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A Spalding man who was banned from driving for an excess alcohol offence, offered to drive his friend’s car after he felt unwell, a court has heard. Vadims Cuprikovs, 32, of Kellet Gate, Spalding, admitted driving whilst disqualified and without insurance, when he appeared at Boston Magistrates Court. The court heard that Cuprikovs had been banned from driving for an excess ...

Lloyds Bank has announced it is to close its Holbeach branch in January 2019. The company says less people are using the High Street establishment due to the “changing ways customers use to bank”. A mobile branch will start to visit the town before the closure, but details as to when it will be in Holbeach are yet to be ...

A Spalding man, who assaulted a policeman, told magistrates at Boston that he was so drunk he couldn’t remember doing it. Matthew Preece, 44, formerly of Middle Marsh, Moulton Marsh but now living care of a doctor’s surgery, admitted being drunk and disorderly, assaulting the officer and being in possession of a small amount of cannabis, when he appeared at ...

Investigations have been launched following the death of an 18-year-old from Holbeach after an incident on a Boston building site. The man, who has been named locally as Josh Disdel from Holbeach, is understood to have been working at the Whitebridges site off St Thomas Drive when the incident happened at around 8.45am on Friday, July 13. Lincolnshire Police say ...

The future of a Spalding pub that has repeatedly tested positive for traces class A drugs on its premises faces a licence review panel decision on Tuesday (July 24). Areas within The Black Swan, New Road, have, since 2011, repeatedly tested positive for traces of class A drugs, including cocaine, heroin and MDMA, states the supporting documents of the Panel ...

Despite years of tireless campaigning, Moulton still has no children’s play area. Hopes of a new facility were high when South Holland District Council bought Moulton Park in 2016. It was widely thought that a section would be available for the children of the village. South Holland and The Deepings MP John Hayes, who lives in Moulton, said this week ...

The modified South East Lincolnshire Local Plan – which sets out the boundaries for town and village planning until the year 2036 – has been released. Modifications have been made to the plans for South Holland’s towns and villages and a six-week public consultation has begun. Views on the changes made following the examination hearing sessions are being welcomed by ...

A special birthday party in Saracen’s Head provided double the opportunity to remember the village’s past. Saturday’s party took place to mark the 40th anniversary of the Village Hall and it doubled as the official unveiling of a new plaque erected to serve as the village’s war memorial. It was designed and provided by Saracen’s Head’s Best Kept Village group. ...

Spalding library will move to a new location in town. The library is set to vacate its two-storey Victoria Street location and relocate to the town’s Red Lion Quarter. An agenda item for the July 24 Lincolnshire County Council Public Protection and Communities Scrutiny Committee states: “Preparation is now underway for GLL [Greenwich Leisure Ltd] to move provision of the ...

Patients at a Spalding doctor’s surgery should be assured that areas of concern raised in a recent inspection are being addressed, according to a Lincolnshire commissioning group. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated Pennygate Health Centre as inadequate and the surgery was placed in special measures in October. A follow-up inspection in April concluded that the surgery was still inadequate ...

A Pinchbeck woman who volunteers with the police to help vulnerable victims of scams repeatedly uses just three words to describe her work: “I love it.” Chris Taylor has been volunteering with Lincolnshire Police’s REVIVE scam victim support service – the only such service in the country – for eight months. Volunteers receive training to help the district’s most vulnerable ...

Chosen Holbeach officially opened its brand new shop on Saturday, July 14. The High Street shop is the second one to be opened by the charity that raises funds for local good causes. It follows up on the hugely successful first store on Fleet Road. The charity has celebrated by continuing to dish out the cash. The latest donations include ...

The Universal Credit system has begun in South Holland. It is part of the government’s welfare and replaces income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support, Working Tax Credits, Child Tax Credit and Housing Benefit. A South Holland District Council statement says Universal Credit “is designed to encourage, support and make households financially better off through work”. This, ...

From September, Mini Police recruits will start their beat. If you think police officers are looking younger nowadays, you’re right. Lincolnshire Police are currently recruiting their latest batch and none of them are even teenagers. But the force of Mini Police has proved a popular addition to the force and its now being rolled-out to more than 100 schools in ...

Fun was the name of the game at St John’s Care Home in Spalding, when staff lifted residents’ spirits to a tune filled Abba day. Music and entertainment was provided by local singer Rosa Mae who sang all the favourites by the 1970s pop group from Dancing Queen to Mama Mia. The care home staff entered into the spirit of ...

The annual Moulton Garden Crawl and Scarecrow extravaganza is taking place this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday July 21 and 22, the village will be dotted by straw based creations. The Garden Crawl will involve 15 private gardens opened for all to see. Attendees can pick up a programme and admission token for £2.50 from the village green from noon ...

Councillors from South Holland District Council and Deeping St Nicholas Parish Council joined forces to fund new play equipment and interactive speed signs in the village. Councillors Angela Harrison, Jim Astill and Bryan Alcock from the District Council along with the Parish Council, (through funding from the Windfarm Committee), all contributed to support the insertion of the new slide and ...

Lincolnshire police have failed to record thousands of crimes, including rape. A report from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate rated the force as “inadequate” and says “much work remains to be done”. But the force has said it was not the case that the 9,400 crimes were not recorded, but they weren’t recorded correctly. “We are deeply disappointed by this report and ...

A former teaching assistant who caused a 15-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity was today (Friday, July 13) jailed for eight years.   Martin Moon (32) of Bridgewater Lane, Pinchbeck, also sent the girl sexual videos of himself and repeatedly asked her to send him sexual pictures.   Lincoln Crown Court heard Moon had previously been jailed for 30 ...

Lincolnshire Police has released images of clothes found at Moulton Marsh Nature Reserve this morning (Friday, July 13), in the hope someone recognises them and can help identify the owner. Along with photographs of a cardigan, a t-shirt and a bag, a statement from Lincolnshire Police says: “Following a call from a member of the public this morning, we have ...