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A sex offender who failed to attend court on the last day of his trial was today (Thursday) jailed for three years. James Wray, 43, was convicted in his absence of two charge of sexual assault against a child by the jury at Lincoln Crown Court. Wray, formerly of Quadring Road, Donington, was later remanded in to custody to await ...

A grieving family say the tide of help and compassion from the community is comforting them as a man was jailed last week for the death of their 20-year-old daughter. Following the death of Amy Cooper, her mum Mandy has also reiterated her call for road users to be more sympathetic to each other. It comes after Shane Kelk (28) ...

A Holbeach man who admitted possessing indecent images of children after police seized three devices from his home was today (Wednesday) given a suspended jail sentence. Officers seized two laptop computers and an iPad after going to the home of Paul Williamson, 46, in Hall Hill Road during 2021. Lincoln Crown Court heard Williamson was arrested and initially made no ...

Police are appealing for more information following two incidents last week on women in their 40s, one of which was punched in the face three times. It follows an attempted robbery at 6pm on Friday, February 3 in Maple Grove, Spalding. A man pushed a women in her 40s to the ground and punched her three times after she refused ...

The Original Factory Shop is set to open a new Spalding store in the former Beales premises. The company says its 185th shop will create 11 jobs in the local community.  The firm currently has a branch in Holbeach. A spokesman for The Old Factory Shop said: “The new look discount department store will be situated at 7 Market Place ...

An appeal has been launched to rejuvenate a vital Spalding service – and you can play a part either financially or even with your camera. The Tulip Suite provides end of life care at the Johnson Hospital. But the four rooms that have been an oasis for families in the last 12 years haven’t been refurbished since the hospital opened. ...

Two men who were caught after police found over 240 cannabis plants worth up to £200,000 at a Holbeach farm were today (Friday) given suspended jail sentences by a judge. Officers raided Millbank Farm on May 22, 2020 after removing a yale lock, Lincoln Crown Court heard. David Eager, prosecuting, said Harvey Tyler (23), whose role was to water the ...

A disqualified driver who fled the scene after causing the death of a 20-year-old motorcyclist was today (Friday) jailed for eight years and three months. Shane Kelk, 28, left Amy Cooper lying in the road after ringing up his girlfriend and asking her to pick him up, Lincoln Crown Court heard. Kelk, of no fixed address, admitted a string of driving ...

A woman who thought she’d spotted potential burglars checking out her street ended up in court for harassment. Sophie Collins (37) called 999, believing she was doing police and her Deeping St Nicholas neighbourhood a favour asthere had been recent thefts from homes. But her threatening behaviour towards the two occupants of a van – standing in the middle of ...

Six fire crews were called to a blaze at a Quadring farm building housing machinery and fertilizer yesterday (Thursday, February 3). The crews from Spalding, Donington, Grantham, Billingborough, Boston and Kirton were called to Sandy Gate shortly before 4pm. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue said: “Crews used breathing apparatus, one main jet, two hose reels, and a tractor ...

A Spalding dentist is still not providing safe care for patients or complying with regulations and is now facing enforcement action. The Care Quality Commission’s report into Dr Baber Khan, at The Crescent, says a December inspection was carried out to review actions taken following a previous inspection which showed improvement was needed. “The inspection was led by a CQC ...

Two people had to pull a woman out of her burning home in one of two house fires in the area at the weekend. Igors Dilans and Stewart Campbell had to help rescue a woman in her 50s who was then taken to hospital after a fire destroyed the lounge of her Wygate Road home in Spalding around midday on ...

Classes were disrupted for some students in South Holland this week when a teaching union went on strike. Members of the National Education Union staged a walkout on Wednesday as part of a series of planned industrial action. All schools in England and Wales were affected, with some closing to specific year groups and others open as usual. In South ...

South Holland District Council is looking to make nearly £1m in savings as it part-publishes its proposed budget for the next financial year. The budget includes an estimated increase in utility costs of 150 per cent, and 25 per cent in fuel costs and a five per cent increase on pay set by government. That’s on top of the expected ...

Tydd Post Office will not reopen after closing last year. The Post Office has written to residents saying it’s been unable to find an alternative site for the service. The letter states: “The above Post Office closed last year for reasons beyond our control as the postmaster resigned and withdrew the premises for Post Office use. “Since then, we have ...

Plans to build hundreds of new homes in Pinchbeck look set to go ahead. A hybrid planning application has been submitted by Ashley King Developments for land at Yews Farm. Part of the application is for full permission for 100 homes on the site. The second part is for outline permission for up to 300 homes as part of the ...

Holbeach Hospital has thanked one of its longest serving members of staff. Lynne Carter is retiring after 25-years working as a carer for the Holbeach and East Elloe Hospital Trust which oversees the community hospital. She started there on November, 19 1997. A party lunch was organised by the care team and she received gifts and cards from staff.Hospital trustee, ...

A new group has been set up to help South Holland residents with cancer ‘Survive and Thrive’. It’s come after Charlotte Astley found there were few places in the district to talk about her battles. At the moment Survive and Thrive is a WhatsApp group, but will soon have their first meeting and are looking to set up a Facebook ...

Plans for a ‘Tree of Life’ war memorial and museum have been recommended to be felled due to a bid to house a caretaker on site. Harold Payne is looking to create a ‘Tree of Life’ memorial designed by pupils from University Academy Holbeach, and somewhere for his memorabilia to be displayed on land at the Anglia Motel he owns ...

A special one man show is heading to Long Sutton’s Market House. Shakespeare’s Fool is about the life of a clown in the Bard’s London. Shakespeare’s Fool is fresh from the Edinburgh Festival and is on Friday, February 10. A spokesman said: “Shakespeare’s Fool is a bittersweet tale told by an idiot. Join Will ‘Cavaliero’ Kempe on the streets of ...