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A Spalding man who was found lying face down in a potato field in an attempt to avoid arrest after driving at over 90mph, has been banned from driving for three years. Ignas Bagdonas, 30, of Banks Avenue, admitted failing to stop for the police, driving without insurance or a driving licence and driving in excess of a 60mph speed ...

A disabled man currently banned from Spalding town centre for a string of incidents has been found guilty in absence of abusing a supermarket employee by Boston magistrates. Matthew Peter Bellerson, 45, of The Chase, Pinchbeck, failed to appear before at the hearing but was tried and found guilty in his absence. The court was told that at 11am on ...

A Spalding teenager who had been asked to leave a house after an evening’s drinking, injured one of the residents after he threw a rock through a window. Diogo Correia-Carneiro, 19, of Danube Square, admitted damage and assault charges when he appeared before magistrates at Boston. Prosecuting, Sukhi Singh said that at around 6am on July 12, Correia-Carneiro smashed the ...

A ‘temporary’ arrangement to run a GP service at Spalding’s Johnson Hospital is to stay at the community hospital for at least another two years. The service was first established after the Pennygate Surgery closed its doors in August 2018. At the time the new surgery was said to be at the hospital only as a temporary measure. The Lincolnshire ...

Residents are being urged to report all incidents of anti-social behaviour as it was revealed more people could be banned from Spalding town centre including some repeatedly caught drinking alcohol. Last month Matthew Bellerson was banned from Spalding for a host of such incidents, including pretending a footrest of a wheelchair was a gun. But last week’s meeting of the ...

A new bus service for Spalding connecting the town centre and the Johnson Hospital is “on the table for January”, a new town centre steering group has heard. The group of local community representatives and businesses held what has been hailed as a successful meeting recently. It follows on from a meeting of a number of parties interested in improving ...

A man has been taken to hospital and a road closed after reports a car fell into a ditch in Holbeach. The incident occurred in Greenwich Avenue at 1.20pm this afternoon. The nearby A151 is also closed as police clear the area while the air ambulance has also been in attendance. A Lincolnshire Police spokesman, said: “We received a report ...

A retired teacher who has spent more than 40 years championing education for children with autism is to receive the MBE. The delayed Queen’s Birthday Honours list was revealed on Friday night and Janet Corcoran had been keeping her secret since June. A family reunion over Skype was arranged for Friday evening as Mrs Corcoran (pictured) could not tell anybody ...

Lincolnshire County Council says its ‘fantastic’ the AA has called it one of one of the top performing councils in the country when it comes to repairing roads. The AA made the announcement in a statement released last week. A spokesman for Lincolnshire County Council, said: “The motoring organisation has analysed the latest figures from the Department for Transport from ...

Spalding’s South Holland Centre is to get a grant of nearly £180,000 from the government to keep it going. Arts Council England has announced it will offer the venue £170,860 of vital support through the DCMS Culture Recovery Fund scheme. The purpose of the fund is to help maintain England’s cultural ecology by supporting organisations of particular significance in their ...

The fixing of a footpath will cost nearly three quarters of a million pounds, it’s been claimed amid calls for better safety measures along the length of Cowbit Road in Spalding. The bank on part of the road between Little London and Fen End Lane partially collapsed years ago. It means pedestrians have to step in the road to navigate ...

A much criticised green bike rack that’s shaped like a car has been removed a day after being installed in Holbeach. It was put in place in the town’s conservation area by Lincolnshire County Council in what was previously a car parking bay on High Street yesterday (Thursday). But following complaints on social media and representations from Holbeach Parish Council ...

A man was found safe and well after a helicopter search in Pinchbeck last night (Thursday). The person was reported missing shortly before 7pm, but was found at around 9pm. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “We were assisted by NPAS (National Police Air Service) in the search for a man whose safety we had serious concerns for. “This was ...

Six people have been arrested following a man hunt using drones after reports of possible illegal immigrants fleeing a lorry in Spalding. The incident was reported yesterday (Thursday) at 3.24pm on Hawthorn Bank in Spalding. Police teams were seen around the town with a drone team helping search fields near Cowbit Road. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “Incident 269 ...

A bid to tackle rough sleeping in Lincolnshire has been launched. South Holland District Council has joined North Kesteven, South Kesteven and West Lindsey authorities in creating Change4Lincs which aims to support people known to be rough sleeping or at risk of having to do so. The project is due to be launched on Monday October 12 and part of ...

A healthcare worker has thanked her colleagues for saving her life in the first week of a new job. Quick thinking staff at Tulip Dental Surgery administered two adrenaline shots to mum-of-one Madeleine Burton after she suffered an extreme allergic reaction last Thursday, her fourth day working for the Woolram Wygate practice. Staff at Pilgrim Hospital say their swift actions ...

An extremely rare bird dubbed the ‘bone cracker’ has been spotted in Moulton Chapel. The bearded vulture, also known as the lammergier is not native to these shores and normally only found in mountainous parts of southern Europe and Asia. But local bird watchers enjoyed a treat when a juvenile one was spotted in South Holland fenland. The bird can ...

The family who have overseen Hills Department Store for the last 60 years have vowed to continue to serve the town for years to come through their furniture store. The Turner family yesterday announced the Market Place store is set to close its doors in the new year. But the family says it will carry on serving the town, including ...

A new expansion to Springfields Shopping Outlet has been passed by councillors this evening (Wednesday, October 7). South Holland District Council’s Planning Committee voted through the proposal for 18 new units on the site of the National Farmer’s Union building by 13 votes to 2. The meeting heard that the principle for the development had been included as part of ...

South Holland District Council has responded to the news that Hills Department Store is to close. The store put out a statement today announcing it was to cease trading after decades in the town. The statement was critical of South Holland District Council which has responded with its own statement. A spokesperson for South Holland District Council said: “Firstly, it’s ...