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A major plan for housing development in Sutton Bridge has been put forward – despite some of the site being outside the development area. Loyd Homes is looking to construct a total of 129 new houses at the northern end of the town. The development proposals include two access points through Nightingale Way and Withington Street. The site has a ...

The pandemic has curtailed many things this year, but Spalding’s Pumpkin Festival will go ahead. From scarecrows to pet photo competitions, there will be plenty of things to do. A special Harvest Time Trail will be launched this weekend with ten town centre businesses getting involved. Scarecrows will be incorporated into their window displays from October 10 to 31 and ...

A traffic bridge just outside Spalding is set to be closed for four weeks next months to install new traffic lights. Work on the junction of Horseshoe Road and South Drove over the South Drove Drain is to commence on Monday, November 9. The old traffic lights at the junction on both sides of the South Drove Drain – which ...

Plans to build 18 new units at the Springfields shopping centre could see £200,000 given over for improvements to Spalding town centre. The application is recommended to be passed by members of South Holland District Council’s planning committee on Wednesday. But the amount recommended to fulfil the Section 106 agreement has been hit by the coronavirus pandemic. An independent report ...

A councillor has expressed his frustration that Holbeach could lose a second plot of land identified to expand medical care in the town. As reported in last week’s edition of The Voice, the NHS is selling land on Dam Gate for £90,000 that had been given to it for a new medical centre for the town. And Coun Nick Worth ...

Most people in South Holland are “behaving themselves”, the district council’s leader has said in relation to low numbers of COVID-19 case in the area. Lord Gary Porter told a meeting of the authority’s Full Council that the area hadn’t seen large increases in the coronavirus as experienced elsewhere leading to extra measures, including that pubs close at 10pm. Lord ...

More garden waste bins are set to be available in South Holland but it could be a while before its rolled out across the district amid claims it could help offset the increase in fly-tipping. A meeting of South Holland District Council’s Full Council heard that there’s currently 1,200 people on a waiting list for the brown bins that had ...

The leader of South Holland District Council has said he doesn’t believe parking charges are keeping people away from Spalding and cited Springfields as an example Lord Gary Porter was reacting to a call to make parking free by Coun Chris Brewis. He told a meeting of South Holland District Council that making parking free could be “the kiss of ...

The speed limit on the A151 through Moulton and Weston could be reduced by 10mph. A report to Lincolnshire County Council’s Planning and Regulation Committee, due to meet on Monday, October 5, is recommending the committee approves reducing the speed limit at Weston to 50mph and Moulton to 40mph, which will allow the necessary consultation process to bring them into ...

South Holland District Council is among those backing a nationwide scheme to support people on low incomes who have to self-isolate if they test positive for coronavirus and cannot work from home. The Test and Trace Support Payment, is being rolled out as the number of cases nationally rise. Individuals who are required to self-isolate and who meet the benefits-linked ...

Prior to lockdown Long Sutton Parish Council invested £23,500 to provide a trim trail in the Winfrey Park for the younger age group and an outdoor gym in Cinder Ash Park to assist residents to keep fit outdoors and to help embrace a healthier lifestyle. In order to further improve the town facilities the council will be pressing South Holland ...

Holbeach Parish Council is to enquire about the district council taking over all CCTV cameras after more incidents were reported in its still unlocked parks.A metal bench was stolen and wooden benches broken recently in Carter’s Park, a meeting of the committee heard last week.The council ratified the tender process to ensure someone would lock up its open spaces at ...

A raft of improvements to roads around Pinchbeck have been recommended after a village survey. The results of a questionnaire, along with a report, was presented to the parish council at a meeting on Monday evening.A Traffic Management Strategy up to 2025 has been produced, which includes 20mph zones, evaluating all village cycle routes for safety and looking at a ...

Ideas to improve Holbeach town centre including the possibility of making High Street one-way are being discussed amid concerns current plans won’t work. Holbeach Parish Council says it will also wants to hear ideas from the public on how to ease congestion in the town, particularly at the Market Hill junction.South Holland District Council is bidding for £4m of the ...

A South Holland District Councillor says he has been stripped of all his roles by his own party.Jack McLean, Conservative member for Spalding St John’s Ward, took to social media to disclose some details about what was happening.“I will no longer be the executive support member for the Communities or Place portfolios, or the vice chairman of the Policy Development ...

A councillor has said she’s “disgusted” and told others “they should be ashamed” after a bid by Spalding Market Traders to lower fees further than is being proposed. South Holland District Council looks set to reduce the fees after angering traders recently by no longer providing stalls. But Spalding traders through Coun Angela Newton asked the council to consider lowering ...

The cost of the coronavirus pandemic to South Holland District Council is likely to be ‘considerable’. Members of the council’s cabinet were told that the financial implications were being closely monitored. “The COVID-19 pandemic has had a considerable impact on the council, our businesses and our residents. It is difficult to quantify the financial effects of the pandemic with any ...

Councillors gave the thumbs up to branding Holbeach’s Food Enterprise Zone ‘in the UK’s food valley’ as it was revealed the development will include a hub for start up businesses. After securing £8.5m of the government’s Getting Building Fund, work on phase two of the project is soon to begin Lincolnshire County Council’s principal officer for regeneration Simon Wright told ...

Good causes in South Holland are set to receive a financial boost as the district council prepares to launch a new Lottery game. The local Lottery could see 60p in every pound spent going to charities within the district. Managed by an independent company, the new scheme may also offer residents the chance to win a £25,000 jackpot. The South ...

A consultation on car parking charges in Spalding has been extended after it was revealed an email given for people to send their views to didn’t exist. South Holland District Council first advertised the changes, which include rises for parking at The Sheep Market and Westlode Street, on Thursday, August 13. People were asked to send representation to an email ...