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Sport Pinchbeck

27 teams line up for new Spalding League season after AGM

A provisional 27-team entry list has been confirmed for the next Spalding League season, with three divisions expected after this week’s annual general meeting.

Sport

Spalding Hockey Club ready for new season after ladies’ 11-goal win and men’s tournament success

Spalding Hockey Club’s ladies’ first team beat Bourne Deeping 11-1 without a goalkeeper, while the men’s first team won all three matches at a Pelicans tournament in King’s Lynn.

Crime & Public Safety

Spalding indecent exposure offender jailed for 10 months after three incidents

Slavcho Iliev has been jailed for 10 months after admitting three counts of indecent exposure in Spalding. He was also given a Sexual Harm Protection Order and must register as a sex offender for 10 years.

Crime & Public Safety

Spalding flasher jailed for 10 months after three separate incidents

Slavcho Iliev, 34, has been jailed for 10 months after admitting three offences involving victims in Spalding on separate dates last year. He must also comply with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and sign the sex offenders’ register for 10 years.

Crime & Public Safety Pinchbeck Road

Spalding court hears how alleged pursuit ended with friend’s drowning in Tongue End

Jurors at Lincoln Crown Court have heard evidence about the alleged pursuit of a car that ended when a Ford Focus entered a water-filled ditch on Counter Drain Drove, Tongue End, in November 2023. Sean Burlton, 28, drowned after the crash. The trial of three defendants continues.

Business & Openings Pinchbeck

National Grid picks route closer to Surfleet than Pinchbeck for proposed overhead cable line

National Grid has selected a route closer to Surfleet than Pinchbeck for a proposed 60km overhead cable line and associated pylons. A second public consultation launches on Tuesday, September 8, after the company said it considered residents’ views.

Crime & Public Safety Pinchbeck Road

Spalding court hears new claims over fatal Counter Drain Drove crash

A Lincoln Crown Court jury has heard conflicting accounts of threats and an alleged pursuit before Sean Burlton drowned when a Ford Focus entered a water-filled ditch near Spalding in November 2023. The trial of two people accused of conspiring to cause actual bodily harm is continuing.

Crime & Public Safety

Spalding man misses sentencing hearing as judge issues arrest warrant

Thomas Parr, 28, failed to attend Lincoln Crown Court on September 4 after pleading guilty to possessing 206g of cannabis found at his flat in The Meadows, Spalding.

Crime & Public Safety Pinchbeck

Spalding taxi driver tells court he saw cars collide before fatal Tongue End crash

Nadeem Mahmood described emergency braking, an overtaking Ford Focus and a collision involving a Vauxhall Insignia while carrying three children home from school. The evidence was heard during the ongoing trial over the death of Sean Burlton at Tongue End in November 2023.

Traffic & Construction Pinchbeck Road

Pinchbeck road blocked after two-vehicle crash knocks down telegraph pole

Northgate in Pinchbeck was closed after a two-vehicle collision at a crossroads brought down a telegraph pole, police said.

Crime & Public Safety Moulton

Moulton man jailed for 18 years after sexual offences against two children spanning decades

William Lynas, 84, of Moons Green in Moulton, has been jailed for 18 years after being convicted of 13 sexual offences involving two children in the Spalding area between the 1980s and 2023.

Business & Openings Springfields

Meridian Solar Farm could cost South Holland economy £76m, county response claims

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.

Traffic & Construction Little London

Spalding Water Taxi Halted After Weed Blocks Little London Bridge

Spalding’s popular Water Taxi service was unable to run on Friday after a bank-to-bank build-up of river weed blocked the waterway at Little London Bridge. Operators said the situation had not improved by Saturday.

Community Pinchbeck

West Pinchbeck Village Hall roof appeal gets off to a strong start

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 Spalding hospice volunteers reunite to remember Jenny Freeman Lodge

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.

Crime & Public Safety Town Centre

Sutton Bridge man sentenced after strangling woman in dog-toy argument and barricading himself in loft

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 Pinchbeck Road

Torrential rain delays sewer repairs linked to Enterprise Way closure in Spalding

Anglian Water says torrential rainfall flooded an excavation and delayed planned sewer repairs connected with a sinking section of Pinchbeck road, which has been closed since May. The company says work is now continuing, but has not provided a reopening date.

Traffic & Construction West Elloe Avenue

Spalding drivers face fresh closures as major Pinchbeck Road works enter next phase

New one-way systems and 24-hour closures are planned around Pinchbeck Road, Woolram Wygate and Hospital Road during September as the Spalding to Pinchbeck Active Travel Improvements project moves forward.

Traffic & Construction Town Centre

Holbeach Park Road closed after early-morning collision as Carter’s Park gates shut

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 launches South Holland appeal for farming and food memories

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

Lincolnshire care assessment wait rises 67% above target as staff shortages leave residents waiting

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 faces £42m funding gap as pressure on services grows

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 arrested after reported assault in Spalding town-centre alleyway

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.

Crime & Public Safety River Welland

Woman injured after jumping into dyke as straw fire spread near Cowbit

Tina Tomblin suffered burns after trying to stop a large straw fire near Barrier Bank, Cowbit, from reaching a nearby car. Four fire crews tackled the blaze, which damaged about 500 metres of stubble field and 600 tonnes of straw bales.

Traffic & Construction

Spalding Station blooms into award contender as judges make surprise visit

The Friends of Spalding Station have entered the railway station gardens in East Midlands in Bloom’s new Railway Station/Transport Hub category, with results due in September.

Community Deeping St Nicholas

Spalding council weighs new safeguard after Deeping St Nicholas housing deal cuts £685,000 contribution

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

£1.3m homelessness funding welcomed by Spalding councillor as winter deadline looms

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.

Traffic & Construction Town Centre

Enterprise Way sinkhole repair enters latest phase as road closure continues

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

Spalding cemetery plan faces fresh challenge as Play England backs Chiltern Drive field campaign

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 pledges regular fresh vegetables to Holbeach Community Larder

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.