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There’s just one point between the top two in Spalding and District Billiards League after leaders Long Sutton and Crowland A both won on Monday night. Champions Sutton are a point clear after edging out Pyramid B 4-3 in Bourne. Victories from Mick Cooper (O60), who made breaks of 47 and 39, and John Dawson (R30) proved key for Sutton, ...

Holbeach United moved up to second in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division with a 3-1 derby win over Deeping Rangers on Wednesday night. On a damp Carter’s Park night, two quick-fire goals from Jordan Thomas (20) and Jake Clitheroe (22) gave the Tigers a 2-0 half-time lead. There was an injury blow for Holbeach before the break, though, with skipper ...

Spalding Gymnastics Academy toasted a “fantastic week” as they welcomed all-comers to their school holiday camp. As well as their regular brother and sister visitors from Holland, Spalding were joined by a host of aspiring gymnasts from all over the district. The recreational morning sessions for children proved popular, with more than 50 or taking part. The sessions were run ...

Pat Rayment has left his position as Spalding United manager by mutual consent after admitting that he’s taken the club as far as he can. The move was announced today (Wednesday), but the decision was taken at a Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field meeting on Tuesday night. Rayment’s exit ends a hugely successful near-four year stint as Tulips chief, during ...

Tydd St Giles Golf and Country Club recently hosted its first-ever captain versus management Ryder Cup Competition – and it was a real thriller. Played amid adverse weather conditions, the first session ended with the captain’s team taking a 5-4 lead. The singles saw a couple of big wins for the management through Luke Rowell (9&8) and Daniel Newell (8&6), but ...

Sutton Bridge Golf Club’s ladies ended their season with a match between the ladies’ committee and the lady members – resulting in a win for the members. This was followed by a meal and then the ladies’ annual general meeting. At the close of the AGM the lady president presented the trophies to all ladies who had won competitions during ...

The top two teams in Spalding and District Snooker League Division One were both beaten last week to leave the race for the title wide-open. Leaders at the start of play, Holbeach A came a cropper 4-2 at Pyramid A after getting off to a slow start. The Bourne side won all three of the opening frames to secure a ...

Spalding United Orange under-12s have plenty of reasons to celebrate so far this season. On the pitch, the young Tulips have been in fantastic form in the Peterborough District Junior Alliance League. They sit second in Division Four after winning five of their six games – and have also made progress in the Hereward Cup. Off the pitch, they’ve been ...

Newly-named Jimmy Floyd Bottlebank are the surprise early pace-setters in The Spalding and South Holland Voice League’s Premier Division after another night of awesome action at Glen Park on Monday. Formerly known as Notinmymum’s Forest, the Bottlebank lads saw off a downtrodden Univeg Team 1-0 to make it two wins from two, with six goals scored and none against. Man-of-the-match ...

Former co-bosses Darren Jarvis and Michael Goode go head-to-head for the first time as UCL Premier Division managers tonight  (Wednesday) as Holbeach United entertain Deeping Rangers at Carter’s Park (7.45pm). The pair were controversially sacked as joint Peterborough Northern Star chiefs back in February, but both have moved on to news clubs – and to great effect. Jarvis’ third-placed Tigers ...

In-form Pinchbeck United needed penalties to progress in the PFA Senior Cup on Saturday after a roller-coaster 2-2 draw at Stanground. Played at Yaxley’s In2itive Park 3G surface, Pinchbeck trailed 1-0 at half time despite seeing Nick Bishop hit the woodwork and Tony Edwards fire a great chance over. Player/boss Ian Dunn wasn’t impressed with the first-half performance and let ...

Joe Townsend scored one of the goals of the season so far as Moulton Harrox progressed in the PFA Senior Cup with a 4-2 victory at ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division rivals Sawtry on Saturday. Harrox, who have designs on a double this season having made a flawless start to their league campaign, got off to a flying start at Greenfields. ...

The first East Men’s Hockey League derby between Long Sutton and Spalding’s top teams went the way of the latter on Saturday after an entertaining Premier B battle. In-form Spalding emerged as 4-2 winners against their struggling hosts at The Peele Leisure Centre, as they made it six wins from seven matches to stay second in the standings. Having already ...

Spalding United 1 Daventry Town 2 Pat Rayment experienced a first in his near four-year reign as Spalding United boss on Saturday as he saw his side beaten for the third league game on the trot. Daventry Town handed the Tulips a 2-1 Evo-Stik League First Division South defeat at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, despite a goal from ...

Holbeach lad Oliver Maddison is celebrating after winning two silver medals for England at the WFMC World Amateur Kickboxing Championships. The 11-year-old, who has been training in the discipline for six years, won his medals in continuous fighting and in points fighting (under-45kg, up to 12 years old) at the Hagen event in Germany. The South Holland youngster qualified for ...

Tydd St Mary booked themselves a semi-final place in the Spalding Inter Services Trophy on Saturday when they beat higher-graded Pinchbeck Utd Reserves 2-1 in a well fought contest. Pinchbeck came out the brighter and played some good football from the off. They deservedly took the lead after ten minutes when a good ball over the top of the Saints’ ...

Isabel Wicks managed a pair of top results for Storm UK at The Peterborough Championship Series Kickboxing competition. Wicks, who is from Holbeach, took first place in the Light Continuous category and secured second in the Points Fighting competition to grab herself two top trophies. She was one of the team taken to the competition by Storm UK’s chief instructor, ...

Pat Rayment experienced a first in his near four-year reign as Spalding United boss on Saturday as he saw his side beaten for the third game on the trot. Daventry Town handed the Tulips a 2-1 Evo-Stik League First Division South defeat at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, despite a goal from Jamie Graham on his full debut. The ...

Holbeach United 3 Desborough Town 1 Holbeach United produced a stirring comeback to defeat Desborough Town 3-1 in the UCL Premier Division on Saturday. Having falling behind to a Leo Adams head on 37 minutes, Josh Ford levelled from the penalty spot on the stroke of half time before firing home his second on the hour. Sub Nick Jackson then ...

Pat Rayment insists that he never had any intention of leaving his role as Spalding United manager. With Rayment deciding to watch Tuesday’s 3-0 Evo-Stik League First Division South loss against Shaw Lane Aquaforce from the stand, the Tulips felt compelled to release a statement denying any “rumours” that their boss was stepping down (click here to read it). The ...