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A controversial planning application for 188 homes on greenfield land in Damgate, Holbeach, is recommended for approval next week.   South Holland’s planning committee has been advised any adverse impacts of the King Bros (Butchers) Ltd plan would not outweigh the benefits of delivering homes at the site, which will lead to contributions of £1.048m towards education and £83,472 for ...

Holbeach Primary has been judged ‘good’ in its first Ofsted since becoming an academy.   The school, in Boston Road, was judged ‘requires improvement’ before it reformed as an academy in 2014.   In a letter to parents, headteacher Sue Boor, who has been at the school throughout, said: “It is particularly pleasing to have detailed in the report how ...

Eddy Poll capped his return to Lincolnshire County Council by being reappointed to the executive. Coun Poll, who won the Spalding East seat earlier this month, has been named portfolio holder for commercial and environmental management. He was deputy leader of the council when he lost his seat in 2013 to UKIP candidate Richard Fairman, who was soundly beaten into second ...

The owners of a Spalding care home have appeared in court accused of breaching health and safety regulations following alleged incidents involving residents.     Apex Care Ltd face three charges of failing to carry out the provision of residential care in a way that ensured the safety of residents was not put at risk.     The charges, brought ...

A Spalding disc jockey who committed sex offences against teenaged girls has been jailed.   Roy Hayes contacted his victims over Skype persuading them to strip and perform sexual acts as he watched. He masturbated while the acts were taking place and recorded the footage.   Hayes (44), of Gaunt Close, admitted two charges of inciting a girl to engage in sexual ...

A Spalding man who was caught with films of child sex abuse has been jailed for eight months.   After police raided his home in Wygate Road, Gareth Oddy (34) admitted to searching for indecent material. Lincoln Crown Court heard Oddy was present when officers carried out the early morning search on January 20, 2016.   Gregor Purcell, prosecuting, said Oddy ...

The act which brought conservation areas into being is 50 years old and two of Spalding’s societies have teamed up to mark the anniversary. A photographic exhibition showcasing Spalding’s conservation area will run throughout the summer, spending a fortnight each in a  number of different venues. The project by Spalding and District Civic Society and Spalding Photographic Society will launch ...

A 71-year-old man accused of taking a suspicious package into the Lincolnshire Co-op store at Holbeach remains on conditional bail. David James Edwards, of Hallgate, was not at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court on Friday (May 12) for the case’s latest hearing. It is said that, on January 27 this year at the Fleet Street store, he “placed an article, namely a ...

Pinchbeck United Football Club has moved to answer critics and end continuing behind-the-scenes unrest. In a period that the club has appeared in two cup finals and promotion was confirmed, it is matters off the field which is driving much of the chatter. Now the club has issued a strongly-worded statement, criticising the actions of two people behind some of the unrest – former ...

Free CPR demonstrations are taking place in Spalding tonight (Thursday).   The initiative is part of the BBC Radio Lincolnshire ‘Save A Life’ campaign.   St John Ambulance is one of the partners in this initiative which aims to teach 10,000 people CPR skills.   The demonstrations last between 30 and 45 minutes and will take place at 6.30pm and ...

The person responsible for the day-to-day running of a Spalding shop claims she knew nothing about an “industrial-scale” cannabis farm in the basement.   Karolina Kiminiene told police she was as shocked as anybody about the discovery under Lithuanian food store Krautuvele in Pinchbeck Road. However, at a premises licence review hearing at South Holland District Council on Monday (May ...

NHS patients in South Lincolnshire have faced days of disruption following an international cyber attack. Hundreds of appointments were cancelled and only emergency work carried out at many NHS organisations nationwide after computers went down on Friday. On Tuesday (May 16), it was understood that no South Holland GP surgery was yet offering a full “business as usual” service and ...

When it comes to policing in South Lincolnshire, there is little that Gareth Boxall has not come across. That experience of 17 years, coupled with the fact he grew up in Spalding and has an affinity with the district, bodes well for residents being served by the new South Holland community policing inspector. Basically, our issues and concerns are the ...

South Holland’s towns and villages will become a “weed-infested wilderness” if Lincolnshire County Council doesn’t backtrack on a money-saving decision to stop cutting grass verges. The council announced last year it was to end routine cutting of verges in built-up areas from this April and with summer growth now in full swing the result is starting to become clear. Retired ...

Long Sutton Parish Council has expressed its “extreme disappointment” at the lack of progress on The Bull Hotel project and its “sorry state”. It’s understood that Korvin Developments Ltd has insufficient funds for further work but director Jan Von Draczek has given permission for tidying of the site by others. Last week The Voice reported on a community effort spearheaded ...

Colin Ward was – by his own admission – a rather naïve 17-year-old at the time of a musical phenomenon written into Spalding’s history. Barbeque 67 is indelibly etched into the memory of the Moulton resident who still pinches himself when he thinks of those he rubbed shoulders with almost 50 years ago to the day. Drummer Colin was, and still is, a member of Sounds Force 5, ...

By inviting disgruntled voters to spoil their ballot paper (‘Don’t like voting options? Then spoil paper’, The Voice, May 4) South Holland Council leader Gary Porter is completely missing the point. In the division in which I stood for election on May 4, Spalding Elloe, voters could choose from six candidates representing parties from left to far right and everything ...

Spalding’s Pinchbeck Road has reopened to motorists after an emergency closure to repair dips in the road – but the biggest of them remains. A section of the road outside Taylors Vauxhall is still cordoned off with barriers, whilst dips further up the road have been filled in by Lincolnshire County Council. Anglian Water has carried out a further sewer ...

A Spalding optician’s practice has presented the proceeds of a collection for cancer sufferer Kieran Taylor. Kieran (7) is a patient at Molsom and Associates, which had a collection tin at the Hall Place premises. Patients have been donating over the last two weeks and Kieran collected the £92.84 towards his family’s costs while in America for the youngster’s proton beam therapy. ...

Green Party member Dan Wilshire is back for another General Election fight in South Holland and The Deepings constituency. The 21-year-old university student drew praise for his campaign in 2015 when he came fourth out of the five candidates. Dan, whose Spalding address is in Woodfield Close, said: “I was honoured and proud to stand as the Green Party candidate in ...