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A property developer building in Fleet Hargate has denied claims it’s not abiding by planning rules after concerns were raised. Resident Peter Coupland says he’s had people in the village complaining about the state of Old Main Road due to construction of nine homes by Belmont Contractors Ltd.He’s complained to South Holland District Council about it being covered in mud ...

A public meeting to discuss a potential Business Improvement District (BID) for Spalding and other options will take place next month. It follows the creation of a Spalding Business Board involving representatives from 18 different town businesses. A draft model for a BID is to be discussed in a meeting at the South Holland Centre on Wednesday September 20 from ...

South Holland Markets’ inaugural Market Trader of the Year award has been announced. Julie Newman, who is on Spalding Market with the Sizzling Grill, came out top in a public poll to take the title.It was held as part of this years ‘Love Your Local Market’ campaign.She receives eight free markets for winning this year’s awardJulie, who has been on ...

A councillor has been publicly kicked-off a committee after the Holbeach Car and Bike Show went ahead, amid more parish council in-fighting. This year’s event took place on Sunday, July 22 at the Lawns Caravan and Camping site in Fleet.It was supposed to be at Holbeach Primary School and run by the parish council, but due to a wet weather ...

Five community groups in South Holland have been given extra funding for new projects. The Donington Ideas Group plans to improve Flinders Park ahead of its namesake’s return next year. The organisation is set to receive funding as part of the latest round of grants for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).Fleet Parish Council say its looking to use the ...

Opposition councillors at Lincolnshire County Council have promised to closely monitor a renewed £17m contract with Serco after a mixed history with the authority. The contract includes all aspects of the council’s customer services, including for highways, education, transport, libraries, heritage, adult and children’s services and road safety, writes Local Democracy Reporter Daniel Jaines.It will also support the council in ...

Lincolnshire County Council is actively seeking new foster carers as the national demand for these roles surges. Recent national reports have spotlighted a significant shortage of foster carers. The urgency for a “rocket boost” in fostering, to address the nationwide carer deficit, has been emphasised by national media, writes Local Democracy Reporter Daniel Jaines.Dame Rachel de Souza, the Children’s Commissioner ...

A new way to prosecute more businesses for selling illegal cigarettes and vapes is already having an effect in Spalding and is set to be rolled out across the county. Lincolnshire County Council says part of the process being taken on by police is allowing more of a crackdown on those flouting the law.It comes after two properties were served ...

Toilets designed to be easy to use for those with mobility issues have been officially opened in Holbeach. The Changing Places toilets are part of the Town Centre Improvement Plan for the area and are in Carter’s Park.The project was made possible thanks to a successful bid by South Holland District Council securing £150,000 in government funding for three Changing ...

New plans have been submitted for a development, which is already underway and plans for which were previously retrospectively refused. Allison Homes has appealed South Holland District Council Planning Committee’s decision, refused amid concerns it was being built on a slop up to 5ft 6in high.But they’ve also submitted a new application with a less raised surface.The application states that ...

Plans for a solar farm the size of 204 football pitches in Holbeach St Matthew have been submitted. Green Energy International is looking to build 5,000 solar panels and a substation over 110 hectares (271 acres) at Caudwell Farm.A consultation was launched in August 2021 with the plans having now been submitted.The application is for the infrastructure to be in ...

An employment tribunal has found in favour of Tydd St Mary Parish Council after legal action from its former parish clerk. Karen Treacher, who is clerk at Long Sutton Parish Council, had taken legal action against the authority after resigning from her role in 2020.She told The Voice she resigned over concerns regarding some of Tydd St Mary Parish Council’s ...

Long Sutton could be set for another election just two months after its last because one member failed to sign a form. The election for the parish council was only held alongside district elections on May 4 at a cost of nearly £6,000 to the town’s tax payers.But now it’s to be held again for one seat as one of ...

An electric vehicle strategy and encouraging people to use less couriers are among proposals for the second year of a group looking to reduce carbon emissions in the area. The South and East Lincolnshire Climate Action Network (SELCAN) launched last July is comprised of 30 people from various backgrounds to work collaboratively on reducing carbon emissions.A spokesman for the South ...

A role created to oversee improvements in Spalding and Holbeach town centre has been discontinued. In 2020, South Holland District Council appointed a Town Centre Improvement Co-ordinator as part of its three-year plan for £500,000 worth of works.However the role will not be continued.When it was advertised as a three-year fixed term contract the job description stated it was “to ...

The father of a family that’s been plagued by rats says he’s prepared to have his family sleep rough as nothing has been done for them or the problem property. They’re just one of several residents The Voice has spoken to living near a house in London Road, Spalding, where, in May, 55 animals were seized by the RSPCA.The family, ...

An outdoor cinema and tug-of-war are being organised to raise money for charity. Both events are raising money for Blood Cancer UK and Mencap, charities chosen by South Holland District Council leader Andrew Woolf.The tug of war is part of the Give It A Go day to be held at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field in Spalding on Sunday.“It’s ...

The chairman of a Spalding group has called for a town council to be created. Unusually for a town of its size, Spalding does not have a town or parish council taking decisions.Several years ago a referendum took place as to whether one should be created, but the idea did not get enough support.Calls have been renewed recently though, particularly ...

The bid to bring the remains of Matthew Flinders home, plus two projects for Spalding, are among those to benefit from the latest round of community funding. All three have been awarded grants as part of the UK Prosperity Shared Fund.How much each gets has not been revealed, but the South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership, of which South Holland ...

Works to improve a major junction in Holbeach have come under fire. Town residents have taken to social media to express annoyance that the works are causing traffic delays, while also complaining that planters have been removed and about the look of new railings being installed.It’s also been revealed that a new lane that a meeting of Holbeach Parish Council ...