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Victoria Fear rejoined the Lincolnshire Free Press and Spalding Guardian as news editor in September 2019, having worked in communications for the NHS. She previously joined the papers as a 19-year-old.

New rules to enforce pedestrian zone are a step closer

05 August 2025
New rules to enforce pedestrian zone are a step closer

New rules to enforce pedestrian zone are a step closer

05 August 2025

New rules which will stop vehicles from travelling through Spalding town centre are a step closer to coming into force.

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Have a go at being a firefighter during special event

05 August 2025
Have a go at being a firefighter during special event

Have a go at being a firefighter during special event

05 August 2025

New recruits will be experience some of the activities undertaken by firefighters during a special event later this month.


New wheelie bins will cost £4.1 million

05 August 2025
New wheelie bins will cost £4.1 million

New wheelie bins will cost £4.1 million

05 August 2025

Wheelie bins and new refuse lorries can now be purchased after the financial arrangements have been approved by councillors.

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Pylon campaigners issue call to arms as key deadline looms

05 August 2025
Pylon campaigners issue call to arms as key deadline looms

Pylon campaigners issue call to arms as key deadline looms

05 August 2025

Campaigners are making a last ditch appeal for people to make a comment on the pylon proposals before the consultation deadline.


Consultant’s pay day revealed as bosses insist they were right to vote in ‘murky’ BID ballot

04 August 2025
Consultant’s pay day revealed as bosses insist they were right to vote in ‘murky’ BID ballot

Consultant’s pay day revealed as bosses insist they were right to vote in ‘murky’ BID ballot

04 August 2025

A council leader has defended the decision to take part in a controversial business group ballot - as the amount spent on consultants is revealed.

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‘Some people are nearly disenfranchised by these changes’

03 August 2025
‘Some people are nearly disenfranchised by these changes’

‘Some people are nearly disenfranchised by these changes’

03 August 2025

A senior councillor has spoken of his fears that residents will be ‘disenfranchised’ by plans to reduce membership on committees.

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Calls for blocked drains to be cleared to prevent future flooding

02 August 2025
Calls for blocked drains to be cleared to prevent future flooding

Calls for blocked drains to be cleared to prevent future flooding

02 August 2025

A resident fears that his neighbourhood will suffer ‘major problems’ unless blocked drains are not cleared out soon.


Key survey on town centre promises to be ‘interesting reading’

02 August 2025
Key survey on town centre promises to be ‘interesting reading’

Key survey on town centre promises to be ‘interesting reading’

02 August 2025

A retail survey will provide ‘interesting reading’ for the people who are charged with spending £20million to help turnaround a ‘left behind’ town.

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Power station plans go in

01 August 2025
Power station plans go in

Power station plans go in

01 August 2025

The owners of Spalding Power Station have applied for a new access ahead of work to update pylons around the site.


Plans submitted for ‘eyesore’ shut pub

01 August 2025
Plans submitted for ‘eyesore’ shut pub

Plans submitted for ‘eyesore’ shut pub

01 August 2025

An ‘eyesore’ town centre building could be converted into a shop and housing if new plans are given the green light.

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Artist Liz’s grand plan to breathe new life into disused buildings

01 August 2025
Artist Liz’s grand plan to breathe new life into disused buildings

Artist Liz’s grand plan to breathe new life into disused buildings

01 August 2025

Unloved buildings could be transformed into an arts and community centre if an artist’s vision comes to fruition.

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Cash-strapped council to get share of £5million to pay for vital flood protection work

01 August 2025
Cash-strapped council to get share of £5million to pay for vital flood protection work

Cash-strapped council to get share of £5million to pay for vital flood protection work

01 August 2025

Cash-strapped council leaders have welcomed £5million of Government cash to help meet the costs of protecting the area from flooding.


Man died after crash with fire engine

30 July 2025
Man died after crash with fire engine

Man died after crash with fire engine

30 July 2025

The cause of a fatal crash in which a man died in a collision with a fire engine will never be fully known, a coroner has ruled.


Parade to mark 80th anniversary of VJ Day

30 July 2025
Parade to mark 80th anniversary of VJ Day

Parade to mark 80th anniversary of VJ Day

30 July 2025

A parade will be marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War over the summer.


Passageway rough sleepers now making progress in new home

30 July 2025
Passageway rough sleepers now making progress in new home

Passageway rough sleepers now making progress in new home

30 July 2025

Rough sleepers who were living in a town centre alleyway are now making progress in a new home, councillors were told.


Would a buskers performance area attract more people to town?

30 July 2025
Would a buskers performance area attract more people to town?

Would a buskers performance area attract more people to town?

30 July 2025

Could a performance stage for buskers bring more people to a town centre?

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‘Destroyed’ road to be repaired

30 July 2025
‘Destroyed’ road to be repaired

‘Destroyed’ road to be repaired

30 July 2025

A road described as ‘destroyed’ by a resident will be repaired by highways officials.


Police make arrest as they investigate reports of man masturbating in a Tesla

29 July 2025
Police make arrest as they investigate reports of man masturbating in a Tesla

Police make arrest as they investigate reports of man masturbating in a Tesla

29 July 2025

Police investigating reports of a man masturbating in Tesla have made an arrest.


Dream for new archive to celebrate explorer’s legacy

29 July 2025
Dream for new archive to celebrate explorer’s legacy

Dream for new archive to celebrate explorer’s legacy

29 July 2025

The life of a famous explorer will be celebrated in a £90,000 new archive which is hoped to be built yards away from his grave in a village church.


I went to Classic Ibiza and loved every single minute

28 July 2025
I went to Classic Ibiza and loved every single minute

I went to Classic Ibiza and loved every single minute

28 July 2025

Joy. Pure unadulterated and electrifying joy was radiated across Burghley Park in Stamford when Classic Ibiza made a glittering return to the area.


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