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A group has taken over control of Sutton Bridge Parish Council.Sutton Bridge Deserves Better picked up nine of the 11 seats available after 24 candidates came forward.Only district councillors Michael Booth and Chris Brewis were non-members of the group voted on.Among those not elected were former chair Anne Scarlett and vice chair Rachael Goodwin while Olympian and coastguard Aaron Heading ...

It was a good night nationally for the Green Party but they are still waiting for their first seat on South Holland District Council. The closest they came was Amy Cook-Nykyforczuk who claimed 489 votes in the Crowland and Deeping St Nicholas ward.She said: “I cannot believe that I only lost my first election for The Green Party by 88 ...

Labour’s only candidate in the district ended up just 22 votes short of being its first councillor in South Holland for over two decades. Aidan Forman was fourth in a closely contested Spalding Wygate ward.“It was my first time standing in an election and I really enjoyed it and found it a great learning experience.“I have come away feeling proud ...

After 20 years as leader of South Holland District Council, Gary Porter was among several cabinet members ousted in a “terrible” night for the Conservatives. But it could have been worse had Margaret Geaney not got 35 votes more than South Holland Independent Simon Walsh in the Donington, Quadring and Gosberton ward. The rare gain ensured the Conservatives who were ...

Around 4am on Friday morning, while the count for the 2023 South Holland District Council was continuing, all of the Independent candidates went outside to raise a toast to the late Angela Newton. At that point they didn’t know they’d increase the number of candidates from 12 to 18, just one shy of the 19 needed to take full control. ...

Anglia Water says it’s ‘hopeful’ that the major road it’s closed will be open before this weekend’s Spalding Flower Parade as its organiser warned it will be a ‘disaster’ if not. On Tuesday the water company closed Wardentree Lane completely just past the roundabout junction with West Marsh Road.It’s just a few yards from one of the two allocated park ...

Ahead of her own big weekend, Flower Parade Ambassador Star Perry joined the Coronation fun at Ayscoughfee Gardens. She was with councillors Liz Sneath and Jan Whitbourn, who organised the contest for an Ambassador run by The Voice. Jan was also one of the Coronation Champions in a special seated area outside Buckingham Palace for the event.Meanwhile, the ‘King’ and ...

Around 2,500 drains in Lincolnshire haven’t been cleaned due to vehicles being left above them, a council has said. Lincolnshire County Council has urged residents not to ignore notices that work on the drains is due to take place.It says up to 60 per cent of gullies on certain streets that need cleaning were blocked off by a vehicle that ...

A children’s author has officially opened a new chapter for a Spalding school. The new library, outdoor reading and play areas at Wygate Park Academy were officially opened by Land of Roar series writer Jenny McLachlan.She spent time with pupils doing workshops around artwork and imaginary characters, and carried out book signings.Pupils from various year groups also sang for visitors.All ...

A man in his 70s has been taken to hospital after a ‘medical incident’ that saw the air ambulance land at Morrison’s. Police and ambulance services were called to the Wardentree Lane superstore shortly after 8am this morning (May 10). The Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance attended, though it’s not clear if it was used to take the injured person. ...

The Conservatives has retained South Holland District Council, just, and only after a host of long-standing councillors including the leader Gary Porter lost their seats. The South Holland Independents made some big gains as cabinet members such as Porter, Roger Gambba-Jones, Peter Coupland and Rodney Grocock all lost their seats. They took the council 19-18. Coun Porter said it had ...

A court has heard how a banned motorist drove into trouble at Spalding Police Station. Victoria Doyle (41) did not realise she was disqualified when she took her Fiat Punto to a pre-arranged appointment, magistrates in Boston were told on Wednesday. “It was then noted by officers that she was disqualified and they issued her with a summon,” said prosecutor ...

A Spalding motorist convicted of a third drink-driving offence has been banned for 46 months. Police had received a tip-off that Nauris Mulers (41) might be over the limit. They were in Hannam Boulevard looking for his Ford C-Max car at about 7.30pm on April 17. “They saw it turn into the road from Pennygate,” said prosecutor Paul Wood at ...

A man who was previously homeless has been given a suspended sentence for repeatedly breaching a restraining order. Kaspars Blanks (41) carried on going to an address in London Road despite a 12-month court order preventing him from doing so.On two occasions he stayed overnight in the back garden, magistrates in Boston were told on Wednesday.Blanks, now of Chestnut Avenue, ...

An arrest warrant has been issued for a Spalding man accused of robbery. Mark Stone (47), of Bowditch Road, did not appear at Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday as scheduled. He is charged with robbing Anthony Eccles of power tools worth £1,500 in Spalding on May 31, 2021. The bench issued a warrant not backed for bail.

Drivers are being warned to brace themselves as Network Rail diverts an extra 50 trains a day through Spalding for two days later this month. If the level crossing on Winsover Road is closed for just three minutes a time, the gates will be closed for an extra hour-and-a-half in total each day.The traffic can back-up massively whenever there is ...

A group of alpacas have had to be moved from Pinchbeck due to concerns for their safety. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John have been living on land off Northgate by the River Glen for a decade.But owners Samantha and Paul Jeffrey says the quartet have been subject to ‘an escalation in violence’ recently so have been moved to a sanctuary ...

A Sutton Bridge man is spending his last months enjoying his pride and joy train set after a huge community effort. Clive Forder has been given four to six months to live due to a tumour in his lung which has also now spread to his lymph nodes.The former bus driver and supermarket worker has also had a bleed on ...

A Spalding man and former army cadet will be taking part in the parade for the Coronation of King Charles III this Saturday. Andrew Cawthorne has been specially selected to march in the parade, having served in the army for 21 years.He’s getting a promotion to Regimental Sergeant Major of the Light Dragoons, and found out last week he’d been ...