Author Archives: Tom Cassidy

School choir sings for Holbeach Hospital residents

A school choir spread the sweet sound of music through Holbeach Hospital as part of their harvest festival celebrations. The Chamber Choir of University Academy Holbeach visited Holbeach Hospital to deliver donated produce and to entertain the residents. They performed a range of songs that included Only You and Any Dream Will Do, said Ms Graper, Head of Music at ...

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Coffee morning raises a grand amount for charity

A coffee morning in memory of the late Eric Loveridge helped raised more than £1,000 for Sepsis Trust UK. The charity event was organised by Eric’s widow Marlene and daughters Diane and Elaine. Diane and Ian Tilley chose Sepsis as this year’s recipent due to their youngest daughter being unwell with the illness, said Ian. Family and friends presented a ...

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Cancer support team in Spalding next week

Free Macmillan cancer advice and support is coming to Spalding next week to provide advice and promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month. On Wednesday, October 18, Macmillan Cancer Support’s mobile service will be at Hall Place, Spalding, from 10am till 4pm. Cancer information specialists will be on hand to answer questions and provide information. The team encourages anyone with worries relating ...

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Forty years’ service celebration for Spalding ambulanceman

A Spalding man who was the region’s first ever paramedic has celebrated his 40th year in the ambulance service. Tony Fell (62) joined the service aged 22 and still works full time in what he described as “the best job in the world”. “It’s been a great joy to serve people in the community at their time of need,” he ...

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Spalding school staff and pupils raise charity cash

There was a real baking marathon before a fundraising coffee morning could be held at a Spalding school. Spalding Parish Church of England Day School held the event to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Relief. School instructor Sarah Hendry baked more than 150 shortbread biscuits with the Year 6 pupils ready for the coffee morning. The school also received a ...

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Veterans charity con man foiled by innacurate uniform faces jail

A bogus “Help for Heroes” collector faces jail after he pocketed hundreds of pounds by posing in military uniform and pretending to be a serving soldier, a court heard. David Santini (55), of North Drove, Quadring, was caught collecting cash from the unsuspecting public at a Newark antiques fair after police became suspicious about the style of his uniform. Santini ...

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From the comfort of the South Holland Centre, travel Sussex with a merry band of men

Tomorrow (Thursday, October 12) comes the chance to explore Edwardian Sussex with a merry band of men who on their four-day trip travel 92 miles and polish off 300 pints of beer. The journey will take place on the stage of the South Holland Centre and takes the form of The Four Men, a play adapted from a story by ...

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Fly tippers targeted in new joint Lincolnshire councils effort

Three district councils are joining forces for a new campaign to fight fly-tipping. South Holland District Council is working with Boston and East Lindsey councils with the “Most People” campaign. Launching on Monday, the crackdown aims to raise awareness about the duty of care people have when getting rid of unwanted items. “Fly tipping blights the area for everyone making ...

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Warning to renters after scam landlords strike in Spalding

Potential renters in Spalding are being warned of too-good-to-be-true rates and terms after “cruel” scammers stole property details online and demanded deposits. Tracey Boyton, office manager at Ark Property in Spalding, said three people had been in touch last week after an Ark-managed property had been listed on a Facebook group at a lower rate and as a pet-friendly dwelling ...

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‘Flawed from the start’ multi-million pound A17 Gedney plan axed

Controversial plans for a third overtaking lane on the A17 have been scrapped. The lane, costing £2.5m, would have given drivers just over 34 seconds of opportunity to overtake on a stretch of road at Gedney. But there was vocal opposition to the project which had been submitted by Lincolnshire County Council. A consultation meeting held in Sutton Bridge left ...

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Knife found in car during Spalding heroin arrest

Spalding searched the car of a man they had seen buying heroin and found a lock knife in the door pocket, a court has been told. Serges Mitrjuk, 28, of Red Lion Street, admitted possession of the heroin and the lock knife when he appeared before Boston Magistrates Court. Prosecuting, Nick Todd said police officers saw him buying heroin in ...

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Volunteer plea to help the street pastors in Spalding

A group of volunteers who take to the town centre on Friday and Saturday nights is looking for volunteers. The Spalding Street Pastors are from local churches and they help vulnerable people. Offering blankets, bottled water and flip-flops for the footsore, the group keeps an eye on those who may be out enjoying themselves. The street pastors are also first ...

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Holbeach man assaulted two teenage boys

A 24-year-old Holbeach man assaulted two 14-year-old boys as he drunkenly attempted to take their bicycles, a court has heard. Kieron McPherson of Marshlands Drive, Holbeach, admitted assaulting the two boys – who cannot be named for legal reasons – when he appeared before magistrates at Boston. Prosecuting, Marie Stace said that at 6.30pm on May 21, the two boys ...

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New York destination for Duncan’s third charity marathon

A Spalding man is heading to New York to run his third charity marathon, in aid of Cancer Research UK. Duncan Wright (51) has already completed the London Marathon twice for charity and now, with flights paid for by Consilium Wealth Limited, he’s going to run the New York marathon on November 5. “It’s the largest marathon in the world, ...

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Supermarket helps Spalding school allotments

Primary school pupils helped celebrate the opening of Spalding’s newly extended Aldi store by attending the opening ceremony to receive a donation to support the school’s allotments. Aldi store manager Hayley Rowson said: “The team here at Spalding thoroughly enjoyed welcoming the community back into our newly extended store; it was great to see familiar faces, and some new ones. ...

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Council chairman backs Spalding memorial

The chairman of South Holland District Council has announced he will be supporting the Spalding WWII Memorial as his charity of the year. The charity is looking to raise £60,000 to have a new memorial for those who were killed in World War Two. Coun Rodney Grocock, who took office in March, said the cause was “dear to his heart” ...

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Group shows MP the cost of MND

South Holland people affected by motor neurone disease (MND) recently met with MP John Hayes to discuss the financial hardship families can face when trying to cope with the disease. Research commissioned by the MND Association found families struggling with the financial impact of the condition. The amounts people with MND have to spend on average, is an additional £12,000 ...

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Cakes and coffee galore at Macmillan mornings

Macmillan’s Biggest Coffee morning raised thousands of pounds for charity last week – and was a great way for people to get together and enjoy the finer things in life: coffee and cake. The national event was embraced in South Holland, with libraries, shops, community centres and homes across the region hosting coffee mornings in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. ...

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Daughters’ tribute to ‘kind’ dad Martin

The daughters of a Spalding man killed in a motorcycle crash have paid tribute to their “kind and mischievous” father. Martin Elam, 47, died and his partner Trudy, who was riding pillion, was seriously injured in the crash in August. His daughters, Melissa (25) and Rosie (16) described Martin as: “Warm-hearted, fun-loving and mischievous” and a man who could “turn ...

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Appeal for Crowland bike theft information

Lincolnshire Police would like to speak to a man who might be able to assist with their investigation into a bike theft in Crowland. The theft took place just after 5.30pm on August 22, outside Spar on North Street. A silver Claude Butler bike was stolen. Inspector Boxall said that while bike theft could be seen by some as a ...

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