Spalding United manager Brett Whaley is to run the London Marathon in April alongside his wife Claire. The pair are raising money for Tommy’s, a charity that provides support for parents of premature and still born babies as well as funding research into their causes. Their fundraising is inspired by the Tommy’s help after their nephew Harry Waltonwas born prematurely ...

A parish council says lack of improvements to infrastructure coupled with more house building is creating ‘distrust between local people and authorities”. Holbeach Parish Council has written to South Holland District Council planning officers and the chairman of its Planning Committee following applications by housing developers to reduce the Section 106 contributions. These are where developers agree to provide things ...

A Spalding mum-of-two is hoping her smile will light up the Spalding Flower Parade as its Ambassador. Johanne Seymour is Spalding born and bred with the Juniper Crescent resident having been to previous incarnations of the parade countless times before it finished in 2013. A warehouse operator at Fowler Welsh she says her hobbies are reading, horse riding, running, gardening ...

A legendary DJ is to bring the Ibiza vibes to Spalding in February thanks to a junior football club. Dave Pearce is playing Ibiza Classics at Springfields on Saturday, February 4, in the fundraiser for Spalding United Youth Football Club. The former host of Dance Anthems on BBC Radio One has played at the biggest clubs around the world. Next ...

Irish black comedy, live action from The National Theatre, a Marvel blockbuster and a bit of festive terrorism-busting are all on the menu at the South Holland Centre this week. On the second day of its run tonight (Thursday, January 19), the critically acclaimed The Banshees of Inisherin is showing. Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson reunite with Martin McDonagh for ...

A paedophile caught by a police sting operation was today (Tuesday) jailed for two years and nine months. Peter Worthington, 63, became involved in conversations with the two officers after they entered a chatroom called “true nudist.” Julia King, prosecuting, said the two officers were posing as a father and son, with the boy said to be aged just 11-years-old, ...

Reports of a man with a handgun sparked a police search which included their helicopter in Spalding last night. It was reported at 8.17pm yesterday (Sunday, January 15) following an incident in Hall Place. The police helicopter was seen and heard circling around Spalding town centre and Woolram Wygate area. A police spokesman said: “We were called at 8.17pm last ...

The police helicopter has been circling around Spalding tonight (Sunday, January 15). Residents have reported it circling around the town centre before heading towards Woolram Wygate way. A police presence has also been reported in St Thomas’s Road, though it’s not clear if it’s related to the helicopter. UPDATE – Lincolnshire Police say it followed reports of a man with ...

Two COVID-19 vaccination clinics for five to 15-year-olds are at Spalding’s Johnson Hospital on Monday and Tuesday next week. On both January 16 and 17 the session is available for 5 to 11-year-olds and 12 to 15-year-olds from 4pm to 7pm. You don’t have to book an appointment and walk in.

A historic former pub and hotel by the River Glen is to be turned into flats. The Mermaid in Surfleet, which was granted Grade II Listed Building Status last May, will be made into five homes. Three two-storey and one-single storey dwellings are also set to be built in the former beer garden and car park. Parts of the building ...

Plans to build 35 homes in Pinchbeck have been passed despite local opposition. Postland Developments was given outline permission to build on the land off Milestone Lane back in 2017 even though it’s outside the boundaries of the village because, at the time, South Holland District Council did not have a five year supply of housing. It currently does and ...

An imprisoned Spalding man faces another court appearance upon his release. Aron Duff (38) is charged with possession of heroin in the town on November 22. He failed to appear at Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday as scheduled. It was then established that he had been jailed for 18 weeks before Christmas for another matter. The possession case against Duff, ...

Police who found cocaine on a Holbeach resident were told he’d spotted it outside a Tesco branch. Officers had pulled over a BMW vehicle just after 1am on December 23. Driver Vadims Sobolevs (36) was searched and a small bag of white powder, later confirmed to bethe class A drug, was found in his pocket. Lottie Tyler, prosecuting at Boston ...

A cyclist has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after being involved in a collision in Spalding town centre this morning. The incident also involving a car happened shortly after 6am this morning in Albion Street near the Castle Sports Complex. The road is currently closed and police have urged the public to avoid the area. A spokesman for ...

Renewed calls have been made for more government cash for South Holland as local drainage boards look set to ask for “well over £3m” of council tax. Leader of South Holland District Council Coun Gary Porter says the area should be compensated for dealing with the water that flows into it He’s calling for the 17 councils in the UK ...

South Holland District Council’s share of the council tax is proposed to go up by three per cent and the authority will look to use reserves to reduce the bills. The tax increase will equate to £5.76 for a Band D property and generate £300,000, the authority’s Cabinet was told on Tuesday. But that won’t be enough to cover proposed ...

No prosecutions are currently planned after a nursery was closed by inspectors for being unsafe. Little Treasures Spalding, in Haverfield Road was shut down following Ofsted rating it inadequate. “Children are not safe, and we have therefore suspended the provider’s registration during the inspection,” said the report by Lora Teague carried out in November. “Children are handled physically in an ...

An anonymous donation has allowed a GP surgery in Pinchbeck to reopen. As reported last week, Church Walk Surgery is set to be reopened next month as a branch of the Munro Medical Centre. It had served Pinchbeck for more than a 100 years, but never reopened after closing for the first COVID-19 lockdown. Manager at the Munro Medical Centre, ...

South Holland residents are being urged to report criminal behaviour as well as sharing it to social media. Police are continuing to prioritise drug use and supply within The Suttons area after positive feedback. “Thank you to everybody who has let us know about drugs within our community,” says a recent newsletter from the neighbourhood policing team. “Please don’t expect ...

A memorial service is being held next month for a former South Holland vicar who started his own postal service. The Rev David Hill died aged 88 on Thursday, January 5 at his Berkhamsted home and was well-known in the Spalding area. During his time at St Nicholas in Lutton, he set up the East Elloe Post, complete with stamps, ...