Lincolnshire Police has revealed how its targeting those it believes are most likely to re-offend in a bid to stop crimes before they happen. Integrated Offender Management (IOM) is a multi-agency team comprising police officers, support officers, drugs recovery workers and probation officers, work alongside a host of other agencies, in a unified approach to offender supervision in the community.IOM ...

South Holland was one of the areas that has shown the most opposition to the closure of ticket offices at stations, MP Sir John Hayes said. A total of 120,000 signatures were secured by petitions to force a debate on the proposal in Parliament.South Holland residents made up the sixth highest location in the country of those who signed.Railway companies ...

A Spalding man is to perform his new Arts Council backed show to the town. Henry VIII Used To Hate Us is described as being ‘Like Peaky Blinders but in the Fens’.Created by Ryan Gilmartin, it looks at the history of the local area in a production which includes live music scored by John Dipper who has scored for The ...

The Elizabethan Centre in Whaplode Drove is getting set to host its own Oktoberfest on Saturday, September 23.After being a success last year it’s back for 2023 as are the ‘Oompah’ Band, ‘Der Huffunpuffers’ coming from Milton Keynes.On the menu this year there will be guest beers to try and a vast array of authentic German food, great live music ...

Act II have some Big Fish to try this week. The youth theatre group are putting on their own adaptation of the Daniel Wallace novel that Tim Burton turned into a film. It’s on at The South Holland Centre until Saturday, September 23.A spokesman said: “Act II Theatre Company’s Music Theatre group follow up on their recent successes (The Sound ...

The public has been giving its Christmas decorations ahead of the creation of a new ‘Winter Wonderland’ in the Castle Sports Complex leisure centre. The event is being put on by Steve Timewell on Saturday, November 11 as a fundraiser for next year’s Spalding Flower Parade.The Christmas Fayre will feature over 60 local stalls selling crafts and hand made items, ...

An annual memorial service in Donington is taking place this weekend. The Donington Arnhem Service is on Sunday and includes a parade which sets off from the Market Place at 10.30am.It will be led by the Standard Bearer to St Mary and The Holy Rood Church for the 11am service.Afterwards the congregation move outside for the laying of wreaths at ...

Police have issued a witness appeal in an attempt to find a man they believe may be able to help them in their investigation into the death of Collete Law. Paul Neilson (30), of no fixed address, has been charged with the murder of 26-year-old Colette in Spalding on July 17.The trial is expected to start in January 2024.Lincolnshire Police ...

An open day is to take place at the newly renovated tennis courts at Ayscoughfee Gardens this weekend. The event will take place on Saturday 23 September from 2pm until 4pm, and will feature special guest Abbie Breakwell, a leading GB Wheelchair tennis player, free coaching sessions and opportunity to play on the new courts, and much more. The courts ...

Bin collection day are to change across South Holland from next month onwards. South Holland District Council says it’s changing the days ‘all households’ have their rubbish collected ‘to be more efficient’. It continues it’s writing to all residents to let them know when their collections are, but it can’t be checked online until three days before. A a sperate ...

Year long works on the A16/A151 (McDonald’s Roundabout) will start later this month. The work is part of a £20m Levelling Up funding and will start on September 25. After preparation works set to last two weeks, a combination of temporary traffic signals and lane restrictions will be in place. Night time road closures will follow later on in the scheduled ...

Lincolnshire County Councillors voted to allocate £10 million towards highway improvements, despite vocal calls for a portion of the funds to be used for children’s activities during school holidays. Lincolnshire County Councillors voted to allocate £10 million towards highway improvements, despite vocal calls for a portion of the funds to be used for children’s activities during school holidays, write Local ...

South Holland District Council has announced its intention to increase its Fixed Penalty Notice (FPNs) threshold following an internal review.The increased fine amounts in South Holland would now be as followed:l Fly-tipping: £400 (With larger offences to be prosecuted through the courts)l Littering: £150l Graffiti: £150l Fly- posting: £150.l Duty of Care offence: £400l Roadside vehicle sales and repairs: £100l ...

Lincolnshire Police have committed to investigating every burglary under new Home Office rules, despite concerns about their funding. Lincolnshire Police have committed to investigating every burglary under new Home Office rules, despite concerns about their funding.Home Secretary Suella Braverman wants to standardise the approach to criminal investigations and has urged police forces to follow “all reasonable lines of enquiry” in ...

A new expanded museum for Spalding is in the pipeline. The Spalding Gentlemen’s Society has purchased the business centre that sits next to its dilapidated Broad Street home.It’s initially done that to allow £2.2m of renovations to the building where it’s been based since 1911.It’s applied for 90 per cent of that through Art Council funding but will have to ...

An application has been submitted for a 24-hour gym in Spalding at the site of a current shop. The address given for the application is Unit 2, the Carpetright store on Westlode Street.The actual planning documents submitted by TDH Estates on behalf of Switha Ltd says the site is ‘formerly Carpetright’.With the shop still open, it’s not clear if the ...

Anglian Water says it’s completed £2.3m worth of work on its water recycling facility in Holbeach which could lead to less pollution in the area. The company released over 1,000 hours of sewage into South Holland’s waterways in 2022.But it’s hoped the work carried out to comply with Environment Agency regulations will have a positive impact and make storm surges ...

South Holland housed 162 refugees last year supported by the government, Home Office statistics state. Of those, 158 were from Ukraine and four from Afghanistan.The numbers also revealed that the area didn’t have a single person seeking asylum living in the area.The official government statistics, which cover a year up to the end of June, do not cover those migrants ...

A group of Fleet residents enjoyed a day beside the seaside last week. There were 40 parents, grandparents and children on a fun day out at Hunstanton, courtesy of the Fleet Community Responders.A spokesman for the group, which organises events for the village, said: “It was put on using the trip subsidised by funding from Chosen and Fleet’s local councils.“A ...

A service station’s fun day proved a huge success that raised over £2,200 for charity. Those who work at Welcome Break (formerly Applegreen) on the Lincolnshire Gateway Business Park put on the event recently for The Tulip Suite at Johnson Hospital and the group’s chosen charity Macmillan.It featured a host of games and stalls, classic cars plus entertainment including from ...