A South Holland resident could be sitting on a £10,000 a month income thanks to the National Lottery. A ticket for the Set for Life draw on June was bought somewhere in the area and has yet to be claimed.So it’s time to check pockets, wallets and down the back of the sofa just in case the winning ticket is ...

Holbeach Medieval Festival made a triumphant return at the weekend with people flocking to enjoy the fun. Organised by Coun Tracey Carter, the free event held at Carter’s Park, saw re-enactors, displays, falconers, stalls, performers and lots more, entertaining the crowds.

This summer, children aged from four to 11 can visit Spalding Library to join a superstar team, their marvellous mascots and to get involved in a free Summer Reading Challenge themed around the power of play, sport, games and physical activity. Through taking part in the challenge, with free materials at the library and online, children will be encouraged to ...

A Moulton Chapel pub is putting on a free music festival to enjoy this weekend. The Jolly Farmer has a host of top local acts on stage from 3.30pm on Saturday, July 8.The Sound Injectors will be bringing their brand of energetic ska, reggae and Northern Soul to the party.The Shuttles, an 90s and 00s cover band, will also be ...

Firefighters were called to a blaze at a Long Sutton home last night (Saturday). Crews from Holbeach and Long Sutton attended London Road after being called at 8.40pm. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue say the lounge of the home suffered severe fire damage while there was smoke and heat damage to the rest of the property. A spokesman said: “Crews used ...

An official consultation on the pedestrianisation of Spalding town centre is being launched today (Monday) as a new branding to promote the town has been revealed. The consultation, which is set to run for three weeks, is looking for people to have their say on pedestrian vehicle use of the town centre also seeking feedback from members of the public ...

South Holland Police are investigating three thefts of gardening equipment in the Suttons area. In the latest incident lawnmowers and strimmers were stolen from a workshop on Hospital Road in Sutton Bridge which occurred at some point overnight on June 25 to 26. It follows two other incidents. This first incident, at Sutton Bridge Golf Club, happened at some point ...

Sentencing of a South Holland man for stalking and disclosing private sexual images has been delayed. Jack Frangou (36) attended Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday but a pre-sentence report by Probation officers had not been finalised. He appeared before the court on June 9 to plead guilty to three charges – stalking of a woman involving serious alarm or distress ...

Spalding United say town centre businesses could benefit from huge plans to invest in the club if it can take on a lease for the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. The club has played there for decades but no club has leased it due to the land having been gifted to the town in 1951 on the condition it’s for ...

Spalding’s South Holland Centre needed an extra £124,248 in subsidy when income fell short, a report has revealed. South Holland District Council’s Performance Monitoring Panel will discuss an update on the centre’s action plan at a meeting on Tuesday.The main ‘areas for concern’ outlined in the update were shortfalls in film income, room hire, other hire fees and catering rental ...

A developer with permission for 70 homes in Long Sutton has claimed there is no cash for affordable homes within the plan. South Holland District Council’s requirement is that 25 per cent of developments over 11 homes should be affordable.But an application has been submitted by Stinders Homes (SPV2 Ltd) which says rocketing prices mean the expected 17 affordable homes ...

Maternity services at Peterborough Hospital (pictured) have improved, says the Care Quality Commission. An inspection and report found there had been ‘significant improvement to the maternity service since the last inspection.’The report said there was also improvement in management of equipment, governance and storage of patient records.“Leaders ran services well using reliable information systems and supported staff to develop their ...

A Donington firefighter is retiring this week with 40 years of service under his belt. Watch manager John Scott has received his ceremonial axe among his leaving gifts to mark the occasion.Mr Scott will officially leave Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue on Friday after a long career.“It was an absolute privilege to be able to present John with his axe for ...

A group set up to preserve the heritage of Holbeach is to close after 36 years. The Holbeach Civic Society has been looking for new members to come forward to help run it for several months.Councillors Nick Worth and Tracey Carter had stepped forward to be chairman and vice chairman respectively in a bid to keep it going after the ...

Lincolnshire police is under-funded to the tune of £16.4m – despite news of a recent boost to the budget, according to public sector union Unison. The county, along with neighbouring Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire, will have a combined deficit of £42.1m by 2026.Lincolnshire remains the lowest-funded force in the UK with the fewest officers and staff per head of population.But the ...

A Spalding primary school is well led and a place where ‘pupils love to learn,’ says a new Ofsted report. St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School remains a good school with high expectations for both work and behaviour.“Pupils strive to meet these high expectations and to model the school’s values. These values thread through all aspects of ...

Planning laws around the Holbeach Food Enterprise Zone could continue to be more relaxed. Back in 2018 South Holland District Council incorporated a five-year Local Development Order (LDO) for the site which aims to bring food businesses closer together.That effectively gives outline permission for companies to build premises for specific use on the designated land near Peppermint Junction.It means companies ...

A charity’s Holbeach hub has a new sensory room after seeing over 600 people come through its doors in its first few months in operation. Little Miracles is open for young people up to the age of 25 who may have a disability for them to build life skills and make new friends.Joining the extensive play and games area is ...

A charity is looking to site a caravan at a Tongue End nature reserve to train people and to watch over the animals there. Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is looking to erect a static caravan at a farm nearby to Willow Tree Fen.Documents submitted with the application state: “The static caravan will be used as temporary accommodation for trainees, students and ...

A Spalding scout group has had a cool donation – two refrigerators. The Spalding and Welland Rotary Club has purchased the items for the group to use on their regular outings.Rotary president Barry Elliott presented them recently to Scout and Cub leaders Adrian Parker and Andrew Wood.Barry said: “The Rotary Club of Spalding and Welland are constantly aware of local ...