Business

Bakkavor Meals rewards 12 staff members for long service

Twelve employees who between them have clocked up more than 170 years’ service with Bakkavor Meals have been rewarded. The company, based in Spalding and Sutton Bridge, held a celebration event at Moulton Mill on Monday. The dozen staff members have all completed at least ten years’ service and were presented with gift vouchers and certificates by Martin Husselbee, head ...

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Networking event hailed success

Over 40 local businesses attended a networking event organised by Spalding and District Chamber of Commerce, highlighting the passion and optimism amongst local businesses. The evening offered businesses the chance to network with other businesses, gain new customers and meet reliable suppliers. Chamber president Phil Scarlett said: “It was a great evening, which was well received – it was the ...

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QV Foods shake-up starts consultation period with staff

QV Foods is planning to create 125 jobs at its Holbeach Hurn base by consolidating its potato business. But the proposal has sparked a consultation period with 140 employees at the company’s potato packing site in March. The business – one of the UK’s leading potato and vegetable growing and packing businesses – says it hopes to minimise redundancies by ...

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Farmer delighted to be on award shortlist

Family-run Vine House Farm has been shortlisted for an award which recognises the £1m in donations made to The Wildlife Trusts. The Deeping St Nicholas based firm has been shortlisted for the “Charity Partnership – Small Business Award” at the 2016 Business Charity Awards. The nomination comes after farm announced they had reached the £1m mark in donations to The ...

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Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce to remain neutral on EU referendum debate

Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce will not be taking sides in the EU referendum – but Spalding Chamber’s president definitely will. The business network’s members pay to benefit from support and opportunities. However, Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce says it will not be making a recommendation to them ahead of the poll on June 23 to determine the UK’s membership of the European ...

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Garden machinery needs will all be taken care of at The Lawnmower Centre

Whatever your lawn mowing needs, the Lawnmower Centre has the right product for you. There is literally a mower for everyone from a quality yet budget-conscious electric mower for £99 all the way up to the most complex of garden machines for £8,000. The centre has been based at Weston’s Baytree Garden Centre for the past 20 years but has ...

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Spalding firm’s free help for struggling Lincolnshire schools

A Spalding company which enables parents to help their children learn more effectively at home is offering its services free of charge to every struggling school in Lincolnshire. Education Quizzes, of Wragg Marsh, supplies online multiple choice questions based on the national curriculum. Parents can choose from thousands of quizzes compiled by qualified teachers and test their children while having ...

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Much more than latest blockbuster films on offer at West End Cinema

There’s much more than just the latest blockbuster movies on offer at West End Cinema, Boston. The venue, part of a family-run business which has three cinemas, can also be hired out for a variety of events, including children’s parties and corporate events. Youngsters can invite their friends to a private screening of a film, from as little as £125 ...

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Five new jobs in pipeline for Baltic bar and restaurant in Spalding

An empty property in Spalding could be brought back into use as a Baltic-themed bar and restaurant, creating about five jobs. Lithuanian business partners Laura Norvaisaite and Mingele Petruliene have applied for a premises licence for 25 Station Street. The friends, who run Lithuanian food market Lietuviškas skonis in Holbeach Road, have agreed an eight-year lease on the Station Street ...

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Family-run jeweller’s with proud history

Wilcox and Carter is a family-run jewellery business with a proud history in Boston. And at the moment it is offering a special wedding ring promotion, where the happy couple can buy any two wedding rings and get the cheapest half price. Based in Wide Bargate, the business is run by Noel Gleeson, who has 51 years in the retail ...

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Pie and mash night in Long Sutton is looking tasty

A taste of London’s East End is coming to a Long Sutton next week. Market Place café Delicious is having a pie and mash night on Wednesday (March 16), inspired by staff member and former Londoner Donna Collis. It will be the third such event which business owner Stephanie Ferguson has put on and all have been a hit – ...

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Success of council’s Meet The Buyer networking event

A special networking event giving local businesses the chance to understand about opportunities for working with South Holland District Council was a success. The first ever Meet The Buyer event, at the South Holland Centre in Spalding, had over 80 people attending. Organised by the council’s economic development team, business representatives had the opportunity to learn about winning contracts to ...

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Tasty lunch treat for 300 pupils after SPAR Pinchbeck refurbishment

SPAR Pinchbeck has celebrated a store refit with a grand re-launch event and healthy lunch giveaway for more than 300 local schoolchildren. The store on Knight Street re-opened its doors last Thursday (February 25) after a major refurbishment. It now features a brand new Daily Deli food service department, offering hot and cold food to go, and an improved fresh ...

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All-round pet care from a friendly team

Our pets often mean the world to us and a big part of our role as owners is providing them with the best care when they are sick. The Best Friends surgery in Holbeach has been caring for pets for over 20 years and prides itself on building a strong relationship with its clients and their pets. This includes understanding ...

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Spalding nursery buys neighbouring herbs business

Bridge Farm Nurseries Ltd has bought neighbouring Spalding business JVG Herbs Ltd. Under the new name of Neame Lea Fresh Limited, a range of culinary herbs will continue to be grown for supply to UK retail industry. Bridge Farm director, David Ball says the purchase is an “exciting and positive step” for the business with the additional opportunities it will ...

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South Holland market traders in push to promote public support

Market traders in South Holland have come together to promote what is good about shopping with them. One of the well-known faces on Spalding market – David Burgess – is leading from the front by setting up and chairing the first-ever South Holland branch of the National Market Traders’ Federation. Its main objective is to promote the district council-run markets and ...

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‘Spice Affair is a gem hiding in town centre’

1498 The Spice Affair Side Entrance, The Red Lion Hotel, Market Place, Spalding, PE11 1SU, 01775 769435 ‘The food is lovingly prepared and beautifully delivered’ review by Mel Biggadike This was my first visit to the restaurant and I’m kicking myself that I haven’t visited sooner. Authentic Goan cuisine reflects a combination of Arabian, Portuguese and Indian tastes which aren’t ...

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A friendly welcome awaits at Golden Lion

The Golden Lion, Moulton Seas End Telephone 01406 370767 ‘I could not fault either food or service throughout the evening’ review by Gill Wheldon A warm, family friendly welcome awaits you at The Golden Lion in Moulton Seas End. My husband John and I went for a meal there recently and it was a very enjoyable experience. Landlady Rachael Murray ...

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Opposition to takeaway plan for former Welec shop in Spalding

A planning application to allow the former Welec shop in Spalding to become a takeaway is opposed by Spalding and District Civic Society. Welec, in New Road, closed last Saturday (January 16) following the retirement of business owners John and Jean Wellband. Premises landlord, The Trustees of the Frances Blane Settlement, has applied to South Holland District Council for permission ...

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Lloyd Loom furniture production continues in Spalding

Business is booming at a workplace staffed entirely with ex-employees of troubled Lloyd Loom of Spalding. The majority owner and managing director of Lloyd Loom Manufacturing Ltd is former Lloyd Loom of Spalding sales manager Steve Duncan. He and four other colleagues are now making a living producing the high-end handmade furniture for the trade market from a unit at ...

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