Four employees of a Spalding company have been given long service awards by the Royal Horticultural Society. The quartet who work for Taylors Bulbs all have over 40 years’ experience in the industry. * Di Beales started working full time for Taylors in February 1983. She has always been renowned as the quickest flower cropper at Taylors – nobody can ...

A new holiday park has been granted permission to have fences with turbines in them to generate power. Developer Larkfleet gained permission for the 38 cabins on Lowgate Fleet last year. It was back before South Holland District Council’s Planning Committee last week asking permission for the fences which the wind blows through to create energy for a battery. Jamie ...

A fraud trial jury has heard evidence from a number of investors who allegedly failed to get their money back after putting it into a Spalding based lottery syndicate. Christopher Toynton, 73, of Horseshoe  Road, Spalding, is on trial at Lincoln Crown Court. He denies 12 fraud charges and contravening a general prohibition on carrying out a regulated activity. The prosecution allege ...

Plans for 40 homes In Crowland were passed on a deciding vote and 52 others deferred last week. Four different applications for the town came before South Holland District Council’s Planning Committee. The 40-home application for a development off Barbers Drove North was passed after the panel was split with six of the committee voting for and six against. That ...

Spalding Parish C of E Day School has launched a World of Work Programme aimed at raising aspirations and inspiring children in Key Stage Two. It’s launch event began with a talk by deputy headteacher Emily Hill, who spoke about her education and career journey. The children then worked in mixed age groups to embark of their ‘Apprenticeship Programme’. They ...

A teacher who goes above and beyond was the recipient of this year’s Pride of South Holland Award for Special Achievement. Ian Billinghurst was nominated by fellow staff at Spalding Academy for the support he gives both pupils and fellow staff. Ian was nominated by the school’s Amanda Halifax. “He is the most dedicated and compassionate member of staff that ...

As Frankie Valli once sang: ‘Oh What a Night’ put on by the Spalding and Welland Rotary Club last week. For the last 30 years the charity has looked to hold a fundraising gig for local charities at the South Holland Centre. The club’s long-time professional supporters Tracie Hughes and Jennifer Bentley from an act known on many cruise ships ...

Singer and guitarist FRAZ will be helping raise money for a brilliant cause on Saturday, March 25. He’s the star of Pinchebck Village Hall’s annual fundraiser, this year in aid of the Stroke Association. Spokesman Alan Hansard, said: “This year we have music from the 60s and 70s provided by FRAZ. “Anyone who has suffered a stroke, or knows someone ...

Plans to create a new Holbeach Health Hub have been unveiled. South Holland District Council says its working with the Primary Care Network and NHS Lincolnshire on creating a new and expanded town centre building for the Holbeach Medical Practice. It’s part of the town centre improvement plans. A statement released by the council on Tuesday includes no firm details ...

The Pride of South Holland was celebrated on Sunday in a moving ceremony that included a Falklands veteran and prominent Ukrainian politician. The celebration of the district’s volunteers and community groups returned to the South Holland Centre. This year it included a moving tribute to Coun Angela Newton led by Lord Gary Porter. Her husband Alan Porter and cousin Coun ...

Four people have been charged with hare coursing offences after reports of hare coursing yesterday (Sunday, March 12). Lincolnshire Police say they received numerous calls around Common Drove near Crowland around 10.30am. Four dogs and a vehicle were seized. Four men have been charged Michael Chaulk, aged 25, of Bittams Lane Chertsey, Surrey was charged with: Hunting a wild mammal ...

A woman who posed as a qualified accountant to land a job began siphoning money off into her own accounts. Gynevra Hall, 50, held the role of financial controller at an insurance company in Peterborough for just under two years, but in the summer of 2018 managers began to suspect something wasn’t right and requested to see proof of her ...

A Holbeach Drove shop faces a review of its premises licence next week after two illegal workers were found there by police. Lincolnshire Police are requesting that South Holland District Council’s licensing panel “seriously consider a revocation” of the premises licence from Komalar Vijayakumar for Holbeach Drove Store on Thursday writes Local Democracy Reporter Daniel Jaines. A report to the committee from ...

A pensioner living on benefits today (Friday) described how she lost £2,000 after becoming friends with a Spalding man and investing in a lottery syndicate. Christopher Toynton, 73, of Horseshoe  Road, Spalding, is on trial at Lincoln Crown Court. He denies 12 fraud charges and contravening a general prohibition on carrying out a regulated activity. The prosecution claim Toynton was the ...

A driving while disqualified case against a Spalding resident was proved in his absence. Andre Perras (41) did not attend Boston Magistrates’ Court as scheduled on Wednesday and a warrant for his arrest was issued following the outcome. Prosecutor Paul Wood told the bench that PC Jack Craft spotted Perras driving a Mercedes with a frozen windscreen near the junction ...

A motorist fined £550 probably wishes now that he’d stuck with hanging furry dice from his rear- view mirror. Instead, the Spalding driver chose a metal knuckle duster, which is classed as an offensive weapon. When police stopped 25-year-old Jack Marcroft and searched the car, they found the silver-coloured knuckle duster in a compartment. Prosecutor Paul Wood told Boston Magistrates’ ...

Police searching a man from Spalding found a drug he had forgotten about, a court was told. Wayne Dunne claimed he had been given the amphetamine when he was drunk. The 49-year-old, of Nene Court, pleaded guilty to possession of the amphetamine at Spalding Police Station. Paul Wood, prosecuting at Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, said: “He found himself in ...

Deliberately putting false information on invoices has cost a Weston Hills gardener £635 in court. Andrew Surman did gardening work at the homes of two people but agreed to state on 12 invoices totalling £6,760 that it was carried out at their workplace. The offence came to light as police investigated an alleged £800,000 fraud at VBC Instrument Engineering concerning ...

Two men who came to Lincolnshire to hare course together have each been handed £6,655 bills in court. Darren Lee, 26, and Ronnie Doherty, 21, were the first people to be convicted in the county under new and tougher legislation introduced last year, magistrates in Boston heard on Wednesday. The pair were ordered to pay an equal share of £11,144 ...

Plans for a new Aldi in Holbeach have been passed, despite a late objection by Tesco. South Holland District Council’s Planning Committee last night (Wednesday, March 8) unanimously passed plans to build the 1,315 square foot store off Fleet Street. It will include 110 customer and 17 staff customer car parking spaces and look to create around 40 jobs, the ...