Grandparents were invited into a Crowland primary school last week for a special breakfast. To celebrate National Grandparents Day, South View Community Primary School invited the children to bring in their slightly older relatives for a scrumptious early meal on Thurday and Friday, October 4 and 5. Headteacher Mrs Joanne Tomlins said: “We have so many dedicated grandparents who not ...

Spalding’s popular Pumpkin Festival is back for its 17th year tomorrow (Friday, October 12). Crafts, carving, fireworks, fancy dress, a parade and plenty of pumpkins will take centre-stage as the horticulture and harvest in South Holland is celebrated. The festival will run from 11am to 8pm in Spalding town centre and has an array of thing to see and do ...

Lorraine Swepson and Veronica Pryke were the big winners in Spalding Arts and Craft Society’s River Welland Painting Competition. An exhibition of all the entries has taken place at Spalding Library over recent weeks and the public was asked to vote for their favourite image of the town’s river as created by the artists. Lorraine’s work entitled Twilight Over the ...

Staff have been recruited by a new academy which was to open in September, but has been delayed. The Springwell Academy Trust was aiming to open a centre in Spalding for pupils excluded from elsewhere. The former post-16 centre at Matmore Gate is being converted to accommodate the students. But delays by the Department of Education mean students are being ...

The Priory School in Spalding has received a boost towards getting a new all-weather sports pitch thanks to accountancy firm Moore Thompson. The company chose the Neville Avenue school for those with special education needs as its charity of the year. Colleagues took on a host of events including a sponsored abseil down the Orbit Tower at the Olympic Park, ...

Users of Spalding Station who have mobility issues will be able to reach its second platform for the first time in four years after plans for new lifts were passed. Currently a footbridge built in 1848 reached by steps is the only way to access platform two of the Grade II listed building. A previous ‘barrow’ crossing over the tracks ...

South Holland adults (aged 18-65) do the least physical activity in the East Midlands it’s been claimed. Lincolnshire County Council’s commissioning plan for an Integrated Lifestyle Support Service states that nearly a third (31.9 per cent) of adults are considered “inactive”. The national average is 22.2 per cent. The figures are taken from the Public Health Outcomes Framework. The idea ...

A man with links to Spalding is wanted by police for driving offences and a warrant has been made for his arrest. A warrant has been issued for Aleksanars Potapovs’ arrest in relation to driving while disqualified. If you know where he is, there are a number of ways you can contact the police: Email force.control@lincs.pnn.police.uk Call 101 Contact independent ...

A Spalding man has been sent for trial at Lincoln Crown Court on allegations he groomed and sexually assaulted two 15 year old girls. No pleas were entered by Neil Richard Amess (34) of Gaunt Close whose first appearance will be on October 24. Amess faces allegations he groomed one girl who he is also alleged to have sexually communicated ...

The number of police officers and PCSOs on the streets of South Holland could be slashed as the force saves cash over the next three years. Some 60 officers and 53 PCSOs will be lost across the county along with more than 30 civilian roles. It would leave just over 1,000 officers – more than 200 fewer than ten years ...

A Spalding burglar who carried out a mini crime spree in Holbeach has been jailed at Lincoln Crown Court. Jake Boyton (28) targeted two fish and chip shops and a garage within an hour. Philip Plant, prosecuting, said that Boyton, together with an accomplice who has not been identified, unsuccessfully tried to kick in the front door of the Central ...

A village bowls clubs that’s been hit by thieves four times in the last year says it’s having to get expensive security measures. In the latest incident, Gosberton Bowls Club was broken into during the early hours of Monday, September 17. Most of the alcohol was left behind but bottles of wine were taken. Chocolate bars and fizzy pop were ...

Three former Tulip Queens have crowned Spalding’s newest pub and hotel. The Marston’s-owned pub The Tulip Queen officially opened its doors on Monday, September 24 and three of its former namesakes were asked to cut the ribbon on the over £4m project. The 82-year-old Janet Bray, Tulip Queen in 1958 was joined by Inca Honnor (2013) and Amy Cook-Nykyforczuk (2014) ...

South Holland is blooming brilliant – and the judges in a prestigious competition agree as the gold medals arrive in the district. The results for this year’s East Midlands in Bloom contest saw both Spalding and Holbeach receive a glorious gold in the large town and town categories. Long Sutton was awarded a Silver Gilt for the small towns. There ...

More than 100,000 illegal cigarettes and up to 50 kilos of tobacco have been seized following raids in Spalding. Lincolnshire Trading Standards officers, Lincolnshire Police, licencing officials and two trained ‘Wagtail’ sniffer dogs took part in ‘Operation Aegir’. Four retail premises in the town were targeted. The illegal goods were found in a secret “hide” at Baltic, Spalding on Winsover ...

Over £25,000 has been raised for local charities thanks to one of Spalding’s largest employer’s annual Fun Weekend. Thousands attended Bakkavor’s annual event at the Springfields Event Centre back in July. It helped the food producing firm raise £25,000 of which £10,000 each will go to Spalding’s World Ware Two Memorial Fund and Boston’s Salvation Army. Bakkavor is also donating ...

Vandalised signs alerting motorists to a sharp bend in Gedney Hill will not be replaced despite safety concerns. The bend on Hillside, which is also on the junction with North Road, used to be marked by warning signs but no longer is. Villager Terry Seale says that despite a lower speed limit on the road, vehicles still take the corner ...

A coroner has said its “unclear” if a 35-year-old former NHS worker, who drowned in the River Welland looking for a dog, deliberately entered the water or fell in. Seonaid Patel, of Moulton Seas End, was walking four dogs at Moulton Marsh Nature Reserve on the morning of Wednesday, June 13 when the incident happened. An inquest into her death ...

John Hayes, MP for South Holland and the Deepings added pink to his usual attire to support Breast Cancer Now’s wear it pink fundraiser on Friday, October 19. Mr Hayes was joined by more than 200 other parliamentarians in Westminster, all encouraging people across the UK to take part on wear it pink day and raise money for Breast Cancer ...

Volunteers are being sought to help keep an historic village hall running past its current 60 years. The Bromley Hall at Pode Hole remains busy, but more volunteers are needed to keep it that way. The three-person committee would like to bolster their numbers, particularly with younger blood. They would also like any body who could help as a caretaker ...