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The dark nights are well and truly upon us, but our dogs still have to have their daily walks. The safety of both ourselves and our dogs is paramount. Our advice to you is to make sure that both you and your dogs are visible. High-visibility jackets or light coloured clothes with reflective bands or patches should be worn by ...

For most of us our pets are part of the family, giving us unconditional love, which happens every day without even thinking of it. After a busy day we go home and we talk to them, stroke them, walk them and tell them our secrets. They need us as much as we need them, but their lives are not as ...

By Peter Coupland, South Holland District Council’s Portfolio Holder for Regulatory Services Council-related matters are a way of life for me as I am a parish, district and county councillor. My parish issues relate to matters in Fleet mostly concerning planning, waste collection, street cleaning and dog fouling etc. As a district councillor, I not only have responsibilities for representing ...

A Spalding man who was the region’s first ever paramedic has celebrated his 40th year in the ambulance service. Tony Fell (62) joined the service aged 22 and still works full time in what he described as “the best job in the world”. “It’s been a great joy to serve people in the community at their time of need,” he ...

Railways were once the arteries of South Holland, connecting village and town stations large and small. Chain Bridge Forge museum has provided these photos from its archive and wants to hear from anyone with memories of the heyday of the railway and its workers. If you have any stories of the railways, contact The Voice or Geoff Taylor at chainbridgeforge@gmail.com ...

Before becoming a beagle owner, we researched the breed. Everything we read said that beagles are intelligent, noisy, stubborn dogs. Alfie, now five, was a very independent and naughty puppy. No house is dog-proofed like ours but Alfie quickly learned how to open the back door and trained us to give him a treat before he came back in! He ...

They say that pictures are worth a thousand words. These evocative pictures of Spalding in the past show the town has always been a busy, bustling place. They come from the online archive of the Chain Bridge Forge Museum. Set on the banks of the River Welland, this is a living history museum that is well worth a visit. It ...

 BY LINCS TRAINING – DOG TRAINING MADE EASY We at Lincs Training – Dog Training Made Easy, often get asked by our clients the right time to add another dog to their existing family. We would always recommend that you wait from 18 months to two years before introducing a newcomer. Think carefully and ask yourself the following questions: Can ...

The recall is one of the most important commands for your dog to learn.   For it to work your dog has got to know two things – 1. its name and 2. the command ‘come’.   Never let your dog off in an open public area if you think that you will not be able to get him to ...

by Karen Johnsom South Holland District Council community development officer Spalding’s Walking for Health group recently celebrated their tenth anniversary with 40 walkers joining together for a walk, buffet lunch and celebratory anniversary cake. In May 2007, the district’s first-ever Walking for Health scheme was put in place. The Spalding group was the first to be set up. Today 40-50 ...

by Coun Gary Taylor South Holland District Council portfolio holder for communities and facilities Following the recent horrendous terror attacks we hear so many examples of the extraordinary bravery from members of the emergency services and from passers-by, as they put the safety of others before their own welfare.   Events such as this change lives and their life and ...

by Karen Johnson South Holland District Council community development officer This week has been Dementia Awareness Week, with the initiative aimed at making more people aware of the key facts about this disease. The Alzheimer’s Society in Lincolnshire has been encouraging residents to unite against dementia, to forget their differences to help to find a cure, improve care, and offer ...

Colin Ward was – by his own admission – a rather naïve 17-year-old at the time of a musical phenomenon written into Spalding’s history. Barbeque 67 is indelibly etched into the memory of the Moulton resident who still pinches himself when he thinks of those he rubbed shoulders with almost 50 years ago to the day. Drummer Colin was, and still is, a member of Sounds Force 5, ...

It’s that time of the year when we are all getting back into our gardens and enjoying the weather.   But for our four-legged friends gardens can be a dangerous place. When selecting plants for your garden you should consider whether they could be poisonous to our pets.   Don’t forget to read the labels on the plants to see ...

by Coun Nick Worth Portfolio holder for commercialisation and growth, South Holland District Council At our most recent business breakfast one of our main topics for discussion was the government’s consultation on their industrial strategy. Feedback from our local businesses is that for more rural areas such as South Holland a focus on transport infrastructure needs to encompass rail and ...

We often spoke about adding a dog to the family, but which one? The first thing I would recommend to anyone having the same thought…”do your research” and boy, we did. Looking at the Internet, books or speaking with dog owners, we did the lot.   When we went to look at Walter (at roughly six weeks old) the breeder ...

by Stuart Brown Cyber security expert Phishing emails are online scams that are reliant on you, the reader/end-user, being tricked into doing something without thinking about it. They can take many forms and the ingenuity these days knows no bounds as scammers are now researching their potential victims in far more detail than ever before. Phishing, vishing and smishing can ...

By Karen Johnson South Holland District Council community development officer It was great to see so many people come along to the Give it a Go! event at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on April 2. More than 350 people came to meet South Holland’s sports clubs and try activities including football, golf, rugby, rowing and bowls. Playing sports ...

By Karen Johnson South Holland District Council community development officer With the clocks changing, now is a good time to take advantage of the extra hour of daylight in the spring evenings. Being physically active can significantly reduce the risk of several major health conditions. Walking is one of the most accessible activities available to us. It is free, fun ...

By Stuart Brown Cyber security specialist 2017 it seems will be the year of ransomware. Already this year malicious developers, or black hat hackers, have released newer and more powerful versions of computer programs that, put simply, “demand money with menaces”. Ransomware works by anyone clicking on a download link of an infected picture or file that has been tampered ...