This year’s Open Night for Spalding Photographic Society is a special one as the club celebrates its 70th anniversary. Its inaugural meeting was held on March 23, 1953.Its stated aims were to promote the art and science of photography in the Spalding area and this was to be achieved by:* The sharing and enjoyment of the hobby.* The learning and ...

A one day only art festival and exhibition is being held in Sutton Bridge on Saturday (September 2). St Matthew’s Church on Bridge Road is hosting the fundraiser for its conservation fund.For artists wishing to display their work there will be no commission or hanging fees and no need to book. There will be a £10 fee for a pitch.There ...

Spalding Arts and Crafts Society has a new exhibition launching on Friday, September 8. Some of the group’s work will be on show at Spalding Library until October 2 and all work is for sale.The club’s most recent demonstration came from Amanda Jackson (pictured) who painted in acrylics on the theme ‘Beach Light and Reflections’.A spokesman said: “It was another ...

Youngsters across South Holland have been keeping active this summer thanks to events put on throughout the holidays. The final Activate session put on by South Holland District Council’s Communities team was held in Gosberton last week.That and the Give it a Go event in Spalding and Skate Jam in Crowland have rounded off a summer that saw hundreds of ...

A lorry fire is causing traffic issues in and around the A17 near Fleet Hargate. The incident was reported at 9am and fire crews are currently on the scene. The road is currently closed with local villages also reporting high volumes of traffic due to vehicles being diverted through.

A mum is embarking on a new career as an adult nurse after taking her GCSE England at the Spalding campus of Boston College. Magnolia Pallister, said she was incredibly happy to have achieved a grade 5 in GCSE English. “After having a baby and being made redundant from banking, I decided the time was right for a career change,” ...

Students and staff at Cowley Academy in Donington are celebrating an ‘improved and positive’ set of examination results. The school is particularly pleased with the results for the core subjects of Maths, English and Science, where students have performed positively. Other highlights include students achieving very good grades in BTEC Performing Arts, GCSE History and both the GCSE and BTEC ...

Spalding High School students earned over 1,500 qualifications in what was branded ‘phenomenal’ GCSE results. There were 45 per cent of students who were graded seven to nine; the very highest grades possible. That’s in comparison with the national Grade 7-9 attainment rate of 21.6 per cent and regional rate of 18.5 per cent at Grades 7-9. Students who achieved ...

Spalding Academy has had ‘record breaking’ results, the trust that oversee it says. The South Lincolnshire Academies Trust says the school has improved on pre-pandemic results. A trust spokesman said: “Students and staff at Spalding Academy are celebrating another set of exceptional examination results, having achieved their highest set of GCSE and vocational results this year. “Exam outcomes have indicated ...

A public meeting to discuss a potential Business Improvement District (BID) for Spalding and other options will take place next month. It follows the creation of a Spalding Business Board involving representatives from 18 different town businesses. A draft model for a BID is to be discussed in a meeting at the South Holland Centre on Wednesday September 20 from ...

The number of women in Lincolnshire still smoking when they have babies is way above the national average. The county fares badly when it comes to smoking cessation and South Holland has the highest number of smokers in the county.Figures from Lincolnshire’s Integrated Care Board (ICB)show almost 20 per cent of adults in the district smoke.South Holland has 19.4 per ...

Landmark business premises in Spalding town centre are on the market for more than £1 million. The former Hills, latterly Coney’s, department store in the centre of town has an asking price of £750,000.With almost 15,000sq ft of space and a first floor restaurant, it’s one of the biggest buildings on offer.Hills was owned by the Turner family for 60 ...

A first outdoor cinema at Ayscoughfee Gardens has been hailed a success with a vow to bring it back. Spalding Round Table put on the event for the charity’s selected by South Holland District Council chair Andrew Woolf.It was staged with proceeds from the Spalding Festival the group puts on.A spokesman for the Round Table said: “This was our first ...

Two new initiatives to boost the High Street are set to launch, including a long mooted business led one in Spalding. But a different one called Still On The High Street targeting independent businesses across South Holland is also launching with the woman behind it, Carys Dayne, saying the area’s ‘waited long enough’ for a Business Improvement District (BID) or ...

Over the weekend the British Westerners Association held a ‘Pow Wow’ at the Anglia Motel in Fleet Hargate. A spokesman said: “The group of enthusiasts met at the motel and swapped their normal identities and 21st century luxuries for a blast of the past sleeping in tents and cooking over wood fires.“They passed the time with lasso competitions, rodeo bull ...

There seems to be no escape from the constant see-sawing of fuel prices.Petrol and diesel, the latter in particular, have rocketed in the last few days and are now much more expensive than a couple of months ago.Just because exporting countries don’t feel they make enough money, they reduce output and the price can only go one way.It’s a cartel ...

On behalf of my brothers, sisters and extended family, I would like to thank everyone at Beech Lodge Care Home in Holbeach for the love, care and affection given to our mother Elizabeth Anne.We were especially thrilled by the way everyone went out of their way to make my mother’s birthday special for her and us alike on August 16.This ...

I am writing to clarify the position of Tydd St Mary Parish Council following its successful defence of a claim of constructive dismissal brought against it at an Employment Tribunal by its former clerk, Ms Karen Treacher.All the grounds for her case were dismissed by the tribunal, as was a claim for considerable financial compensation as well as an attempt ...

South Holland Markets’ inaugural Market Trader of the Year award has been announced. Julie Newman, who is on Spalding Market with the Sizzling Grill, came out top in a public poll to take the title.It was held as part of this years ‘Love Your Local Market’ campaign.She receives eight free markets for winning this year’s awardJulie, who has been on ...

A councillor has been publicly kicked-off a committee after the Holbeach Car and Bike Show went ahead, amid more parish council in-fighting. This year’s event took place on Sunday, July 22 at the Lawns Caravan and Camping site in Fleet.It was supposed to be at Holbeach Primary School and run by the parish council, but due to a wet weather ...