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A couple affected by cancer have a busy schedule ahead of them, with a tabletop sale this month, bingo in March, a black tie event and preparation for running the London Marathon in April. Ahead of the charity indoor car boot sale at Monkshouse Primary School, Pennygate, Spalding, Georgie Jones (41) explained her motivation for being so active in her ...

A new community hub and changing facility for hockey players in Surfleet has been given the thumbs up by planning officers. Local charity Tonic Health, which runs projects geared around dementia and mental health, is looking to convert a disused art studio off Station Road into a kitchen and cafe area. It will also provide much needed changing facilities for ...

A controversial electricity substation branded a ‘blue and white monstrosity’ by Donington Parish Council has been recommended for approval. More than 100 people have signed a petition against the style of the building, which is part of the Viking Link project so the UK and Denmark can trade energy. Nearly 70km of underground high voltage DC cable will also need ...

Lincolnshire Police is looking for people to join the Special Constabulary. Those looking to make a difference in their community, learn new skills and face new challenges should apply, according to the recruitment drive. Members of the Special Constabulary have the same powers as a regular police officer, wear the same uniform and receive initial and continuous training. The requested ...

Community music group soundLINCS has received a £20,000 boost towards growing their New Tricks project. New Tricks provides people over 50 years old of all musical abilities the chance to shape a new musical group around their passions. The project takes place across the county and the South Holland session is in Spalding at the South Holland Centre. The £20,000 ...

Spalding Police have been out to villages in the hope of cutting the numbers of speeding motorists. The police tweeted last week from Tydd St Mary, with a photo of a PCSO operating a speed gun. Spalding Inspector Gareth Boxall said speeding is a big issue for the area. “We get lots of complaints about speeding throughout the district,” he said. ...

Spalding Lions’ latest Gin and Prosecco Evening was a corking event and you can still purchase tickets for the next one. On Friday, February 2 a number of people sampled the drinks at the Services Club in High Street, Spalding, all raising hundreds of pounds for the charities that the Lions support in South Holland. And don’t worry if you ...

A Spalding police inspector who spent a week with a charity has praised its “amazing” volunteers. Inspector Gareth Boxall chose Spalding’s Lighthouse charity as his placement. Newly posted inspectors must spend time volunteering with a charity. Insp. Boxall said it’s good for two reasons. “It’s a chance for us as individuals to experience and helps Lincolnshire Police putting something back ...

Officers are concerned for the safety of a girl with links to Lincolnshire. Hannah Patton (15) was last seen in the Carrington area of Nottingham around midday on Tuesday, January 30. Hannah is described as being around 4ft 10ins tall and of small build, with shoulder length straight red hair. She was last seen wearing a camouflage coat with a ...

The future of the UKIP branch in South Holland and the Deepings is in doubt after resignations. District council member and branch chairman Paul Foyster, branch secretary Geoff Garner and treasurerRobert Gibson have all said the branch will wind-up unless others come forward. The actions of party leaders at national level have been blamed for the action with current leader ...

Motorists are being warned about three weeks of disruption while a major route through Spalding is repaired. There will be three weeks of roadworks on Spalding’s Winsover Road from Monday, February 19. Resurfacing will be carried out in phases with temporary traffic lights and night-time closures in operation. Work will be carried out at Carrington Road to the level crossing ...

Dementia patients and their families are being encouraged to get involved in research as all three health trusts and the county council join forces. It is the first time a whole county has promised to get behind the national campaign. By 2025 it is predicted more than a million people will be diagnosed with dementia in the UK. The National ...

Nick Franklin will be running, swimming and cycling his way to raising £5,000 as he takes on five half iron man challenges over five consecutive days. The mammoth challenge has been 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. From March 20-24, Nick will ...

Just under 25 per cent of South Holland’s children are living in poverty, according to a campaign group. Coalition pressure group End Child Poverty’s January 2018 report states that after housing costs, 4,320 children in South Holland are classed as in poverty, which is 23.97 per cent. Before housing costs, 2,729 children are classed as living in poverty. The group ...

Lincolnshire police aims to raise an extra £2.7m next year by a 5.8 per cent rise in council tax. Police and Crime Commissioner Marc Jones has revealed his proposed budget for the year and the rise would equate to 23p a week on a band D home. The increase appears to have support in the county as respondents to consultation ...

Bobby Bear, PCSO Naomi Newell and PCSO Tim Nicholls visited key stage 1 pupils at Cowbit St Mary’s Primary School last week to talk about the police. PCSO Newell said this included “how we are here to help people and respond to emergencies”. She added: “We discussed safe strangers and what to do if a child was lost, why we ...

Approval has been given for the Peele Community College to become an academy. The regional school commissioner has approved the move which would see the college join Holbeach in the Lincolnshire Educational Trust (LET). The Long Sutton school was rated as ‘inadequate’ in the latest Ofsted report published in July. As a result, it could be joining the LET if ...

A photographer who helps families capture precious memories of lost babies is taking on the London Marathon. Mum-of-two Marie Sampson (40) will be raising money for Remember My Baby, a charity that provides baby remembrance photography to parents who lose their baby in hospital. Marie, who suffered the loss of her twins, is one of the professional volunteer photographers who ...

Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn – one of South Holland’s maternity hospital options – is celebrating the first year of its Midwife-Led Pathway, which included the reintroduction of the Home Birth Service. Launched in February 2017 the Midwife-Led Pathway aimed to provide a less clinical approach for women having low risk pregnancies. A spokesman for the hospital said: “Since ...

Lincolnshire school pupils achieving a grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSE is above the national average. The latest figures released by the government have shown the county to be about average in several categories. But the news was a bit more mixed for schools in the Spalding area. While 97 per cent of students at Spalding Grammar ...