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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.
Culture
Ultimate ELO will perform at Spalding’s South Holland Centre on Saturday, September 5, with tickets priced at £29.50.
Sport Pinchbeck
Spalding United earned a 0-0 draw against highly rated Macclesfield, giving the Tulips four points from their first three matches at the higher level.
Sport Pinchbeck
Holbeach United drew 1-1 away at Dussindale Rovers after Jordan Oldham’s goal, following a 4-2 home defeat by Whittlesey Athletic. The Tigers return home on Saturday to face Needham Market Reserves, with the first 150 supporters promised a free pint and pie.
Sport Pinchbeck
Spalding Town will put their Lincs Premier League relegation battle to one side on Saturday as they travel to Woodhall Spa for the George Marshall T20 Cup Finals Day.
Traffic & Construction West Elloe Avenue
Active travel works between Spalding and Pinchbeck are moving into Phases 3 and 4, bringing a northbound one-way system on Pinchbeck Road and a 24/7 Woolram Wygate closure until late October.
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.
Crime & Public Safety
Lincolnshire Police are appealing for information after a woman allegedly entered an 89-year-old man’s home in Long Sutton by pretending to be a carer, then stole £125 from his wallet.
Crime & Public Safety
Thomas Parr, 28, pleaded guilty to possessing 206g of cannabis after police found the drug at his flat in The Meadows, Spalding. Lincoln Crown Court heard the offence breached a 20-month suspended prison sentence imposed in June 2025. Parr has been granted unconditional bail while further reports are prepared ahead of sentencing on September 4.
Sport
Holbeach United’s Football Education and Academy centre has celebrated results day success after 21 learners completed its BTEC Level Three National Extended Diploma in sports coaching and development, including 15 full distinctions.
Education
Students from Spalding Academy joined fellow sixth-formers at Bourne Academy to celebrate a record 2026 exam year, with 49% of A-level and BTEC qualifications graded A* to A and 99% of exams passed.
Education
University Academy Holbeach Sixth Form is celebrating a 100 per cent pass rate across its A Levels, T Levels and Level Three courses, while every student who applied for university secured their first-choice place.
Education
More than 57 per cent of A-Level grades achieved by Spalding High School students were between A* and B, while most pupils applying to university gained grades good enough for their first-choice institution.
Traffic & Construction Ayscoughfee
A new light, sound and metal installation created through Storytellers Lincolnshire is now on display at Ayscoughfee Hall, following work by Chain Bridge Forge, Squidsoup and four young people.
Education
Spalding Grammar School students have achieved more than 425 A Levels, with strong subject results and destinations including medicine, engineering, architecture and biomedical sciences.
Education
Students at Bourne Academy Sixth Form are celebrating a 99% pass rate across all exams, with 49% of A-level and BTEC qualifications achieving the equivalent of A* to A grades.
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.
Community Pinchbeck
St Mary’s Church in Pinchbeck has reopened after being closed for most of July, but now needs to raise £25,000 for urgent roof repairs. The Grade I listed church will launch its appeal at a community open day on August 31, when its restored clock is also due to chime for the first time in years.
Crime & Public Safety
Spalding man Brett Harman has teamed up with the University of Lincoln to create Crime Scenes of Tinsel Town, a five-part series examining crime, forensics and filmmaking through famous film and television scenes.
Traffic & Construction
Chain Bridge Forge is asking residents to share memories of the former Midlands and Great Northern Joint Railway as it develops a new interactive exhibition about the line’s history in South Holland.
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.
Community Pinchbeck
The Trolley Shop at Johnson Hospital is operating again after members of Pinchbeck WI volunteered for 18 months. Sally Goodacre, a recent member of the Friends of Johnson Hospital charity, is now taking over the hospital foyer stall as the WI volunteers step back.
Community
Patients with dementia, or those showing signs of confusion, are to be offered distinctive ‘Forget Me Not’ wristbands at Lincolnshire hospitals including Johnson Hospital in Spalding. The bands are intended to help staff recognise when someone may need additional support with communication or finding their way around the hospital.
Culture Ayscoughfee
Ayscoughfest will take place at Ayscoughfee Hall in Spalding on Saturday, August 15, featuring tribute acts, local performers, children’s activities, charity organisations and community groups across the venue’s grounds.
Culture
Holbeach Community Centre will host a summer party on Saturday, August 15, featuring live music from Stolen Fridays, refreshments from Holbeach Mobile Bars and food available at an additional cost.
Sport
Spalding United began life at National League North level with a historic 2-0 victory at Radcliffe, with Bart Cybulski scoring both goals. The newly promoted Tulips will play Oxford City and Macclesfield in their first home fixtures of the season.
Sport
Holbeach United recovered from two heavy defeats by beating Diss Town 2-1 away from home, earning a second win in three Thurlow Nunn Division One North matches.
Sport Pinchbeck
Pinchbeck United remain without a United Counties League Division One victory after losing 3-1 at Selston, with a postponed Harrowby fixture followed by an FA Vase tie against Stapleford Town.
