A woman who falsely claimed to be driving a car which struck another vehicle outside a Spalding pub was given a suspended jail sentence. Katie Andrews (31), of Coronation Close, Spalding, was the registered the keeper of a white Audi Q5 which collided with a Honda car near the Ivy Wall pub.Lincoln Crown Court heard the occupants of the Audi ...

The former leader of South Holland District Council has been awarded a Lifetime Legend Award at a national ceremony.Lord Gary Porter received the award from the Local Government Unit and CCLA’s annual Councillor awards in London last week.A spokesman for the awards said: “The judging panel noted that in his two decades as Leader of the council, his determination to ...

The updating of play equipment in Quadring is bringing the village together, the chairman of the parish council Andrew Jackson has said. Last week it voted to go ahead and purchase the equipment that will replace facilities in the park that have been in place for nearly 15 years.It follows a £12,600 grant from the Lincs Community Foundation, as well ...

I feel compelled to write in response to Mr Basford’s letter in last week’s ‘Voice’.I am a regular user of Spalding ticket office as I travel regularly to London and other parts of the country and have been doing so for many years.The assistants there have always been most helpful and nothing has been beyond their remit in spite of ...

I know a lot has been said about keeping the ticket offices open at the railway station and I would like to thank the people that were involved with making this happen.I was in the position that if I wanted to use the train service then I would have to ask my son or daughter to buy a ticket for ...

Have you heard of 16 days of action taking place from November 25 to December 10 across the UK and other parts of the world – to raise awareness of domestic abuse and any gendered violence?EDAN Lincs Ending Domestic Abuse Now in Lincolnshire take raising awareness very seriously and don’t restrict it to these 16 days, but it’s good to take part and ...

Our gentleman’s coffee morning group in Crowland has been together for just over a year now.To celebrate, we all went out for a meal at our local Italian restraurant, Giulianos in Crowland.We started meeting in the Old Copper Kettle in North Street, where the idea was born last year, but because of a new business venture by Graham and Tracy ...

The Holbeach Community Larder has received another brilliant boost thanks to a town business.The Original Factory Shop raises money for the charity every year by customers purchasing hangers, bags and from a secondhand book stall.This year they’ve been able to donate over £700 to help feed those in Holbeach who need it most.“Our company values the importance of helping our ...

Over two days of action, South Holland Police checked retail businesses with colleagues from other agencies. They were checking licensing compliance, weights and measures, immigration compliance, working conditions and the selling of illegal vapes and cigarettes.Officers arrested a person for immigration offences at a Spalding takeaway on November 7. Police said the matter will be followed-up by immigration enforcement.Vodka was ...

Young chefs cooked up a storm as the Rotary Club of Spalding held its annual Young Chef competition.Six contestants aged 14 and 15 took part in the event at Spalding High School.The students had an hour and a half to prepare and present a meal for two consisting of a main course followed by a dessert on a budget of ...

Thanks to everyone who has donated to this year’s Give A Gift campaign so far, but we still need more presents. The appeal makes a huge difference to struggling families across South Holland and Boston, ensuring children who wouldn’t get a present have something to open on Christmas Day.The Spalding and South Holland Voice has teamed up with Coun Mark ...

Family and friends of a Spalding teen who died have unveiled a memorial bench on what would have been her 20th birthday. Holly May Maxwell died on December 19, 2022 after having influenza, pneumonia, sepsis and COVID-19.An inquest into the care worker’s death heard there was a catalogue of failures with her healthcare.Last Friday (November 17) Holly May’s mum Kylie ...

A new board created ‘to lead cultural change’ has met for the first time.The South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership, which South Holland is a part of alongside East Lindsey and Boston councils has held the first meeting of a new, strategic eight member board, drawing on experience from a variety of sectors to lead cultural change.A spokesman said it ...

A Spalding woman is appealing to the community to provide gifts as part of the Christmas dinner she will cook for them. As she did last year, Vanessa Browning is set to cook for single people who otherwise would be on their own on Christmas Day.It proved a huge success with 25 people attending.She would like to make it better ...

Plans have been submitted to put a blue plaque on a Spalding building to mark a town benefactor.The Spalding and District Civic Society want to install the plaque for Charlotte Charinton, who lived in Welland Place, London Road. She devoted her inheritance to various churches in South Holland and entirely funded the building of St Paul’s, Fulney.She inherited wealth from, ...

The average age of a Holbeach care home dropped significantly thanks to the arrival of a group of young visitors.Holbeach Meadows has been a buzz of excitement with three inter-generational projects up and running.The latest group of visitors were from Small Saints pre-school in the town, holding monthly sessions.“The smiles and interaction we are seeing between the residents through out ...

A devolution deal for Lincolnshire was expected to be on the table from the Chancellor in his autumn statement this week. This means the county will have to elect a mayor to oversee a huge budget.Lincolnshire has been vying for a deal for several years, but missed out on the latest round of deals earlier this year.It also failed at ...

The University Academy Long Sutton is ‘welcoming and caring’, says its latest Ofsted report. But it was still rated as ‘requires improvement’ by inspectors who noted it has already ‘improved in many areas.’“Everyone is delighted to be judged as a welcoming and caring school and is pleased to announce significant improvements since academy conversion,” said principal Liam Davé.“Under new leadership ...

Every respondent to a consultation for the local authority wants the top priority in the district to be a safe community – as 180 violent crimes were committed in South Holland during September alone. There were more than 400 crimes across South Holland for the month, according to the latest police figures.The biggest single category was violent offences – with ...

Moulton Harrox moved within a point of league leaders Uppingham Town with a game in hand after a 2-0 win at Ramsey Town.Declan Earth and Tyler Wright took their chances to secure the points against visitors who ended down to 10 men when Ryan Pratt received a second yellow.Elsewhere in the division, Crowland Town won a thriller 4-3 at home ...