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A plan to re-open a village’s last pub and incorporate a village shop has been given a boost. Gedney Dyke campaigners have successfully lobbied to have The Chequers public house listed as an Asset of Community Value by South Holland District Council at the second time of asking. It came just days before the authority’s planning committee were due to ...

The daughters of a motorcyclist killed by a drug-driver have hit out at the man’s six-year jail sentence. Daniel Pryce (40) had taken drugs and had two young children in the Ford Galaxy people carrier he was driving when he overtook another car and caused the death of Martin Elam (47), last August Bank Holiday Monday. Mr Elam’s passenger and ...

A local group’s efforts in raising £38,000 for people affected by cancer in Lincolnshire have earned it an award. The Spalding and Holbeach Macmillan Cancer Support fundraising group have been named the Regional Fundraising Committee of the Year for the Midlands by the charity. The numerous events members have put on in the last year include fashion shows at Cindy’s ...

The community has been praised and Spalding Voice readers thanked after hundreds of fish were saved following an appeal. Chris Walder contacted the paper last week after a number of his 400 carp started to die after the hot weather led to the water and oxygen levels in his Seckford Lodge, Pinchbeck, pond dropping to lethal levels. An appeal for help ...

A councillor’s fears over the introduction of the Universal Credit system he likened to the poll tax has been addressed amid concerns over how parts of South Holland District Council is run. Coun Chris Brewis raised the concerns at the meeting of the authority’s Governance and Audit Committee last Thursday, July 26. As reported in last week’s edition of The ...

The public can take an active approach in keeping Spalding looking sparkling thanks to new active billboards. The boards have been purchased by the Spalding Riverside Forum after funding from Tesco’s Bags For Life scheme. South Holland DistrictCouncil member Jack McLean is the man behind the idea of the boards which have a pocket for a litter picker which anybody ...

Spalding is set to get a new supermarket. Plans for a Lidl superstore on the site of the former Welland Hospital were approved by the South Holland District Council Planning Committee last week. Across the 1.04-hectare site, which also encompasses the former Bettinson Garage, a 1,325sqm supermarket with car park for 148 cars, servicing area, landscaping and associated works has ...

The South Holland District Council Planning Committee webcast was cancelled last week after technical issues. The planning committee meeting is broadcast online and the video is archived for access after the meeting. A council spokesperson said: “Unfortunately we were unable to webcast the planning committee meeting on Wednesday, July 25, due to a sudden technical issue that emerged with the ...

South Holland District Council says it is ready to withstand a possible cyber attack from Russia. The threat of such an attack is the only “High Risk” identified by the council in its quarterly risk report to the authority’s Governance and Audit Committee which met on Thursday, July 26. To combat the risk, the report states that the council now ...

The athletic exploits of a familiar face at Holbeach Football Club have helped a local charity. Whiskers took part in the annual Sue Ryder Mascot Gold Cup which was held at Wetherby Racecourse earlier this year. Trustees of the Holbeach United Sports Academy decided to donate the £750 raised through sponsorship to the Callum Pite Smile Charity which was created ...

Two local groups have got behind a fundraising drive for a four-year-old girl who has been diagnosed with cancer. Jocelyn Leaver, of Skegness, has been diagnosed with neuroblastoma and has a watermelon-sized tumour in her stomach. Anglia Motel, Fleet, owner Harold Payne saw her featured on a local news programme and wanted to do something. So he took the World ...

After raising a substantial sum for The Respite Association, Sainsbury’s Spalding has named its latest charity partner. Following a vote by the store’s customers, cancer charity Macmillan will be the latest to benefit from the Local Charity scheme which is in its 10th year. The Macmillan fundraising drive will officially be launched this weekend. It follows the collections and fund ...

Victims of domestic abuse in South Holland will now be directed towards a new service as of this week. Lincolnshire County Council has recommissioned the service it offers for those experiencing problems at home. The provider of these services across the whole county is now West Lincolnshire Domestic Abuse Service (WLDAS). Referrals to the Service for support will primarily be ...

Two members of the Holbeach branch of the Royal British Legion are to join thousands on a pilgrimage of remembrance in Belgium. Rhys Midwinter and Michael Barter will take part in the Great Pilgrimage 90 (GP90), parade around World War One battlefields which culminates in a ceremony in Ypres. The event marking the Hundred Days Offensive takes place from August ...

A retired couple and their lodgers have spoken of their horror after their front yard was incinerated in a blaze off High Street in Long Sutton last night (Tuesday, July 31). Robert (69) and Maureen Green (76) were woken by a neighbour just before midnight, to find their shed on fire which spread quickly to a camper van, two cars, ...

Some of South Holland’s top young talents have been recognised for their school achievements by the Spalding Lions. Every year the group asks schools to nominate a student for their Walk Tall awards for those whose achievements have stood out for a host of different reasons. Over the last few weeks the of school term the Lions visited the schools ...

Almost 40 firefighters from crews around the area tackled a blaze in Long Sutton last night (Tuesday). A Long Sutton resident said she “heard a really loud explosion” at around midnight. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescuse said 39 firefighters extinguished a burning garage, three cars and “adjoining living area”. Fire crews from Long Sutton, Holbeach, Spalding, Wisbech, Terrington & West Walton ...

A drug addict driver who killed a motorcyclist and caused catastrophic injuries to his victim’s pillion passenger was today jailed after a court heard he fled from the scene driving off to take cocaine.   Daniel Pryce had two young children in the Ford Galaxy people carrier he was driving when he overtook another car and drove straight into the path of the oncoming ...

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning as it says heavy thunderstorms are likely this afternoon (Friday, July 27). The warning was issued an hour ago and runs until 8pm this evening. A less severe, yellow warning of thunderstorms is in place until 2am tomorrow morning. The warning states to expect:  Flooding of homes and businesses is likely ...

Grab a trowel, the second annual Festival of Archaeology takes place this weekend at Ayscoughfee Gardens in Spalding. On Saturday and Sunday (July 28/29), visitors can dig deep into dirt pits to unearth fossils and get hands-on with a host of activities and crafts, as well as talks, walks and demonstrations. The first festival weekend last year was a success ...