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It’s time to get your nominations in for those who put the Pride in our area. The Pride of South Holland Awards is returning next year and nominations are now open. Those that put their heart and soul into helping others will be recognised at a special event at The South Holland Centre on Sunday, March 5, 2023. First of ...

A Spalding man has been thanked for 100 donations of blood with a special award. Terry Day, 70, a retired Spalding Fire Officer and former Spalding Royal Naval Association branch secretary, was invited along with his wife Shirley to an award ceremony at Beverley Racecourse in Yorkshire. He was presented with a Memorial Medallion and Certificate in Recognition of having ...

A Spalding based company hit by floods recently has donated £10,000 to charity and donated cakes to fire crews as a thank you for their help. Bakkavor is donating £10,000 to The Fire Fighters Charity and delivering cream cakes to local fire and rescue stations by way of a thank you to Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service for their significant ...

A 38-year-old mum to 11 who had half her stomach removed three weeks before sitting her GCSEs is set for her dream career in child care after acing the exams. Amy Male was diagnosed with stomach cancer in December and told she would only have five years to live if she didn’t go through with the operation. A few months ...

The work to complete roadworks on the A151 at Dozens Bank will be completed on Thursday and Friday. The road reopened last week without resurfacing being done due to a lack of asphalt. It’ll now be closed from 7.30am to 6pm both tomorrow (Thursday, September 1) and Friday. A diversion route will be in place via A151 to Bourne / A15 ...

Firefighters are currently fighting a large field fire on the outskirts of Spalding. A number of hay bales are currently ablaze near Wygate Park. Fire crews are on the scene. More to follow.

Plans to demolish a former village pub and develop the site for homes look likely to be approved. The original application for the Duke of York in Gosberton Risegate was deemed to have insufficient financial information when the original application was submitted in June. But a report to go before South Holland District Council’s planning committee on Wednesday says it ...

The Spalding and District Civic Society have forwarded nine pages of objections to the town’s drinking fountain being re-erected in Ayscoughfee Gardens. South Holland District Council is looking to return the fountain there, rather than in the town centre where it was originally erected in 1874 as a memorial to Mary Johnson’s donation towards better water mains in the town. ...

Angela Newton MBE, one of South Holland’s most well known politicians and community organisers, has died. The 76-year-old passed away last night, South Holland District Council has confirmed today (August 31). The former Gleed School pupil had dedicated her life to public service with this year being her 50th on South Holland District Council, currently representing the Monkhouse ward. She ...

Two funding streams have been approved to help boost mental and physical health in Holbeach. A special open day is being held on Monday with taster sessions of walking football, walking cricket and other activities. The Money Care Network alliance of countywide community groups is funding the walking sports. District and county councillor Tracey Carter secured the funding which aims ...

A Holbeach man has appeared in court after a reported stabbing in the town in the early hours of Sunday morning. Joshua Marshall aged 20, of High Street, Holbeach, has been charged with GBH, possession of an offensive weapon and driving whilst over the prescribed limit. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “He was remanded into custody and will be ...

A tandoori restaurant could lose its alcohol licence after illegal workers were found living on-site. When inspectors called at Chameli Tandoori in Holbeach they found more than half the staff working were illegal and one had also been working without permission at a Spalding premises seven years ago. The Holbeach venue’s licence holder, Abu Rasel, had previously been a director ...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following what police said was reports of a stabbing in Holbeach. The incident happened in High Street shortly before 1am this morning (Sunday, August 28). Police say a 20-year-old sustained injuries that are not thought to be life threatening Another 20-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. A ...

A 36-year-old will appear in court today (Friday) charged with murder after an incident involving a house fire in Whaplode Drove earlier this month Sam Church, aged 36, of Acacia Avenue in Spalding has been charged with the murder of Vincent Markham and attempting to pervert the course of justice. Mr Markham, aged 52, died as a result of an ...

The principal at University Academy Long Sutton has praised its pupils after some brilliant GCSE results. Liam Davé particularly highlighted the ‘best ever’ number of pupils attaining higher than grade four in maths and English as well as the performances in engineering, drama and statistics. He said: “First and foremost, like all schools up and down the country I think ...

Spalding Grammar School is celebrating its ‘best ever’ GCSE results. A fantastic 45 per cent of all grades achieved by the pupils were in the top bracket of seven or higher. A statement from the school, said: “It is pleasing to be able to celebrate with Year 11, who have achieved our best ever results in GCSE examinations, with 45 ...

A Long Sutton woman is to follow her career dream and be a children’s nurse after passing her GCSEs through Boston College. Amy Male was incredibly happy with a grade seven in English and a grade five in Maths after taking on the courses. She’s now set to head to university. She said, “After spending many years raising my children ...

Spalding High School students produced some fantastic GCSE results. Out of 1,500 qualifications, more than half of the pupils at the school earned at least one of the highest grades possible (seven to nines). There were 14 per cent who hit that mark in all their subjects. Headteacher Michele Anderson said: “Last week we reported outstanding A Level results, some ...

The trust set to take over The Thomas Cowley High School has praised its pupils’ ‘positive’ GCSE results. The Donington school will become the Cowley Academy in September after being taken on by the South Lincolnshire Academies Trust. Details of the results haven’t been released. A school spokesman said: “In what has been a turbulent couple of years in education ...

Spalding Academy says its pupils have achieved its best GCSE results ever. The school says it’s particular pleased with the number of top grade (nines) it received. The head Mrs Jemma Curson hailed “amazing progress” with 70 per cent of students having achieved grades nine to four in 2022 compared to 49 per cent in 2019. For GCSE English, this was ...