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A Conservative group opposed to Brexit will hold two events in South Holland. European Movement Lincolnshire will host Conservative Group for Europe (CGE) president Kenneth Clarke MP for one of two planned events in its Explaining the Facts, Exposing the Myths, Exploring the Options series of meetings. Dr Nicholas P George, a campaigns researcher for CGE, chair of the Free ...

A father of three from Spalding died of a drug overdose shortly after being released from prison, an inquest has heard. Damian James Baker passed away aged 32 on January 7, 2018 at the Little London flat he had moved into with girlfriend Courtney Reeves just a week earlier. In a statement read out at the inquest into Damian’s death ...

Regulars at a cafè that Trip Advisor lists as the number one in Lincolnshire were treated loyal customers as a thank you last week. On Friday, March 16, Caffè Aurora provided free food to customers whose five star reviews have helped the Holbeach, High Street establishment get ahead of over 700 other such eateries listed in the county. Manager Cormac ...

A National Lottery Award secured sports equipment for Priory School pupils but an appeal has been launched to help make it useful in all weathers. A year ago, The Priory was installed two large Multi Use Games Areas (MUGA) ends which include football goals, basketball hoops and cricket stumps. They are however positioned on grass and during bad weather cannot ...

A sharp increase in demand has left a Holbeach food bank in dire need of donations. Holbeach Community Larder and Cafe provides food parcels to households in need. Organiser the Rev Rosamund Seal said the rise in people forced to use the service has left them short on essentials. “We are down to our last few boxes of cereal and ...

A Holbeach woman is raising over a grand for charity by having her hair cut. Julia Bowhill, the manager at The Factory Shop, will, at work on Sunday, face the chop to raise money for the Make A Wish charity that provides experiences for ill youngsters. Hairdresser Stacey Brown is set to have the honour of carrying out the big ...

The annual South Holland Jobs Fair is back for 2018. This year’s event takes place on Tuesday May 1 and offers visitors the opportunity to speak to over 50 employers and training providers from a range of industries who are recruiting in our area. The popular event is being held at The Castle Sports Complex between 10am-2pm and is organised ...

Staff at South Holland District Council went head-to-head with 1Life employees in an exercise bike challenge and raised £112.61 for Sport Relief in the process. A challenge was set to see which team could cover the most distance in a four-hour relay-style race, with each rider doing a 15-minute stint, clocking up 114km. Coun Malcolm Chandler said: “It’s very important ...

A Deeping St Nicholas man who churned up a lawn with his car had been drinking beer and spirits while watching rugby at a friend’s house, a court has heard. Daniel Lee Beeken (39) of Campain’s Lane, Deeping St Nicholas admitted driving with excess alcohol and causing damage to a lawn and garden, when he appeared at Boston Magistrates Court. ...

A ball held to raise funds for a disabled Cowbit youngster has raised a brilliant £4,500. The event on Saturday, March 10 was in aid of the Mia and Me Appeal set up by relatives of 19-month-old Mia Clucas who has an abnormal brain and is one of only a few 100 in the world to have Coffin-Siris-Syndrome (CSS). The ...

A total overhaul of South Holland’s ageing leisure facilities could be on the way. A planned examination of the district council’s leisure facilities could see an overhaul of provisions to bring them up to date with modern demands. South Holland District Council, which owns the Castle Sports Complex and Swimming Pool in Spalding and Peele Leisure Centre in Long Sutton, ...

An 80-year-old man has died following reports of an RTC near Sutton St James this morning. Lincolnshire Police say the man was found in a ditch next to his vehicle on the B1390. The road remains closed. The death is currently being treated as unexplained. A spokesman for the police, said: “We can confirm the body of a man in ...

A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an attempted robbery in Spalding on Sunday, March 11. It followed an incident in Station Road, Spalding at around 2.10pm. A member of the public who witnessed a man police were after head down Station Approach at the time, said: “Police were threatening to use their Tasers on the man, but ...

Extra police were drafted into Spalding town centre on Tuesday, March 13 for a day of handing on the spot fines to offenders. Cyclists not dismounting or not using lights were particularly targeted for hefty on the spot fines. Officers also handed out penalties for other offences they saw. Inspector Gareth Boxall of Spalding Police, said: “Cycling without lights is ...

Lincolnshire Police said they are investigating a report of two young boys being assaulted in an alleyway in Pinchbeck. The incident was reported at 9.52pm on Monday night (March 12) and took place off Fennell Road. A police spokesman said so far no arrests or charges have been made. Police have asked anyone with any information to get in touch, ...

South Holland was the worst performing area in Lincolnshire for recycling and composting household waste in 2016/17. Figures presented to the meeting of the Lincolnshire Waste Management Partnership indicate that South Holland District Council recycled and composted 28.3 per cent of household waste it collected in the last financial year. The next lowest authority was City of Lincoln with 36.2 ...

Commonwealth Day (March 12) was marked by a flag raising ceremony at South Holland District Council. The celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations is held on the second Monday of March with this year’s theme being “Towards a Common Future”. Councillor Rodney Grocock raised the flag at the district council’s Priory Road offices alongside Ben Stock of the Merchant Navy ...

Work on a new pub and restaurant for Spalding is under way. The Tulip Queen is due to open its doors to customers later this year. The Marston’s operation is being constructed on The Lincs Gateway development on the edge of the town and is a pub with a 38-bedroom lodge. Work has already begun and adverts were placed this ...

A vital bus service linking South Holland with Norfolk has a secure future. When Stagecoach in King’s Lynn announced it was closing, there were fears the 505 service to Spalding would go. An online petition was started and MP John Hayes joined calls for the service to be saved. The 505 links Spalding, Long Sutton and a number of villages ...

A bus service between Spalding and Boston that had its service cut earlier this year looks set to be given a reprieve. The reduction in the frequency of Brylaine’s K59 service came into force just before Christmas to the surprise of users. Residents in villages including Donington, Quadring, Gosberton, Surfleet and Pinchbeck were particularly disappointed by the drop in the ...