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South Holland District Council has written-off debts of more than £132,000. The total cost to the authority is £56,164 and the vast majority of the money was owned by businesses which had become insolvent. “All methods of recovery are considered and pursued in line with legislative provision, before making the decision to write off,” said a report which went before ...

A new radio station is set to take to make waves in the Spalding area. Internet-based station Sound of Spitfire will officially launch on Monday (April 2). It is being operated by three local business owners, Chris Hyde, Thomas Smith and Zandra Tiitso. “We are already getting lots of interest via our Facebook page,” said Zandra, commercial and marketing director. ...

Spalding legal firm Roythornes has presented Alzheimer’s Society with more than £2,100, which employees raised over the course of 2017. After becoming its charity of the year, Roythornes Solicitors, of Pinchbeck, set out to not only fundraise for the organisation, but also raise awareness of dementia and dispel the stigmas attached to it, through workshops where members of staff committed ...

It’s that time of the year again – the Spalding Water Taxi sets sail for the 2018 season on Good Friday (March 29). The link between the town centre and Springfields has its first journey at 11am tomorrow and it will continue every day throughout the summer until the end of September. Last year the not-for-profit organisation ferried over 10,000 ...

The 90-year-old who has helped those with learning difficulties in the area for the last 45 years has vowed to keep going after celebrating his birthday with the people he helps. The Spalding Gateway Club’s meeting on Friday, March 16 coincided with founder Maurice Chappell’s landmark birthday. And to celebrate the group had cake and put on a spread for ...

A garden designed to inspire the senses of dementia patients is being created in Spalding. Work has already begun on the Cedar Falls Community Garden Project. It will be based at Cedar Fall care village in Spalding through a sponsorship by its owners Tanglewood Care Homes, Living Through Landscapes, Thrive, Groundworks, Tesco and Homebase. The garden is set to include ...

Apprentices from Spalding were among those recognised for their bright futures by Boston College. The Apprenticeships Awards were handed out in a recent ceremony overseen by BBC Radio Lincolnshire presenter Melvyn Prior. Russel Dalton, Stephen Shea, Simas Vaupas and Liberty Studd, all from Spalding, were among the winners. Since starting his apprenticeship in 2014, Russel has excelled in both ability ...

A property near Sutton Bridge has been largely destroyed following a fire overnight. At around 11pm last night (Friday, March 24) fire crews were alerted to Guys Head Road, a rural road with a handful of properties on just north of the town. Nobody has been injured in the blaze which Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue say has damaged 70 per ...

In a “moment of madness” a 26-year-old woman took a bank card that had been left in a parking ticket machine and used it three times to buy goods under £30 until the card was rejected because it had been cancelled. Abigail Matthews of Amos Way, Sibsey admitted one charge of theft and three of committing fraud by false representation ...

A Lincolnshire woman has admitted having a dog which was out of control when it injured another woman. Sharon Foster, 38, of High Road in Whaplode, near Spalding, will be sentenced next month after she admitted the charge at Lincoln Crown Court. Victim Emily Ormes was injured after the Alsatian cross breed type dog escaped on Thursday May 18 last ...

A driver who abandoned his car and hid when he realised he was being followed by police in the early hours of the morning, was facing his second excess alcohol conviction in less than 10 years, a court has heard. Darryl Gebhard, 61, of Starlode Drove, West Pinchbeck, admitted driving with excess alcohol when he appeared before magistrates at Boston ...

Motorists on the A16 have been faced with tailbacks this morning (Thursday, March 22) after a collision involving a car and a lorry on the A16 at the Sutterton roundabout. Lincolnshire Police were called to the incident shortly after 9am. A spokesman for the police, said: “The car was on its roof. One person has been reported injured. The injuries ...

The team behind a new community bookshop in Holbeach is looking for volunteers to help run it. The Holbeach Bookshop, is a new not for profit community second-hand bookshop. As a community shop-style venture it is to be staffed by volunteers and will ultimately benefit the local community by supporting other local charities and good causes. It is intended that ...

A poster put up by Holbeach Parish Council warning dog owners about a “suspected case of poisoning” on the Netherfield park was only precautionary, the council said. A parish council spokesman said: “One of the park staff reported that there was a member of the public who told them that they only exercised their dog on the Netherfield park and ...

A Spalding woman who always wanted to be a hairdresser has won a national competition for her skills. Chloe McConnell (20) won first place in the ladies evening style category of The Association of Hairdressers and Therapists National Finals held at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens last week. She and friend Zoe Herd, who also studies at Stamford College, attended the prestigious ...

Five people are to be made redundant after Swinton Insurance announced it is closing its Spalding branch. The announcement brings an end to a long history of insurance brokers in the New Road building which previously housed the family business Norman C Williams. Swinton took over that business in 2009 and has been part of the insurance giant since. But ...

A collector hit the jackpot when a photograph he picked up on eBay for just £7 turned out to be genuine and potentially worth a whopping £2 million. Justin Whiting (45) bought the picture in July 2017 and immediately tracked down Will Dunniway, a 19th century photography expert from California. He was astonished when forensic experts confirmed his picture of ...

A body that represents providers of affordable homes in England has stated that more need to be built in South Holland. The National Housing Association (NHA) claims that the average home in the district now costs £184,430 which it says is nearly eight times the mean salary for the area of £23,613. It also claims that between 2012 and 2016, ...

A 77-year-old from Spalding whose body was found in the River Welland last year had taken her own life, an inquest has heard. Janet Brighton’s body was found at Welland Yacht Club by a police officer hours after being reported missing from her Hawthorn Bank home on September 2, 2017. The inquest at Boston Coroner’s Court on Wednesday, March 14, ...

Two charity cheques and a commemorative picture were handed out on a presentation night at the Anglia Motel. At the Fleet Hargate venue on March 15 the Royal Anglian Regiment Benevolent Fund received a two cheques and in turn gave back a picture to commemorate the previous charitable acts from Anglia Motel owner Harold Payne and Peter Morris for “their ...