Richard Rush

Two keen gardeners in Holbeach Hurn are marking 30 years of opening their plots to the public for the National Garden Scheme. Jenny Worth, of The Old White House, and Liz Dixon Spain, of The Old Vicarage, have taken part each summer since 1996 and are just a quarter of a mile apart. The Old 27/05/2026

I've been trying to find a friend from back in 70s/80s, we worked together at ICL in Reading, always getting in trouble for laughing too much. I moved away to work with horses and Brenda and Chris moved to Spalding, we lost contact, at our age, 70s, clock's ticking so trying again. I've just found 27/05/2026

An emergency closure has been put in place on a Pinchbeck road due to it sinking. Enterprise Way has been closed between Stephenson Avenue up to Edison Close from today (Wednesday May 27). Lincolnshire County Council haven't said how long it's likely to be closed for as officers say they're still investigating the cause. It 27/05/2026

People with disability issues are being charged more for taxis locally, a councillor has claimed. Coun James Le Sage raised the issue at last week's meeting of South Holland District Council after being told of residents who had been asked to pay extra for their journeys due to having a wheelchair. He called for greater 27/05/2026

South Holland and Boston councils will join forces to create the next Local Plan for both areas with work starting later this year. The government announced a raft of changes to the planning process earlier this year, including adopting a ‘digital first’ principle. The two councils need to tell the government that the partnership is 27/05/2026

An application for Shepherds’ huts for holiday-makers in Gedney Hill has been made to South Holland District Council. Part of the lakeside site already has a lodge in place since 2017 for the family to use at Hillgate Farm, Station Road. But in 2024 Hillgate Lodges was established with an additional four shepherds’ huts being 27/05/2026

A group is raising funds for a Spalding family looking help their six-year-old son learn to talk and control his body more. Tymek Sienski, known as Tymi, is at the same developmental stage as a one-year-old, due to the numerous seizures and strokes he’s had as a result of the rare Sturge Weber Syndrome. He’s 27/05/2026

A family has paid tribute to a servant of the town. The funeral of John Honnor was held on Tuesday, May 12. He was an active member of the Spalding Town Forum, the Spalding and District Civic Society as well as the local cycling group PEDALS until his death last month at the age of 27/05/2026

Waste chiefs have vowed to investigate why some customers were given incorrect information about their garden waste collections. Some people in South Holland were provided with inaccurate information about their garden waste collection rounds and many were also unable to report missed collections on the South Holland District Council (SHDC) website, writes Local Democracy Reporter 28/05/2026

Leisure bosses have said plans to fix a diving pool pump have been delayed due to supply chain issues. The diving pool pump at the Castle Sports Centre in Spalding was replaced in July 2025, but it failed in February this year, writes Local Democracy Reporter Oliver Castle. South Holland District Council (SHDC) officials said 28/05/2026