A woman told police she was carrying a BB gun for protection in case she “had trouble with men on the streets”, a court has been told. Sarah Hall (42) of Arnhem Way, Donington, admitted possessing an unloaded air weapon in a public place when she appeared before magistrates in Boston. Prosecuting, Jim Clare said that on September 20, police ...

For most of us our pets are part of the family, giving us unconditional love, which happens every day without even thinking of it. After a busy day we go home and we talk to them, stroke them, walk them and tell them our secrets. They need us as much as we need them, but their lives are not as ...

A Spalding grandmother has shaved her head for charity and in the process has encountered the best in human nature, she said. Emma Chamberlain (60), said “human nature is wonderful” after she encountered so many positive, helpful and inspiring people while collecting for her charity head shave for Macmillan Cancer Support. “People have been so kind. The charity touches so ...

MP John Hayes was among a group of people who negotiated Spalding town centre with their vision impaired as part of an awareness campaign. The MP for South Holland and The Deepings took part in the event organised by Spalding Lions. He wore a special pair of heavily-tinted glasses and used a white stick to get a feel for some ...

A memorial service was held for a Victoria Cross-winning war hero, and Spalding man Ken Willows went along to help with the service. The service was held in Aberystwyth, Wales, to commemorate the centenary of the awarding of the Victoria Cross – the highest award in the UK honours system – to Brigadier General Lewis Pugh Evans. Spalding veteran of ...

Snooker players have raised thousands of pounds for a cause close to the heart of a Donington man. Spalding League snooker player Nigel Brasier has raised money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association since his own diagnosis in 2013. He has a form of MND called Primary Lateral Sclerosis. A rarer type of the condition which is slower to progress. ...

A Spalding businesswoman flew to Africa this week to help improve the lives of women farmers. Ann Savage joined 12 other women from the food industry who headed to the remote Nou Forest in Tanzania to build beehives. She is a non executive director of Marel, which supplies food processing systems and was previously Group Technical Director of Bakkavor. The ...

Financial help is on offer to local businesses which are looking to expand. Up to £25,000 can be claimed from the Grants 4 Growth project being operated via South Holland District Council. The project is managed and delivered by the council’s Inward Investment Service. The European money is available to eligible businesses which are helping the region’s economy. It has ...

Heartless thieves have stolen pumpkins that a pre-school was selling to raise funds. A crate of around 15 pumpkins were taken from Donington’s Little Pickles on Malting Lane. “I can’t believe someone would stoop so low. We were raising money for halloween treats for the 44 children we look after,” said the nursery’s joint owner Dawn Parker. “A light blue ...

Three serious road traffic collisions took place in South Holland over the weekend. Just before 7pm on Saturday, October 14, Lincolnshire Police were called to a single vehicle, a grey Seat Leon, overturned in a field in Sutton St Edmund, a spokesperson said. Police said they attended the incident with Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue and East Midlands Ambulance Service. The ...

A 30-year-old man has admitted possessing a knife and assaulting a Spalding antiques dealer with intent to rob him. Viktors Lahs pleaded guilty to two charges when he appeared at Lincoln Crown Court by video link from custody on Monday, October 16. Speaking through a Russian interpreter, Lahs admitted assaulting 78-year-old John Mumford with intent to rob him on 12 ...

A Spalding businessman has said cyclists riding on the pavement in Spalding continue to be a blight, despite new signs designed to “educate” riders that it is not acceptable. Phil Davis, owner of Rumblings Cafe and Rumblings To Go in The Crescent, said a member of staff was knocked down by a cyclist going the wrong way down the one-way ...

Supermarket company Morrisons is hoping to expand its Pinchbeck store. It has submitted a planning application to provide additional floor area for a home shopping service. Documents from architects Whittam Cox show proposals to build an extension on the store for storage and loading purposes. The site is located within the existing service area to the rear of the store ...

Spalding Grammar School staff and pupils celebrated the 16th annual European Day of Languages with educational games, a themed dinner menu and two multilingual speakers. Head of Languages, Ms Dungarwalla, said she prepared a playlist of modern French, German and Spanish music to be played before school and during break time. Quizzes included a Guess The Country Eurovision Form Competition, ...

A Spalding charity is urgently appealing for drivers, escorts and a tech wizard to help keep operations running. Liz Walmsley, General Manager of Age UK Spalding, said the organisation needs assistance in key areas. “We currently have 33 volunteers covering 120 hours per week,” said Mrs Walmsley. “Ideally we would like two more drivers and three escorts to assist with ...

By Peter Coupland, South Holland District Council’s Portfolio Holder for Regulatory Services Council-related matters are a way of life for me as I am a parish, district and county councillor. My parish issues relate to matters in Fleet mostly concerning planning, waste collection, street cleaning and dog fouling etc. As a district councillor, I not only have responsibilities for representing ...

Members of a South Holland slimming group are getting in early with their festive celebrations. The group has already lost a total of 120 stone so far this year, and they marked the start of their annual season slim down with a pre-Christmas celebration, complete with decorations and party food. “Christmas is a magical time of year and the weeks ...

Two students from South Holland have completed their first solo gliding flights. Lewis Nicholls (17) from Spalding and Joe Messina (17) from Crowland both attend Peterborough Regional College (PRC) and were selected after a rigorous process in which six candidates took part in a “fly off” with an experienced instructor. According to his instructor, Lewis had “a smile the size ...

South Holland District Councillors agreed to defer plans for 81 homes in Donington after it failed to satisfy their concerns over a number of issues. Going into the meeting, the recommendation was to approve the plan but at the October planning committee meeting of South Holland District Council, councillors raised concerns about the reduced numbers of affordable housing, the density ...

The Pumpkin Parade returns this Friday, October 13, with fun for all the family. The annual South Holland District Council Pumpkin Parade celebrates everything autumnal with parades and games. This Friday evening, families in fancy dress will parade through Spalding in a celebration of the fun side of the season. Festivities begins at 11am and run all day to 8pm. ...