juliano Resta and Archie Rickards scored for Crowland Town in a 4-2 win against Stamford Belvedere to keep them in the pack.Moulton Harrox ...

Pinchbeck Croquet Club is proving to be a region-wide attraction. The club has attracted members from as far afield as Hunstanton, on the Norfolk coast, and now has more than 20 active players, many competing in national and international tournaments.The club, which is in the private garden of Mike and Rachel Bowser, is registered with Croquet England and boasts a ...

There were some excellent weights recorded at Sunday’s Tydd Gote Angling Club match at Main Road, Tydd Gote. With a frost and a keen northeasterly welcoming the anglers, expectations were not high, but in-form Ian Benton, on peg 12, made no mistake with 13lb 12oz. His pole and pinkie-caught net of roach, rudd and perch proved to be a winning one.Chasing ...

A thriller at Holbeach A in Monday’s Spalding and District League fixtures saw visitors Donington pull off a 4-3 victory, despite trailling 580-577 on the aggregate points score. Ben Wrigglesworth (R20) and Jim Thompson (R60) were the away winners, with Mick Cooper (O200) potting breaks of 22, 25, 45, 22, 27, 26 and 46 on his way to a win for ...

Consti E suffered their second defeat of the Spalding and District League season but hung on to top spot. Chris Back (O56) had a break of 33 as he took the opening frame for Holbeach E with a73-45 win against Sean Jones (O4).Jack Chilvers (O7) hit a break of 22 to level things for the visitors, 87-35, but Ben Harding’s (O35) ...

Ryan Sayers secured second place in a thrilling finale to the Production GTi Championship at Snetterton Circuit. He had a four-point lead over third-placed Simon Vercoe going into the weekend. A close battle in the first race saw him finish third, meaning he had to beat Vercoe to finish ahead of him in the points table.Halfway through the race, Sayers out-braked ...

It was a fantastic end to the season for G&S Racing Kawasaki at Brands Hatch. The team’s Junior Superstock riders Sam Laffins and Asher Durham recorded two wins and third and fourth place finishes.After dominating a wet free practice, Laffins was odds on favourite to take the win in damp conditions on Saturday and he did not disappoint. He took ...

The head coach of Spalding Town Tennis Club has been hugely impressed with the development of the young players and club as a whole following his first season. The sport has taken Enoch Annan around the world. The 44-year-old was one of the Ghana’s top junior players, winning many national competitions and representing his country in team competitions,He turned pro ...

Spalding 15 Stamford 17 A failure to turn first-half chances into points cost Spalding victory as derby rivals Stamford’s greater experience told in their Counties 1 Midlands East (South) meeting at the Centenary Ground. Defences were on top but Spalding’s scrum had a slight advantage with Sam Cowell returning at prop, alongside captain Luke Turner. With locks Alex Worth and ...

The Spalding family of a dad who suffered a cardiac arrest at the swimming pool, have praised the actions of those that saved his life on Restart a Heart Day including the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance (LNAA). Andrew Briggs (55) suffered a heart-attack while watching is daughters Mollie and Emily swimming at a pool in Grantham.His life was saved ...

A Long Sutton man who was jailed for drugs offences has been ordered to give up over £2,000 in criminal cash and three mobile phones. Martin Norman Portass, 48, was jailed for two years and eight months after he pleaded guilty to supplying cannabis and cocaine in May 2019. A Proceeds of Crime hearing at Lincoln Crown Court was told ...

The owners of the old Johnson Hospital in Spalding have said they have no interest in selling after it was revealed they’re not paying business rates for the site, something branded ‘ridiculous and shameful’ by councillors. It means hundreds of thousands of pounds, potentially millions, worth of rates have not been collected for around 15 years from one of the ...

The chairman of the Spalding Business Board says a bid to give the ‘left behind’ town £20m over ten years is the ‘boost it deserves’. To get the funding from central government announced last week, a body would have to be set up involving local businesses in the town.And the leader of South Holland District Council Nick Worth said it ...

Two ladies have set up a social group in Spalding for people who might like some company. Abigail Ferrell and Claire Perry have created the Spalding Friends Group.A Facebook page has been set up and the pair put on events where those on the group can attend.They’ve already been out for a meal at The Kitchen in Spalding and enjoyed ...

A South Holland carer didn’t think twice before jumping into a river to help after a road crash at the weekend. Amber Bauldry was driving home from work around 7pm on Saturday evening when she witnessed a crash on Glenside South in Pinchbeck, that saw one vehicle end up in the river.“I heard a huge bang and the car behind ...

A couple who say they were scammed out of £1,000 by a cowboy gardener have launched a petition asking for all tradespeople to be required to be registered Dave and Kay Richard, of Gedney, are hoping others will sign their petition on the Government’s web page.On it Kay writes: “The Government should require all tradespeople to be registered legally before ...

Over 40 people dug deep in a bid for victory at Spalding Young Farmers’ annual Tractor Working Day. Richard Chatterton came out on top in the competition at Fold Lane in Moulton.His ploughing was judged the best ahead of Kevin Pearsall and Russell Nichol.There was also a barbecue and a host of games.A spokesman for Spalding Young Farmers said: “We ...

A group of friends who all grew up in a South Holland village raised money for charity. Pinchbeck Village Hall hosted an evening of entertainment to boost the coffers of a charity supporting those with prostate cancer.The women organised the event after having family ties to people with the condition.Organisers (pictured above from left) Annie Ironmonger, Gloria Philips, Jane Major, ...