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Market traders in Long Sutton are fed-up with people parking in restricted bays on market day and stopping them from setting up for business. On-street parking restrictions in Long Sutton state that on market day (Fridays), the bays must be kept clear from 7am to 10am. Despite this, a market trader contacted The Voice on behalf of the traders to ...

Residents of an accident blackspot in West Pinchbeck are afraid to use their front rooms and gardens for fear of speeding vehicles crashing into them. In the early hours of last Sunday morning, a car drove through Karen French’s fence, across her garden and into her neighbour’s garden, only stopping when it smashed into a raised doorstep. The driver, a ...

More than £2,000 was raised for a parish church when visitors from as far away as Blackpool made their way to the annual flower festival. Fleet Parish Church hosted the festival over four days and was packed with flower arrangements on the theme of ‘God’s Beautiful World.’ There were also craft stalls, refreshments, tombola, plant, book and cake stalls to ...

Spalding Town Cricket Club could have a famous face turning out for them soon – Radio 1 DJ and TV presenter Greg James.   The 32-year-old has agreed to turn out for the Memorial Field club after speaking to 2nd XI captain Matt Gill live on air on Wednesday, May 23. One of the features on Greg’s weekday show is ...

A councillor says Donington residents “feel like they’ve been kicked in the teeth” after the dilapidated Red Cow was put on the market by developers who had vowed to renovate the around 200-year-old building. The prominent Grade Two listed former hotel on High Street has been empty and deteriorating for the last 15 years. But it was hoped what has ...

There was no need for Solo efforts when the force was strong in Long Sutton for a Jedi event. As the latest Star Wars movie hits the big screen, youngsters in Long Sutton were polishing their lightsabre skills for a Train Like a Jedi evening. Organised as part of South Holland District Council’s SHout and About health campaign, there were ...

A parish council has fought back against fly-tippers by carting around a trailer and getting hands-on with the dumped rubbish. A recent litter-pick by members of Weston Parish Council filled a trailer with bags of rubbish and three car seats that had been fly-tipped and set on fire. Local member of South Holland District Council, Coun Anthony Casson, who also ...

A new initiative between Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue and Wiltshire Farm Foods has the potential to save lives. The fire service is working with the home delivery food company, which visits hundreds of homes around the county. Wiltshire Farm Food’s drivers have already received special training to help them spot the tell-tale signs of people who may need fire safety ...

A memorial bench has been unveiled for a much respected councillor. On Sunday, May 20, the committee of Whaplode St Catherine Memorial Hall dedicated a memorial bench to the memory of the late Coun Mike Pullen in recognition of his service encouragement and support to the committee. In a short dedication ceremony attended by the committee and members of Mike’s ...

A daring Pinchbeck woman has fought back against society’s views with positivity, charity fundraising and teaching laughter yoga. When Tess Clayton-Sanderson turned 49, she decided it was time to throw some thrills into her life and face a fear a year. Six years and a disease diagnosis later, she has found herself preparing for the finals of the Miss Voluptuous ...

A Pinchbeck personal injury team dug out their wackiest hats for an awareness day. Last Friday, Brain Injury Association charity Headway encouraged the nation to don their silliest hats to raise awareness and funds for victims of brain injury. This year they had a regal theme in honour of last week’s royal wedding and participants had the opportunity to win ...

Educational boards and litter picking stations look set to be installed along the riverside in Spalding after conservationists bagged a £2,000 charity grant. The Welland Rivers Trust, working alongside the Riverside Forum Community Group, has been granted the money as part of the Tesco Bags of Help scheme. Money raised from the sale of carrier bags is being put back ...

A special football match was held to raise awareness of a national charity. The match was organised between Cowbit Athletic and a ‘stars’ team drawn from a range of disciplines from acting to football. The event was organised by Jamie Wadlow and he said that he was planning another with celebrities including football star Jamie Redknapp. The game held earlier ...

A new museum display charts spectacular spectacles from down the ages. Spalding Gentlemen’s Society (SGS) has dipped into its vast collection of eye glasses for its latest educational offerings at Ayscoughfee Hall Museum. Heather Violett from SGS said the collection on display dated back to the early 18th century. There’s also a modern touch, with modern day famous glasses wearer, ...

The Pride in South Holland Crew – the District Council’s team that tackles problem areas and ‘grot spots’ – recently used a graffiti-busting combination of spray-paint removing compound and a portable high-pressure jet wash to clean up vandalism at Spalding skate park. Coun Roger Gambba-Jones, South Holland District Council Portfolio Holder for Place, said: “The council has provided extra resources ...

Spalding Primary School has maintained a good quality of education since its last Ofsted report four years ago. The government body carried out a short inspection in April and the findings were released last week. “The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection,” said a letter to head teacher Andrew Raistrick. ...

Community groups are being encouraged to apply for a share of the Sheds Grant Fund as it opens again for applications to help support the set-up of community Shed spaces. South Holland currently has two Men’s Sheds, in Spalding and Long Sutton, which have proved invaluable spaces for people come together to take part in practical skills and activities. They ...

Lincolnshire Police have released images of a woman they’d like to contact in relation to the theft of alcohol from M&S in Spalding. A police spokesman said alcohol was taken from the M&S store in Winfrey Avenue, Spalding on April 13. If you recognise the woman in the pictures, contact the police in either of these ways: By clicking on ...

Four men were arrested on Friday (May 18) after police intercepted a lorry at an A16 lay-by. A police spokesman said after a tip-off, three Middle Eastern men were arrested on suspicion of entering the UK illegally. A man in his 40s, who was driving the lorry, was also arrested and has been released under investigation. The spokesman said: “If ...

A major new housing development plan on the edge of Holbeach has been submitted to South Holland District Council. The application, by Ashwood Homes, would see 32 two-storey homes on a site off Penny Hill Road. Included in the plan are 21 three-bed houses, two one-bed, four two-bed and five four-bed properties. “The site is well located to the northern ...