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The leader of South Holland District Council says he is “massively proud” of the way staff and councillors have adapted to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. No staff at the district council or Lincolnshire County Council have been furloughed. Instead, many have been redeployed to help in other service areas. Of South Holland District Council’s 248 directly-employed staff, 157 ...

Spalding tip saw queues outside this morning as thousands of people attended Lincolnshire tips for the first time in weeks. Lincolnshire County Council says 2,328 cars attended their sites after having to book slots online in a bid to ensure social distancing and in an attempt to stop people queuing. However, there were queues outside of Spalding’s West Marsh Road ...

Lincolnshire County Council has ‘welcomed’ what it says is £54.3m to improve Lincolnshire’s roads. It’s part of measures announced by the Department For Transport to fund road maintenance. Coun Richard Davies, executive member for highways and transport at Lincolnshire County Council, said: “With over 5,500 miles of roads across Lincolnshire, this multi-million pound government funding will provide a welcome boost ...

Road surfacing work is due to start on some roads in the area. Lincolnshire County Council has announced its timetable for works for the next few weeks. The south portion of Winslow Gate, Windmill Lane and Siltside in Gosberton Risegate, New Road in Holbeach St Marks and Star Lane in Holbeach Bank will be treated on Tuesday, May 18. Coun ...

A bid to resurrect a 15-year-old planning permission for pubs, restaurants and a new hotel on the A16 McDonald’s roundabout in Spalding has been launched. Charnwood Property Trading Ltd on behalf of Bryony Wilson, Saffia King and Alex Wilson, has applied for a Lawful Development Certificate for the land south east of the A151 Holbeach Road junction. The original planning ...

A councillor has called for all of Woolram Wygate’s potholes to be fixed and is urging others to say where work is needed in her Spalding West division. While welcoming the work done outside Spalding Primary School on the street, Coun Angela Newton has called on Lincolnshire County Council to fix the rest of the street. She’s also looking to ...

Bus operators are going to be financially supported by Lincolnshire County Council. The council says it’s looking to protect the services and hundreds of jobs. Passenger numbers have dropped dramatically as people follow government advice to stay at home as much as possible. So, to help support transport operators during this time, Lincolnshire County Council is paying companies between 85 ...

The resurfacing of Woolram Wygate in Spalding has been completed a day ahead of schedule. Lincolnshire County Council say work on repairing the potholes ended today (Friday, April 24) after beginning on Tuesday. It followed numerous calls for the road to be repaired. Coun Richard Davies, executive member for highways at Lincolnshire County Council, said: “Work has now finished on ...

The company that runs South Holland’s leisure centres is to be given monthly payments to stay afloat by the district council after appealing to the authority for financial support. Parkwood Ltd took on the running of both the Castle Sports Complex in Spalding and the Peel Leisure Centre in Long Sutton last year on behalf of South Holland District Council, ...

Spalding Cemetery is to remain closed to the public despite a plea from the government. The cemetery is currently only open for funerals but closed to the general public, meaning people are unable to visit the graves of their loved ones. At the government’s daily coronavirus briefing on Saturday, communities secretary Robert Jenrick asked councils to keep open, or reopen, ...

An elderly tenant has been able to move into a new property after her current home became unsuitable. South Holland District Council’s Housing team pulled out all the stops for their tenant, identifying, preparing and helping her to move into a new property in the space of just four days after it became clear she would no longer be able ...

Those behind a Spalding shop where an illegal worker had previously been employed have been denied a new premises licence in the first council meeting in the county to be held online. Milenia Kudracova’s application for a premises licence for Delicja in Westlode Stre was turned down by South Holland District Council’s Licensing Committee following a meeting held online last ...

Works to repair potholes on Woolram Wygate will begin next week, Lincolnshire County Council has said. The authority will be resurfacing a quarter of a mile of the road between the Wygate Park junction and Nursery Way starting on Tuesday, April 21. Work is expected to be finished by Saturday, April 25. The news comes two weeks after The Voice ...

A full application to build 60 homes in Surfleet has been submitted. Seagate Homes is looking to build 60 homes to be accessed off Coalbeach Lane South on land ear-marked for development as part of the South East Lincolnshire Local Plan. The scheme is for two, three, four and five bedroom homes. The Design and Access Statement accompanying the application ...

A planning application has been submitted to turn Moulton Methodist Church into a residential dwelling. Moulton Methodist Church on Bell Lane is believed to have been built in 1830 after around 35 years of the society founded in 1789 of having met in someone’s home. But the planning application submitted to South Holland District Council states that the church is ...

A community fund to support voluntary groups to help vulnerable people through the COVID-19 crisis has been launched by Lincolnshire County Council. Lincolnshire charities, voluntary, community or social enterprise groups working hard to support residents impacted by COVID-19 are being encouraged to get in touch with their local county councillor to apply for grant funding of up to £3,000. This ...

Lincolnshire is receive a donation of 10,000 surgical masks from China. The Hunan provincial government is donating the masks to to support frontline staff during the coronavirus response. Lincolnshire County Council, which has signed a Decleration of Friendship with the Chinese province, say the masks will arrive in the county in the coming weeks. Coun Colin Davie, executive councillor for ...

Huge potholes in a Spalding road will be fixed “as soon as possible” it’s been said amid claims now would be a good time to do them when there are less people on the road. The numerous holes on Woolram Wygate are currently awaiting repairs and last week Lincolnshire County Council announced it had appointed a new contractor to repair ...

Over 700 small businesses in South Holland have already applied for a share of the £19m government grants and relief set up to help them through the COVID-19 crisis. South Holland District Council is overseeing the initiative in the area and has written to over 1,600 businesses inviting them to submit an online form to make their claim for either ...

The start of major work on the first phase of the Spalding Western Relief Road has been delayed, though some preparation work may take place later this month. Lincolnshire County Council say work on the first phase of the controversial project is now “unlikely” due to start before the summer. But a spokesman did say that pre-work such as clearing ...