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Police have released a photograph of a man they want to speak to following an assault at the Punch Bowl in Spalding last month. Police would like to speak to this man, who may be able to help an investigation following an assault at The Punchbowl, New Road. At around midnight on March 16/March 17, a white male described as ...

Live motorised thrills and spills take place at the Adrian Flux Arena in King’s Lynn over the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend with big family fun events taking place on Saturday (5.30pm) and Monday (1pm). Saturday night sees the biggest and best Unlimited Banger drivers from all over the country take on the East Anglian Championship – one of the oldest ...

A police sergeant was assaulted as he helped fellow officers arrest a Sutton Bridge man at his home. Graham Paul Day kicked Sgt Dan Brigginshaw and brought his handcuffed hands up to the officer’s throat, Boston Magistrates’ Court heard today (Wednesday). The arrest came after police attended the property in Withington Street at 12.30am on March 10, following a call ...

The parents of a 14-year-old found dead in Holbeach last week have thanked the community for rallying to support them after losing their “best friend” and “whole world”. Alex Buchan, of Moulton Chapel, died in the early hours of Saturday, April 13. Messages of support have flooded in for mum Lisa Lynn and dad, also called Alex Buchan, who publicly ...

Bourne Road residents who faced the prospect of having their homes demolished say they’re not celebrating just yet after Lincolnshire County Council announced it would look again at options as to where part of the controversial Spalding Western Relief Road will go. The authority announced a re-think on the route of the central section of the road, which could lead ...

A man will appear in court charged with drink driving after an RTC between a taxi and a Mini Cooper in Spalding on Saturday night that left five people injured. Alexandru Gabriel Radu (30), of Cradge Bank, Spalding, has been charged with driving a motor vehicle when alcohol limit above limit after the incident on St Thomas’s Road at around ...

New ambulances and staff have seen improvements to the East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS). A report to the county council’s health scrutiny committee says there have been 39 new vehicles added to the fleet. Of those, 28 are direct replacements while 11 are  additions. “While the performance of the division has improved considerably between March 2018 and March 2019, it  ...

Community football club Spalding United Youth have had fantastic support after vandals caused hundreds of pounds of damage to their main West Pinchbeck pitch causing some games to not go ahead. But an online appeal to raise £500 to cover the costs of the damage found at the Leaveslake Drove ground on Saturday hit its target in just hours. The ...

A planning application has been submitted in the hope of setting up a drive-thru branch of coffee chain Starbucks in Long Sutton. The proposed plans detail a Starbucks coffee shop and restaurant outlet with a drive-thru area. The Main Road Filling Station on Wisbech Road at Long Sutton is the proposed location and will offer parking for 12 cars and ...

It is about time our MP Sir John Hayes spoke up with his concern over the new builds taking place in the Spalding area and how the planners Coun Gambba-Jones and his team are allowing planning permission as before long this rural town will soon be on a par with Hong Kong. Going back to the 1970s/80s it was almost ...

A new mobile treatment centre was handed over to St John Ambulance during a ceremony in Spalding. At the end of March, the Mark Master Masons and the Mark Benevolent Fund donated the unit at St Mary and Nicholas Church. The Lincolnshire mobile treatment centre is one of over 50 vehicles which are being handed over in England, Wales, Northern ...

South Holland District Council has successfully prosecuted two more proven fly-tippers, continuing its campaign to tackle the tippers in the district. Earlier this month, Shaun Harvey, of Kinderly Road, Wisbech, admitted fly tipping. He dumped a large load of tree cuttings in West Road South, Gedney Hill and was seen by a local resident. After pleading guilty to the offence ...

A mother and father have planted the first rose at a Holbeach memorial garden in memory of their daughter. Last week saw the soft opening of the Hallgate Memorial Garden, a Holbeach Parish Council community service where people can commemorate loved ones with a bush and plaque. Coun Reet Patchett, chairman of cemeteries, invited Glory Kisinja and her partner James ...

A woman in her 30s has died in a three-vehicle collision on the A17. Lincolnshire Police are appealing for information following a three-vehicle RTC on the A17 last night (April 16). It happened at around 8.45pm near Moulton Marsh, and involved a white Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, a silver Vauxhall Combo, and a black Land Rover. Police said the driver of the ...

A 26-year-old man from the Spalding area is in a stable condition after a road crash that killed three people in Peterborough in the early hours of Sunday. Cambridgeshire Police say the man, who has not formally been named, was driving a Ford Ranger the wrong way down a slip road at Fletton Parkway when involved in a head-on collision ...

A mobile app set up to combat modern slavery has led to 25 reports in Lincolnshire in just six months. South Holland is one of the areas highlighted in the data map created by the Safe Car Wash app. The app, developed by The Church of England group The Clewer Initiative, launched in June 2018. The idea behind the app ...

The emerging Food Enterprise Zone at Holbeach could be at the heart of developing clean technology into the sector across the area, according to a new energy strategy. A draft strategy put together by The Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) says energy supplies need to be future- proofed to provide an affordable and reliable source for business. The document ...

The NHS is reminding residents in South Holland that many pharmacies will be closed over the Easter break. But there is expert -medical treatment during the holiday at a number of pharmacies. Patients can save time by visiting pharmacists for quick, confidential advice on a range of common illnesses. “Your local pharmacy can help you with more than you might ...

Thieves have damaged the front of Crowland’s Co-Op attempting to rob an ATM machine using a fork lift truck and a 4×4 in the early hours of this morning. The incident occurred shortly after 2.30am with damage having been sustained to the West Street shop’s front door. However the store’s shutters appear to remain in tact and Lincolnshire Police believe ...

A re-think on where the central section of the Spalding Western Relief Road will be built has been announced, possibly sparing homes on Bourne Road from being bulldozed. Lincolnshire County Council has come in for widespread criticism after residents felt they weren’t properly consulted over the new proposed route which left some residents unsure of whether it would depose their ...