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South Holland’s Poet Laureate has been crowned at a special ceremony. The competition was launched by Spalding Gentleman’s Society thanks to a National Lottery Awards for All grant, with a panel of judges eventually choosing Miles Green as winner with his composition Jubilate (Rejoice). The eight shortlisted finalists recently gathered at the Spalding Gentlemen’s Society museum for an award presentation ...

A new garden to remember armed forces personnel who have lost their lives has been unveiled at a Fleet Hargate motel. After years of raising funds to take veterans back to place likes Normandy, Harold Payne has been more recently raising money for the garden in the ground of the Anglia Motel he owns. It includes 1,000 roses. Last week ...

An adult gaming centre can open in the centre of Spalding, a central government planning inspector has ruled. Merkur Slots Ltd has been granted change of use planning permission for the former Dorothy Perkins in Market Place. South Holland District Council planning officers had previously rejected the application, but the company appealed to the planning inspectorate which has over-ruled the ...

A person had to be helped out of a car following a traffic collision on a Spalding road this morning. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue attended the incident which happened on Queen’s Road around 10.15am this morning (Monday, July 11). A spokesman for the service said: “Crews stabilised the vehicle to release one casualty who was handed over to East Midlands ...

A Holbeach man on the run from the law was arrested in the town last night. Connor Tierney, 26, of Langwith Drive has today (Monday, July 11) appeared in court charged with escaping from lawful custody and of assaulting an emergency worker. It follows Lincolnshire Police last night (Sunday) searching around Langwith Gardens, using a drone as part of the ...

A 16-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of causing ABH and sexual assault on a man with learning difficulties. It follows reports a group confronted the man in his 20s while walking in Carter’s Park, Holbeach around 7pm on Tuesday, July 5. Following an appeal issued yesterday (Thursday), today police announced one person has been arrested. A police spokesman said: ...

The plans to build Boston Road South in Holbeach have been delayed yet again. Lincolnshire County Council hasn’t revealed a new date it will finally start work after Anglian Water’s ongoing strengthening of the sewer in the area continues to go on longer than expected. A spokesman for Lincolnshire County Council said: “It’s déjà vu for the start of the ...

A 34-year-old man has been arrested after an 84-year-old was assaulted and had his walking stick stolen. Georgel Cimbala is due to appear at Boston Magistrates Court today (Friday, July 8) charged with robbery and attempted burglary following the incident at The Parkway, Spalding last month. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police: “We have charged a man with robbery and attempted ...

A Holbeach 20-year-old has been given an eight-year sentence for raping a child. Nathan Bossley, of Allison Avenue, Holbeach, appeared today at Lincoln Crown Court. He was found guilty, following trial last month, of raping a child under the age of 13. The offences of rape occurred on at least three occasions and took place between December 27, 2019 and ...

A Spalding town road will be closed at nights later this month for improvement works. Church Street is set to be resurfaced from the traffic lights up to Stonegate junction.  Works are planned to happen from 8pm to 6am, Monday July 18 to Friday July 22 During the works a diversion will be in place which will direct traffic down ...

Police say a gang’s physical and sexual assault of a man who has learning difficulties in a Holbeach park is being treated as a hate crime. The incident happened in Carter’s Park at 7pm on Tuesday, July 5. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “We are investigating a hate crime incident in Holbeach. “At around 7 pm on Tuesday (5 ...

A Holbeach man has been fined for punching a prison officer following an argument over slippers Connor Tierney, 26, of Langwith Drive, Holbeach, Spalding admitted the offence while on remand awaiting trial on December 7 last year. Prosecutor Lottie Tyler told Boston Magistrates Court it had been an ‘unprovoked attack’ and the officer had had to receive hospital treatment as ...

A man caught driving while disqualified just four days before the end of his ban has been banned again. Daniel Horgan, 38, of Station Road, Gedney Hill, who has 51 previous convictions, many of them for driving while disqualified and without insurance, had admitted failing to stop for the police, driving while disqualified and possession of crack cocaine when he ...

A Spalding man who drove at speeds of up to 90mph in a built-up area in Spalding, subsequently refused to give a specimen of breath for analysis, a court has heard. Damian Sanocki (28), of Bonnington Court, admitted failing to provide a specimen and using a car without insurance, when he appeared at Boston Magistrates’ Court. Prosecuting, Julie Costello said ...

The grieving parents of a “socially anxious” teenager who took her own life want better provision of mental health support. And a coroner has echoed their feelings at the inquest into the death of Tiannah Flaherty, from Quadring. The hearing at Boston Coroner’s Court last Tuesday was told that Tiannah had anxiety about going to school but denied being bullied. ...

A 38-year-old man with a number of previous convictions, many of them for driving while disqualified and without insurance, has appeared in court after being arrested again for driving while disqualified, just days before his most recent ban was due to end. Daniel Horgan, of Station Road, Gedney Hill, admitted failing to stop for the police, driving while disqualified and ...

A woman killed a Spalding motorcyclist after falling asleep at the wheel and veering into oncoming traffic. Mollie Southam (23) was driving along the A16 near Newborough at about 6am on February 7, 2020, when her car veered into the opposite lane, hitting a motorcyclist head on and causing a five-vehicle collision. The motorcyclist, Simon Rayner (51), of Thomas Road, ...

Golfers have clubbed together to raise £1,100 for a South Holland wellbeing charity. Tonic Health’s first ever golf day has been hailed a huge success by the group that runs numerous local groups and sessions aiming to support a wide array of the local population. A number of organisations and groups got into the swing of things at Spalding Golf ...

Drivers are being warned of major roadworks at three South Holland locations due to start later this month. Work to replace a worn carriageway on the A151 at Dozens Bank in West Pinchbeck is due to resume after being delayed from last year. It will now start on Monday, July 25, with the whole scheme expected to last up to ...

A man who made ‘numerous unwanted telephone calls’, including threats to burn her house down, to his former partner, has been ordered to undergo rehabilitation days and be electronically tagged by magistrates in Boston. Leigh Squance (47), of Glenside North, Pinchbeck, admitted harassment when he appeared in court in June and was appearing for sentence following a probation service report. ...