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A former pupil returned to the historic school he left 80 years ago recently just before demolition work is carried out. The former Goodfellows School in Spalding Common which opened in 1871 is making way for a new care home. It closed in 2004 after 133 years of educating children, first for all ages before becoming solely a Church of ...

Fantastic donations were the highlights as the Anglia Motel Pilgrimage Fund held its annual awards evening on Saturday, February 2 to say thank-you to those who have helped out. For the past few decades the group has funded veterans to travel to Normandy to pay respects to the fallen, particularly around D-Day. Organiser and hotel owner Harold Payne put on ...

The new Neighbourhood Sergeant for Spalding says rural crimes and the increasing problems of gangs are among the top issues he’s working on in the area. Sergeant Rick Mosley has been in the position since December. The 51-year-old was born in Canada but came to this country with his English mum when young. After growing up in Nottinghamshire he spent ...

A district councillor and a charity worker have clubbed together to create a great way to say ‘thank you’. Coun Tracey Carter and Chosen charity manager Samantha Flavell have joined forces this month to launch ‘Pamper Hampers’. Tracey said the concept was developed between them over the Christmas period. She said they both noticed “how generous local people were to ...

Five fire crews battled a large fire on the outskirts of Spalding in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The blaze was at a satellite nursery of Opperman Plants on the former Geest site on Pecks Drove West and was reported at around 6.20am. The building, which was, being used to store plant pots, was completely destroyed. Lincolnshire Fire and ...

Spalding Station is set for a £2.5 million refit. East Midlands Trains has announced the measures for the Grade II listed three storey building at Spalding station in Lincolnshire which will include creating retail space at the building’s frontage. It’s measures that have long been campaigned for by the Spalding and Peterborough Transport Forum have been calling for. A spokesman for ...

The A16 was closed for around five hours this morning (Monday February 4)  after a car collided with a bollard between Surfleet and Sutterton. A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving and a 34-year-old woman also arrested in connection with the incident which occurred at 2.52am. There were no injuries, but the collision, which involved a Hyundai I40, ...

An appeal for witnesses has been made following a report a motorist was racially abused. The incident happened at around 8.36pm on Wygate Park in Spalding on Tuesday, January 29. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “We are appealing for witnesses following a road rage incident where a motorist was racially abused. “At 8.36pm on Tuesday January 29 we received a ...

People applying for a blue badge are being warned to steer clear of unofficial websites, some of which have turned out to be scams. The blue badge scheme helps those with severe mobility problems to park closer to their destination. In Lincolnshire, applications are dealt with by the county council. However, Lincolnshire County Council say there are a number of ...

An 81-year-old man has appeared at Boston Magistrates Court on historic sexual abuse charges involving a girl under 14. Colin Ringer of Seagate Road, Long Sutton entered no pleas to the eight charges he faces, which are four allegations of indecent assault, one of gross indecency, two of rape and one of a serious sexual assault. All the alleged offences relate ...

Two families had to flee their homes after suspected arson attacks within minutes and just yards from each other in Weston Hills this morning. Both fires were reported at around 2.50am on Old Fendike Road with a total of five fire crews attending the incident. The Voice understands that two families, one of which has young children, were evacuated and ...

It’s time to make Spalding shine and ensure both visitors and residents enjoy the beauty of the area and support retailers and businesses. South Holland District Council is urging everyone to grab a black bag and take part in this year’s Great British Spring Clean event. With town centres facing a difficult time from online competition, making everyone’s trip to ...

Broken tiles, leaking sinks, missing seats and smashed windows were all revealed on a council tour of South Holland’s public toilets. There are nine facilities in the district and the list of problems ranged from mould and no hand dryers to broken windows and missing bins. A group of councillors and staff from the council toured the district’s toilets in ...

More than 20 students from Spalding High school visited South Holland District Council on Thursday January 24 to learn about the importance of local democracy. The presentation, from Coun Roger Gambba-Jones, portfolio holder for place, covered a wide range of topics, including the importance of an individual’s vote and when they can join the electoral register. Coun Gambba-Jones also explained ...

Darts legend Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor will be taking to the oche to raise money for Spalding’s Johnson Hospital later this year. He will be joined by top names Wayne Mardle, Joe Cullen and Jonny Clayton at the special event in September. The line-up will be hugely popular with darts fans from across the area. Organised by the team which ...

Three people attending a funeral in Holbeach on Tuesday returned to their cars to find they had been issued parking tickets. Derek ‘Del-Boy’ Fryatt, of Cecil Pywell Avenue, Holbeach, was one of the ticketed attendees. “We’ve all launched appeals,” he said of the three drivers who were fined for parking on Church Street. “I was perfectly parked in a disabled ...

A Spalding man has reignited his campaign for a safer junction, 22 years after he launched his first petition. Rodney Sadd, of Carrington Road, first campaigned to get street lights installed at the junction of the B1172 and the A16 at the bottom of Spalding Common in 1997. Now he says the road is even more dangerous, after a bollard ...

Real ale lovers returned to Surfleet recently for an annual tradition that began in the village. The Fenland Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) began their annual walks in Surfleet 18-years-ago. Since then the members have met monthly at different pubs around South Lincolnshire on a Sunday. The recent Anniversary Walk saw 22 members take in establishments including ...

Two giant sausage rolls were baked as part of the celebrations for an employee who has only had one day off sick in 40 years of working for a Spalding company. Tina Arnold (56) has spent four decades in various departments and roles at what is currently the Addo Food Group’s Spalding Bakery on Fulney Lane North. She’s one of ...

A campaign has been launched to bring the remains of one of Britain’s greatest explorers back to his home village of Donington. Captain Matthew Flinders was the first person to lead the circumnavigation of Australia at the turn of the 19th century. His grave had been lost, but last week a coffin with an inscription on it claiming it to ...