Five-year-old Brogan Marshall is among those urging you to tuck into cake and coffee this week to raise money for a cancer supporting charity. Brogan is one of the many hosting a Macmillan Coffee Morning in memory of a loved one. His Saturday event is in memory of his grandfather John Marshall. First up though in raising money for Macmillan ...

Gutsy grandad Alan Clucas helped raise more than £8,000 for his Cowbit-based family by completing the gruelling Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge on Saturday. Alan, along with daughter Victoria Darby and her husband Paul, successfully scaled Pen-y-Ghent (694m), Whernside (736m) and Ingleborough (723m) – with the ordeal taking 13-and-a-half hours. The trio were helping raise money for Victoria’s Mia, Charlie and ...

Pinchbeck Live returns this weekend with attractions across the village. Saturday will see a host of attractions at the Community Hub and Library between 10am and 4pm including a talk by the Spalding Gentlemen’s Society, a pinball competition, historic displays, live music from Peppermint Junction and a demonstration by Spalding Amateur Radio Society. Sunday sees St Mary’s Church Harvest Festival ...

A man who stepped in to referee a football game at the last minute was left out of pocket after his wallet and £350 phone was stolen during the game. Paul Sellars took charge of the game between Spalding Athletic and Netherton Reserves at the Castle Sports Complex as a favour so the Saturday, September 8 game wouldn’t be postponed. ...

The finishing touches are being put to Spalding’s newest lodge and restaurant. Around 60 new jobs have been created at the £4m Tulip Queen on the Lincs Gateway site alongside the A16. Two former Tulip Queens will officially cut the ribbon at the Marston’s venue which opens to the public on September 24. Janet Bray was the winner of the ...

Three young men who carried out a “terrifying robbery” at a Holbeach newsagents, after arming themselves with two knives and wearing Halloween masks have each been sentenced to over two years youth custody.    Manager Paula Shaw was working alone at McColls in Holbeach at around 7.30pm when she was confronted by the two 17-year-olds and a 16-year-old.    Lincoln ...

The second annual West Pinchbeck Tractor Run took place this weekend – and a drone was there to capture the action from a different angle. On Sunday, September 9, a host of vintage vehicles set off from West Pinchbeck village hall, in a convoy that took in the local area before returning to enjoy the stalls and refreshments. Pictures by ...

The A16 Crowland bypass is blocked following a collision involving three cars. This morning (Tuesday) a Lincolnshire Police spokesman said: “The road is blocked while vehicles are recovered. “It appears at this stage that injuries are minor.”  

A PCSO at Holbeach Police Station has issued a warning about rogue trader activity in the area. A statement issued this morning (Monday) said: “We have been contacted this morning regarding suspicious activity involving a white crew cab pick up being in the area of Gedney Broadgate. “The male occupants visited the address of an elderly resident and offered to ...

Police are appealing for information after a theft at a premises on Fulney Lane in Spalding.  The incident occurred in the early hours of August 24, when a man entered the factory and broke into vending machines. Two bags were also stolen.  “We would like to speak to the man pictured in connection with the incident,” said a police statement. ...

One person has been taken to hospital after three-car collision on the A17 at Fleet. A police statement said of the incident that was reported at 1.05pm on Friday (September 7): “We had to close the road due to the collision on Washway Road, Fleet.” The road reopened at 3.30pm.  

This week might have seen the return of The X Factor, but the true talent was on stage in Pinchbeck for the Uptown’s Got Talent charity concert that raised more than £1,000. Organiser and Uptown Vinyl Records owner Alan Barnsdale said: “This was the first Uptown’s Got Talent showcase of local talent which proved a great success and the crowd ...

A 48-year-old man has died following a collision on the A16 this morning, police said. The A16 at Crowland remains closed and police are appealing for witnesses after the death of the motorcyclist. A police statement said: “Emergency services were called to the scene of a two vehicle RTC about 8am this morning. “An HGV and a black motorcycle are ...

A Spalding gold medallist athlete is urging everyone to support Organ Donation Week and save lives. More than 30 people have died in the county waiting for a transplant in the last five years, according to statistics released this week. And teaching assistant Sam Newton said he would probably not be here today without the generosity of a grieving family. ...

The chairman of Spalding Football Club is fuming after another break-in at the Tulips’ HQ. The alarms went off on Saturday night and a computer tablet was taken from the premises at the Sir Halley Stewart venue. Andrew Gay said the club is now resorting to having one of the windows bricked-up as this was the second time the club ...

A Spalding woman has been sent for trial at Lincoln Crown Court on October 3 on allegations of possessing and supplying cocaine, heroin and cannabis, by a district judge sitting at Boston Magistrates Court. Sally Ann Carpenter (42) of Waterside Court, Double Street, entered “not guilty” pleas to a single charge of possessing cocaine with intent to supply on July ...

The first village fair held to raise funds for a new village community centre was a scorching success. Members of the Deeping St Nicholas Community Trust Committee organised the fair on Saturday (September 1) and raised around £900. “We couldn’t have asked for better weather, people took advantage of the occasion to chill out and enjoy themselves in the sun,” ...

Plans for a housing development on the site of a former Fleet nursery have been re-submitted to South Holland District Council. The original proposal for a cluster of nine properties on the site of the old Fleet Nursery, was rejected by members of the planning committee in January. The refusal has led to the agent making the point that the ...

A fish and chip shop has helped a local charity that’s been hit by thieves. Westlode Fisheries on Westlode Street decided to donate 10 per cent of all its takings on Friday, August 24 to St Barnabas Hospice. It comes after its High Street charity shop and cafe was twice targeted by thieves last month, on the eve of week ...

Question and answer sessions are being held this week as patients prepare for the closure of Pennygate Surgery on Friday, September 7. South Lincolnshire Care Commission Group (CCG) is closing the practice after its general practitioner, Dr Azmeena Nathu, announced her retirement. Residents have called for the service to remain open after it was revealed Dr Nathu, who owns the ...