Area
Business & Openings Springfields
Lincolnshire County Council’s official response to the proposed Meridian Solar Farm says the scheme could cost South Holland’s economy between £57.24m and £76.16m over its proposed 40-year lifespan, while affecting the landscape, tourism, farmland, ecology and mental wellbeing.
Culture Springfields
Spalding’s Remembrance Sunday parade will again march back to the town centre after the service at St Mary and St Nicolas Church and Ayscoughfee Gardens, following complaints from some veterans about the route used during the past two years.
Culture Springfields
Soul legend Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band will perform at the South Holland Centre in November, almost 60 years after Washington headlined Spalding’s landmark BBQ 67 festival. The concert will launch a six-month oral-history project ahead of 60th-anniversary events in May 2027.
Community Springfields
Fire investigations have concluded after a large blaze off Barrier Bank between Cowbit and Spalding damaged approximately 500 metres of stubble field and 600 tonnes of straw bales. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue said the cause remains undetermined.
Crime & Public Safety Springfields
Police and Trading Standards officers found two suitcases containing suspected counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco in an abandoned vehicle after a targeted operation visited seven Spalding and surrounding-area premises on Saturday, August 22.
Community Springfields
Lincolnshire County Council expects a £51 million overspend on schools funding this year, driven by rising demand for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities support. The council’s executive is due to discuss the position on 1 September, while most of the accumulated debt is expected to be taken on by the Government.
Crime & Public Safety Springfields
Lincolnshire Police is appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a car collided with a motorcyclist at the Holbeach Road roundabout outside Springfields in Spalding on Sunday, August 23. The driver failed to stop, and the rider, a man in his 60s, was taken to hospital with injuries not thought to be life-threatening or life-altering.
Crime & Public Safety Springfields
Leicestershire Police searched an address in Holbeach Road and the former Royal Mail building in Spring Gardens on Tuesday, August 18, as part of enquiries into the death of 60-year-old Gary Piatek.
Business & Openings Springfields
French Connection and Rituals are due to open stores at Springfields Designer Outlet just outside Spalding in the next few weeks, adding fashion, beauty and lifestyle options to the centre’s existing line-up of more than 60 premium brands.
Traffic & Construction Springfields
Springfields Shopping Outlet says it will invest in new and improved toilet facilities after a 70-year-old visitor, recovering from surgery, was unable to access an open toilet during her first outing in eight weeks.
