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Groups are coming together in a bid to improve the lives of people in Crowland affected by dementia. Setting up a regular cafe for those with the condition and their carers is one idea being looked at by charity Tonic Health, Crowland Cares and Abbeyview Surgery. The organisations are looking at the possibility of setting up a dementia day service ...

New surveys have been launched to gauge public opinion on two essential services: GP practices and Lincolnshire Police. NHS England has created a survey asking more than two million people to give their opinions on their local GP surgery. The results are published online at the website https://www.gp-patient.co.uk Here, you can search for your surgery to see how it has ...

Police are hunting for six people in the Moulton Seas End area seen running from a lorry container towards Holbeach. Eight people in total were see seen leaving the vehicle on the A17 in Fosdyke. Two have been court and detained on suspicion of entering the UK illegally, but six more remain on the run. A statement from Lincolnshire Police, ...

Thieves used gas to cause an explosion as they stole cash from an ATM machine at a Spalding family business. Neighbours heard a large explosion as cash cartridges were stolen in the raid of The Happy Shopper on Holbeach Road at around 2.40am on Saturday, January 5. The business has been owned by brothers Ranjit and Baldinder Khela since 1983. ...

Four offenders took cash after what police described as an “attack” on an ATM in Spalding in the early hours of this morning (Saturday, January 5). The Late Shopper on Holbeach Road was targetted at 2.41am. Those who live close to the shop took to social media to say they’d heard an explosion. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “We ...

Two major development schemes for Spalding have been submitted to planners at South Holland District Council. One includes a drive-thru Starbucks coffee shop, gym and four business units for a site off Wardentree Lane. There will also be a Greggs, Toolstation and F1 Auto centre along with Snap Fitness. The other will see more than 40 houses and purpose-built business ...

A Spalding man has been ordered not to have any contact with his estranged wife after he admitted harassing her by forcing her to stop her car and sending her more than 200 texts in one weekend. Lee Henry Purvis (36) of Parkside Crescent, admitted harassing his wife Amy between July 26 and 31 last year, when he appeared at ...

A Spalding shop could have its license revoked after Lincolnshire Police said it was selling alcohol illegally. Spalding Express in Commercial Road was being investigated for selling illegal cigarettes when the alcohol was found. The police have applied to South Holland District Council (SHDC) for a Review of a Premises Licence which the authority’s Licensing Committee is due to hear ...

A family had a lucky escape when a car was pushed through the wall of their South Holland home in the early hours of New Year’s Day. A woman driving the car was transferred to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, with serious injuries as a result of the crash which also caused a gas leak. She was driving an orange Ford Focus ...

A Spalding school has been found inadequate by Ofsted and must ‘urgently improve teaching’ in order to reverse its special measures. The Spalding Parish Church of England Day School has to improve across a raft of areas in order to improve, according to inspectors. “Leaders have been slow to respond to pupils’ low attainment and poor progress since the last ...

The festive period proved to be a busy time for fly tippers who chose the holidays to dump rubbish at two spots in South Holland. Some 70 black bags were left at Cloot Drove, Crowland, on December 27 and all the contents related to the illegal production of cannabis. The picture (top right) was taken by the South Holland District ...

Police are investigating the discovery of two bodies in South Holland over the last few days. Officers confirmed that a man found in Spalding’s Broad Street at 6.30am on December 20 died. “The death is being treated as unexplained. Whilst it may be a medical episode, we are working to establish if there are any possible suspicious circumstances,” said a ...

The Spalding campus of Boston College is celebrating the milestone of its 10,000th learner. Chelsea Leggatt, who is studying Access to Policing and Criminal Justice Studies, received a voucher and certificate to mark the achievement. The Spalding campus has had eight years of providing education in the town and the number of learners has risen each year. Chelsea enrolled in ...

The Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue emergency service has been graded ‘good’ in a recent report. The result of the inspection, which took place during the summer, has been published along with those of 13 other fire and rescue services last month. Coun Nick Worth, Portfolio Holder for Fire and Rescue, said: “I’m very pleased that the service has been rated ...

Hundreds of new homes will be built in South Holland following widespread approval at a recent planning meeting. Four out of four major residential developments were approved at the December meeting of the South Holland District Council Planning Committee and green-lights more than 230 new homes for the area. The first item discussed was a planning application for 47 homes ...

Tydd St Giles Golf Club has been clubbing together for charities. The club’s members of staff and leisure centre donated a host of toys to The Salvation Army’s toy appeal. And the club’s senior section, for those over 60, donated at least £3,613 to the Make Them Smile charity while raising money over the season. This was backed up by ...

A public meeting planned in Long Sutton will discuss a recent public notice which suggested parking charges are heading to the town. A public notice issued by South Holland District Council in early December will be at the centre of discussions. Originally the meeting was announced amid fears over the potential introduction of parking charges in Long Sutton. But the ...

The number of “excess deaths” in the county caused by cold was last winter the highest since 1975. As temperatures start to fall, concerns have been raised over the welfare of vulnerable households across the county following a new government report which reveals there were 700 excess winter deaths in Lincolnshire during 2016/17*, partly caused by people living in cold ...

An inquest has heard of continued steps by Lincolnshire Police towards better communications with East Midlands Ambulance Service after the two emergency services took almost 90 minutes to attend the scene of a man who had attempted to take his own life. By the time crews arrived at Paul Woodham’s home in Meadow Walk, Cowbit, he had died. The hearing ...

It was such a tough decision to pick the winner of our Festive Pets competition this year – but someone had to take first prize and Ozzy is the 2018 Festive Pet champ. Almost everyone who took part was rocking the Santa look with hats, bandanas and suits galore. But there was only one soul brave enough to take on ...