Is this the last nail in the coffin for Spalding?The ticket office at the railway is to be closed.The railway companies have ridden rough shod over Spalding town for years, with road closures, frustration for drivers, moving heavy wagons on to our line etc.Why can’t they do some good for a change for our town?An idea would be for some ...

A dental training centre is being considered to solve Lincolnshire’s recruitment and retention crisis. The project would mirror the recently-inaugurated Lincoln Medical School, aiming to train dentists who would stay in the county.A centre for dental development is one of the options being explored, although no funding has been identified due to the early stage.The Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) ...

Pupils from three local schools visited the factory that makes poppies recently. Holbeach Primary Academy, Holbeach Bank Academy and William Stukeley Primary School travelled to The Poppy Factory in Surrey following the invitation from Alan Sheppard, the chairman of the Holbeach Branch of the Royal British Legion.The children made poppies, learned the history behind the symbol and visited the factory ...

If you go down to Ayscoughfee on Sunday you’ll find the first official fundraiser for the Spalding Flower Parade 2024. A Teddy Bear’s Picnic is taking place from 11am to 4pm.As well as a host of stalls and games there will be entertainment from Holbeach Town Band and the Spalding Ukulele Orchestra.Entry is free but you must take a bear. ...

The long-running saga over a play area for Moulton may finally be set to end. South Holland District Council says it has reached an agreement with The Moultons Parish Council to lease a third of an acre for 50 years to put a park on.It’s something that’s been proposed for decades under different guises.Three years ago, it was planned to ...

Classic cars of all shapes and sizes attracted crowds to the Holbeach classic and modified car and bike show at the weekend. A last-minute change of venue proved no deterrent to visitors who enjoyed entries from classic Capris to modified Minis at The Lawns and Lakes Camping centre in Fleet Hargate.The original venue of Holbeach Academy had to be changed ...

Two separate applications for family homes have been refused because they’re deemed to be in open countryside, despite some support for both. One family wanted to build a four-bed house at an ‘untidy’ haulage yard where a memorial to their daughter had been erected.Another was looking to build an eco-home just outside Holbeach, but it too was refused by South ...

Moulton Chapel showed off its talent once again as Moulton Chapel’s Got Talent returned for a second year. Among those performing were members of the Church Belles choir, pupils from Moulton Chapel Primary School, a flute and a bassoon player as well as a display of gymnastics from Lily May.It was hosted by Jeff Woods (aka Pavanotti) who performed along ...

The next monthly meeting of the U3A Sutton Bridge will feature a talk from acclaimed ex-investigative news reporter Bernard Bale. Mr Bale is a former reporter for the Daily Express, Daily Mail, Sunday Time and Mirror Group.A spokesman for the U3A said: “Bernard is possibly the most experienced journalist still writing in this country.“An award-winning writer with such newspapers as ...

South Holland District Council’s Communities team is putting on a host of free events for the summer holidays. It all kicks off with Activate on Wednesday, August 2, at Weston Playing Field between 11am and 3pm.The event has been very popular in recent years, focusing on giving children, young people and their families in the local area opportunity to try ...

The fifth Going Forward Music Festival is taking place on Saturday. It’s the fifth time the disabilities music festival has been put on by the Spalding-based Going Forward Social group and taking place this year at Southview Community Primary School, Crowland, from 11am to 7pm.Among the acts on show are CrossFire, Blackout, Gwenllian Humphreys, Benji D and a Rat Pack ...

An initiative to get people playing musical instruments with a local band is back next week for its 20th year. Holbeach Town Band’s Learn To Play week will see it open its doors in Back Lane every afternoon for a week from 2pm to 4pm from Monday, July 31 to Friday, August 4.The band welcomes visits from anyone interested in ...

Get ready to tuck in to the Holbeach Food Festival. The free-to-enter event is back in Carter’s Park on Sunday, September 3, from 10am to 4pm.The wide range of food available will include authentic Mexican, Indian, Caribbean, falafel, hog roast, award-winning pies, artisan burgers, smoked meats, Lincolnshire hot dogs, loaded fries and much more, plus plenty of vegan and vegetarian ...

Amanda Jackson will be the guest at Spalding Arts and Crafts latest evening on Tuesday (August 1). The subject is ‘beach light and reflections’ and will be a demonstration on acrylics.It takes place at Pinchbeck Village Hall in Knight Street from 7.30pm with entry £3 for members and £5 for visitors.It follows last month’s demonstration by Graham Laughton.A club spokesman ...

Police have issued an appeal to find a man who has escaped from a Suffolk prison and who may be in Spalding. South Holland Police this evening (Tuesday, July 25) appealed for information on finding Morgan Smyth who has absconded from Hollesley Bay prison. The statement reads: “Have you seen Morgan Smyth who has absconded from #HollesleyBay prison in Suffolk? ...

Police are currently searching for a wanted person in Spalding. Officers have been spotted in Low Road, around Low Fulney Bridge and the Coronation Channel this afternoon (Tuesday, July 25). A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police could only confirm that “our officers are searching for a wanted person”. UPDATED AT 9.20PM – South Holland Police have appealed for information about a ...

A claim has been made on a winning National Lottery ticket worth £10,000 a month for the next 30-years which was bought in a South Holland shop. As previously reported, a ticket bought in the district had won the top prize in the Set For Life draw on June 5. Operators Camelot had to appeal for the ticket holder to ...

The trial of a man accused of murdering a women whose body was found in a Spalding graveyard tent has been set for next January. Paul Neilson, 30, of Priory Road, Spalding, is charged with the murder of 26-year-old Colette Law on Monday 10 July. The body of Colette, from Greenock in Scotland, was found in a tent on Monday ...

A Women’s Institute group is holding an open afternoon tomorrow (Tuesday, July 25). Tollgate WI are throwing open their doors to give people a taster of what they do. Members are at St John’s Church Lounge on Hawthorne Bank from 2pm to 4pm. Admission is free A spokesman for the club said: “We warmly invite you to come along and ...

Police investigating the murder of a woman whose body was found in a tent in a Spalding graveyard have launched a new appeal to ask if anyone saw her in the town centre a week earlier. South Holland Police would like to hear from anyone who saw 26-year-old Colette Law in the evening of Monday July 10. They’re particularly interested ...