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A full-scale exploration to hopefully find the remains of Pinchbeck’s ‘lost manor’ is within days of springing into operation. It is more than three years since Pinchbeck History and Archaeology Group’s last highly successful and rewarding dig at Healey’s Field was closed down, mainly due to lack of funding. But the project, which unearthed such a valuable wealth of information ...

A team of six men is undertaking a mammoth canoeing trip across the English Channel to arrive at a Normandy beach on June 6 – the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Among them will be former Spalding Grammar School pupil Stuart Gilks (51). His parents Tom and Daphne, of Donington, hope to be in France to see the team’s ...

Thivanka Rajatne put in a man-of-the-match performance for Spalding Town on Saturday – hitting 82 runs and taking five wickets in a winning draw at Billingborough. Spalding were dismissed for 212, with veteran Roy Tilley taking five for the home side while captain Steve Scott ensured his side took 11 points from the game with an unbeaten 57 which saw ...

It was like a scene in a novel; an astonishing discovery which set Spalding and the rest of Lincolnshire talking. Around £60,000 in bank notes – some charred after being burnt – was found floating in a Spalding waterway. Yet six months on and police are still none the wiser about the rightful owner and how the loot came to ...

A Spalding primary school has launched a breakfast club for its youngest students. Monkshouse Primary School already has a breakfast drop-in session established for Key Stage 2 pupils and has now extended the provision. Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 youngsters can enjoy cereals, toast and drinks during the 8am-8.45am session. Cost is £2 per day and children can be ...

Burglars got away with a haul of cigarettes after breaking into a shop in Donington. Police were called shortly after 1am this morning (Friday) in response to a report that a burglary was in progress at the Costcutter Store in the High Street. The offenders forced open the front door of the shop before targeting the tobacco kiosk inside. The ...

The European elections take place later this month and if you’ve had a polling card through your letterbox but know very little about it all, we’re here to help. The elections take place from May 22 to 25 and give voters the chance to influence the future political course of the European Union for the next five years. Each member ...

Plans to build 900 homes in Holbeach have been on show to the public – and there’s still time to have your say. Holbeach firm Ashley King Developments wants permission for the scheme on land to the south of Hall Gate. The project will include a proportion of affordable housing, along with landscaping to create public open spaces and footpaths ...

Motorists have been warned that a road will be closed overnight for repairs. Platt’s Bridge on West Marsh Road, Spalding will be closed overnight between 7pm on Sunday, May 4 and 6am on Monday, May 5 to allow for maintenance work, subject to weather conditions. A signed, local diversion will be in place. Light vehicles will be able to access ...

Two years since 71-year-old June Buffham died in a house fire, her daughter ha spoken out for the first time about the heartache of losing her mum in a bid to warn others about the dangers of illegal cigarettes. June, who had mobility problems, was home alone on the Sunday evening in April 2012 when fire took hold of her ...

What do you want from your pharmacy? Healthwatch Lincolnshire is conducting an independent survey and wants to hear what local people have to say about pharmacy services in Lincolnshire. The survey, will encourage people’s feedback, whether positive or negative, and closes on Friday, July 27. All feedback provided will be anonymous and cannot be traced back to any individual. A ...

Around a third of adults in South Holland are now classed as clinically obese – the highest percentage in Lincolnshire. And the picture for residents’ health becomes even gloomier, as Lincolnshire is revealed as the obesity capital of the East Midlands. The issue is becoming a growing problem, which puts an ever-increasing strain on health and other services. Just this ...

Lincolnshire Police is holding an event tomorrow (Thursday, May 1) to talk about its recruitment of volunteers. As part of the public Project Board, the police volunteer project team will showcase its first annual report and talk about what has been achieved and what is still to be done to reach the 1,000 volunteer mark. The event is at Dave ...

Police have concluded their inquiries into a domestic incident in Sutton Bridge and said there will be no further action taken. As reported in The Voice last week, Withington Street and part of Bridge Road were sealed off for much of Wednesday last week as officers – some armed – dealt with the matter, which began in the early hours. ...

The procession at this weekend’s inaugural Tulipmania Festival will be dedicated to an unsung hero of Spalding Flower Parade who was killed in a farm accident last week. Robin Chappell, who gave more than 30 years’ service to the parade, died when he became trapped in machinery at the family farm in Cowbit Road, Spalding. He had been working with son ...

A man who was smashed in the face with a pool cue in an unprovoked attack has been told he could lose an eye. Luke Armstrong has been left traumatised as a result of the attack by Ryan Stanberry and is still receiving hospital treatment following the incident last month. Stanberry (19), of Johnson Avenue, Spalding, appeared at Lincoln Crown ...

A village primary school is hoping it will be allowed to keep a mobile classroom it uses for a breakfast and after-school club. Pinchbeck East Primary School has a bespoke mobile building in its grounds which provides care for pupils before school begins and at the end of the day. But planning permission for the building, known as the Millennium ...

A Spalding landlord believes people may be tempted to run the risk of drink driving rather than face a parking ticket for leaving their car in town. Pete Williams, of the Punchbowl in New Road, says parking enforcement officers are making it nigh on impossible for people to relax and enjoy themselves in the town centre. He believes that rather ...

Parents are being warned to keep an eye open for the symptoms of scarlet fever as the number of cases continue to grow across the county. Further information has been issued by Lincolnshire County Council’s public health team after advice was issued earlier in the week to schools and nurseries about scarlet fever as the spread of the childhood disease ...

Plans to close some Lincolnshire libraries to save £1.9million have been put on hold until a review has been carried out by the High Court. Lincolnshire County Council has agreed not to go ahead with its plan to sell off or lease the existing libraries until the decision of the court is known and will continue to maintain libraries at ...