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Nene Valley Harriers moved up to second place in Southern Athletics League following a stellar showing in a very tough fixture at Brighton. Up against defending champions from the host club and the equally-strong Tonbridge, Nene Valley secured an impressive victory on the day. Ellie Mae Stokes was the only club record breaker – but many others produced personal best ...

Former Premier League winner Chris Sutton officially opened the brand new £500,000 changing pavilion at Holbeach United Community Sports Academy on Friday night. Dubbed “Kings Academy”, the facility was made possible by a £340,000 grant from the Premier League and The FA Facilities Fund, which is delivered by the Football Foundation and provides grants towards developing new or refurbished grassroots ...

Moulton Harrox suffered a crushing 196-run defeat at high-flying Woodhall Spa 2nd in South Lincs and Border League Premier Division on Saturday. Batting first at Jubilee Park, hosts Woodhall smashed 260-8 from their allotted overs. Paul Timby (96) led the charge at the top of the innings, while Thomas Dixon (56) and Rob Bee (52) also passed 50. On what ...

Ambitious Spalding United have been given a major boost on the eve of the new season after striking a club record sponsorship deal. The Tulips, who compete in the Evo-Stik NPL Division One South, have teamed up with local Hyundai sales and Ford authorised repairer EMG Motor Group. EMG, who are based on St John’s Road in Spalding, have signed ...

Division One threw up a host of surprises on a hot and exciting Monday night of football in the Spalding and South Holland Voice 6-a-side League. The first came in the opening top tier game of the night at Surfleet’s Glen Park, as leaders Tekkers went into their game with Evolution with a perfect five wins from five. They were ...

Spalding’s Andy Molsom smashed another lap record on the Caterham scene as he lit up the Silverstone GP circuit. On the first day of the weekend meet, Molsom – of Molsom & Associates Optometrists – faced qualifying amid wet conditions. It proved a difficult session for him – and he placed 19th and 17th respectively for Saturday and Sundays races. ...

Spalding United have further bolstered their attacking options by swooping to sign talented frontman Josh Moreman from under the noses of rivals Stamford. Moreman, who has enjoyed spells with Deeping Rangers and Kettering Town in the past, agreed to join the Tulips on Friday. That news didn’t go down too well with Spalding’s Lincolnshire rivals Stamford, who thought that they’d ...

By Andrew Tidswell Elite Sports Academy MD and Holbeach Utd player/coach Being on the management team for Holbeach United this coming season has meant a busy few weeks planning the pre-season schedule and how we will approach the coming campaign. Over the next few weeks, teams across England will embark on their own pre-season plans. Having said that, some teams ...

Dan Milgate’s spectacular bowling figures of  7-57 couldn’t prevent Spalding Town from suffering a 64-run defeat at Louth in the Lincs ECB Premier League on Saturday. The loss sees Spalding remain bottom of the table, but they did at least collect seven bonus points – having bowled their hosts out for 225 in the final over of their innings. There ...

Spalding United have been rocked by the devastating news that long-serving winger Jamie Thurlbourne has been forced to retire at the age of just 27. Ex-King’s Lynn Town ace Thurlbourne, who has been a regular fixture in the Tulips’ side over the past three seasons, has been advised to stop all sport after a gutting ankle scan revealed extensive damage. ...

Saracen’s Head star Ben Stafford was within a whisker of a top six finish in the Pirelli National Superstock 600 Championship meet at Snetterton over the weekend. Running sixth with two laps to go at round four, he out-braked himself and was forced to settle for 12th. It still marked a successful return to the seat for Stafford, who was ...

Twin brothers William and Charles Hughes starred for Spalding Grammar School at the Anglian Athletics School Championships. After a gruelling day in Peterborough amid far from perfect conditions, the pair – who also compete for Nene Valley Harriers – both qualified to represent Lincolnshire at the Schools National Championships in Gateshead on July 11 and 10. Year nine student, William ...

Frustrated captain Rob Ambrose admits that he’s becoming a little worried by Spalding Town’s plight in the Lincs ECB Premier League. Town remain bottom of the standings after battling their way to a losing draw against relegation rivals Grimsby Town on Saturday and are 14 points adrift of Grantham in 11th place. This Saturday’s trip to mid-table Louth (noon) marks ...

Both Spalding Grammar School’s junior and intermediate boys’ teams performed fantastically well at the ESAA Regional Athletics finals. The junior team (school year seven and eight) competed in the Regional B final at against schools from Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and West Yorkshire. There were some outstanding performances with Jack Roffe (46 points), Connor Bell (40) and William Wand (40) all ...

Holbeach United number two Tom Roberts has expressed his delight at re-signing talented right back Dan Worthington. The young gun impressed during his brief loan spell from Boston United last term – an 11-game run which earned him the Tigers’ young player of the year gong. Worthington has agreed to link up with Holbeach in pre-season once again, although he’s ...

The cricket and hockey clubs from Long Sutton celebrated the completion of a brand new roof on the joint clubhouse with a Twenty20 clash on Friday night. The cricketers batted first at Paradise Field and made a below-par 98, with Aron John (25 retired), Ellie Burton (17) and Paul Edgeller (15) top scoring. Ben Shore and Jeorgia Carr got the ...

Chris Dring came agonisingly close to setting a new Spalding Town club record on Saturday as he scored an incredible 150 not out in a memorable second team success over Billingborough. Having taken 3-16 to help dismiss South Lincs and Border League Premier Division title hopefuls Billingborough for 244 on their own patch, Dring’s heroics earned Town their latest – ...

A gutsy knock from skipper Danny Jackson and six wickets for Lee Eyett steered Pinchbeck to a notable victory over second placed Claypole in South Lincs and Border League Division Two. After bowling their hosts out for 183, Jackson survived a blow to the face to make 79 and guide his team to a six-wicket win. Having chosen to bat ...

Long Sutton suffered a disappointing defeat against leaders Boston in South Lincs and Border League Premier Division on Saturday. Boston won the toss and inserted Sutton on what looked a decent wicket at Paradise Field. Runs, however, were hard to come by and a combination of good bowling and not so good batting meant that Sutton’s innings never really got ...

Personal best (PB) times were the order of the day at round eight of Spalding Cycling Club’s ten mile time trial league. Although numbers were down, due largely to a change in date because of the tour series event taking place in Peterborough, it was fine night for cycling – and those that attended reaped the rewards. Just eight seconds ...