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Some of the South Holland’s most caring people were recognised at the Lincolnshire Care Awards last week. Clayton Hosier from Brun Lea Care Home in Spalding took home the Residential Care Award.Ana Peixoto from Capricorn Cottage, Fleet, was highly commended in the Residential Care category and Mandy Secker, from Holbeach and East Elloe Hospital Trust, was highly commended in the ...

Plans to transform a Spalding eyesore into a new 88-bed care home look likely to be approved. The former Bull and Monkie pub, in Church Gate, has long been labelled a blot on the landscape, and members of South Holland District Council’s planning committee will discuss the latest development next Wednesday.The site is within the town’s Conservation Area and is ...

Regulars at a Spalding pub rallied around to step in and halt a knife attack that took place nearby. A woman was injured in the incident on Little London around 4.15pm on Tuesday, March 19.But it could have been worse had Paul Grimwood not stood between the victim and the perpetrator, who he said, was wielding a knife at the ...

A Spalding man who was seen standing naked in the street has been remanded into custody after he admitted exposing himself on four occasions.  Marcus Cook, 55, pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals in London Road, Spalding on November 13 and November 17.  Cook, who lives on the road, also admitted two further charges of exposing his genitals in the same location on December 11 ...

The water levels of the River Welland in Spalding won’t be back to normal for a while yet, the Environment Agency has said. The authority does though claim it will look to increase the levels soon with the draining of Cowbit and Crowland washes progressing.However it’s also said it won’t be back fully until the breach near Crowland from recent ...

More than £800,00 has been allocated to South Holland District Council to get ready for waste food collections. Funding has been allocated to each of the councils in Lincolnshire responsible for collecting waste from residents.Weekly collections of food waste will be introduced across the country following a ‘simpler recycling’ government announcement last year.There is a working deadline of the end ...

A Spalding museum has been awarded £1.8m towards repairs to its Grade II listed building. The money has come from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and will see Spalding’s Gentlemen’s Society Broad Street home completely renovated.The charity has had to match fund 20 per cent of the cost for works to go ahead.“The work will repair our landmark, ...

A Holbeach woman has appeared in court after assaulting a lady who she also stole £8 from. Samantha Costello (51), of Boston Road South, pleaded guilty to the charges at Boston Magistrates’ Court last week.She was given a conditional discharge to last for 12 months by magistrates as well as told to pay £50 compensation, £85 costs and a £26 ...

Two Catholic communities in South Holland are to merge into one parish on Easter Sunday. On Easter Sunday the Immaculate Conception and St Norbert’s of Spalding and Holy Trinity in Holbeach will officially merge to form the Our Lady of Walsingham, South Holland.The individual churches will keep their own names but a new committee to cover the parish will be ...

Year Six at Spalding St Paul’s Primary School have been learning about Easter and the stories behind it. Pupils went to the Easter Cracked event at Spalding Baptist Church last week.There they learned about why Easter is the most important festival for Christians.A spokesman said: “Year Six thoroughly enjoyed the Easter Cracked event.“They explored many Easter traditions for Christians and ...

A bid to turn a former barn into a museum to house a World War II amphibious vehicle pulled out of the ground a few years ago, has been approved. Daniel Abbot, who led the team that brought the second world war Buffalo landing vehicle out of the ground, has long wanted to keep it in the area and open ...

Spalding Primary Academy has been rated good across the board following its first Ofsted inspection since gaining academy status. The school, in Woolram Wygate is now part of the Infinity Academies Trust.Following the inspection in February inspectors said: “Spalding Primary Academy is a friendly, nurturing and welcoming school.“Pupils are happy and kept safe.“The school has created an atmosphere where everyone ...

A new support service for people with autism in Lincolnshire has been launched and claims to be one of the first of its kind in the UK. The Virtual Autism Hub, run by Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, has been created to help autistic people of all ages, and their carers, find and access local support.A dedicated team are now ...

Work needs to be carried out on Spalding’s World War I memorial designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. The memorial, in Ayscoughfee Hall Gardens, was unveiled in 1922 and is Grade I listed.But time is taking its toll, and remedial works need to be carried out, particularly to the plinth where many of the stones are ‘badly eroded’ says a report ...

Councillors and health officials have welcomed the expansion of the NHS 111 service to include mental health support, saying it’s exactly what Lincolnshire needs post COVID-19. Starting Tuesday, April 2, individuals of all ages calling 111 can press 2 to access urgent mental health support, writes Local Democracy Reporter James Turner.This improved service allows callers to speak with specially trained ...

The members of the board formed to oversee the £20m Levelling Up money for Spalding has been revealed. The Spalding Town Board met for the first time last night (Monday) in a meeting held behind closed doors. The board is to be made up of: Chair: Robin Hancox, Lincolnshire Field Products Alistair Main, Lighthouse Church Petronella Keeling, Spalding Gentleman Society ...

Two men have been jailed for 14 months for having a cannabis farm in Sutton Bridge. There were 423 cannabis plants discovered at the premises in Allenbys Chase after a police search on February 21. Yesterday (Monday March 25), Halil Gopani, 34, of no fixed address and Denis Xibraku, 24, of Stubbs Drive in London both appeared in pleaded guilty ...

An hour’s free parking will be allowed in Holbeach’s Boston Road South car park after a change of mind. You currently get up to two hours free parking at the site, but as part of rises in charges in South Holland District Council’s budget it had been proposed to remove that. But just before the new charges were due to ...

A man has been remanded in custody after injuring a woman police believe was stabbed. Lincolnshire Police say they’re investigating a report of grievous bodily harm following the incident in Little London, Spalding on Tuesday March 19. Richard Admans, 59, of Marsh Road, Spalding was arrested and charged with wounding with intent and possession of a knife or sharp pointed ...

The company behind plans for an off-shore windfarm that will connect to the grid in South Holland has applied for a Development Consent Order from central government. Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm is looking to build 100 turbines 33 miles off the Lincolnshire coast which would use underground cables to carry the power from the landfall site close to Anderby ...