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Patients at the Beech Lodge respite home, part of Holbeach Hospital, were treated to a special festive trip to Baytree Garden Centre just before Christmas. They were able to meet Father Christmas himself, feed the reindeer and have afternoon tea. Activities coordinator, Jackie White said: “It was a really lovely afternoon, the residents got to reminisce about meeting Father Christmas ...

Parking at three Lincolnshire hospitals will be free while problems with the new system are ironed out. United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) has announced that it will be providing free car parking for patients and visitors following problems with its new parking system. The Trust plans to reintroduce charges on Monday, January 7. For the last month, the Trust ...

One woman has been taken to hospital after a vehicle crashed into a parked car, damaging a house and causing a gas leak. Bourne Road in Pode Hole is currently closed following the incident that occurred shortly after midnight. A Ford Focus hit a parked AW Touran which subsequently hit a house and caused a gas leak which has now ...

United Counties League Premier Division Deeping Rangers 1 Holbeach United 0 A 94th minute Deeping Rangers winner means it’s two defeats, just one point and no goals for Holbeach United from their three Christmas fixtures. A hugely scrappy game looked set to be petering out to the 0-0 it deserved when Deeping struck with nearly the last touches of the ...

Spalding toddler Mia Clucas has helped national disability charity Sense raise more than £80,000 after being chosen as the face of its 2018 Christmas appeal. Two-year-old Mia was born with two extremely rare genetic conditions – Coffin-Siris Syndrome and PCDH12 – which left her with a malformed brain and have rendered her severely disabled. Her conditions cause epilepsy and severe ...

UPDATE: The road has reopened. The A151 High Road is closed at Moulton following a multi-vehicle incident at the junction at Bell Lane. A police spokesman said a two-car collision was reported at 7.29am. Injuries are being assessed. Police are diverting traffic through the village and the back roads towards Weston are backed up with HGVs as they try to ...

Police have confirmed a man found at Broad Street this morning has died and his death is being treated as unexplained. A police spokesman said the man was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police said: “Whilst it may be a medical episode, we are working to establish if there are any possible suspicious circumstances.” Broad Street remains ...

Broad Street in Spalding is closed from New Road to Herring Lane this morning (Thursday, December 20). A police statement said a man was found at Broad Street with injuries and has been taken to hospital. Police are investigating the circumstances and will update in due course. UPDATE 10.20am A police cordon is still in place and police expect the ...

A seven-year-old South Holland boy was so moved by the plight of the homeless that he decided to help raise money. Seth Terrington saw a TV advert for the Salvation Army’s appeal to pay for a room to help a homeless person. He asked his parents, Ollie and Helen, to rewind the ad so he could watch it again and ...

Plans for more than 230 new homes in villages close to Spalding were due to be discussed by planners yesterday. Members of South Holland District Council are recommended to approve all four applications, one full and three outline. A former nursery and greenhouse in Wardentree Lane, Pinchbeck, looks set to have up to 96 new homes. The village parish council ...

Members of the public enjoyed a crafty cup of tea and made Christmas decorations together at Ayscoughfee Hall last week. The Crafternoon Tea was put on by South Holland District Council on Wednesday, December 12 and helped raise funds for the charity Mind. Coun Gary Taylor, SHDC portfolio holder for communities and facilities said: “Our Crafternoon Tea was another great ...

Santa will return to the streets of Holbeach in 2019 after being unable to do his normal rounds there this year. For a number of years, his little helpers at the Rotary Club of Holbeach have taken Father Christmas around the town and surrounding villages. However the club closed its doors earlier this year. Through the Rotary Club of Spalding ...

It will be a warmer Christmas for hundreds of children thanks to the selfless efforts of one Cowbit woman. Jenny Clay, who lives with her husband Peter, said she can’t just sit and watch television and needs to keep busy, so she knits children’s clothes to give to the less fortunate. “I’m always knitting and clothes I’ve made in the ...

The generosity of the public will make Christmas a much nicer time for those in need as the Give a Gift campaign celebrates its most successful year to date. Spearheaded by Coun Harry Drury, Give a Gift has got donated toys to less fortunate for the last seven years.     Harry said: “Even after seven years of doing this, ...

I would like to say a huge thank you to the Woodlands Hotel for such a marvellous evening that I was fortunate enough to attend on December 13. The evening was absolutely free to elderly people in Spalding who would be spending Christmas mainly on their own. The facilities were lovely, tables dressed for Christmas. The food was fantastic every ...

A Royal Marine veteran whose ship was torpedoed during World War Two has passed away. Robert Wade of Georgian Court on Haverfield Road, Spalding turned 98 on November 11 when he attended Spalding’s Remembrance Day commemorations. The former Royal Marine and latterly keen puppeteer and master of ceremonies passed away peacefully at Pilgrim Hospital on Monday, November 26. He leaves ...

Long, deep cracks in a wall of the South Holland Centre auditorium will be investigated in the new year. South Holland District Council spent £250,000 on “essential works” on the Spalding venue in September this year and said the cracks had been there a number of years and weren’t covered by the works, as these focussed on the outside of ...

A new council Twitter account has taken to posting photographs of fly-tipped rubbish in a bid to help identify the culprits. In the last couple of weeks, the Twitter account of the South Holland District Council Community Safety team (@SHDC_commsafety) has posted photos of a three-piece suite fly-tipped on the outskirts of Spalding and a collection of household rubbish with ...

Judge Rinder has faced many difficult situations on his ITV show over the years – but that was nothing until he faced Lanie (9) and Zach Spies (6). The Spalding siblings are before the celebrity judge as part of his Christmas Eve show. It all follows an incident where Zach’s Lego ship was destroyed. He blames Lanie who loves gymnastics ...

A Spalding care home celebrated Christmas with song and verse at its residents’ Christmas party. Staff and residents enjoyed a festive afternoon at St John’s Care Home at Hawthorn Bank last week. Stephanie Lamont, one of three activities coordinators at the home, helped organise the party and called on a newly formed group to assist with the entertainment. “Over the ...