Business

Time is being called at a Spalding pub heading for conversion to residential flats. Fortunes of The Vine in Commercial Road have fluctuated recently, and now plans have been drawn up to make it into five one-bedroom homes. RS Properties has applied to South Holland District Council for a change of use for the property. Little would change to the ...

A building society in Spalding was unable to open on Monday after a vandalism attack over the weekend. The Hinckley and Rugby branch in Sheep Market had its glass front door smashed in the early hours of Sunday. CCTV images from the building society show a man throwing something at the door. Spalding Police are investigating. Anyone with information should ...

A Spalding shop is closing its doors for the final time after more than a century trading in the town. Butters in New Road, which opened in the late 1800s/early 1900s, will cease trading on August 31. Many people will remember the shop as a pawn broker’s just after the war until the early 1960s when Peter Buffham was employed ...

Feet are often neglected and taken for granted, but they can be a source of great discomfort if they are not properly looked after. But many people don’t know where to turn to solve those awkward problems such as calluses, verrucas, fungal nail infections and cracked heels. But Jean Pollard is hoping she can help with her new Fresh Footsteps ...

Something for everyone at affordable prices is the aim of a new jewellery business based in Long Sutton. TLT Trading has only been going since last October and this summer moved to new premises in the Long Sutton Antique and Craft Centre. Business is going well but owner Tracey Thomas, who is passionate about jewellery, hopes more members of the ...

Father and son team Steve and Matt Tonks are delighted to be keeping a family feel to a favourite store in Holbeach. With Andrew Hawkins retiring from Hawkins Hardware after 45 years at the helm, Andrew commented: “I’m over the moon that I’ve found a nice family to take the business over.” The shop has been renamed Tonwood Home Hardware, ...

A family-owned commercial flower grower has secured a six-figure investment to enable it to expand and cut its energy costs by half. Established in the 1970s by Peter Redden as PA Redden & Son, Redford Flowers Ltd is now run by son Simon from the ten-acre Sycamore Farm in Spalding. Redford grows eight million stems each year, including lilies, irises ...

Lincolnshire businesses reported improved trading conditions despite a number of challenges in the second quarter of the year, according to the The Quarterly Economic Survey (QES). The Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) takes a look at Lincolnshire’s business economy every three months, and provides useful insight into trading conditions locally for national comparison. In the second quarter of the year, Lincolnshire ...

Two leading officer roles are being recruited to at South Holland District Council and Breckland Council, which operate under a shared management scheme. A corporate improvement and performance manager is being advertised with a salary range of £46,577-£54,855. The job purpose is “providing leadership and vision to coordinate activities to drive Breckland and South Holland forward, leading to reduced cost ...

Luke Pasqualino, who stars as D’Artagnan in the BBC’s swashbuckling Three Musketeers unveiled Image International’s new look interior. The Spalding hair salon is owned by Luke’s father, Pep Pasqualino. To celebrate more than 30 years in business in Spalding, salon owner Pep has just completed a major refit of his Red Lion Street premises. Luke flew in from Prague, where ...

Spalding’s new primary school is on schedule to open at the start of the next academic year. Wygate Park Academy, which is part of The Boston Witham Academies Federation, is being built by Holbeach firm Langwith Construction under a £2.5m contract. Lincolnshire County Council says completion and handover is due to take place on Friday, August 22. Langwith Construction managing ...

A dozen retailers are joining forces to drive out the thieves and make Holbeach a better place for people to work and shop. Holbeach Shopwatch is officially launched today – the culmination of an effort to recruit businesses willing to share information about shoplifters and other troublemakers. The system – which will see traders stay in touch via Shopwatch radios ...

The owner of Loaded nightclub says a late night levy (LNL) would be an unfair ‘tax’ on licensed premises which, like his, have already invested in CCTV and door staff. Matt Clark believes a BID (Business Improvement District) scheme would be a fairer way to provide support. Here Mr Clark, who is also chairman of Spalding Nighttime Economy Forum, tells ...

D’Artagnan is having his hair cut in Spalding. Luke Pasqualino, star of the BBC series The Musketeers, is unveiling Image International’s new-look interior – after having his locks tended to by dad Pep on Thursday (July 3). Luke is flying in from Prague, where he is currently filming the second series. To celebrate more than 30 years in business in ...

If collectables are your thing, there’s a new shop in Spalding that’s well worth a look. Brian Green has opened the Green Apple Collectables Emporium in Albert Street and with 850 items to browse you’re bound to find something that takes your fancy. Brian (62) is Spalding born and bred and has been building up his selection of collectables and ...

A Spalding shopper is celebrating after scooping a brilliant prize. Trevor Hargrave entered the competition which was held to celebrate the first anniversary of Hughes Electrical opening in Spalding and won a Sonos Play 1 HIFI zone player. Store manager Tom Gosling, who presented the prize, said he was delighted at the response at the competition. He added: “I hope ...

Drivers, residents and business owners can learn more about how a £280million rail improvement project will affect them. Network Rail is holding two sessions, one in Spalding and another in Gosberton, to share information about its project to upgrade the line and relieve some of the pressure on the East Coast Main Line. The project will see the closure of ...

Colleagues at Lincolnshire Co-op are to clock up 12,000 miles – one for every person living with dementia in Lincolnshire – in a bid to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society. Miles for Memories will see staff at the Spalding Travel branch cycle the 70-mile distance from their branch to Alzheimer’s Research Facility in Cambridge on an exercise bike.

Their lives have taken very different paths since they last saw each other about 50 years ago, so Lord Paddy Ashdown and Spalding RBL vice-chairman Frank White had plenty to catch up on when they met up at Bookmark last week. The pair were in the Royal Marines’ 42 Commandos, serving in Singapore. Lord Ashdown was a lieutenant and Frank ...

A care home in Spalding is to close next month with the loss of 17 jobs and the displacement of nine residents. The owner of Grenoble Rest Home, in Cowbit Road, blames burgeoning government policy for her decision to shut the home on July 21 and take retirement at the age of 46. Sarah Corlett said: “It’s been a very ...