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Pupils’ appeal after boy injured

Richard Rush — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:15:11 +0000

Pupils at a Spalding school are among campaigners raising awareness of driving standards after one of their school friends was seriously injured by a car. On Sunday, pupils lay in the road in front of Monkshouse School urging drivers to take more care. It followed a nine-year-old boy being seriously injured after being hit by […]

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Dim campaign sparks cyclists

Richard Rush — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:25:52 +0000

A councillor and charity worker says his campaign urging cyclists ‘Don’t Be Dim’ has been a bright spark. Mark Le Sage who oversees The Rightside Trust and Ella’s Project launched the bid to get more cyclists wearing lights earlier this year. He says he’d now like to make it an annual campaign after sales of […]

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School is hailed for its inclusivity

Richard Rush — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:14:51 +0000

A Donington school is celebrating after receiving an award for being an ‘inclusive school’. Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School has earned the Inclusive Quality Mark which ‘recognises commitment to creating an inclusive environment and provides a framework for continuous improvement’. An assessor said of their visit: “I found it to be an outstanding, highly inclusive […]

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Students are a cut above

Richard Rush — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:55:38 +0000

Holbeach students have used their developing skills to raise nearly £800 for a local charity. Pupils studying for Level One and Two joinery at University Academy Holbeach created a host of items to sell in the run-up to Christmas. All the profits were donated to Tonic Health’s Holbeach Hub which runs a host of groups […]

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All Holbeach schools closed after hoax emails

Richard Rush — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:21:11 +0000

All schools in Holbeach are closed this morning after what turned out to be hoax emails. Holbeach Academy Primary, University Academy Holbeach (UAH) and William Stukeley School are all among those closed. Lincolnshire Police have said it was following hoax emails. A spokesman said: “Various schools this morning in Holbeach have received suspicious emails. We […]

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Bright idea to stop dim cyclists

Richard Rush — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:11:14 +0000

A councillor is urging cyclists ‘Don’t Be Dim’ as he launches a campaign to get more of them to put lights on their bike. Mark Le Sage, the founder of The Rightside Trust and Ella’s Project, has teamed up with Lincolnshire Police and Halford’s for the campaign which will run until February 21. “It all […]

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Tributes to former SGS deputy head

Richard Rush — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:43:36 +0000

Tributes have been paid to a well known teacher who helped thousands of young people in Spalding. Graham Symonds was the former deputy head of Spalding Grammar School where he spent more than three decades. He died aged 82 on December 8 at Tulip Hospice after battling lung disease. The Pinchbeck resident was born and […]

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Spalding High School named one of the top schools in region

Richard Rush — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 09:34:03 +0000

Spalding High School has been ranked the sixth best secondary school in the East Midlands by a national newspaper. The Sunday Times’ list of top schools ranks every school in the country. Its 33rd edition, sees Spalding High School 235th out of over 2,000 secondary schools and sixth regionally. The King’s School in Grantham was […]

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Plan of action on SEND placings

Rachel Mayfield — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:21:51 +0000

Councillors have questioned whether proposed special educational needs reforms in Lincolnshire go far enough. Members of Lincolnshire County Council’s overview and scrutiny committee discussed a proposed three-year plan to tackle a rising number of children with additional needs (SEND) and create more special school places at a recent meeting.The £13.8 million self-sufficiency strategy for Special […]

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New studios for town’s academy

Richard Rush — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:00:51 +0000

Plans for two new drama studios purpose-built at Spalding Academy will also allow pupil numbers to increase. The application shows a single storey stand alone building with the new studios along with office, toilets and a plant room. “The new block will enable an increase in pupil admission numbers from 300 to 322, and is […]

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