A choir has provided two of this year’s Pride of South Holland Awards, and they’ve been collecting even more, less glorious, accolades. Both founder Zeph Churchill and pianist Jack Wheatley have helped boost Spalding Community Choir’s numbers to over 100.Jack was named the Young Achiever by sponsor Molsom Associates while musical director Zeph was the Bakkavor Local Community Champion.To celebrate, ...

Five brilliant comedians are heading to the South Holland Centre on Saturday. Ahir Shah heads an impressive bill having made appearances on QI, Mock The Week, Have I Got News for You and Live at the Apollo.He’s joined by Rachel Fairburn, one half of the hugely popular All Killa No Filla podcast who has appeared on Pointless Celebrities and The ...

St Bartholomew’s Church in West Pinchbeck is launching its flower festival next week. The church will be open from Wednesday, April 26 to Monday, May 1 from 10am to 4.30pm.As well as the spectacular flower displays created by the community there will be stalls and refreshments available.A special Flower Festival Praise service will also take place at 7pm on Friday, ...

A Spalding school has been evacuated after a chlorine leak. Two fire crews are at Spalding Grammar School following the incident today (Wednesday, April 19). A spokesman for Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue, said: “We currently have two crews from Spalding in attendance to a chlorine leak from a container. “The school has been evacuated as a precaution.”

Two wins in two games have secured a play-off spot for Spalding United in the Midlands Division of the Northern Premier League. A late winner from Dylan Edge secured derby bragging rights at newly crowned champions Stamford last Thursday, while Saturday saw the Tulips hit scoring form with a 4-0 win against Gresley Rovers.However, Elliot Sandy’s team are now hoping Stamford can ...

The saga over Holbeach’s game at Harwich and Parkeston was concluded on Tuesday night and the Tigers made a point. The Thurlow Nunn League ordered them to replay a game they won 4-2 after the referee failed to notice he’d booked the same player twice late on.After taking the three points off them, the league ignored Holbeach’s emailed notice the ...

The Dor-Jan Peterborough League Premier Division title race still has plenty of twists and turns ahead. All the top seven are still in with a chance of glory but, for now, it is Moulton Harrox who are in pole position.Gary Chappell, Ashley Coddington and Declan Earth earned a 3-0 win against Oundle Town on Saturday to stay ahead of Warboys Town on ...

Only one local team managed to beat the weekend’s wet weather on the opening day of the cricket season, with Long Sutton winning by 14 runs at Sleaford Seconds in the South Lincs and Border Premier League Championship. Openers Nathan Oliver (25) and Josh Baker (19 – including two 6s) put on 32 before Angus Bell (16) and Tim Norris (17) ...

Tydd St Giles Golf Club results:* Men’s April Pairs: 1st John Kellegher/Clive Barber 44 points, 2nd Simon Smith/Dean Wright 41 (ocb), 3rd Will Woodrow/Jamie Stott 41 (ocb), 4th Andy Hicks/James Dack 41.* Seniors Easter Bunny Stableford, Division 1: 1st Chris Moore 38 points, 2nd Paul Chaplain-Barton 35, 3rd Ken Doughty 34.Division 2: 1st Wayne Davies 35 points, 2nd Ian Millett ...

The last match of the 2022/23 East Hockey season saw Spalding Men’s Thirds go down to a 3-2 defeat at home to Cambridge City Fifths. Nigel Cookson was there to capture some of the action.

Spalding had a strong squad for their trip to Kesteven in the Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Derbyshire Challenge Cup quarter-final on Saturday. The Grantham team pinned Spalding back in their own half at the start but steadily the tables were turned with Harry Brown’s penetrating carries making it Kesteven’s time to defend on their own try line, with James Lacey and ...

Bourne snooker ace Mark Gray (O105) lit up the Spalding and District Snooker League in the final week of the season with an incredible 102 break. Gray, playing for Bourne SC B in Division One, got the break in his victory over Services A’s Vince Fitter (O35).His team went on to lose 5-1 though, with wins for Jake Haslam (O7), ...

He might only regard himself as a ‘pub-level’ player, but Spalding’s Ian Tilley will be mixing it on the biggest stage this weekend. Tilley, 65, will be refereeing at the 42nd British Internationals at Chapel St Leonards, looking after some of the game’s top stars.The butchery manager, who works at the Vine House Farm Shop, Deeping St Nicholas, will be swapping cleaver ...

With little wind and a reasonably fast flow on the river, only two boats took to the start for the first race of the day at Welland Yacht Club, the third in the Munson Cup series. With the shortest possible course set, the GP14 of Nick Bonsor and Helen Boyd took the lead from Kieron Powell in a loaned Solo. Progress ...

Spalding Ladies upset the form book to take victory in the Trudy Bates competition against favourites Lincoln in the final at Horncastle. Spalding won the southern section of the county league but north winners Lincoln had lifted the trophy for the last four seasons.Spalding started the better and never looked back as they were in front from the outset. There was ...

A Spalding man who is on trial for fraud for his alleged involvement with a trading scheme was today (Tuesday) cleared of three charges.  Christopher Toynton, 73, still faces ten charges of fraud relating to his alleged involvement with the Spalding based Lottery Syndicate Club. Jurors at Lincoln Crown Court heard Mr Toynton had chosen not to give evidence during ...

A man now living in Gedney Hill has been jailed after officers found £20,000 worth of drugs including cannabis grown in a wardrobe at his previous home. Cambridgeshire Police officers found cannabis being grown in a wardrobe after raiding a property Callum Horsley owned in Benland, Bretton in May 2021 as part of a week of action under Operation Spotlight ...

A road in Holbeach is to be closed for four weeks to reconstruct the footpath. From Monday June 5 the B1515 Fleet Road will be closed for the duration of the works between Holbeach and Fleet Hargate. Lincolnshire County Council says resident and business access will be maintained, but a diversion will be in place via the B1515, B1168, A17, B1515, ...

South Holland Police are blaming the school holidays for an upsurge in anti-social behaviour. “The number of anti-social behaviour reports from The Suttons and Holbeach residents has dramatically increased this week,” says a post on the force’s social media page.“Calls from Sutton Bridge stated that youths in the woods behind Memorial Park are throwing items at nearby properties.“A call from ...

Over 100 children took part in an Easter egg hunt organised by Holbeach Parish Council. They searched the town for letters that spelt three words and once they had collected the letters, received sweets.Chairman Sophie Hutchinson said: “We had over 100 children take part, and it was lovely to see the town so busy! We also had stalls from Pink ...