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South Holland Police are investigating three thefts of gardening equipment in the Suttons area. In the latest incident lawnmowers and strimmers were stolen from a workshop on Hospital Road in Sutton Bridge which occurred at some point overnight on June 25 to 26. It follows two other incidents. This first incident, at Sutton Bridge Golf Club, happened at some point ...

Sentencing of a South Holland man for stalking and disclosing private sexual images has been delayed. Jack Frangou (36) attended Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday but a pre-sentence report by Probation officers had not been finalised. He appeared before the court on June 9 to plead guilty to three charges – stalking of a woman involving serious alarm or distress ...

Spalding United say town centre businesses could benefit from huge plans to invest in the club if it can take on a lease for the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. The club has played there for decades but no club has leased it due to the land having been gifted to the town in 1951 on the condition it’s for ...

Spalding’s South Holland Centre needed an extra £124,248 in subsidy when income fell short, a report has revealed. South Holland District Council’s Performance Monitoring Panel will discuss an update on the centre’s action plan at a meeting on Tuesday.The main ‘areas for concern’ outlined in the update were shortfalls in film income, room hire, other hire fees and catering rental ...

A developer with permission for 70 homes in Long Sutton has claimed there is no cash for affordable homes within the plan. South Holland District Council’s requirement is that 25 per cent of developments over 11 homes should be affordable.But an application has been submitted by Stinders Homes (SPV2 Ltd) which says rocketing prices mean the expected 17 affordable homes ...

Maternity services at Peterborough Hospital (pictured) have improved, says the Care Quality Commission. An inspection and report found there had been ‘significant improvement to the maternity service since the last inspection.’The report said there was also improvement in management of equipment, governance and storage of patient records.“Leaders ran services well using reliable information systems and supported staff to develop their ...

A Donington firefighter is retiring this week with 40 years of service under his belt. Watch manager John Scott has received his ceremonial axe among his leaving gifts to mark the occasion.Mr Scott will officially leave Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue on Friday after a long career.“It was an absolute privilege to be able to present John with his axe for ...

A group set up to preserve the heritage of Holbeach is to close after 36 years. The Holbeach Civic Society has been looking for new members to come forward to help run it for several months.Councillors Nick Worth and Tracey Carter had stepped forward to be chairman and vice chairman respectively in a bid to keep it going after the ...

Lincolnshire police is under-funded to the tune of £16.4m – despite news of a recent boost to the budget, according to public sector union Unison. The county, along with neighbouring Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire, will have a combined deficit of £42.1m by 2026.Lincolnshire remains the lowest-funded force in the UK with the fewest officers and staff per head of population.But the ...

A Spalding primary school is well led and a place where ‘pupils love to learn,’ says a new Ofsted report. St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School remains a good school with high expectations for both work and behaviour.“Pupils strive to meet these high expectations and to model the school’s values. These values thread through all aspects of ...

Planning laws around the Holbeach Food Enterprise Zone could continue to be more relaxed. Back in 2018 South Holland District Council incorporated a five-year Local Development Order (LDO) for the site which aims to bring food businesses closer together.That effectively gives outline permission for companies to build premises for specific use on the designated land near Peppermint Junction.It means companies ...

A charity’s Holbeach hub has a new sensory room after seeing over 600 people come through its doors in its first few months in operation. Little Miracles is open for young people up to the age of 25 who may have a disability for them to build life skills and make new friends.Joining the extensive play and games area is ...

A charity is looking to site a caravan at a Tongue End nature reserve to train people and to watch over the animals there. Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is looking to erect a static caravan at a farm nearby to Willow Tree Fen.Documents submitted with the application state: “The static caravan will be used as temporary accommodation for trainees, students and ...

A crash in Pinchbeck has led to a 28-year-old motorist’s second conviction for drink-driving. Beth Turnell has been banned for 40 months and will no longer be able to continue her role as an equine physical therapist, Boston Magistrates’ Court heard on Wednesday. Turnell ran into a dyke in Money Bridge Lane in a Land Rover Discovery at about 6pm ...

A Spalding drink-driver bounded over three garden fences to evade police moving in to arrest him. Levi Matthews (29) said “I’m off” and pushed past an officer to hot-foot it from the scene. He had been traced to Ros Knight Gardens in Crowland after driving away from the scene of an argument in Balmoral Way, Holbeach. He was twice the ...

Police were called when a bus driver refused to go any further with a drunk passenger causing problems on board. Jordon Smyth (27) tried to get on the bus with the wrong ticket and went upstairs in the double decker without paying a fare. The driver then heard a commotion on the top deck before a member of the public ...

Air display team the Red Arrows are due to fly over Spalding and Donington tonight (Thursday, June 22). According to the website www.military-airshows.co.uk they’re due to go over South Holland shortly after 7.35pm as part of a fly-past of RAF Waddington. The iconic planes are based there and are due to leave at 7.32pm, flying west of Donington at 7.36pm, ...

There could be many more fraud victims of a Spalding lottery syndicate as details of the large police operation that brought it down were revealed. There were 233 people recorded as victims by Operation Safeway, the investigation launched by Lincolnshire Police following two initial complaints made against the Lottery Syndicate Club in 2019.The court ruled on 184 people who made ...

A man in his 60s was hospitalised with a serious injury after a dog attack at his home. The incident occurred around 7.30pm on Sunday, June 11 on Spalding Road in Pinchbeck.Lincolnshire Police say the dog was put down as a result of the attack and the injuries sustained.The details surrounding the incident have not been released but The Voice ...

Holbeach’s Market Hill junction is to get a long-awaited revamp. The work, which is part of the Town Centre Improvement Plan, is aiming to increase traffic flow.Lincolnshire County Council say it will include installing new signals, “a better pedestrian crossing” and resurfacing.Work is due to start on July 17 and last for six weeks.Park Road will be closed for the ...