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A young child was left with nightmares after she witnessed an “explosion” that sparked a huge fire in Pode Hole. Staff at Elderkin Autos garage and a customer with two young children were at the Dozens Bank premises just before 10am on Saturday when the fire broke out in an adjacent warehouse housing 4,000 tonnes of potatoes. One young girl ...

Three teenagers have appeared in court over a string of robbery offences in Spalding in March last year. Ethan Nicholas Brown (19), of Matmore Gate, Spalding, and a boy and girl both aged 17, who cannot be named due to their age, appeared before District Judge Peter Veits at Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. All three are accused of two ...

More than £1m worth of potatoes were lost in Saturday’s fire, a major blow to the business that says it was already experiencing a challenging few months due to the recent weather. Andrew Branton, of Willow Tree Potatoes, described the fire at the Pode Hole warehouse it leases as “soul destroying”. And he said it follows months of wet weather ...

A West Pinchbeck driver who “took umbrage” at Community Speed Watch volunteers taking down his vehicle details ended up in court. Thomas Mark Warburton (32) grabbed the clipboard of a man in the group after challenging them over what they were doing. Prosecutor Nick Todd told Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday: “Mr Warburton was driving at Barrier Bank, Cowbit, past ...

A community group is not sitting still when it comes to getting people talking about mental health in Spalding. Community Mind Matters have launched The Mental Health Matters Bench in Ayscoughfee Gardens. Every Monday at noon until 2pm a Community Mind Matters Support Worker will be on hand to support victims of loneliness, depression, anxiety and bereavement. The bench, which ...

Controversial plans for 86 homes in Moulton Chapel have been given the go-ahead by planners. Larkfleet Homes has been allowed to build the homes on land off Roman Road despite opposition from local residents. The site is earmarked for development in the South Lincolnshire Local Plan, but only for 74 homes. The applicant had initially asked to build 99 homes ...

Pupils at a rural primary school enjoyed a visit from an award winning theatre company last week. The Barmpot Theatre group visited Weston Hills C of E Primary School recently. They did two workshops with the children, one for the Reception/Year One class and one for the Year One/Two. The whole event was also organised in conjunction with the South ...

Temporary caravans to house seasonal migrant workers have been approved. E M Cole (Farms) Ltd in West Pinchbeck is to erect four mobile homes on the site. The flower business’s James Cole told South Holland District Council Planning Committee that granted permission last week: “We can’t function without staff from overseas currently. “We have tried recruiting locally but we can’t ...

The garden of a Royce Road home has been ransacked by teenagers, with sheds trashed and graffiti painted on walls. The home’s owner, Joao Jordao, found four teenage boys in the garden on Sunday and filmed them on his phone as they left the scene. A police spokesman said: “A group of four young men, thought to be about 16-years-old, ...

A woman has died and two people were left “seriously injured” after an RTC on the A16 between Spalding and Sutterton yesterday evening. The incident, involving a tractor, a van and a car, occurred just after 6.45pm last night (Tuesday). Three people were taken to hospital. This morning (Wednesday) Lincolnshire Police reported that the passenger in the car, a 51-year-old ...

Getting nearby counties to help pay for local drainage boards who should also set their own council tax levels are measures being called for by local councillors. Currently 50 per cent of the council tax you pay to South Holland District Council goes to the drainage boards who serve South Holland. In the 2020/21 financial year, that amounts to £2.5m ...

The district council is inviting comments on its latest budget plan, which includes a tax rise and plans to “save” £4.4m over four years. South Holland District Council wants to hear the opinions of all residents, partner organisations, businesses and other interested parties as part of the 2020/21 budget setting process. At a meeting of South Holland’s Cabinet last week, ...

Lincolnshire Police has launched a project to help schools safeguard and support children who experiencing domestic abuse. At the launch of Operation Encompass, a police spokesman said: “Children and young people who witness or endure incidents of domestic abuse can be left frightened, confused and conflicted – they might directly witness the abuse, hear the abuse from another room, see ...

The A151 at Moulton is blocked following a collision between two cars this morning (Wednesday). A police spokesman said: “A collision between two cars in High Street, Moulton was reported to us at 8.28am.  “Those involved have sustained minor injuries.  “The road is blocked and motorists are advised to use alternative routes if possible.”

Two people were taken to hospital and a building was damaged in a road traffic collision that closed roads in Spalding this morning. The incident involving a lorry and a number of parked cars took place in Commercial Road at 5.40am this morning (Monday). Two men who were in the lorry were taken to hospital. A property in the vicinity ...

Department store Beales, which has a branch in Spalding’s Market Place, has been placed into administration. This morning it announced that it had appointed administrators. It’s understood that the 22 stores nationwide that employ over 1,000 people will continue to trade for the time being. The store’s website however is currently unavailable. The chief executive of Beales last week spoke ...

The body of a man in his 20s was found in the Coronation Channel on Saturday morning. Lincolnshire Police say it was reported to them at 9.07am after being discovered near a bridge close to Birch Grove in Spalding. A spokesman for the police, said: “The body of a man in his 20s was found near the railway bridge in ...

A large fire in West Pinchbeck has led to a plea for home owners to keep their windows shut today (Saturday). Fire crews remain at the blaze near Dozens Bank which has been burning since this morning. The fire as captured by Sally Fordham. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue this evening said: ” We still have three fire ...

A Spalding drink driver with killed a mother-of-two and left three others seriously injured after overtaking a lorry and then crashing into slowing traffic ahead has been jailed for nine years. Adam White (38) of Acacia Avenue was driving his Vauxhall Vivaro van on the A16 towards Crowland just after 5pm on January 23 last year. He was travelling on ...

A former member of a right wing group found in possession of a seven-inch screwdriver, told magistrates he carried it for his own protection after being assaulted by a group of ‘Asian males’ just a week before. Bailey Chapman (21) of Bear Lane, Pinchbeck admitted illegally possessing the screwdriver in a public place, when he appeared at Boston Magistrates Court. ...