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This man is wanted by police in connection with commercial burglary offences in the Spalding area.   Named as Peter David Davis (40), it is thought he may possibly be in the Lincoln area.   Anyone with information about Davis’s current location, is asked to contact DC Matthew Nottidge at Spalding by calling 101.

Eurovia UK has been selected as the preferred contractor to undertake works to improve the current A17/A151 junction by installing a new, three-arm roundabout, as well as a new four-arm roundabout on the A151.   The British construction firm is expected to start work on the scheme this spring and is projected to be complete by spring 2018. The £5.4m ...

New manholes are being installed in Fairview Way, Spalding, to reduce the risk of flooding. Anglian Water is investing in the upgrades where residents have been affected by flooding in the past. A spokesman said: “Responsibility for the drainage is very complex and sits with many different organisations. “Anglian Water, the county council, district council, Highways and Environment Agency, as ...

Fail-to-pay and overstaying motorists have escaped fines in South Holland car parks for the past year – but it has come at a cost to the taxpayer of £18,000. No fines have been issued to motorists without valid tickets in South Holland District Council owned car parks this financial year due to staffing issues, but a firm contracted to provide services ...

Ambulances spent 518 hours queuing at Boston and Peterborough hospitals last month, contributing to south Lincolnshire having the worst response times in the county. The time spent waiting to hand over patients equates to 43 12-hour ambulance crew shifts. The figures were revealed to The Voice days after the Care Quality Commission returned to East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) for ...

A 44-year-old man facing two charges of inciting a girl under 16 to engage in sexual activity has had his case sent for trial. Roy William Hayes, of Gaunt Close, Spalding, is said to have: intentionally caused or incited a girl of 13, not reasonably believing she was 16 or over, to engage in sexual activity involving the penetration of her ...

A dog walker is recovering after being rescued from the River Welland on Wednesday.(March 8) The woman, in her 60s, slipped into the water while in London Road, Spalding, at about 2.45pm. A police spokesman said: “She was rescued and treated for the effects of being in cold water but did not need to go to hospital.” Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance attended, as ...

A man was killed when he was hit by a train at a level crossing on Wednesday afternoon.(March 8) A spokesman for British Transport Police said: “We were called at 4.49pm to Quadring Level Crossing, near Spalding, to reports of a person struck by a train. “We attended but sadly a 57-year-old man died at the scene.” The incident is ...

A man was injured when he was beaten with a metal bar in Quadring Fen. Police have issued a CCTV image of  two people they would like to speak to about the incident. A police spokesman said: “We are appealing for information about an assault that occurred at a property in Beck Bank, Quadring Fen, around 9.40pm on Tuesday 21st ...

Police want to speak to this woman in connection with theft from Wilko in Spalding. A police spokesman said: “We are investigating the theft of cosmetics on 18 February from Wilkinsons, Holland Market, Spalding and believe the person in the photo can help with our enquiries. “ Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101, quoting incident 229 of ...

Police are trying to trace these two people to speak to about theft from the Co-op in Gosberton. A police spokesman said: “On 2 March £100 worth of alcohol, meat and snacks were stolen from the Co-op store in Gosberton.  “We would like to trace the two people in the photo who we believe can help with our enquiries.” Anyone ...

A Spalding man who spent nearly a quarter-of-a-century in the Royal Air Force has just completed an amazing adventure for the Help for Heroes charity.     Chris Heeley, of Leiden Fields, spent ten days in Burma trekking across the South East Asian country to raise funds for the charity.   The 66-year-old is hoping his efforts will break the ...

The suite of 31 planning policies detailing how development will be permitted in South Holland over the next 19 years is expected to be approved today (March 9).   The emerging South East Lincolnshire Local Plan 2011-36, which details policies such as distribution of housing, strategic approach to flood risk and climate change and renewable and low carbon energy, is already six ...

Springfields Outlet Shopping is earmarked for expansion because Spalding town centre would not be able to cope with the expected increase in retail demand. With more than 11,000 new homes due to be built in South Holland between 2011 and 2036, extra retail provision has been allocated in the emerging South East Lincolnshire Local Plan. Of the additional floor space ...

It might only be March but several minds are already focussed on Christmas plans for Spalding town centre. It comes after last year’s festive activities – particularly the Sunday Christmas Market – were widely panned as lifeless, poorly organised and a waste of the £2,600 budget. The organiser then was Spalding and District Area Chamber of Commerce, which was given ...

The manufacture of diesel generators is powering a Spalding firm into a key force in international trade. Export sales at Welland Power have soared by 59 per cent in the past two years, to £10.6million in 2016. That sent the firm crashing into The Sunday Times’ Fast Track SME Export Track 100 league table for the first time. Welland Power produce a range ...

Ofsted inspectors say Spalding’s St John’s Primary School continues to be “good”. A report, published following a short inspection on February 1, said the school had maintained its December 2012 rating. The report, to headteacher Paul Reid, said: “You have recently successfully steered the school through a turbulent time of staffing and governance change.” It added: “In 2016, pupil outcomes ...

The first two winners in South Holland Open Arts 2017 have been announced. The best newcomer prize, sponsored by Riverbank Studios, went to Jenny Wood for her seascape painting View to Isle of Arran. The best photography award, sponsored by Shutter Hub, went to Seamus Bryans. Coun Gary Taylor, South Holland District Council’s portfolio holder for arts development, said: “I would like ...

A survey of foreign nationals living in Spalding has revealed some disturbing welfare instances – but the overall feeling was one of appreciation of the much better lifestyle and improved standard of living.   It comes after completion of the first phase of Community Connectors, a project spearheaded by the Rev John Bennett, vicar of St Mary and St Nicolas ...

Several roadsides in Spalding are looking much tidier thanks to a spring clean by Spotless Spalding and friends last Saturday. The group started near The Robin Hood pub in Bourne Road and covered Winsover Road, Green Lane and St Thomas’s Road, including behind a wall which is becoming known as a litter hotspot. Spotless Spalding founder Jack McLean, a South Holland ...