A council website has been hosting illegal streams to pirated Hollywood movies. The South Lincolnshire Local Plan website, co-run by the South Holland District Council and Boston Borough Council joint committee, for months hosted hundreds of links claiming to offer streams to recent Hollywood movies, including The Mummy and It. South Holland District Council said upkeep of the website was ...

On behalf of the Rotary Club of South Holland I write to thank everyone who helped with our annual charity golf competition at Spalding Golf Club on Thursday, August 23. Our many sponsors, the principal of whom were Howdens Joinery, the friends who donated raffle prizes and the competition entrants can all be proud that together we were able to ...

An application for a new holiday site and associated facilities near McDonald’s in Long Sutton looks set to be approved, 11 months after a similar plan was rejected. The outline application is for up to 30 caravan pitches, 12 two-bedroom and ten three bedroom holiday cottages as well as a fishing lake, offices, caravan sales office, workshop and landscaping. A ...

Lincolnshire Action Trust (LAT) is appealing for women to volunteer to help “females with convictions”. The charity, which provides support and advice to people with convictions and their families, is in need of some more volunteer mentors – especially for its dedicated women’s service. Set up in January 2017, the service helps LAT’s female clients and aims to reconnect them ...

The South Holland Centre in Spalding will scrap its online booking fee when it updates its ticketing systems later this month. Currently, there is a £1.50 fee applied to tickets booked online but this will be removed after the system changeover. To implement the change, the box office ticketing service will be unavailable for two days for all sales, whether ...

A Spalding first-time author has released a book packed with animal facts, detailing jobs they have around the world. Phil Clay began his working life on a farm and has maintained a lifelong interest in animals and wildlife. He then channelled his interest into finding weird and wonderful facts about working animals into his book What Have Animals Ever Done ...

Youngsters are missing out on a host of activities on their doorstep, the commanding officer of an air cadet squadron that’s been going since 1947 has said. The 2430 (Holbeach) Squadron’s commanding officer flight lieutenant Keith Bates (59) has been involved with the air cadets since he was 13-years-old and he’s disappointed so many people are missing out on what ...

Spalding Parish Church Choir holds its annual Open Evening at 6.30pm on Sunday (September 9). During the free concert, the choir will perform well-known music, and the evening will conclude with refreshments and a raffle for choir funds. This year, the group of 20 boys and 18 men sang Evensong at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, and next year, the choir ...

Samba, the irresistible Latin style of music that can’t help but shake hips, is coming to Spalding with free lessons starting this month. Experts and beginners alike are welcome to take part in the sessions, and the group’s first outing will come at this year’s Spalding Pumpkin Parade on Friday, October 12. “No previous experience is necessary, just a willingness ...

A Spalding woman armed with a knife racially abused her former friend in the street after discovering the woman was in a relationship with her ex, Lincoln Crown Court was told. Claire Ellis (23) reacted after she saw her former partner Jordan Berry shopping with Alicia De Sa in Spalding town centre. Leanne Summers, prosecuting, said that Ellis shouted racist ...

A Hong Kong man who visited South Holland last month has taken a copy of home-grown action movie Dishonoured back to Asia with him as a memento. The film, written by and starring Holbeach Film Company’s Stephan Genovese, was influenced by 80s and 90s action cinema, a genre that was forged in Hong Kong by directors such as John Woo ...

Police have released CCTV images of two men they want to speak to in relation to a theft from the Spalding branch of B&Q. £750 worth of goods was stolen from the store in Winfrey Avenue in Spalding on August 8. A police spokesman said: “One person had entered the store and removed items from a large cardboard box. “Another ...

The principle of University Academy Holbeach has praised his school’s pupils and listed a host of subjects that have this year seen improvement. Stood on the first floor stairwell and proudly overlooking the pupils opening their results, principle Steve Baragwanath said: “I’m very proud and very pleased with all the kids. “We’ve got some 8s and 9s, I’m pleased with ...

The headmaster of Spalding Grammar School has called its pupils’ achievements in GCSE exams “outstanding”, with nearly a quarter of all grades at the highest level. In a statement about this morning’s results, headmaster Mr Wilkinson said: “The school has enjoyed outstanding results this year. “Nearly a quarter of all grades were at the highest level (A* or 8/9) with ...

South Holland MP John Hayes is hosting his annual cricket match at Moulton Harrox Sports Field on Sunday, August 26. The Lords and Commons XI will take on the Moulton Harrox Irregulars for the John Hayes Moulton Harrox Trophy in an around 11.10am start. The money raised at this year’s event will be donated to chosen good causes including Headway, ...

A Holbeach air cadet has marched into a prestigious national camp. Cadet Sergeant Helen Savory (17) was one of a just 300 invited to Beckingham training camp for the RAF Air Cadets Drill and Ceremonial Camp. There she learned and took part in drill displays usually saved for the professionals such as the famous RAF display team. Helen said: “I’ve ...

A volunteer who has helped hundreds of local people through tragic losses has been given an award as a thank-you for her services. Mo Scantlebury has been involved with St Barnabas Bereavement Support Group for the last 13 years. The retired civil servant is the coordinator of the weekly group and one of three volunteers who talk to people about ...

“Feelings ran very high” at a parish council meeting during the discussion of an application for an 18-acre football complex in Pinchbeck. Monday night’s extraordinary meeting of Pinchbeck Parish Council was called to discuss the South East Lincs Local Plan, but it was the proposed football pitches that caused heated discussion. Pinchbeck United Junior Football Club (PUJFC) has submitted a ...

Two South Holland women have braved the shave and lost their locks for a good cause. Georgina Harrison and Jennie Thomas pledged to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support by having their heads shaved. The clippers were wielded on Saturday and both women are sporting a new look. Georgina was diagnosed with a rare tumour after a routine eye test ...

Women in South Holland could be waiting up to three months for results from their routine smear tests. There is up to a 12-week wait for the results which should take just a fortnight to come through. Women are invited to have the procedure every three or five years, depending on age, and a range of conditions, including cancer, can ...