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Around 400 jobs are being created in South Holland by a firm that sells recipe boxes. Gousto, which has a ‘fulfilment centre’ on Marsh Road in Spalding, is expanding after receiving a £30million funding boost recently. They’ve announced over 700 new jobs nationally, around 400 in Spalding with 300 more at its base in London. A spokesman for the company, ...

A drunken arrested woman told officers at the police station: “I’m going to slit your throat when I’m out of here.” Alexandra Addison, of Hixs Lane, Tydd St Mary, was so abusive and foul-mouthed while being booked in at the custody suite that she had to be restrained and taken to a cell. One officer said she was continually aggressive ...

A 22-year-old Donington man assaulted a police sergeant who was trying to help him and issued threats against a former friend who owed him just £60, a court has heard. Damion Whiteley of Bicker Road, Donington admitted assaulting the officer and to harassment when he appeared before District Judge Peter Veits sitting at Boston Magistrates Court. Prosecuting, Shelley Wilson said ...

A 28-year-old man who stole a handbag from a woman apparently collapsed from drink on a Spalding pavement, has been told that had there been “any suggestion” he had pushed her over, he would have been going to prison.Daniel Markham-Bright, who was said to live a “nomadic lifestyle” but has a correspondence address in Holbeach St Marks, admitted two offences ...

Thieves stole more than £10,000 after breaking into Spalding’s XO nightclub in the early hours of Monday. They forced their way into the Westlode Street nightspot at around 5am, smashing CCTV cameras in the process. Owner Matt Clarke, said: “Forced entry has been made to the property, the cash office and stock room, resulting in a loss in excess of ...

A Spalding school has been branded ‘inadequate’ by inspectors. St Paul’s Community Primary and Nursery School on Queen’s Road was inspected by Ofsted on June 25 and 26 this year. The inspector branded the school ‘inadequate’ in the categories of leadership and management, quality of teaching learning and outcomes for pupil. It was classed as ‘requires improvement’ in the categories ...

A man has died following Monday night’s A17 crash at Long Sutton in which a car hit the central reservation. The 28-year-old man was taken to hospital with the car’s driver, a woman in her 30s on Monday night (September 23). Police today said the man has died and are appealing for witnesses or dashcam footage. A police spokesman said: ...

Work on the proposed Spalding Western Relief Road is set to begin in the spring after the government decided not to “call-in” the applications for the first two sections of the controversial development. The Secretary of State has decided that the decision of Lincolnshire County Council’s Planning Committee to pass the applications for the most northerly and southerly section of ...

A shocked Cowbit man whose £40,000 BMW was stolen from his drive has urged other keyless vehicle owners to step up their security. Charlie Farrow was stunned to find his 7 Series model had been taken as he slept. Fortunately he was quickly able to track the vehicle and alerted police who found it in a lock-up near Boston. However, ...

It’s true! Pop star Martin Kemp will switch on the Springfields Christmas Lights at the end of October. The event will be hosted by Joseph Begley and John Marshall from Lincs FM and will feature entertainment from St Paul’s Community Primary School Choir. The switch on takes place on Thursday, October 24. Entry is free and all shops will stay ...

Representatives from South Holland travelled to Arnhem in Holland to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the fateful Operation Market Garden during the Second World War. Among those from South Holland was Tulip Events’ Jan Whitbourn. Jan, who organises various veterans’ parades and events in the region, said the experience was unforgettable. She said: “We witnessed numerous parachute jumps using period ...

A school’s oldest former pupil and its youngest schoolboy have opened a new part of the school that celebrates its 100th anniversary. Former Ayscoughfee School pupil Ian Smith (90) helped cut the ribbon on the school’s new Infant Centenary Block on Friday (September 20). He was joined by the school’s youngest pupil, Philip Sneath, who is aged three years and ...

The £100,000 resurfacing project of Cross Keys Bridge at Sutton Bridge will start on Monday and is due to last four weeks. Delays are expected around the works with three way traffic lights to be installed on the bridge. The alternative is a sign-posted 32-mile diversion along the A47 and A1101. Karen Cassar, Lincolnshire County Council’s assistant director highways, said: “The ...

Jobs have been lost as well as holiday plans cancelled after Peterborough based travel firm Thomas Cook went into liquidation this week. Staff at the firm’s Spalding branch in Market Place are among around 9,000 thought to be left without a job after the company collapsed on Monday. It’s also caused worry for a host of holiday makers including Jade ...

The head chef at two Spalding special schools has been served up a nomination for a national award. Helen Swanson oversees the cooking at The Priory and The Garth schools and is in line for the Newcomer of the Year in the Educating Excellence Awards. The awards take place at the Royal Garden Hotel in London on October 8. Helen ...

A Spalding care home has been rated good across the board after a recent inspection. St John’s Care Home in Hawthorn Bank can care for up to 51 people over the age of 65 and had also been rated good overall at its previous inspection. The report into the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) latest visit in June describes the staff ...

Pros and amateur dart players stepped up to the oche and raised a fantastic £7,000 for the Johnson Hospital with a charity darts night on Saturday. James Clayton beat Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor in the final of the tournament that included Wayne Mardle and Joe Cullen at Springfields. The organisers They also took on members of the public. Organiser and ...

Two people have been hospitalised after a car hit a central reservation on the A17 at Long Sutton last night (Monday). The collision was reported at 10.21pm and took place between Long Sutton and Holbeach. A blue Mazda, driven by a woman in her 30s, collided with the central reservation. The driver and her male passenger in his 20s were ...

A man of 81 from South Holland has appeared in court on charges of attempted rape and 13 child sex offences stretching back almost 40 years. Charles William Alfred Scott, of Main Road, Quadring, appeared before King’s Lynn Magistrates’ court on Thursday. He is charged with attempted rape between March 7, 1992 and October 6, 1994. This indictable only offence ...

A court has heard how a 25-year-old Spalding man twice pushed a police officer in the chest as the officer tried to protect a distraught girl from a crowd exiting a town night spot. Boston Magistrates Court heard how officers were on duty outside the night club in West Lode Street at 3.30am on August 10 to ensure the safe ...