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After a successful appeal to raise money for a ‘Tommy’ sculpture to commemorate the First World War, the specially commissioned steel soldier has been posted at his first grave. Tommy now stands at the grave of Robert Diss of the Lincolnshire Regiment in Holbeach Cemetery. Mr Diss died on October 7, 1915. Spokesman Michael Brett said: “So far we have ...

A former Spalding teacher has been given a suspended jail sentence after he admitted having indecent images of children on his home computer.   Andrew Wharam (54) was teaching at Spalding Grammar School when police executed a search warrant at his then home in the town in February last year.   Lincoln Crown Court heard officers forced entry to Wharam’s ...

A Gosberton man who drove his car to work even though he was banned from driving, crashed into another car injuring a woman and an eight year old child, a court has been told. Tomas Jerusenko, 33, of Salem Street, admitted careless driving, driving without insurance and whilst disqualified, when he appeared at Boston Magistrates Court. Prosecuting, Dan Pietryka said that ...

A Spalding man who was said to have ‘real issues’ with alcohol, left his bicycle and a sweat shirt behind at the scene of a burglary, a court has heard. Matthew Preece, 44, of Middle Marsh Road, Moulton Marsh, admitted burglary and theft at a house at Algakirk, Boston on May 21 and possession of cannabis, when he appeared at ...

A 20-year-old who ‘glassed’ another man in a Spalding nightspot has been ordered to carry out unpaid work and pay compensation to his victim, by magistrates in Boston. Austin Carter of Cobgate, Whaplode, who admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm, as well as possessing cannabis, struck the man, Haroldas Mantvydas, with a glass he was holding following an exchange of ...

A Gosberton mum is looking to raise awareness of a genetic disease, the late diagnosis of which she believes has resulted in her son needing three life-saving brain operations. Daniel Barnes (11) has Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (known as NF1) which causes tumours to form on nerve tissue throughout the body. Mum of five, Lisa Smith, took him to hospital concerned ...

You will soon have to pay for parking by card or a phone app in the majority of car parks in Spalding. Notices placed by South Holland District Council at its car parks said that from Monday, June 11, all car parks except the ones at Herring Lane and Victoria Street would only take card payments. The council says new ...

Dogs of all shapes and sizes competed for prizes at a charity dog show. Two charities joined forces for the Fun Dog Show, with Spalding Hospice Foundation and Guide Dogs benefiting from the event. The event was held at Unique Cottage Studio at Low Fulney and raised almost £1,000 for the two causes. A spokesman for the event said the ...

Lincolnshire Police has renewed its appeal for more information on a Spalding man whose now been missing for a fortnight. Oscars Nazars (31) of Spring Gardens hasn’t been sen since May 31. The last time he was seen he was described as wearing black trainers with white laces, blue shorts with a white stripe down the side and a dark ...

There was good cause for a Spalding school to celebrate at the weekend. Gosberton House Academy pulled out all the stops to mark the school’s 65th anniversary. Fun inflatables, a range of food and stalls were all on offer on Saturday as pupils, families and staff marked the special event. A school spokesman said more than £500 had been raised ...

Police searching around Moulton Marsh after a person was seen entering the River Welland have found a body. Lincolnshire Police say the body of a 35-year-old local woman was found at 1.35pm this afternoon. The death is not being treated as suspicious. A statement from the Police states: “”At 10.15am we were called to the nature reserve at Moulton Marsh ...

A kind hearted carer has raised cash to help a young man who loves to stand in the sunshine. Matt Rogers works for the charity Sense and one of the people he supports has severe epilepsy. “He can have a number of drop seizures a day, he loves to stand in the sunshine in the garden but it is not ...

A charity that’s setting up a new community cafe in Surfleet needs you as it looks to land funding towards its creation. Tonic 44 is due to open in September as a community run cafe that’s currently being created in a former art gallery in Station Road. The charity Tonic Health wants to use it to help tackle isolation and ...

The chance to try something new is on offer as The Great Get Together comes to Spalding on Saturday June 24. A Give it a Go event is being held at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field from 11am to 3pm as part of the weekend that commemorates murdered MP Jo Cox. The event, organised as part of South Holland ...

A community space in Holbeach has been given a refresh by volunteers as part of Lincolnshire Co-op’s Big Co-op Clean. A team of 22 put on their gardening gloves together with Holbeach in Bloom and freshened up the area around All Saints Church on Tuesday, June 5. The volunteers sourced from a number of different local Co-op services pulled weeds ...

Lincolnshire’s ageing population could be deemed “a significant threat to local services”, a report has warned. The Annual Report of the Director of Public Health on the Health of the People of Lincolnshire concludes that the age profiles and predictions of changes in population in the county might be described as having an ‘Apocalyptic Demography”. It says the term is ...

Air Cadets from Spalding had the privilege of meeting the top person in the organisation at the weekend. Seven members of the 1406 (Spalding) Squadron of the RAF Air Cadets were at RAF Cosford on Sunday for the airfield’s annual air Show. It was a particularly poignant event this year marking the 100th anniversary of the RAF. Among the attendees ...

Campaigners for a better railway service for Spalding have expressed disappointment that there is currently no plan for Sunday services from the town. The government has published the Invitation to Tender for the East Midlands Rail Franchise where it sets out what services it would like an operator to provide. It recommends an “hourly” service Saturday to Sunday between Lincoln ...

All the twos, £222 were presented to a hospital unit that looks after breast cancer patients recently following a charity bingo night. The regular bingo nights at Whaplode Village Hall continue to be successful and the Breast Cancer Care Unit at the Pilgrim Hospital in Boston was the grateful recipient following the last night on Friday, May 18. Organiser Phyllis ...

After nearly 30 years of service to the community a popular policeman is stepping away from the force. Jim Tyner (55) is leaving after a decorated career with Lincolnshire Police. The Spalding resident first joined the force as a volunteer special constable in the town in 1989. After becoming a full-time PC in 1992 he rose through the ranks becoming ...