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“Kung hei fat choi!” Pupils and staff at Surfleet Primary School have wished all a “Happy Chinese New Year”. Class three, four and five at Surfleet Primary School showing off their creationsOn Friday, February 23, the school held a special day to celebrate the festival and learn more about China’s customs and people. As many of them as possible wore ...

A cheque for more than £4,000 following a charity gig has set tails wagging at the Dogs Trust. Last month Marlene and Mark Aspden who run Highfield Kennels in Pinchbeck invited retro covers band Simply 60’s from Liverpool’s Cavern Club to Spalding for a special concert at the Springfields Events Centre. The event proved a huge success raising a fantastic ...

South Holland District Council has asked residents to keep rubbish on their premises and not leave it on the streets after having to cancel collections. Today (Wednesday, February 28) and yesterday the authority has had to suspend refuse and recycling collections due to the adverse weather. And it’s asking residents not to leave their rubbish in the streets. The statement from ...

Employees at a Spalding company have been inspired to raise money for a hospice thanks to a colleague’s experiences. Sam Lee, who works at Spalding based Fowler Welch, wanted to give something back to St Barnabas Office for the way they cared for her father Dermot McGinley in 2017. He spent two months at the hospice after being diagnosed with ...

An electrical fault is believed to have caused a fire which completely destroyed a caravan in Spalding. Fire crews were alerted to Clover Way in the town at 2am on Sunday, February 25. Spalding Fire Crew used hose reel jets and breathing apparatus to extinguish the blaze. The entire caravan was destroyed as a result of the fire. Heat damage ...

Police have released CCTV images of a group they would like to speak to following an assault in Spalding on Sunday morning (February 25) that left a man in a critical condition. The images show three men and three women who police say can help them with their enquiries after an incident that left a 20-year-old man unconscious outside Loaded ...

Changes to the closure of Winsover Road in Spalding have been announced. Lincolnshire County Council has released a statement saying the road will now be closed overnight from Thursday to Saturday, March 1 to 3. The change is due to the weather conditions. The statement says: “Due to recent and upcoming adverse weather, the below changes have been made to ...

Police are appealing for witnesses after a 20-year-old man was left unconscious following an assault in the early hours of Sunday morning (February 25). The condition of the man was described as “critical but stable” by Spalding Chief Inspector Gareth Boxall following the incident which took place outside Loaded nightclub on Westlode Street in Spalding at around 1am. The man ...

The cold spell that’s been dubbed “The Beast from the East” looks set to bring below freezing temperatures and snow to the area next week. The Met Office has issued snow warnings that cover South Holland for both Monday and Tuesday (February 26 and 27) next week as a cold front from Siberia is forecast to bring around five days ...

A FRAIL pensioner has pleaded guilty to detaining a then 12-year-old girl whom he gave money and cigarettes, a court has heard. Raymond Mauderne (74) of Hampton Close, Spalding, leaned heavily on a stick and had great difficulty in getting up and down as he admitted the charge of detaining a child under the age of 16, so as to ...

Spalding Road just outside Crowland is to be closed for repairs over night on Saturday (February 24). The route will be closed off from 7.30pm on Saturday and reopen the following morning. The diversion route for the closure will be via Barrier Bank, A16 and James Road and vice versa. A highways spokesperson said: “We’ll be closing Spalding Road this weekend ...

A formerly homeless man killed while cycling at the weekend wrote weeks before that the charitable help given to him last year had let him “start living again”. Lincolnshire Police said on Saturday night a man in his 40s, named locally as Jason Paul, was involved in a collision with a silver Volkswagen Golf at around 7.20pm at Kellett Gate, ...

With only five years’ of burial sites left in Spalding Cemetery, a policy of only burying town residents there is being considered. The Pinchbeck Road grounds have been used to bury the town’s deceased for around 163 years since its consecration in 1854, but alternatives now need to be found. South Holland District Council (SHDC) says that by its estimates, ...

A bubbly evening of fun has helped Spalding Lions raise money for a local girl. Last Friday, February 16, the group held a Gin and Prosecco Evening in aid of the Mia and Me Appeal at Spalding Services Club in High Street. The appeal has been set up to help improve the quality of life of 18-month-old Mia Clucas from ...

A Spalding man who failed to attend court over charges of assault and intending to supply drugs is being sought by Lincolnshire Police. A spokesperson for the police, said: “A warrant has been issued by Lincoln Crown Court for the arrest of Mitchell Ede, aged 24, from Spalding, also known as Mitchell Jones. “Mitchell Ede failed to appear before Judge ...

A 15-year-old has been arrested after a member of staff at a Holbeach school was assaulted. At 8.50am on Monday (February 19), police were called to secondary school, University Academy Holbeach. A Lincolnshire Police spokesman said: “We responded to a call from this school in Holbeach, to a report that a member of staff had been assaulted by a 15-year-old ...

A scheme to bring men together in Spalding for conversation and activities could be set to launch. The Men’s Sheds initiative to promote involvement has been a success in many parts of the country, including in Long Sutton. Now health and well being charity Tonic Health is looking to launch it in Spalding. The charity is organising a meeting at ...

Families with autistic children are battling to ensure a specialist school in South Holland remains unchanged. MP John Hayes is “shoulder-to-shoulder” with a group of campaigners urging the county council to leave Gosberton House School for pupils who are on the autistic spectrum. The county is currently consulting on plans to make all special schools accept pupils with a range ...

A Long Sutton youngster has raised over £500 for charity by having her long hair dramatically cut off. Lucy West (10), who attends William Stukeley Primary School in Holbeach, had 12 inches of locks chopped for the Little Princess Trust on Saturday, February 17. The charity turns hair into wigs for young people who have suffered hair loss through illness ...

Three quarters are against part-night lighting but a poor turnout in responses to a Lincolnshire County Council survey could be detrimental to the district having its voice heard, according to the review committee chairman. In November, the council launched a questionnaire to determine the public’s view of part-night street lighting, which plunges streets into darkness after midnight. The review has ...