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An argument over a van and its MOT test, led to an employee of the garage breaking the window and damaging the steering lock, after its owner left it blocking the way in and out of the garage. Timothy Edward Hart, 42, of Alexandra Road, Spalding admitted damaging the Citroen Relay van, when he appeared at Boston Magistrates Court, but ...

Police are investigating the theft of perfume from a Spalding shop. An image has been released of two people who they think can help with their enquiries. A police spokesman said: “We are investigating this theft from a shop in Broad Street on 14 March. “Two sets of perfume were taken from a display and are believed to have been ...

A 32-year-old former teaching assistant has appeared in court in Boston on allegations of grooming and having sexual relations with a 15-year-old girl. Martin Moon of Bridgewater Lane, Pinchbeck near Spalding faces two charges of breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order imposed in January 2011, by contacting and communicating with a child under 17, two of causing a 15-year-old girl ...

A Crowland charity has raised around £500,000 since it started has recently presented its latest £45,000. The Crowland Cancer Fund has been raising money for around 25 years and recently held its annual presentation evening. Secretary Libby Jackson said the fund will be closing its furniture warehouse in August as the charity’s landlord has sold the site for redevelopment, but ...

A car burst into flames on the A17 near Holbeach on Sunday, April 8. A mechanical defect was the cause of the fire which Holbeach Fire Crew were called to shortly after 6pm. One hose reel was used to extinguish the blaze which damaged the engine. Nobody was injured in the incident.

Plans for a four-storey apartment complex in the centre of Spalding have been deferred amid concerns about parking, waste and amenities. South Holland District Council’s Planning Committee deferred its decision on the dwellings aimed at the over 55s at its meeting on Tuesday (April 10). A number of councillors said the 35-apartment complex was “overdevelopment” and were concerned that it ...

A Spalding man attacked with bleach in his home has called for swift justice in the hope it deters further break-ins. On Wednesday afternoon, at least one man broke into a home on Helmsley Way and attacked the man, who was asleep at the time. The man (31), who wishes to remain anonymous, said he has had trouble sleeping after ...

An appeal to overturn the refusal of an extension to the Munro Medical Centre in Pinchbeck has been thrown out. The West Elloe Avenue centre had planned to extend the building into the car park and build a pitched roof on top to improve its appearance. It would have provided the centre with a second consultation room and bigger waiting ...

A popular fish and chip shop in Spalding has delivered a special Easter boost for a local food bank. Westlode Fisheries in Westlode Street donated ten per cent of all of its takings on Good Friday and Easter Saturday to Agape Care. The charity, set up as part of the Lighthouse Church, provides food parcels to some of the most ...

LPG customers in South Holland are being urged to ensure orders are in early as supply problems hit. Some customers who rely on ‘smart’ technology to re-order supplies when tanks get low are running out completely after refinery issues earlier this year. One Spalding Calor customer was shocked when her domestic supply ran out suddenly. We rely on it for ...

A Castle Sports Complex employee is once again getting on his saddle for charity and urging you to join him. Sales manager Josh Wright is organising the over 50-mile bike ride from Spalding to Boston and to Long Sutton on Sunday May 20. It follows on from a hugely successful event last year that saw cyclists raise £400 for the ...

A flower display to mark charity efforts in Spalding is blooming fantastic. On October 24 last year, members of the Rotary Club of South Holland planted 5,000 crocuses near the roundabout at the entrance to Sainsbury’s store to make World Polio Day. It’s all part of the Rotary International’s Purple4Polio campaign. The Rotary Club worldwide are heavily involved in the ...

A long-standing eyesore in Donington is finally set for a renovation after planning permission to turn the former Red Cow hotel into homes was granted. The Grade Two listed building on High Street hasn’t been used for over 15 years and villagers have been calling for it to be spruced up and made safe. On Tuesday night, South Holland District ...

Lincolnshire has become the first place in the country to require the medical information of every person applying for a firearms licence or a renewal. The initiative will mean licences are never granted before up-to-date medical records checks are received. This will apply to new applications from today April 4 and renewals as of August 1. Lincolnshire Police is launching ...

JobCentre Plus has become the first to officially move in alongside South Holland District Council (SHDC) at the authority’s Priory Road base. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has moved its facility in the town from its previous offices in Westlode Street. A budget of £350,000 was set aside to alter the ground floor at Priory Road to accommodate ...

A Spalding author has beaten 250 writers to be shortlisted for a literary prize and scored a publishing deal in the process. Writer Jane Lacey-Crane (45) is among the contenders for The Romantic Novelists’ Association’s (RNA) prestigious Joan Hessayon Award for new writers. Her novel, Secrets and Tea at Rosie Lee’s, is the story that got the mum of two ...

A consultation into how waste is disposed of in Lincolnshire has been launched. The Lincolnshire Waste Partnership, made up of the local councils in the area has unveiled its Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy document. If passed it will replace the strategy brought into force in 2018. Coun Eddy Poll, chairman of Lincolnshire Waste Partnership, said: “It is very important ...

An event that could save your life returns to the South Holland Centre this weekend. The Rotary Club of South Holland is holding Know Your Blood Pressure sessions on Saturday. Between 10am and 3pm professionals will be on hand to check your blood pressure for free as part of the campaign launched by Rotary International and the Stroke Association. A ...

Fundraiser Nick Franklin has raised more than £4,500 for charity by completing five half iron man challenges in five consecutive days. The mammoth challenge was inspired by Nick’s dad Graham who died from a heart attack in 2009 and his in-laws Geoff and Lynda, who have both survived cancer. The money will go to the British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research ...

Two major councils have released their gender pay gap figures, with varying results. Among staff at South Holland District Council, the median hourly rate for women is 16.5 per cent higher than men’s. So on a median basis, women earn £1.16 for every £1 that men earn. Lincolnshire County Council, however, reports that among its staff, women’s median hourly rate ...