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Consultation starts on Thursday (June 12) on a vision of transport in Spalding for the next 20 years. Lincolnshire County Council and South Holland District Council have drafted a strategy that sets out the vision for the town’s road network and outlines how necessary improvements will be delivered. The strategy has been drawn up following a previous consultation carried out before ...

Retailers are being asked for their opinions as part of a review of markets and car parking across South Holland. The review, which focuses on the market towns of Spalding, Holbeach, Long Sutton and Crowland, will assist the district council to plan for the future. Quarterbridge Project Management is carrying out the work for the council and will be conducting the retailer survey ...

Four brave members of Tydd St Giles Golf Club are taking on the toughest test on the amateur scene – the Macmillan Cancer Support Longest Day Golf Challenge. The quartet of Mark Whittaker (captain), Malcolm Stead, Ian Edrupt and Neil John will take on 72 holes of golf in one day (June 22). However, their task is being made even ...

Police are appealing for information following the theft of birds from an aviary in Moulton. The thieves cut strong padlocks to get into two aviaries in the garden of a property in Church Lane overnight between Wednesday (June 4) and today. About 50 birds have been stolen, including eight Celestials, 4 Australian parakeets and 30 Australian finches. Anyone with information should ...

Dozens of south Lincolnshire tenants of The Crown Estate face an uncertain future after being served notice on their homes. The Crown wants to raise public cash by selling some properties, including homes in Holbeach St Marks and Saracen’s Head. But a Holbeach parish councillor has criticised the action, claiming it does not benefit public finances as it impacts on ...

A legal fund set up by the Save Lincolnshire Libraries campaign group has received a donation of £1,000 from The Library Campaign, the national charity dedicated to supporting public funded libraries. The fund has been set up by campaigners to help Simon Draper in his challenge of Lincolnshire County Council’s proposals to cut the library service by £2million. The challenge ...

A family butcher’s name which has been linked with Spalding for more than a century is about to disappear. T Law and Sons has been sold to Simpson Butchers, which wants to carry out a £150,000 refit of the Hall Place shop. The aim is to attract more lunchtime customers by adding a range of takeaway baguettes and sandwiches to ...

People and businesses concerned about the impact on Spalding’s roads of an increase in trains through the town have been told the maximum number per hour is likely to be six. As we reported last week, a massive rail infrastructure upgrade is under way on the Peterborough and Doncaster line which runs through Spalding. Network Rail’s £280million GNGE project will ...

National vehicle rental chain is opening a depot in Spalding. Enterprise Rent-a-car has taken on a site at the River Welland end of West Elloe Avenue and hopes to open on July 21. South Holland District Council ward member Gary Taylor said: “I welcome Enterprise’s decision to expand their business to Spalding. “This is also an opportunity to redevelop an ...

A Spalding woman who has lost seven stones of weight in less than 18 months has welcomed the push for more people to be given GP referrals to slimming classes. Under the NHS scheme, people needing to lose weight are offered 12-week courses free of charge. Last week it hit the headlines because doctors are being urged to refer people ...

Stepping Stones Bridge in Spalding has been hit by vandals scrawling slogans on its walls in white paint. A lot was spilled on the anti-slip surface of the footbridge, which is close to Spalding railway station. It was reported to police on Saturday morning. Witnesses are asked to call 101. South Holland district council ward member Roger Gambba-Jones condemned the ...

  A family butcher’s name which has been linked with Spalding for more than a century is about to disappear. T Law and Sons has been sold to Simpson Butchers, which wants to carry out a £150,000 refit of the Hall Place shop. The aim is to attract more lunchtime customers by adding a range of takeaway baguettes and sandwiches ...

The popular Spalding School of Dance wants to move to new, purpose-built premises at Low Fulney. Hundreds of youngsters aged two and over attend classes in styles including ballet, tap and hip-hop. The business is going so well that it has now outgrown its base in Horseshoe Road and has drawn up plans to relocate. The new facility on agricultural ...

The family of a well-known hairdresser from Spalding say they are “overwhelmed” by the support they have received following his sudden death. Clayton Gilks (pictured) died at his home on May 27, aged 48. He was currently working with Stuart Taylor at Stuart’s Barber’s in New Road, and had previously owned a hairdresser’s shop – House of Aquarius – in Broad ...

Passers-by rushed to rescue a woman from her car after it plunged into the River Welland in Spalding. The 35-year-old driver was checked over by an ambulance crew at the scene but was unhurt in the accident, which happened at about 8.50pm yesterday (Tuesday). It is believed the woman’s blue Vauxhall Corsa had been pulling out of Haverfield Road just prior ...

Police have launched their summer drink-drive campaign by asking people to text details of suspected offenders. Texts starting with the keyword DRINK and including details of the vehicle and where and when should be sent to 80800. Spalding police community inspector Jim Tyner said the campaign coincides with the start of the World Cup in Brazil next week. Some matches ...

Seventy years ago on Friday saw the launch of Operation Overlord – commonly known as the D-Day Landings. It marked the beginning of the end for the German troops’ occupation of Western Europe. The Anglia Motel Veterans’ Pilgrimage Fund, which has raised more than £500,000 during its 21 years, has funded the final trip back to Normandy for six war ...

St John Ambulance volunteers who helped a young finalist when he lost control of his car at a grass track event are backing a call for more people to train as first aiders. Spalding St John Ambulance volunteers Peter Houldershaw and Harry Griffen have lent their support to a campaign from the leading first aid charity to recruit new first ...

Spalding’s police inspector has urged people to report anti-social behaviour and street drinking after a snapshot survey suggested more than a third would not bother to call it in. Insp Jim Tyner said it is important that bad behaviour linked to street drinking was reported as the information could be used to allocate resources and plan future efforts to tackle ...

A 31-year-old man has admitted several counts of burglary – including last month’s attempted ramraid at a Spalding clothes shop. James Steven Evans, of Wisbech, was charged on Friday and has appeared before magistrates in Lincoln. Evans admitted burglaries in Spalding at Chiltern Drive on May 13 and at Holland Road on May 5. A police statement said: “He was ...