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Two murals designed by pupils at St Nortbert’s Catholic Voluntary Academy are due to be installed in prominent arches at Project St Thomas in Spalding, after being funded by the centre’s main sponsor, Seagate Homes.
Community
The Ukulele Orchestra of Spalding has resumed performances after a short break and raised more than £500 at a Pav & Friends concert for Boxes of Hope, Citizens Advice and Thistles Market Garden.
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
Spalding resident Steven Leivers has urged those responsible for the town to rethink how public money, empty buildings and community resources are used, arguing that major projects have not addressed problems residents see every day.
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.
Community
An 80-year-old Spalding resident says he was alarmed when a caller claiming to be from South Holland District Council told him he was owed a backdated Council Tax rebate. The council partnership has confirmed the call was genuine and blamed an apparent Caller ID problem affecting the recipient’s phone or network.
Community
St John’s Care Home on Hawthorn Bank has been rated as requiring improvement in safety, effectiveness, caring and leadership, although the service was rated good for responsiveness.
Community
A free booking system for Lincolnshire household waste and recycling centres is expected to begin around November, but Conservative councillors say problems at Spalding should be dealt with locally rather than through a county-wide scheme.
Community
Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue is recommending a plan that would stop Spalding’s full-time firefighters working overnight, with on-call crews taking responsibility for night cover across South Holland.
Community Cowbit
Sir John Hayes MP says he will continue opposing the Meridian solar proposals after Planning Inspectorate hearings covering four sites near Crowland, Shepeau Stow, Cowbit and Whaplode Drove.
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.
Community Little London
The not-for-profit Spalding Water Taxi has resumed its service between the town centre and Springfields after Environment Agency work cleared a rapidly spreading weed blockage on the River Welland. Self-hire boats have also returned following a disruption that affected the town’s yacht club and caused a foul smell near the centre.
Community
A new booking system for Spalding Tip and other Lincolnshire recycling centres is expected to begin in November, with same-day bookings and non-digital options planned for residents.
Community
Families and patients at Johnson Community Hospital in Spalding can now request an urgent clinical review if they believe a patient’s condition is unexpectedly worsening and their concerns have not been addressed by ward staff.
Community Winsover Road
Brian Simpson has been given a hospital order with restrictions after being found responsible for the injuries that killed 37-year-old Kristine Sparane at her Winsover Road home in Spalding in November 2024.
Community
Brian Simpson, 65, has been detained in a secure hospital for an unlimited period after a jury found he carried out the killing of Kristine Sparane, 37, in Spalding.
Community
Plans for a new Spalding Parish Council remain in place despite a pause to local government reorganisation, according to The Spalding and South Holland Voice.
Community Cowbit
Cowbit Parish Council has secured £11,500 from Lincolnshire County Council’s Strategic Grant Fund for a wheelchair ramp and accessible toilet at the village park pavilion.
Community
The JMC Spalding & District Darts League raised £1,500 through the Spalding Darts Open at Spalding Services Club, with sponsors, donations and raffle tickets contributing to the total.
Community Pinchbeck
West Pinchbeck Village Hall has made a strong start to fundraising for a new roof, with an event planned for people who would rather donate in person than online.
Community Pinchbeck Road
Former volunteers and familiar faces from St Barnabas Day Centre, also known as Jenny Freeman Lodge, met at Spalding Golf Club to share lunch, photographs and memories of the former Wygate Park service.
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.
Community Deeping St Nicholas
South Holland District Council says it may use clawback clauses in future Section 106 agreements after Emerald Homes secured permission to reduce its contribution to healthcare and education and remove planned affordable homes from a 119-property development at Home Farm, Deeping St Nicholas.
Community Spalding Monks House
Deputy mayor of Lincolnshire Coun Ingrid Sheard has welcomed £1.3m awarded to the Lincolnshire Combined County Authority to combat homelessness and rough sleeping, while calling for more affordable housing, treatment places and long-term support across Greater Lincolnshire.
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.
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.
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.
Community Woolram Wygate
Liz Walker, 69, is preparing to walk 70 miles from Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge to her home in Holbeach next month, raising money for the British Acoustic Neuroma Association and Holbeach Community Larder.
