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Community Town Centre
Spalding BID has been praised for gathering residents’ evidence about inappropriate cycling through the town centre, with the issue described as a daily concern for people across South Holland.
Community Town Centre
Spalding BID says it received 146 comments in two weeks about cycling on pavements and pedestrianised areas, and has shared the findings with police, councils, transport groups and schools as discussions continue before the town’s current PSPO expires.
Culture Town Centre
The Rock School Bus is expanding its South Holland programme this autumn with a new Saturday youth club in Spalding, school workshops and a fundraising event featuring The Houndogs.
Culture Town Centre
Spalding’s annual Pumpkin Festival will return on Saturday, October 3, with activities, competitions, seasonal stalls and entertainment across the town centre from 11am to 3pm.
Crime & Public Safety Town Centre
Silvian Munteanu has been jailed for 18 months after admitting striking a woman with a metal bar outside the XO nightclub on Westlode Street, Spalding. The victim suffered a fractured eye socket and broken nose. A second man, Danut Ionica, received a suspended sentence and unpaid-work order.
Crime & Public Safety Town Centre
Vanessa Gratton, of West Parade, Spalding, has been cleared of conspiring to assault her former partner, Richard McMullon, in a case linked to the death of Sean Burlton in November 2023. Scott Biggs admitted a late role in the conspiracy after jurors failed to reach a verdict, while several other men have already pleaded guilty to related charges.
Community Town Centre
Carol Hudson, of Hawthorn Bank, has called on South Holland District Council to communicate more clearly with Spalding market traders and consider greater flexibility over pitches, trading days and new ideas.
Culture Town Centre
The free Moulton Harvest and Tractor Weekend takes place on September 12 and 13, featuring machinery displays, family activities, a Saturday tractor parade, craft fair, live music and a weather-dependent Battle of Britain Memorial Flight flypast.
Crime & Public Safety Town Centre
Paul Gray, 52, was given a suspended two-year prison sentence after admitting intentional strangulation during an argument over a broken dog toy at a property in Nene Meadows, Sutton Bridge. He was also ordered to pay £2,500 compensation and must not contact the victim.
Traffic & Construction Town Centre
Park Road in Holbeach was closed after a collision at 5.13am on Monday, August 31, 2026. Nearby gates to Carter’s Park and Park Road cemetery were also closed temporarily at police request, although both areas remain accessible through other entrances.
Traffic & Construction Town Centre
Chain Bridge Forge is asking people across South Holland to share memories, stories and photographs of farming and food production as it explores a new online ‘virtual classroom’ and a display at the old sail loft.
Community Town Centre
Adults in Lincolnshire waiting for occupational therapy or care assessments faced delays 67 per cent higher than the council’s target timeframe between April and June 2026. Officials cited staff shortages and difficulties recruiting experienced social workers, while councillors raised safeguarding concerns.
Community Town Centre
Lincolnshire County Council is projected to face a £42 million budget shortfall in 2027/28, according to a BBC Shared Data Unit investigation. Rising costs and demand for services are driving the pressure, with councils nationwide considering savings and higher charges.
Crime & Public Safety Town Centre
Three men aged 36, 18 and 19 were arrested on suspicion of GBH after police were called to a reported assault in the Chapel Lane alleyway off New Street, Spalding.
Traffic & Construction Town Centre
Anglian Water says it has identified the cause of the sewer problem behind a sinkhole on Enterprise Way and is carrying out an agreed repair plan with Lincolnshire County Council. The road has remained closed at its junction with Edison Court since late May, but no reopening date has yet been announced.
Community Town Centre
A national children’s play charity has backed residents opposing a proposal to use most of Chiltern Drive Playing Field for an expansion of Spalding Cemetery, questioning whether land at Wygate Park Estate would provide suitable replacement recreation space.
Community Town Centre
DGM Growers is beginning a regular vegetable donation partnership with Holbeach Community Larder after the independent food bank reported a significant fall in supermarket donations and rising demand for its service.
Culture Town Centre
A new daytime dance-music event will take place at Spalding Constitutional Club on Saturday, August 22, featuring local DJs, Northampton-based guest DJ Percy Williams and live act The Jump Ups.
Business & Openings Town Centre
A new Spalding Business Improvement District cleaning initiative is targeting privately owned grot spots, with CCTV installed on a walkway between the riverside and Double Street after reports of rubbish dumping.
Culture Town Centre
A BID-organised free event brought live music, a major motorcycle display and thousands of visitors to Spalding town centre on Sunday. The BID is now planning further activities, including Countdown to Christmas and a month-long festival next May.
