A Pinchbeck landmark could be set for a timely update if a fundraising appeal is successful. After years of not working St Mary’s Church in the village is hoping to get its clock back ticking. The £1,000 works will also bring back the familiar sound of the bell chiming every hour. The historic Grade I listed building dates back to ...

Police are looking for two people wanted connection with the theft of a meat and wine from a shop in Crowland. The theft from the Co-op store in West Street in Crowland was reported at 3.20pm on December 26. The woman is described as in her early 30s, with long brown hair. She was wearing a blue coat with a ...

Lincolnshire Police are continuing to work with specialist diver teams after a concern for safety call at Cradge Bank. Police said they were called to Cradge Bank on Wednesday, January 9, at 10.50pm and had reason to believe a person had gone into the water. They said: “An underwater dive team and police officers have been searching the area but ...

A man and a woman were arrested this morning at Queens Road. Police said a 50-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods. A warrant was executed at a residential address on Queens Road at 8.55am Friday morning. Concerned residents on the school run took to social media to find out about the police ...

A man has died after he was detained under suspicion of theft from Sainsbury’s in Spalding. On Tuesday, January 8, police were called to Sainsbury’s at Holland Market to assist with the man who had been detained. After he was arrested, police said it was clear he was unwell and he was given first aid by officers and shop staff. ...

A driver caught with cocaine and cannabis in his system twice in six weeks has been warned that he faces a suspended jail sentence. Lynn magistrates heard on Monday that Tyler James was first stopped by police in Queen Mary Road, Gaywood, Norfolk, just after 1am on August 12 last year. He failed a roadside Drugwipe and was arrested. Evidential ...

There was a special celebration service to mark 150 years since the consecration of the church at Holbeach St Marks. The Bishop of Lincoln, the Rt Rev Christopher Lowson and his wife Susan attended the service which was the penultimate one for vicar Fr Adrian Mason who is retiring due to ill health. Congregations from Fleet, Gedney, Holbeach Hurn and ...

Food waste recycling could be on the cards in South Holland as the council signs-up to a new strategy. The initiative aims to have all seven district councils in the county working together to deal with recycling and other domestic waste. Members of South Holland District Council are due to discuss the strategy at a meeting on Tuesday, and agree ...

There will be no new NHS dental surgeries opening this month in Spalding. The news has come as a blow to South Holland residents with no access to regular health service dentists. Those already operating in the town don’t want to take on more patients, despite the possibility of funding. JDSP Dental Ltd was poised to move into Winsover Road ...

A kind-hearted schoolboy spent some of his holiday raising money for other children. Oliver Stanley (8) bought toys for the children’s ward at the Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, for the third year running. He raised a total of £150 with a raffle and a donation from Moulton Harrox Sports and Social Club which gave £50. The tractor-mad youngster started his fundraising ...

Plans for a major new nursery in South Holland have been submitted to the district council. The applicant, Blofield Nurseries, already operates in South Norfolk but cannot expand further on the existing site. “The existing site has been expanded to its limits and the new site is required to meet the growing needs of the business as it expands to ...

A group that helps the blind and partially sighted in Spalding is gearing up for a 2019 full of activities. The South Lincolnshire Blind Society aims to connect people with sensory loss through regular sessions. These include the Monday Social ‘eyes’ at 12pm to 2pm on the first Monday of every month and the All Day Social ‘eyes’ from 10am ...

A bid to build a construction waste disposal plant the size of more than four football pitches near Crowland has been recommended for refusal. Agricultural and Environmental Business Consultants has applied to build and carry out the processing and storage of construction, demolition and excavation wastes to produce soils and aggregate products at Barrier Bank adjacent to Decoy Farm. The ...

Two major development schemes for Spalding have been submitted to planners at South Holland District Council. One includes a drive-thru Starbucks coffee shop, gym and four business units for a site off Wardentree Lane. There will also be a Greggs, Toolstation and F1 Auto centre along with Snap Fitness. The other will see more than 40 houses and purpose-built business ...

A Spalding man has been ordered not to have any contact with his estranged wife after he admitted harassing her by forcing her to stop her car and sending her more than 200 texts in one weekend. Lee Henry Purvis (36) of Parkside Crescent, admitted harassing his wife Amy between July 26 and 31 last year, when he appeared at ...

I’m sure I am not the only person who thought when we were getting a new hospital it was going to be the state of the art everything under one roof, operating theatres, eye clinics, maternity units, etc etc, only to find it was a big disappointment. We still had to travel to other hospitals for operations and many other ...

We as a family would once again like to thank the Christmas fairy that is Tracey Carter, for her consideration and thoughts for ensuring that the children in our family received a gift from Santa. This lady is beyond kind, and thinks of others all year round and we would like to say a very big thank you and hope ...

As Chief Executives and Principals of Further Education Colleges and Executive/Managing Directors of training organisations, we write to publicly congratulate John Hayes MP on the announcement of his Knighthood. John was acknowledged as an exceptional Minister for Further Education and Skills, widely admired in the sector for his understanding of, and commitment to, practical learning. It is no exaggeration to ...

With Christmas over and being one of the most expensive periods of the year for most people will 2019 get any better for us all? On December 19 the UK Government’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) released the latest retail price index (RPI) figure. It shows that prices are up 3.2 per cent from a year ago. With fuel and ...

Tydd St Giles Golf Club has been clubbing together for charities. The club’s members of staff and leisure centre donated a host of toys to The Salvation Army’s toy appeal. And the club’s senior section, for those over 60, donated at least £3,613 to the Make Them Smile charity while raising money over the season. This was backed up by ...