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Halmer Harriers runner Richard Williams finished sixth in the weekly Parkrun at Snowden Field in Crowland on Saturday. The veteran men’s 40-44 runner completed the 5K course in 23 minutes 22 seconds. It was his 116th Parkrun and 69th at Snowden Field, where his best time in 22:36. His overall best Parkrun time of 21:51 was set at King’s Lynn ...

South Lincolnshire-based G&S Racing have stepped up to the British Supersport Championship after the winter demise of the Junior Superstock class. All three of their 2024 riders were with the team last season – Dutchman Jorel Boerboom has switched from the Superstock 1000 to join former Junior Superstock riders Asher Durham, from Ireland, and Lincoln’s Sam Laffins on the new ...

Spalding Lightning lifted the Denny Cup trophy for the second time in three seasons with a victory over Torquay United in Nottingham on Saturday. The cup is considered to be the top inter-club competition and the final had some of the country’s best players on show.Lightning started strongly and built a significant lead, mainly thanks to the rinks skipped by ...

Holbeach United manager Danny Clifton has announced he is to step down at the end of the season. The Tigers’ play off hopes ended this week and with two games to go, Clifton has said he will leave his position at the end of the season due to ‘circumstances outside of football’. Clifton though says he will continue to have ...

The three-way fight for the Pitching In Northern Premier League Midland Division title involving Spalding United could face some off-the-pitch drama. Leaders Harborough Town, have been found guilty by the FA of having twice played a player in a league fixture who was meant to be suspended.Rather than deduct the points Harborough received from the games they won 4-0 and ...

Pinchbeck United enjoyed a win in their final fixture for a while at step five of the non-league pyramid on Saturday. The Knights finished off their United Counties League Premier Division campaign by beating AFC Mansfield 2-1 at the Sir Halley Stewart.It put them level on points with second from bottom Hucknall Town, but they finish bottom after being unable ...

Holbeach United’s hopes of finishing in the Thurlow Nunn Division One North play-offs are over. The Tigers knew they effectively had to win at Diss Town on Saturday.They were missing several key players for the game and despite creating several chances they were unable to find the breakthrough.Then they were undone on the counter by a late Charlie Webb goal ...

In 2022 Gedney Hill Golf Club lost two of its members to pancreatic cancer, so when Chris Bennett became Lady Captain on April 1, 2023, she decided to nominate Pancreatic Cancer UK as her charity for the year. She said: “Everyone at the club got on board – Rob Bye, Club Captain and Steve Steels, Seniors’ Captain, donated the money ...

Spalding 15 Bourne 24 It was the final game of the league season and fittingly near neighbours Bourne were the visitors to Centenary Park. The opening game of the season, early September, was away at Bourne’s Milking Nook ground, when Spalding came away with a 24-17 victory.However, coming into the game, Bourne were lying fourth in Midlands Counties 1 East ...

The Peterborough and District League Premier Division continues to be fascinating at both ends of the table. Six teams remain in contention for the title with Moulton Harrox in second.Goals from Declan Earth and Marcus Parry gave them a battling 2-0 win at Stamford Belvedere on Saturday.But they were frustrated by Holbeach United Reserves on Tuesday night who held them ...

Twenty-two couples turned up for the Pinchbeck and District Darts Mixed Pairs play off at Spalding Services Club on Friday (April 5). Qualifiers through to finals night are Dan Gent and Stacey Banister and Jason Williams and Neve Tutty.The Captain’s Cup and Ladies’ Cup qualifiers were also played with Steve Rawding and Paul Faulkner advancing to the Captain’s Cup final ...

Spalding bowls ace Dominic McVittie has added to his already impressive season by winning the men’s national singles title at Nottingham IBC. In the last 16, McVittie beat David Holmes from Folkestone 21-7 and followed it up with a 21-14 win against former world top 16 player Jamie Chestney from Ilminster.McVittie booked his place in the final by beating fellow ...

Easter Sunday saw the Spalding rally team of FJ’s Lucky Cat RT take on the final round of the Circuit Rally Championship at Cadwell Park. Josh Wallis and his wife and co-driver Kimberley tackled all nine stages of the round in what was only their second ever rally with huge support from a team comprising family and friends.It was a ...

South Holland’s only Parkrun is celebrating its fifth anniversary soon, and it wants to do so in style. Parkruns have proved a huge hit across the country with people able to just sign up and run the organised 5ks on Saturday mornings.There is just one in our area though, held at the Snowden Field in Crowland at 9am every week.To ...

Pinchbeck United are set to be relegated from the United Counties League Premier Division after two 2-0 defeats condemned them to last place. Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Hucknall Town, the only side they could finish above, proved a hammer blow.While the Nottinghamshire side’s fixture with Kimberley was rained off on Monday, the Knights had a chance to get back level ...

Two brilliant performances mean Holbeach United are still very much in the Thurlow Nunn Division One North play off picture. The Tigers beat Needham Market U23s 3-1 away from home on Saturday and followed that up with a huge 4-1 win at home to Whittlesey Athletic on Monday.Manager Danny Clifton said: “It was a fantastic Easter and as well as ...

The Tulips Supporters’ Club has been a massive hit this season and it’s looking to take at least two coachloads of fans to Spalding United’s County Cup final in two weeks’ time. The Tulips will take on Scunthorpe United in the final at Lincoln City’s LNER Stadium on Wednesday, April 17.There are two coaches set to take supporters to the ...

Spalding United enjoyed a brilliant Easter weekend that brought six points and a return to the top of the league with four games remaining. The Tulips won 3-0 at Shepshed Dynamo on Saturday and 2-0 at home to Hinckley LR on Monday.And with Harborough Town suffering a surprise 2-0 home defeat to previously bottom of the table AFC Rushden and ...

Reigning 750 Motor Club BMW Car champion Steve Schweikhardt picked up where he left off last year with a good start to the 2024 championship. The opening round of the year was at Donington Park on Sunday (April 1) with two 20-minute races.Steve qualified in second place in the wet conditions and after a poor start battled back to finish ...

Both Moulton Harrox and Crowland Town’s hopes of the Peterborough and District League Premier Division title took a hit on Saturday. Moulton were held by fellow champion hopefuls Warboys Town 1-1, Ashley Coddington scoring for the hosts.Crowland were beaten 1-0 by Holbeach United Reserves who moved out of the bottom two.Also winning to help boost their bid to not be ...