Holbeach Library is due to open in its new location next month – and volunteer opportunities are on offer. Lincolnshire Co-op’s £1.2million project to create a hub of community services will also see the town’s Post Office and the retailer’s pharmacy move from High Street to its Fleet Street site alongside a revamped food store. Everything is set to re-open on Monday, February 13. There ...

Parts of South Holland are being urged to be prepared for the possibility of some flooding on Friday.(January 13) The forecasted high water is at 6.30am and areas including Pinchbeck and Surfleet could be at risk. An amber flood warning has been issued, meaning householders should be prepared. The Environment Agency said just before 9am today (Thursday): “Stormy conditions are forecast, resulting ...

A Spalding man who earned the Rotary Young Leadership Award has been recounting his rewarding experience. Jack Wycherley (26) was The Rotary Club of South Holland candidate and went to a members’ meeting on Tuesday (January 10) to be presented with the award and talk about his experiences at Grafham Water, near Huntingdon, last July. He spoke about the friends he had made, the ...

A cerebral palsy sufferer has had her life “transformed” by a powered wheelchair bought with the support of the South Holland community. Phoebe Matthews (16), a spastic quadraplegic, can now stand when she wants to – not only offering her more independence and less frustration in certain situations, but helping an important part of her physiotherapy programme. Fundraising for the ...

Police investigating an assault at Sutton Bridge Medical Centre on Wednesday (January 11) want to speak to people in the waiting room at the time. Police said: “The assault occurred at the dispensary desk within the waiting room of the Sutton Bridge Medical Centre in Railway Lane at approx 11.30am. The victim of the assault was not seriously injured.” Anyone ...

Food manufacturer Bakkavor has teamed up with Spalding-based health and wellbeing charity Tonic Health to promote healthy eating among local schoolchildren. An educational workshop for children aged between 5 and 12 on the importance of fruit and salads for a healthy diet was led by Sam Hetherington, development chef at Bakkavor Salads in Spalding. The workshop at Tonic Health’s base at Broadgate ...

The future of a plan for another anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in South Holland is now in the hands of Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. Planning committee councillors granted permission for Andrew Branton’s application for land south of Counter Drain Drove in Tongue End, but it is now subject to a call-in procedure. The ...

Employees at Spalding Bakery have been warned that 46 jobs could be cut. A spokesman said a consultation process has begun at the Fulney Lane site. They added: “We are proposing to restructure the current shift system in order to streamline our processes and identify essential efficiencies. “Regrettably, there is still the potential that 46 jobs could be lost. We ...

Spalding Academy students will not be part of the Joint Spalding Secondary Schools’ Prom this year. They will have their own prom, leaving Spalding Grammar School and Spalding High School as the only partners in the annual Year 11 event. The decision has upset some Spalding Academy pupils and parents, who claim they have not been given a reason and ...

Permission has been granted for a new care home on the site of the former Goodfellow’s School in Spalding. Country Court Care made adjustments to plans for a three-storey building on the Spalding Common site, reducing it from 61 bedrooms to 60 after South Holland District Council refused permission in June last year. Coun Roger Gambba-Jones, chairman of the planning ...

Louise Chapman’s article (Voice, January 5) regarding a planning application for a large development at Moulton Chapel highlights once again how the control of the planning system has spiralled out of the hands of the council and is in freefall. The Government recently announced that a number of new villages were to be built around the country, one being on ...

How lovely that there is going to be a beautiful marina in Sutton Bridge to look forward to visit. However, once the fish canning factory opens in Sutton Bridge, it may not be as pleasant. Or coming across the “temporary gypsy site” (sorry travellers), also in Sutton Bridge (Voice, December 22). How on earth can the council justify this expense ...

In response to John Tippler and Jordan Swallow of Spalding (Mail, January 5). With your superior knowledge and insight into the workings of the government machine, perhaps you would like to educate me further? I think not! All that you have written has already been covered in one shape or form by the media. I, like many others, voted to ...

Some of the pigs being transported in a lorry which overturned at Cowbit today (Wednesday) have had to be put to sleep.  Police said just before 10am: “We are currently dealing with a traffic incident on the A16 bypass at Cowbit involving a livestock lorry that has overturned. “The lorry contained pigs and a vet will assess their welfare. “Drivers ...

I read with interest the two letters and New Year message in (Mail, January 5) relating to Brexit. In his New Year message Mr Rodney Sadd made some good points but his claim that it is ‘vital to retain access to the Single Market’ is a bit optimistic. Obviously the UK Government would like to retain access to this market ...

Laura Hudson likes a challenge, but she’s having to keep mum about the outcome of one of them for now. The Donington 27-year-old has competed in the current series of ITV hit show Ninja Warrior UK, being screened on Saturday nights. Her effort over the demanding obstacle course, which finishes with an attempt to “beat the wall” – a run ...

Spalding’s cycle action group fears that a proposed housing development on council land could scupper hopes for future improvements to a footbridge. Pedals wants Steppingstone Bridge, which crosses the railway line and links Kings Road with Park Road, to become step-free so that a wider range of people could benefit from it. The applicant is Welland Homes, South Holland District ...

by Karen Johnson South Holland District Council community development officer It is really exciting to learn when a new community fund is announced and in particular one that I am personally involved in. That’s why it is great to tell you about the East Coast Community Fund. Each year for the next 20 years, approximately £390,000 will be available from ...

A maternity unit is giving women and their partners the opportunity to help shape and improve its services. The department at Peterborough City Hospital is working with local healthcare partners to launch a maternity services liaison committee, a forum where service users can give feedback on their experiences. Women who have had a baby in the last three years or are ...

A developer proposing homes on the site of empty industrial units in Park Lane, Donington, is to be asked to reconsider the design. South Holland District Council’s planning committee deferred a decision on the Calderdale Homes application over concerns that a proposed rear parking court could attract anti-social behaviour. Chairman Roger Gambba-Jones said: “I have experience of these parking courts and ...