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It’s been claimed problems over missed waste collections are due to South Holland District Council’s use of a new computer system. The authority has said it continually monitors the refuse collection routes and will implement further changes if required. It made the first changes to collections in ten years back in October.Since then there’s been a host of complaints that ...

There are fears that the home of the flower parade won’t be a riot of blooms this year as the town’s budget was set with no provision for floral displays. Coun Rob Gibson told a meeting of Spalding Town Forum it might miss out on funding for this year, but he said work was going on to ensure a future ...

CCTV coverage in Spalding is value for money, a local councillor has said ahead of plans to roll it out to more areas of South Holland. Coun Gary Taylor (pictured) was asked about the £400,000 camera system by Coun Ingrid Sheard at a meeting of Spalding Town Forum last week.He responded: “I do think it’s value for money.“It leads to ...

Yellow lines have been repainted outside a Spalding school after concerns over safety were raised. The lines were removed from outside Spalding Parish Day School on Clay Lake recently.But they’ve now been reinstalled after councillors Mark Le Sage and David Ashby, alongside county and district councillor Gary Taylor, had requested the measures.Coun Le Sage said: “They were removed last year ...

The new chair of Holbeach Parish Council says his goal is to support the staff while claiming some councillors don’t respect them. Coun Rick Stevens has taken on the mantle from Clive Turner after his resignation, one of several changes in the position in recent years.Mr Stevens even resigned as vice chair to Mr Turner and from the council in ...

Lincolnshire County Council is set to press ahead with a 4.99 per cent increase in council tax – despite additional funding being announced for local authorities by central government. Although details regarding the portion of extra funds heading to Lincolnshire are not clear, the planned increase was approved this week.The increase will see Band D properties with a bill of ...

A former South Holland district councillor has become a published author of children’s books. Rodney Grocock (73) has signed a five book deal with Pegasus Publishing and the first book The Order of the Poop came out last week.The book’s blurb says: “Cyril the crow lives on Farmer Brown’s farm. He is the leader of the crows on the farm ...

Residents of east Spalding are concerned about a farm’s bid to build a new way to get rid of waste, a meeting has been told. The Environment Agency is also objecting to Naylor Farms’ bid to build an anaerobic digester off Rangell Gate adjacent to its plant based processing plant.It involves microbial organisms breaking down animal and/or plant waste in ...

A virtual church tour and a project to get young people into work are among the latest groups to get government funding. South Holland District Council has announced where its allocation from central government for the UK Shared Prosperity and Rural Prosperity Funds (UKSPF/REPF) will go.Along with East Lindsey and Boston Borough Council, members of the South and East Lincolnshire ...

A £20m payment to Lincolnshire County Council for considering devolution would include £2m to the UK Food Valley Programme. Lincolnshire County Council has ran a consultation on whether to have an ‘elected mayor’ as part of another layer of local government.But it needs to decide what a first £2m payment to it will go towards.A total of £2m is being ...

Traders are behind an increase in the cost of renting stalls, it’s been claimed, as the district council looks to boost its markets. Coun Chris Brewis raised the issue at South Holland District Council last week.“There was a lot of joy for users and stall-holders when it was announced the new administration, after the previous one were really interested in ...

South Holland District Council is looking into creating a hostel for the homeless as part of measures to improve the service while cutting costs. It was one of the projects being worked on as outlined to a meeting of its Performance Monitoring Panel last week.Officers are also set to host a Housing Advice Hub at the South Holland Centre next ...

Controversial plans for a solar farm in Holbeach Bank are recommended to be approved by South Holland District Council. The 80 hectare (197 acres) site will be filled with ground-mounted solar panels to generate electricityDespite opposition by council leader Nick Worth, Holbeach Parish Council and receipt of 55 objections, the officer has recommended the plan go ahead.South Holland and the ...

South Holland District Council is poised to approve a 70-home development on former nursery land toward the north-western edge of Spalding. Members of the council’s Planning Committee have been recommended to approve the proposed housing development on the former Ivanda Nursery site off Monks House Lane, writes Local Democracy Reporter James Turner. After discussions with Planning Services, the initial proposal ...

Councils such as South Holland which have drainage boards will be given another payment by central government to balance the books for the next financial year. South Holland District Council has led the calls for fairer funding and announced it was set to have to pay £279,000 more to its drainage boards this financial year. It’s one of the reasons ...

Senior MPs are backing local politicians’ bid for more funding to foot the bills of drainage board, it’s been claimed. Former Prime Minister Liz Trust and Steve Barclay, the secretary of state for the environment, have joined Sir John Hayes in backing the lobbying group set up by South Holland District Council and other authorities.The authority is looking to put ...

Councillors are looking to improve the signs welcoming people to Spalding and residents will get the chance to design them. Councillors Mark Le Sage and David Ashby say they’re looking to fund new signs for their Spalding St Mary’s ward via their councillor budgets.And it comes as councillors Jan Whitbourn and Gary Taylor announced they were looking to do all ...

A digital noticeboard that’s not working is costing a parish council over £785 a year. Holbeach Parish Council says it did not know it would have to pay the rates on the board when it was installed in Spring 2022.The issue was raised at a council meeting recently by resident John Kinder who questioned whether it was worth the money ...

Work to replace traffic lights are to close a Spalding town centre road for a month. St Thomas’ Road will be shut from February 14 for the work, Lincolnshire County Council has announced. It’s for the work on the road’s junction with Winsover Road. Karen Cassar, assistant director of highways, said: “We’re very pleased to be able to take the time ...

A proposal to build 140km long new electricity cables on pylons through South Holland have been announced. A consultation has launched on The National Grid’s proposal for the infrastructure to run from west of Grimsby to Walpole in Norfolk.It would include utilising the proposed substation that the Outer Dowsing project is looking to build at Weston Marsh.A final plan for ...