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The son of a Deeping St Nicholas man killed at a quarry this week has paid tribute to his ‘fantastic’ father.   Richard Marjoram (57) was named by police on Tuesday as the victim of an industrial accident in Leicestershire.   Emergency services were called to a quarry near Melton, on Monday morning after reports of an incident involving a ...

Plans for 100 new homes in Pinchbeck have been approved by members of South Holland District Council’s planning committee.   But members were not happy that money from the development would be going to a Spalding primary school.   The site at Nursery Fresh Plants will see a mix of affordable, self-build and custom-built houses.   AMJ Construction had previously ...

Spalding’s South Holland Centre is set to benefit from extra funding as the Arts Council has included it in the latest round of financial support.   The centre is one of ten which are part of Lincolnshire One Venues (LOV) which has received the £988,766 allocation from the Arts Council over a four year period from March 2018.   The ...

Record crowds enjoyed glorious summer weather for this year’s Holbeach Food Fair.   Around 2,000 people visited the showcase for local producers, suppliers and creators of fantastic foodstuff.   Everything from burgers to vodka toffee was on offer during the course of the fourth annual event.   Organiser Nick Worth said he was delighted with the turn-out.   The festival ...

A Spalding air cadet is celebrating after off fighting stiff competition to complete a specialist aerospace course.   Cadet Sergeant Jordan Bertolaso (18) was selected to take part in the Qualified Aerospace Instructors Course (QAIC), which is notoriously difficult to get chosen for.   He was selected as one of 40 cadets from more than 300 applications to take part ...

Disabled residents have started to be moved out of Hovenden House ahead of its closure in August.     As reported in The Voice in April, the service run by Leonard Cheshire Disability is shutting due to “considerable” repair and renovation costs for the Victorian Grade II listed property at Fleet.   At the time of the announcement in April, ...

In honour and support of a family friend whose cancer recovery has been described as “miraculous,” two 12-year-olds will take on a fundraising 5K.     Allison Law (40), mum to Jada (6) and Jet (4), was diagnosed with advanced cervical cancer in January, which had spread to her bones and kidneys. Doctors said there was no cure and, privately, ...

Public artwork, new markets and loyalty cards are all in the pipeline for Holbeach.     The town is “buzzing” with enthusiasm after a public meeting to reveal results of a survey into improving its shopping appeal.   Three South Holland district councillors, Tracey Carter, Nick Worth and Francis Biggadike commissioned Leicester-based company Kerching to conduct the survey and present ...

Spalding market stall holders Stuart and Lynn Dunn have served their last customers after more than 30 years in the town.   The couple have been familiar faces on their spice stall but are now looking forward to a well-earned rest.   Although a love of cycling, spurred by tickets to the Velodrome at the London Olympics, will keep them ...

Staff at a South Holland company volunteered into the early hours to help re-house Londoners evacuated from their homes.     The team at Infotel, based in Gosberton, was called upon late Friday when tower blocks in Camden were deemed unsafe. When director Tanya Beresford called in help at 6.30pm, it arrived in 20 minutes.   But aside from those ...

Three South Holland men have been jailed for their part in a shooting in Long Sutton.   Lloyd Peter Hook (22), Samuel James Tooke (26) and Shane Kelk (23) were all convicted of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence after the incident in Anfield Close.   The men went to a property on Sunday, January ...

Vandals smashed hundreds of panes of glass in a nursery greenhouse on the same night a neighbouring derelict building – known to be used by rough sleepers – went up in flames.     Two local boys, aged 14 and 15, have been charged with arson in connection with the blaze on the former Groom Bros nursery site in Pecks ...

Three friends are set to embark on a fundraising adventure driving a banger across Europe.     They will be taking their multi-coloured van to the Two Ball Banger rally to raise funds for the East Anglian Air Ambulance.   Mark Robinson, Ashley Goodale and James King will be heading off next month for the run which is due to ...

Thousands of visitors flocked to the Crowland Show at the weekend and local good causes are set to benefit.   Glorious summer weather ensured a steady flow of visitors to Snowden Field to enjoy a range of attractions on Saturday.   Circus workshops, dog shows, horse shows, music, birds of prey and refreshments were all on offer at the event. ...

A town centre building society will close its doors for the last time in October.   The Norwich and Peterborough, in Spalding’s Sheep Market is due to close on Friday,  October 20.   The date was confirmed by the group’s owners, the Yorkshire Building Society, this week.   A Yorkshire Building Society Group spokesperson said: “Our Spalding branch will close ...

More than 150 serious illnesses will be prevented and up to five lives saved if weight loss support programmes are rolled out in Lincolnshire, it has been suggested.     South Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) told The Voice estimates are that £805,000 would be saved in reduced reliance on healthcare services relating to those individuals.   The estimates were ...

Population growth in South Holland has been higher than anywhere in Lincolnshire outside of Boston in recent years and will continue, a new report says. The Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) – which will help inform future health commissioning – highlights increased rates of domestic violence in the district, the lowest county figure for adult activity rates and some ...

A family whose home was transformed on the BBC programme DIY SOS have put it on the market – and are hoping someone else with a disability will now benefit. Four years ago, Paula Wheeldon returned to the home following a ten-day overhaul by the programme’s team and volunteering local tradesmen to make it more accessible to disabled daughter Dakota. ...

Lincolnshire police is looking for new recruits to join the ranks in a neighbourhood role.     There are up to 24 posts at the service for the police community support officers (PCSOs) offering a uniformed presence in the community while helping to tackle anti-social behaviour and offering reassurance.   PCSO Paul Coupland, of the Spalding Estates Team, said: “I ...

A new bid to put housing on Pinchbeck’s Nursery Fresh Plants premises is recommended for approval – albeit for 100 homes instead of the previously indicated 200. AMJ Construction was previously refused permission to build 200 homes on the Keston Nurseries site, in Mill Green Road. The site is located outside of the current settlement boundary of Pinchbeck as outlined ...