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A man who suffered a heart attack at work is fuelling the drive to get a defibrillator at every branch of the nationwide chain where he works. Kieran Vertannes (64) fell unwell on his first shift back at Applegreen Service Station after taking a holiday to see his first grandchild in 2019. He spent three weeks in hospital but has ...

A Holbeach woman is set to donate her hair to thank a charity who gave her eight-year-old niece who is going through chemotherapy a wig. Steph Greenhalgh has been moved to help out after seeing the care received to Lexie after an unknown virus caused her to have anaemia and bone marrow failure. Lexie spent months in hospital enduring chemotherapy ...

A special art project celebrating inclusive education has been boosted with a cheque presentation. The Priory School Art Project will see local artist Fiona Gurney create a large mosaic for display at the front of the school. This year marks the 50th anniversary of implementation of law for education to include children with severe learning disabilities and Spalding Lions presented ...

The Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) at Spalding’s Johnson Hospital is to get extended opening hours from today (Thursday). The service was upgraded from a Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) when it reopened in April after nearly a year of being closed to walk-in patients. Health officials say the numbers using the service are continuing to increase. That’s led to the seven-day ...

“Days of action” are being planned by police amid continued complaints of motorists flouting the weekday pedestrianisation order in Spalding’s Market Place. Vehicles are banned from driving in the area from 10am to 4pm Monday to Saturday, but during the lockdowns more people have taken to driving through from Broad Street as well as parking in spaces and along the ...

The new owner of a Spalding pub says he’s working with the district council in a bid to allow outdoor trading. Jeremy Powell and the Red Lion have embraced a government push to create a ‘cafe culture’ by purchasing tables, chairs and coverings so that people can enjoy a drink in the town centre. But because of where Spalding Market ...

Anglian Water says it’s still looking at possible locations for the proposed new South Lincolnshire Reservoir. A site between Tongue End and Deeping St Nicholas is among those being looked at by the water company which announced its intention to create the large body of water back in 2018. The company’s draft 2019 Water Resources Management Plan outlined the need ...

A young boy left injured after an incident involving a double decker bus in Spalding last night is back recovering at home, his headteacher has said while thanking the emergency services. Police said the pupil at Spalding Academy suffered ‘serious’ injuries following the incident at 3.25pm on Halmer Gate and had been taken to Peterborough City Hospital. Mrs Lucy Conley ...

A young boy has suffered serious injuries after being involved in an accident with a double decker bus. The collision happened just before 3.25pm on Halmer Gate in Spalding.  The boy has received injuries described as serious.  It’s believed the Air Ambulance attended the scene. Spalding Police are appealing for anyone who was in the area and witnessed the collision ...

A tractor driver has been sent for trial at Lincoln Crown Court following a traffic incident in which a woman was killed and a man seriously injured. William Flynn, 40, now living in Carrick on Suir in Co Waterford in the Republic of Ireland but who was living at Whaplode, Spalding at the time of the incident on January 21 ...

A person has been taken to hospital after being cut out of a vehicle following a two vehicle collision in Tydd St Giles. The incident happened at around 10pm on Saturday, June 26, on Main Road. Fire crews from Spalding, Long Sutton and Wisbech attended the incident with hydraulic cutting equipment used to release one person from a vehicle. A ...

Two teenagers have been arrested after reports a car was taken at knifepoint before it crashed into a tree in Pinchbeck while being chased by police. The incident, which involved a black Ford Ka, occurred last night with a male (18) and female (17) having been arrested following a police operation. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “Two people have ...

Officers visited cold calling hotspots including spending a day in Spalding to speak to businesses and residents about their rights and responsibilities during Operation Rogue Trader. On Wednesday June 16 officers from Lincolnshire Trading Standards, supported by Lincolnshire Police, descended on Spalding as it was one of five areas in Lincolnshire where residents have raised concerns about rogue traders. A ...

There’s just currently one person in Lincolnshire’s hospitals with COVID-19 it’s been revealed. While cases of the virus are rising, Mark Brassington the deputy chief executive of United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, this morning (June 24) told Lincolnshire County Council’s Health Scrutiny Board that these cases were largely in adults of working age. There’s just one person in Boston’s Pilgrim ...

An application to build five homes in the grounds of Holbeach Manor has been submitted to South Holland District Council. The land east of the early 20th century building off Fleet Road is owned by Seagate Homes who are looking to create the mini-estate to be accessed from a service road. An existing but disused two-story water tower is due ...

A Spalding carpenter has been banned from driving for three years after drug driving. Oliver Thompson, 26, of Jubilee Close had admitted driving while under the influence of cannabis and possession of cannabis and because of a conviction for driving with excess alcohol within the past 10 years, faced a mandatory three year driving ban. Prosecuting, Daniel Pietryka said Thompson ...

Year Five and Six students at Ayscoughfee Hall School have been challenging themselves on a residential trip to Hilltop Camp in Sheringham. The four day trip to Norfolk was a huge success. A spokesman said: “The children whizzed down zip wires, climbed, abseiled, rode bikes, fired arrows, created amazing woodland shelters, gathered wood to light fires to heat water and ...

There’s a ‘big drive’ by councillors to get rid of the current system where you have to book to take waste to Spalding tip, it’s been claimed. The measure brought in by Lincolnshire County Council when its Waste Recycling Centres reopened after the first lockdown has proved controversial. It’s been argued that restrictions at the waste centres have been at ...

Football is currently all the rage with the delayed Euros tournament being played out on our screens most days. As part of the international fun Gosberton House Academy pupils have been designing their own striking football kits. They have also been putting together fact files on the countries that are taking part and they have been taking part in the ...

South Holland looks likely to join forces with Boston and East Lindsey councils to create the largest local authority partnership in the country. The three-way partnership will come into fruition if its approved by South Holland members at a meeting on July 1. Members of Boston will make a decision on June 28 and East Lindsey on June 30. East ...