The firefighters at Spalding Fire Station would like to say thank you to the people of Spalding who gave so generously to The Firefighters Charity when we accompanied Santa with his visit to the town just before Christmas. We made five collections between December 18 and 22 and raised a total of £1,921.99. We would also like to thank Morrisons, ...

A group of Slimming World consultants from Spalding were congratulated on helping slimmers to lose weight and change their lives by singer and TV presenter Peter Andre. The team, who run Slimming World groups in Spalding, were delighted to get a chance to meet Peter when he presented the annual Slimming World Awards. The Mysterious Girl singer co-hosted the event ...

A perfect end to a busy year saw Ashwood Homes move into new purpose-built premises on the Lincs Gateway Business Park in Spalding. The move will allow the house builder to expand its team and further plans for new development sites are in the pipeline for 2018. The building also houses two other offices, which are available to rent with ...

An application to demolish Fleet Garden Centre and replace it with nine homes has been refused. Applegate Homes’ plans to build on Fleet Road were given the thumbs down at South Holland District Council’s planning committee on Wednesday, January 10. Planning officers had recommended refusal stating the site was unsustainable due to being too far between Holbeach and Fleet Hargate. ...

A report into recently brought in changes to council tax benefits in South Holland say it’s saved local authorities money but led to increased debt. In April South Holland District Council brought in changes to the Local Council Tax Support (CTS) Scheme. The changes included the maximum amount of support a working age person could claim for their council tax ...

A village school was overrun with superheroes and other colourful characters as part Let’s Pretend day. Whaplode Church of England Primary School welcomed the likes of Spiderman, Spidergirl, Batgirl, Frozen’s Anna and Elsa, Sonic The Hedgehog and Captain America among its ranks. A school spokesman said: “Reception children at Whaplode decided that they wanted to come to school dressed as ...

Detectives in Spalding have launched an appeal for information related to a reported GBH incident which took place in the town centre during the early hours of Tuesday, January 16.  A man reported that he received injuries to his face and suffered heavy bleeding, after reportedly suffering serious injuries caused by multiple people. The victim then took a taxi from Spalding to ...

A housing development in Quadring that was previously refused planning permission due to worries over flooding, has now been passed due to what has been called “a different way of reading the data.” The outline application for up to 34 homes off St Margaret’s was initially turned down in June on flood grounds on the advice of the Environment Agency. ...

A college that has a campus in Spalding is celebrating a ‘good’ Ofsted rating. Ofsted recognised high standards of provision, performance and quality of teaching at Boston College during its recent inspection. The report concluded that the college, with its Spalding and Boston campuses, had built on previous inspection performance with aspects of provision described as “life-changing”. There was excellent ...

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue were called out to a fire in Park Road, Holbeach in the early hours of Wednesday, January 10. Holbeach fire crew attended at 12.35am to the fire described by the service as being “in the open”. A quantity of waste materials were severely damaged in the blaze. The fire was extinguished using a water backpack and ...

A Spalding depot is to receive a £2 million investment as it looks to expand. Food supply chain specialists Fowler Welch is improving its West Marsh Road base where 550 people work. The substantial investment includes refurbishment of two stores in the site, the conversion of a derelict brownfield site into an 8,800m² hard standing to park up to 100 ...

A Spalding singer-songwriter has started the year on a musical note with the release of a three-track EP. Matthew James Aylett (31) released his rootsy, country-inflected Factory Blues EP online on Friday. Matthew, who has lived in Spalding all his life, said his music reflects the area and his experience working here, best summed up in the opening track, Ain’t ...

A care home company was today fined £70,000 after a court heard how confused and elderly residents were able to leave the premises without being noticed putting their lives at risk.   Apex Care Ltd, which runs a 28-room unit at The Bungalow on Park Road, Spalding, had admitted breaching health and safety regulations following an investigation in to incidents at ...

A 13-year-old boy has today (Friday, January 12) pleaded guilty to possessing an air weapon with intent to cause fear of violence and having an axe at a Lincolnshire school. Police were called to the school in the south of the county just after 9am on Monday, November 13 after staff dealt with an incident involving a teenage pupil. Lincolnshire Police ...

A photo of a cow chewing on a plastic beer can ring in Lincolnshire is the latest incident of fly-tipping that demonstrates the seriousness of the crime and the risk it can pose to cattle, the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) said. The incident took place near a picnic area at East Lighthouse, Sutton Bridge on land where cattle ...

South Holland and the Deepings MP John Hayes has resigned from his post as Minister of State at the Department for Transport. Amid a two-day Tory cabinet reshuffle, Mr Hayes gave a handwritten resignation letter to prime minister Theresa May on Tuesday. Mr Hayes held ministerial roles across six government departments since 1999. “It’s unusual to be in six government ...

Officers in South Holland gave 360 motorists drink-driving breath tests over the Christmas period, Lincolnshire Police said. The stops were made as part of the force’s Operation BlackWater through December. Inspector Gareth Boxall said: “South Holland officers conducted 360 breath tests throughout that period and made 20 arrests. “Those caught were from a mixture of us responding to reports from ...

A couple who aptly live on Love Lane in Spalding have celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. Ena Turner (87) and husband Les (92) were wed at Whaplode Church on December 27, 1947. They celebrated their platinum anniversary together at home. The pair had met in the Odeon Cinema in Spalding, though neither can remember when and what they were there ...

Fast food fans in South Holland could have another restaurant to choose from in the near future. Kentucky Fried Chicken is believed to be making plans to head to Spalding’s new Gateway business park. It would join a growing number of companies opening branches on the A16 site which already has a Subway, Costa, Greggs and permission for a new ...

A Spalding resident says she has had enough of residents and fly-tippers who have “no thought for the town”, leaving rubbish in streets. Jackie Allen, of Victoria Mews, says rubbish being left on the surrounding streets and fly-tipping around Victoria Street Car Park leaves visitors to Spalding with a poor first impression of the town. Jackie told The Voice: “I’ve ...