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Hundreds of homes and business in parts of South Holland have been left either without water or with low water pressure  today (October 16). The problems, which are believed to be mainly affecting Pinchbeck, Surfleet and Gosberton, but also parts of Spalding town centre, are down to a burst water main. Many customers have been informed by recorded phone message by ...

Crowland Cranes has completed the UK’s largest-ever recovery of a crane. In a delicate and meticulously planned operation, a toppled 96-tonne Liebherr crane – which was just two weeks old – was righted and put back on its 16 wheels again. The accident happened after the £3million purchase by Whyte Crane Hire sank into soft ground in Peterhead, Scotland, five ...

An aviation journalist has claimed that it was pure luck a stricken US military fighter plane missed homes and a village school, saying: “Once the pilot is out, the aircraft will fall wherever it falls”. The F-15, which had been “dogfighting” above Weston Hills, crashed at around 3.15pm last Wednesday, in a field next to Broadgate. An investigation into what ...

A family lost treasured sentimental items in an arson attack on Monday. Everything in an outhouse in Oldham Drive, Pinchbeck, was lost in a fire started at around 6pm. Jarred Farmer, son of homeowners Julia and Jason Farmer, said photos and sentimental reminders of his grandparents had been destroyed. He added: “We had another house fire in 2011. Everything we ...

Pupils at Spalding’s St John the Baptist Primary School received two fantastic surprises, thanks to the Friends of School. The nature area, in which lots of work is being done to create an outdoor learning environment, now has crafted treehouses, mini rope bridges and a beehive all to inspire the children’s imaginations and creativity in their play and academic work. ...

Plans for 50 new homes in Crowland are set for outline approval by district councillors on Wednesday (Oct 22). Ashley King Developments Ltd, of Holbeach, wants to build off Peterborough Road. South Holland’s planning committee will also look again at an application for 39 homes at The Bull Hotel in Long Sutton’s Market Place. Officers recommend that completion of hotel ...

A police officer who was shot in the mouth during an armed siege and his colleague who administered first aid have been nominated for national police bravery awards. Pc Steven Hull and PC Karen Irving were among officers called to Chapelgate in Sutton St James on January 31, 2012, to reports of a gun being fired. A man, later identified ...

A lifeline is being offered to parents of disabled children who may feel isolated with the setting up of a new group. Little Miracles South Holland started just over a week ago in Holbeach and, according to organisers, it is already clear how much need there is for it. At the first session four families turned up, even though there ...

Residents are to be asked for ideas where a further £90million a year can be shaved from council spending. Lincolnshire County Council has warned that the need to make the huge annual saving could start to impact services as operating costs have been cut to the bone. The challenge has arisen after further reductions in the council’s Government funding and ...

Road closures around Weston Hills will be tightened again to allow recovery of the crashed F-15 military jet plane. Over the next two days there will be heavy plant machinery in the village. Much of it will be approaching from the north end of the village and residents are asked for their patience at this time. Access along Broadgate will be ...

Armed police were sent to a Spalding street on Tuesday night in response to reports of this gun. Roads were closed for a time while specialist officers visited a property in South Parade. An air weapon was recovered. Police said no threats had been made and there was no risk to members of the public. Spalding community policing inspector Jim ...

Kettering RFC 58 Spalding RFC 0 It was always going to be tough for rock-bottom Spalding RFC at Midlands One East leaders Kettering on Saturday – and so it proved. Town failed to register a point in what was widely recognised as their hardest game of the entire campaign and have now lost all of their six league games this ...

Fresh projects that will improve, promote and attract visitors to Spalding town centre have a chance to apply for a slice of £59,500 funding. South Holland District Council has that amount left from a Springfields S106 pot. This was money provided by the developer of Springfields as part of a planning condition when permission was granted more than ten years ...

Police investigating the theft of a vacuum cleaner from a Spalding store have issued CCTV images of a man they wish to trace. The theft happened around 9.15am on Saturday (October 11) at Beale’s department store in Market Place. A man entered the shop and removed a grey and yellow Dyson DC50 cleaner from the electrical department on the first floor. After ...

A primary school is looking at increasing its roll by a third to cope with rising demand for places in Spalding. If the plan goes ahead, Monkshouse Primary School would increase from a capacity of 315 pupils to 420. The local education authority is responsible for ensuring there are enough school places available and Lincolnshire County Council believes Monkshouse needs ...

Wednesday, October 8, was scheduled to be a training day for all of South Holland’s police officers and PCSOs to receive training about new legislation to tackle anti-social behaviour. The training, which had started at 9am, was still ongoing when the first report of a military aircraft crashing in Weston Hills was received. Spalding’s community policing inspector Jim Tyner, who was ...

Police are investigating after a burglary at a Spalding sandwich shop and attempted break-ins at two other town centre businesses over the weekend. Damage was caused at Daisies flower shop in the Crescent during Friday night when burglars attempted but failed to get inside. Also during Friday night, there was an attempted break-in at J F Inkley’s in Vine Street, but again no entry ...

Top council officers have been tasked with the next stage of a review into the future of Spalding’s Castle Sports Complex. It comes after a leisure task group consisting of eight South Holland district councillors reported to cabinet on Tuesday after visits to five new-build and refurbished centres. One recommendation was £20,500 be provided to enable a full consultation exercise ...

Police have confirmed that the road closures in Weston Hills as a result of Wednesday’s military aircraft crash are likely to remain in place for a further week. ·         Broadgate is closed from the junction with the B1357 Moulton Chapel Road to the junction with Fengate Drove ·         Mill Drove North is closed from the A16 to the junction with ...

A Weston Hills business owner was the first on the scene to help the pilot of the stricken F-15 which crashed in Weston Hills on Wednesday afternoon. Brian Jex, owner of Dennis Jex agricultural engineers based in Austendyke Road, saw the pilot parachuting to safety after his aircraft, believed to cost around £35million, spiralled out of control and burst into ...