Council

Hats off for new development

A development of new affordable homes in Spalding is nearing completion. The Willow Walk development is being built by Burmor Construction on the former Law’s Yard site off Commercial Road and will provide a mix of one, two and three-bedroom homes. Set for completion in the summer it is part of a partnership between South Holland District Council, Cross Keys ...

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Daffodil Route to bloom again?

A popular cycle way and footpath created to link Spalding town centre and the Johnson Hospital could be set for a new spruce up. The Daffodil Route runs from Pinchbeck Road in the town opposite the junction to Park Road until Enterprise Way. Partly built on a former railway line, it was created just over ten years ago as a ...

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‘Lessons Learned’ review on Relief Road

A ‘Lessons Learned’ review into the handling of the Spalding Western Relief Road is to be launched by Lincolnshire County Council. However the authority has told The Voice the inquiry will not involve members of the general public and only a summary of its findings will be made public. The road has proven controversial with the planning permission granted for ...

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‘Urgent’ extra funds for sites

A request for almost £30,000 to fix ‘urgent’ issues at three town sites has been recommended for April’s budget. On Tuesday, members of the Spalding Town Forum discussed necessary work on three parks: Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, Monks House Lane Pavilion and Spalding Cemetery, to avoid what will “give rise to high risk health and safety concerns on all ...

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Proposed anti-ASB toilets ‘did not work’

Proposed measures to curb anti-social behaviour in Spalding and Holbeach public toilets haven’t worked in the six years they have been implemented in toilets in Wisbech, it’s been claimed. South Holland District Council last year voted to get new public toilets that have individual cubicles with automatically locking doors. A report to the authority’s Performance Monitoring Committee last night states ...

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Voters faced 18-mile round election trip

A closer polling station for Tongue End and a call to only use schools as a last resort are among the measures being called for following a review of polling stations in the area. Recommendations following the review were voted through by South Holland District Council last week. As it met councillors heard that residents in Tongue End had an ...

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Pay freeze for district councillors

South Holland district councillors have voted to freeze the allowances it pays to members until 2023. Members followed the advice of an Independent Remuneration Panel which argued they were already the best paid in Lincolnshire. The basic allowance for a South Holland councillor is £6,255 a year. The next highest in Lincolnshire is South Kesteven who pay councillors £5,628 though ...

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Migrant worker caravans plan passed

Temporary caravans to house seasonal migrant workers have been approved. E M Cole (Farms) Ltd in West Pinchbeck is to erect four mobile homes on the site. The flower business’s James Cole told South Holland District Council Planning Committee that granted permission last week: “We can’t function without staff from overseas currently. “We have tried recruiting locally but we can’t ...

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Calls for reform on cost of drainage

Getting nearby counties to help pay for local drainage boards who should also set their own council tax levels are measures being called for by local councillors. Currently 50 per cent of the council tax you pay to South Holland District Council goes to the drainage boards who serve South Holland. In the 2020/21 financial year, that amounts to £2.5m ...

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Have your say on the budget

The district council is inviting comments on its latest budget plan, which includes a tax rise and plans to “save” £4.4m over four years. South Holland District Council wants to hear the opinions of all residents, partner organisations, businesses and other interested parties as part of the 2020/21 budget setting process. At a meeting of South Holland’s Cabinet last week, ...

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Double blow for town?

Spalding town centre could be set for two big losses after Marks and Spencer announced it intends to close its food hall while Beales is trying to stave off administration. On Tuesday around 33 employees were told they could lose their jobs after Marks and Spencer announced it is consulting with staff on the closure of the Winfrey Avenue store ...

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Council tax to rise amid uncertainty

South Holland District Council is to put its share of the council tax up by around £5 a year while looking to make £4.4m worth of savings in the next four years. The increasing cost of housing the homeless and a decrease in fees raised by planning applications amount to £670,000 of the £872,000 deficit the council is looking to ...

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Call for a re-think over parking fees

A host of town traders say they have collected around 1,500 signatures against the recent rise in car parking charges amid concerns of how it will effect their businesses. Sue and Barry Stubley, of Occasions jewellers in Market Place, say they amount of signatures they’ve collected shows the strength of feeling about the proposed increases as listed on page 29 ...

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District council announces tax rise as it attempts to save £4.4m in four years

South Holland District Council is to put up its share of council tax by 2.83 per cent as it attemps to make over £4.4m worth of savings in the next four years. The authority today (Friday) published its Budget and Medium Term Financial Strategy. It says the council tax rise will cost the average band D householder £4.95 per year ...

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UPDATE: Death junction’s ‘Plan B’ trial put on hold

A stretch of the A16 at what is deemed a dangerous Crowland junction was set to trial new traffic measures but the county council has announced nothing will be done until at least March. UPDATE: Coun Richard Davies, executive member for highways, said: “Following on from the valuable feedback we’ve recently received, the start of this trial has been put ...

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Council tax rise on the cards as county authority announces budget

Lincolnshire County Council is to increase its share of council tax by 3.5 per cent, but it still plans to dip into emergency reserves to cover a projected nearly £20m surplus by 2023. The council tax rise will mean a Band D property would pay £45.18 more than last year, the authority says. The council says two per cent of ...

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Relief Road route is approved through Trojan Wood site

The Spalding Western Relief Road is set to go through the Trojan Wood industrial site following a vote by councillors this morning. Lincolnshire County Council’s Executive this morning voted to carry that route forward for the road that is proposed to be built in five different sections. It had previously recommended a route which would have seen nine homes on ...

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Police again oppose man taking over shop

Police have again opposed a man they say has previously been found to have sold illegal cigarettes from taking over a shop that’s had its alcohol licence revoked two months ago. In November, South Holland District Council’s Licensing Committee revoked the licence of Delicja on Westlode Street after it was found to be undertaking working practices which raised serious public ...

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Families homed in time for Christmas

Seven families received what the council called “an early Christmas present” after being rushed into newly bought council homes just before the big day. The council bought seven new homes in Donington just before Christmas and officers moved quickly to get seven families into the new homes in time for the day. Some families were facing Christmas in temporary accommodation, ...

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Council to ‘look at options’ over Spalding car park charge rises

South Holland District Council has said that one part of its controversial parking price hike planned for January will be revised after a backlash from the public and traders. Posting on social media on Tuesday night, a spokesman said: “Following feedback from local residents and businesses, SHDC is looking at options of how we can reduce the proposed increase to ...

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