Fingers crossed with the first battle won, we have nearly won the war. We are all looking forward to Christmas now, and hope the Lincolnshire County Councillors will endorse the decision to opt for the Trojan Wood route in January, which does not involve anyone losing their home. That is all we have ever asked, and the people of Spalding ...

An “old girls” reunion will take place next month for people who started Spalding High School in September 1963. The meet-up is organised by Isobel Coker (nee Peat), and will take place on January 4 at The Ivy Wall in Spalding from noon to 3pm. Isobel said: “I would like to reconnnect with any ‘old girl’ who remembers the journey ...

Children in Lincolnshire will receive a special Christmas present next week thanks to a Long Sutton travel agent and their Santa’s Suitcase initiative. The town’s branch of Lincolnshire Co-op travel have been collecting toys to be handed out by Lincolnshire County Council’s children services to those that might otherwise not receive a present this Christmas. Branch manager Jane Peacock, said: ...

A hospice charity that is offering a fundraising Christmas tree recycling service has appealed for drivers or wood chippers in South Holland who might be able to help pick up trees in the new year. The St Barnabas Hospice Tree-cycle has launched once again, which will see staff and supporters of the Hospice driving across Lincolnshire to collect and recycle ...

A man from Newcastle has been charged with attempted burglary after an incident in Holbeach. A Lincolnshire Police spokesman said: “Michael Allsop (64) of Sheldon Grove in Newcastle has been charged with attempt burglary. “He has been remanded to appear at Lincoln Magistrates Court today. “Allsop was arrested after we received a report of an attempt burglary in Boston Road ...

Brave brain tumour sufferer Kieran Taylor knows what he wants for Christmas – continued settled progress. The Spalding nine-year-old has had a tough time since the diagnosis of the growth behind his eyes three years ago and courageously undergone a string of operations. So dad Steve, mum Karen and sister Caitlin (12) are hoping this festive season will be a ...

South Holland and the Deepings Green Party candidate Martin Blake has said he’s not surprised by tonight’s forecast Conservative win and says he thinks the government won’t tackle key green issues. “I don’t think there was ever any doubt it was going to remain Conservative,” Mr Blake said ahead of the result announcement. “If the Exit Polls are correct then ...

A man pulled a BB gun on his neighbour and fired twice at him in a row over late night noise. Mindageas Stakele was upset at loud music being played in his neighbour’s flat in Swan Street, Spalding and banged on the walls in a bid to get the noise to stop.Phil Howes, prosecuting, told Lincoln Crown Court that Stakele ...

A 51-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries last night after his car was crushed by a tree in Weston. The A151 High Road was closed last night while emergency services attended the scene. A Lincolnshire Police spokesman said a tree fell on a black Audi Q5 at 6.21pm and the man was taken to hospital with “serious ...

Santa Claus has set out his route for Spalding and surrounds, with help from the Rotary Club of South Holland. His journey has already started, see last week’s The Voice or website to see if he’s near you. They will also be taking Santa to Morrison’s in Pinchbeck on December 12, 20 and 23. Here’s a list for the visits ...

A 12-year-old boy was ‘clipped’ by a car in Spalding this morning (Thursday). The incident took place at High Bridge / Church Street at 8.30am and a witness reports seeing a child on the floor. A Lincolnshire Police spokesman said the boy sustained minor injuries.

A 61-year-old Holbeach woman, who had been arrested after being abusive and swearing following a domestic incident, kicked a police officer at Boston Police Station, a court has heard. Magistrates in Boston heard that police had been called to the home of Judith Browes in Lawyer’s Close at 3.20pm on August 22 because of a domestic incident and found her ...

The date has been set for next year’s Going Forward music festival and the Long Sutton Masons have helped kick-start it with £1,000. Members of the Alexandra Lodge handed over the cash to the festival organisers, whose first event earlier this year was put on for people with disabilities to attend alongside their family and carers. Alyson Commons, of the ...

I was staggered to read the disingenuous words of Alan Meekings in your paper recently (21/11). Of course, Mr Meekings is right that Conservative Governments had to make tough decisions to repair our economy following the catastrophic recession triggered by years of financial mismanagement by Gordon Brown’s Labour Party. However, I’m confused why he then concludes his letter by declaring ...

Like every other voter across the UK, I’m hugely frustrated by how Brexit negotiations have gone since the EU referendum in 2016. Obviously, Theresa May and Boris Johnson have both done everything wrong in this respect from the outset. I could say more about this, but won’t, as our country is where it is now, and there’s no going back. ...

For a change I decided to buy the Sunday Times last weekend. Page 5 highlighted its seasonal appeal aimed at bringing “respite to children whose lives are blighted by deprivation”. This was supported by a more in depth article in the Sunday Times Magazine. I confess to being deeply moved by the conditions in which some of these children and ...

In response to the letter entitled “They should be ashamed” may I say that it is the norm for political leaders with over six MPs in Parliament to lay wreaths at the cenotaph. All party leaders do this, it is expected of them. We, as the local Labour Party, have been doing this locally for the past few years. We ...

Surely, when it comes to standing for Parliament on behalf of a defined area, being local matters. Why then, has the Lib Dem candidate been bussed in from hundreds of miles away? It is astonishing that so many people think they can just swagger into an area which they have never previously visited and expect to win election. I’m quite ...

May I, through the columns of your newspaper, extend my warm thanks to all who donated to this year’s Poppy Appeal in and around Holbeach? The two-week period running up to Remembrance Sunday saw remarkable generosity from many people and made a significant contribution to the total raised, which now stands at some £14,000 since the start of October. I ...

Nathan Murphy’s ad hominem attack on Sir John Hayes just goes to show the desperation of the Labour Party in being unable to defend either their clueless leadership or disastrous manifesto! Sir John’s impeccable record as a tirelessly-working constituency MP speaks for itself. During his time as our MP he has taken up over 25,000 individual cases on behalf of ...