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A police search has been launched for a woman in her 30s who was seen entering the sea near Moulton Marsh Nature Reserve. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue tweeted that they were alerted at 10.17am this morning (Wednesday, June 13) over “reports of a person entering the water at Moulton Marsh.” Two specialist boat teams from Spalding and Boston are in ...

Pinchbeck Carnival was blessed with brilliant summer weather and plenty of people for its weekend of celebration. All photos by Ben Chapman. A record number of people attended the carnival parade which was led by the village’s Royalty float. Carnival Queen Sian Groves and Princesses Bella Parker and Sophie Bolton led the way and The Breaston Highlanders provided the music. ...

An explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team were called to Spalding Grammar School on Tuesday after the discovery of the chemical picric acid. The chemical, also known as trinitrophenolo, is most commonly used in explosives. A sample of the substance was being kept by the school and had began to degrade. Lincolnshire Police were alerted to the discovery just before 5pm ...

Four people were taken to hospital following a chemical leak at a Holbeach Hurn factory. At 11am on Monday, June 11, emergency crews were dispatched to QV Foods in Marsh Road, Holbeach Hurn following the leak. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue said the leak occurred “due to a mechanical failure during manufacture.” Four casualties needed first aid treatment at the scene ...

Postland Road in Crowland is closed while police and paramedics deal with a two-vehicle collision. Lincolnshire Police said the collision happened at 10:50am “near the garden centre”. They request motorists use alternative routes. Stagecoast East has tweeted to say the Peterborough Service 37 will not serve Postland Road due to the road being closed in both directions.  

A drive to get an army of volunteers with speed guns organised to improve safety on built up roads around South Holland has been launched. Leading the call is the newly appointed community speed watch police support volunteer for South Holland, Jan Whitbourn. Giving volunteers more powers to track speeding motorists is the brainchild of Lincolnshire police and crime commissioner ...

The final report on the thorny issue of street lighting at night was presented to the county council’s executive this week. A total of five different recommendations were put before the group which was recommended to ensure a response was made by September. The council had decided to go for ‘part-night’ lighting in a bid to save cash but there ...

It was previously where people were sent to jail, but you could soon get married at the former Spalding Magistrates’ Court. A change of use planning application has been submitted to turn the courtroom and an adjacent room at the landmark Sheep Market building into a venue which would be aimed at hosting civil marriages and partnerships. The Grade Two ...

A Crowland man has avoided a driving ban after pleading guilty to being in charge of a car when drunk. Samuel Pinnelli, 22, of West Street admitted to being in charge of the Ford Kuga in Godsey Lane, Market Deeping whilst over the limit, when he appeared at Boston Magistrates Court. Jim Clare, prosecuting, said police saw him sitting in ...

The chief executive of an academy trust says he understands the issues raised by residents during consultation for a new site in Spalding. The results of a consultation carried out with the Springwell Academy Trust have been published. The trust is likely to be opening a school for vulnerable young people in Matmore Gate at a former post-16 centre. “We ...

Campaigners hoping to save a village pub have had a set back after a bid to have it listed as a “community asset” was recommended to be refused. Gedney Dyke villagers are looking to re-open The Chequers which shut its doors on Christmas Eve last year after, what campaigners say, is around 200 years of pubs on the site and ...

A series of events are to be held in the area to mark National Carers Week. This year’s national awareness week focuses on helping carers stay healthy and connected and there are three events scheduled through the week organised by the Lincolnshire Carers Service. The first is an awareness stand that’s heading to Spalding’s Market Place between 10am and 2pm ...

Gosberton House Academy is celebrating 65 years of supporting young people with a special afternoon of fun on Saturday, June 9. The Westhorpe Road specialist primary school throws open its doors from 12pm to 4pm for a host of fun, games, events and stalls. There will be fun for all ages with a bouncy castle and displays of some of ...

A Spalding woman and her former colleague are stepping into the night on three marathon walks one of which is in Iceland. Pam Thompson, of Spalding, is joining former Bakkavor colleague Jenny Darroch, of Murrow, for the Moonwalks in Glasgow and Reykjavik in June where participants walk 26.2 miles through the night in aid of breast cancer research. They have ...

Three World War Two veterans are among a group who have made the trip to Normandy for the D-Day commemorations. George Wing (98), Ernie Colville (93) and Sid Barnes (92) and their carers have had their trip to the north of France paid for thanks to fundraising by local philanthropist and hotel owner Harold Payne. The group left Spalding on ...

More people are being encouraged to have a say in their surgeries as part of the current National Patient Participation Awareness Week.   Patient Participation Groups (PPGs) provide a way for patients to help shape the services their local GPs provide. Many are looking for more members of the public to get involved, including those at Sutton Medical Group which ...

Staff at Chosen Charity Shop in Holbeach have donated the £750 to purchase the Tommy silhouette statue to be placed by the graves of the World War I fallen in Holbeach Cemetery. When the trust made its initial pledge, it said if the cost of one statue was met, it would purchase as many additional statues as donations allow. To ...

Pinchbeck will be full of characters for a weekend of carnival fun. Children’s books is the theme for the year and there will be three days of community fun at the marquee on Rotten Row playing field. The annual bingo night kicks-off proceedings with eyes-down at 7pm. The parade will leave Wimberley Way at noon on Saturday and should arrive ...

Young Spalding gymnasts can look forward to a better training environment thanks to a recent donation. The group has received a £250 cheque from Allison Homes to help maintain equipment and meet the running costs of the building. Spalding and District Gymnastics Academy received the money via the Larkfleet Homes Communty Fund. It supports groups which focus on activities or ...

A charity which supports Lincolnshire children affected by a relative’s alcohol abuse says the number of those its helped in and around South Holland has risen by over a third. Charity Young Oasis, which is part of Lincolnshire Action Trust, says it has had to recruit more staff to cope with demand. Between April 2017 and March 2018, 19 children ...