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A girl and boy accused of murdering a Spalding school dinner lady and her 13-year-old daughter appeared at Lincoln Crown Court on Friday (July 15). The 15-year old girl and 14-year-old boy are jointly accused of murdering Elizabeth Edwards (49) and her youngest daughter Katie Edwards, whose bodies were discovered at their semi-detached home in Dawson Avenue in April. No ...

A new junior choir at All Saints’ Church in Holbeach gave an “exceptional and inspiring” performance at its first act of worship. Eighteen members, aged 9-11 years, sang before a congregation of 100. As part of the service, the children took part in a drama telling the story of Noah, which concluded with two songs from the popular cantata Captain ...

The search for Holbeach’s best garden is under way. We’re running a competition with Holbeach In Bloom to find the nicest garden in or around the town. Holbeach in Bloom is offering £100 in vouchers to spend in the town as prizes (winner £50, second place £30 and third place £20). Maybe you have a stunning front garden or a ...

These two buildings in Spalding town centre are of contrasting construction and history. But they have common ground – both are dreadful eyesores owned by the same company. The listed Old Johnson Hospital in Priory Road is a decaying, unsightly mess. Its facade of broken windows and overgrown greenery gives no hint as to the joy part of the building ...

Spalding, Holbeach and Long Sutton have been visited by East Midlands In Bloom judges this week. With results due in September, there is now a nervous wait for the teams of dedicated people who try to keep our towns looking nice and spick and span year-round. Kay Jenkinson, chairman of Long Sutton In Bloom, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary, ...

The mystery of who knitted creations adorning tree stumps on Spalding riverside has been resolved. Three residents of Georgian Court housing development – Carol Usher, Jan Neale and Kitty Dickinson – have claimed responsibility. The first of three creations – Julipa – popped up in late May near Churchgate’s junction with Love Lane. Then in mid-June The Queen was depicted ...

Crowland Methodist Church has a new wooden cross thanks to the efforts of two pupils from a school for boys with learning difficulties. The project was carried out with great enthusiasm and came after a tentative inquiry to Wild Lodge School in Empingham, Rutland. Church members are delighted with the cross which will be placed in the transept and will ...

Pupils at Spalding Grammar School are celebrating a record success at this year’s National Students Arts Exhibition. The Priory Road school has traditionally enjoyed success at the showpiece event which is held under the patronage of the Royal Society of British Artists. However, this year they recorded their best-ever achievement with four students – John-Lei Payumo, Tom Beardwell, Delphine McWilliam ...

A Spalding couple are joining the fight over a decision to end congenital heart disease surgery for children at our region’s specialist centre. Six-year-old Sofia Larsson owes her life to Glenfield Hospital in Leicester after a series of operations to correct heart defects. However, Glenfield is one of three units which NHS England has told to stop surgery for patients ...

A toddler has died after falling into a pond at his grandparents’ home in Gosberton Risegate. The 19-month-old, who lived in Peterborough, was taken to the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham after the incident last weekend. He died on Wednesday.(July 13) The coroner has been informed.

Spalding Gentlemen’s Society will rekindle a family tradition when Richard Montagu Douglas Scott becomes its patron later this year. He is the 10th Duke of Buccleuch and 12th Duke of Queensberry. The 2nd Duke of Buccleuch became the first patron of the society in 1732, and the 9th Duke was also patron until his death in 2007. The duke, who ...

The landlord of the Spalding property in which three people died in a fire has spoken publicly about the tragedy for the first time. Tricia Pite has been consumed with sorrow since the May 1 blaze which killed tenants Jaroslaw Lazarewicz (53), Sylwester Grabzewski (42) and Marian Mariusz Laczynski (38). She said: “They were decent people and we all got ...

South Holland residents are being urged to continue to help Lincolnshire Police in their crackdown on the sale of smuggled cigarettes and illegal alcohol. Last week The Voice reported how Baltic in Winsover Road had been caught for a fourth time selling non-duty paid  or fake cigarettes. A raid by Lincolnshire Police seized 2,340 cigarettes following a test purchase by ...

South Holland District Council is leading the way in the roll-out of superfast broadband. Councillors were told at Tuesday’s cabinet meeting that the council was among the leading lights as around 90 per cent of homes and businesses in the area now had access to superfast broadband. And, after councillors approved to release the final part of a total sum ...

A hard-working Spalding nurse has been rewarded for her efforts in the South Holland community. Sally Brown’s exploits were recognised as part of an everyday heroes in the community campaign run by pork pie manufacturer Pork Farms. The 43-year-old was one of five lucky winners shortlisted from hundreds to win a Pop-Up party which was attended by her family and ...

Research by a Spalding company has shown that science is the most popular subject with schoolchildren. Out of 3,000 national curriculum quizzes offered by Spalding-based online resource Education Quizzes over the last two years, the top three most popular were science-based. More than 72,000 youngsters opted to answer questions on ‘acids and alkalis’ while the categories for ‘atoms and elements’ ...

South Holland home-owners and tenants could be set to benefit from a scheme aimed at installing new central heating systems for free. The scheme is targeted at those living with expensive and inefficient heating methods like solid fuel open fires or portable room heaters. And those eligible are being given the opportunity by Lincolnshire County Council to have a central ...

The future of Greater Lincolnshire’s food and farming sector came under the spotlight in Pinchbeck on Friday.(July 8) The latest Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership Big Debate brought together farmers, food industry leaders and politicians to debate the big issues facing the agri-food sector. The LEP has ambitious plans to double the value of the sector by 2030, and the ...

A grandmother who shed an incredible eight stone in weight is hoping to become an inspiration to others. Lindsey Dane halved her size when she went from a 24 to a 12 after suffering fears over her health. And she is now relaunching a Slimming World class at Spalding Grammar School in the hope others will follow suit. Lindsey said: ...

A family business synonymous with Holbeach for more than 50 years has been put up for sale. Patrick Limming, owner of garden and pet supplies JW Limming, says the time for him to retire has passed. He said: “There’s more to life than just working and I want to enjoy doing other things now. “When my father died at 64 ...