I visit Holbeach cemetery a lot with my dad as my mum, nan and grandad are all in there and we were both very upset about the state of the place.I contacted the local council around June 6 and took photos and sent them to the council, I even contacted Nick Worth who said it wasn’t his place to get ...

I have reported to the council three times that a nearby resident is in the habit of leaving non collectible waste outside of their property on the public footpath with no action being taken.To date two wooden cabinets and a fridge have been in situ for over a month only to be joined by a motorised scooter, a number of ...

Tuesday, June 20 was the Armed Forces Day Parade in Spalding town centre and many colleagues from all over Lincolnshire attended the event.Ex-service associations, councillors, mayors and Ayscoughfee Hall School marched in the town centre.Special thanks to Julie in the market for her help with decorating the area with British and Ukraine flags as we stood for the service.Thank you ...

Since when has it been ”legal’ for homeless people to set up camp in the Castle Sports Complex park behind the BMX mound?On Saturday morning there was a man lying sprawled out, face down for hours behind the mound fast asleep, he could’ve been dead for all we knew!Then on Sunday at 5am three men, drunk and shouting, plus the ...

I reply to Mr Sadd’s letter dated June 15 and the question raised in his second paragraph, one answer is very simple.These older citizens have only themselves to blame.Had, and assuming many of these fictitious millions worked during their working life, they should have made some provision for their old age.Instead, if they have spent their entire lives skiving, boozing, ...

Over the last fortnight on pavements at various locations around Spalding I have been advised by cyclists to get out of their way.All were male, ranging from schoolboys to mature men.When informing them pavements are for the use of pedestrians, I have in all cases been told to procreate with someone called off.Asking our anti-social wardens how many fines they ...

On Saturday, June 17, I attended a National Bus Conference in York that was organised by the Yorkshire and Humber Pensioners’ Convention.I was invited to attend as a result of my campaign for a better local bus service. I launched a petition last October to keep the Stagecoach No 37 service from Spalding to Peterborough in its entirety.Although the Stagecoach ...

Spalding Gateway Club members have been getting their boogie on. The group for adults with learning disabilities puts on a host of events and entertainment for attendees.At its most recent session, Movement to Music representatives came down.A spokesman for the Gateway Club said: “Bekki from Movement to Music came down and gave them the time of their lives with movement ...

The owners of a Holbeach care home are celebrating 40 years since they took it over. Residents of Beech Lodge were joined by members of the Kachra family, who opened its first Country Court care home there in 1983.After uprooting from Birmingham to take over the home, they now own 36 around the country.Abdul Kachra, chairman of Country Court said: ...

Fast cars, classic cars, a trike and a tractor were among the modes of transport favoured by students celebrating the end of their secondary school time. Year 13 students at Spalding Grammar School got together for their leavers’ ball which took place at the Sessions House in Spalding on Friday.

Get ready for yet another HEATWAVE – this time courtesy of Polka Dot Academy. The locally-based dance school is putting on its annual summer sizzler at the South Holland Centre.There are two shows on Saturday, July 1, a matinee show at 1.30pm and one at 6.30pm.A spokesman for Polka Dot said: “Come, enjoy and embrace our local talent in this ...

A crash in Pinchbeck has led to a 28-year-old motorist’s second conviction for drink-driving. Beth Turnell has been banned for 40 months and will no longer be able to continue her role as an equine physical therapist, Boston Magistrates’ Court heard on Wednesday. Turnell ran into a dyke in Money Bridge Lane in a Land Rover Discovery at about 6pm ...

A Spalding drink-driver bounded over three garden fences to evade police moving in to arrest him. Levi Matthews (29) said “I’m off” and pushed past an officer to hot-foot it from the scene. He had been traced to Ros Knight Gardens in Crowland after driving away from the scene of an argument in Balmoral Way, Holbeach. He was twice the ...

Police were called when a bus driver refused to go any further with a drunk passenger causing problems on board. Jordon Smyth (27) tried to get on the bus with the wrong ticket and went upstairs in the double decker without paying a fare. The driver then heard a commotion on the top deck before a member of the public ...

Air display team the Red Arrows are due to fly over Spalding and Donington tonight (Thursday, June 22). According to the website www.military-airshows.co.uk they’re due to go over South Holland shortly after 7.35pm as part of a fly-past of RAF Waddington. The iconic planes are based there and are due to leave at 7.32pm, flying west of Donington at 7.36pm, ...

There could be many more fraud victims of a Spalding lottery syndicate as details of the large police operation that brought it down were revealed. There were 233 people recorded as victims by Operation Safeway, the investigation launched by Lincolnshire Police following two initial complaints made against the Lottery Syndicate Club in 2019.The court ruled on 184 people who made ...

A man in his 60s was hospitalised with a serious injury after a dog attack at his home. The incident occurred around 7.30pm on Sunday, June 11 on Spalding Road in Pinchbeck.Lincolnshire Police say the dog was put down as a result of the attack and the injuries sustained.The details surrounding the incident have not been released but The Voice ...

Holbeach’s Market Hill junction is to get a long-awaited revamp. The work, which is part of the Town Centre Improvement Plan, is aiming to increase traffic flow.Lincolnshire County Council say it will include installing new signals, “a better pedestrian crossing” and resurfacing.Work is due to start on July 17 and last for six weeks.Park Road will be closed for the ...

Fire crews were called to West Pinchbeck on Monday (June 19) night to a fire that had gotten out of control. Crews from Spalding and Bourne were called to the incident at 9.35pm. There was damage to 20 tonnes of waste, six trees and one high-voltage transformer. Crews were on scene until around 12.15am the next day. A spokesman said: ...

People came from across Lincolnshire for Spalding’s Armed Forces Day Parade on Tuesday. This week is Armed Forces Week celebrating those that defend the country.Armed Forces Day itself is actually on Saturday, but Spalding traditionally marks it on the Tuesday alongside the usual market.The King’s representative in Lincolnshire, Lord Lieutenant William Webb, took the salute as the parade marched through ...