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A parish council has put a halt on all projects after its finance officer claimed ‘it’s in a bit of a mess’. Holbeach is looking to refocus on projects for ‘two months max’, Coun Rick Stevens told its latest meeting.“I think we’re in a bit of a mess at the moment and not concentrating on the right areas where we ...

Plans have been submitted to create a holiday park in Whaplode on a site previously allocated for a gypsy and traveller site. VMM Properties Ltd is looking to build 19 lodges and associated buildings including reception alongside two new fishing lakes at Bleu Ray Farm off Mill Gate.Despite local opposition, permission had been granted for a four-berth site for the ...

A woman who gets up at 2.30am every day to hula hoop for 30 minutes has lost five stone in weight in a year. Tina Taylor was referred to Slimming World and the gym after being told by the doctors if she didn’t lose some of her 19 stone 2lb she might not be around to care for her parents ...

A hoard of illegal vapes were uncovered at a shop in Holbeach by police and Trading Standards last week. Lincolnshire Police would not say which store the over 200 vapes were found, but said it was on Fleet Street.It followed a visit by the force on Friday June 9.South Holland Police said: “Always on it: Whilst on patrol last week, ...

A plan to increase the number of unrelated people living in one Spalding house to nine has been thrown out. Mr D Bowden had applied to turn the four bedroom detached property in Stonegate into a seven-bed Home of Multiple Occupancy (HMO).It would include two new bedrooms downstairs and a room upstairs halved to make it five rooms on the ...

A home in the centre of Crowland where dog breeding has been taking place has been denied retrospective planning permission to continue operating. Last week’s meeting of South Holland District Council’s Planning Committee heard that the home on North Street had been granted a licence for 20 bitches in 2020, but had never been given the required change of use ...

There’s ten projects set to receive a share of £4.9m in the latest round of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund allocated to the South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership, of which South Holland is a partner. Those receiving the money that work in this area include the Lincolnshire Community Foundation – Levelling Up Community Grants Programme which is to match ...

A Lutton man who deliberately caused a crash so he could pull another motorist from a car and assault him has been jailed. Brian Chapman, 42, rammed the victim from behind with his Golf before overtaking and braking sharply. The victim’s car slammed into the back of the Golf before Chapman dragged him from his car, pushed him to the ...

Clothing brand Levi’s is to open a store at Springfields. It’s due to open on June 21. A spokesman for the shopping outlet said: “Springfields Outlet and Leisure goes from strength to strength and now welcomes Levi’s. “Levi’s is the ultimate inclusive brand, with just about everyone owning multiple pieces, jeans of course, but also denim and non-denim shirts, tops, ...

A Gedney Drove End man pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a girl when he appeared at Lincoln Crown Court. Paul Charrington (52), of Winston Close, Marsh Road, Gedney Drove End, will face a trial in October which is estimated to last three days. Charrington denies sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 13 with his finger between February ...

A 20-year-old motorist from Spalding narrowly avoided a minimum three-year ban for his second drug-driving offence in three months. Deivydas Rocys was caught over the limit in September last year and again in December.More than one conviction for drink or drug-driving offences within a ten-year period triggers a mandatory minimum 36-month disqualification.However, at Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday Rocys dodged ...

A driver seen stumbling from a car in Spalding’s Winsover Road had the keys taken from him by a member of the public. Allan Wilson (58) was later found to be more than twice the alcohol limit.At Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, he was disqualified from driving for 18 months and fined £120.The offence happened at about 7pm on May ...

A court has issued an arrest warrant for a man from South Holland accused of sexual touching of a child, voyeurism and having more than 500 indecent images. Glen Pearl (42) did not appear before magistrates in Boston on Wednesday, as scheduled.He is charged with three counts of touching a girl aged 14 or 15 over her clothing.Pearl, of Fields ...

A Spalding shop has been closed by police for selling illicit cigarettes. A closure order was been issued at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court yesterday  (June 7) for Nasz Market, in Sheep Market. This followed an application by police, using powers under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, following the alleged supplying of illicit cigarettes.  The order prohibits anyone, other than ...

Those living around a house where 55 animals were seized by the RSPCA say their lives have been left a misery as a result of their gardens and homes being infested by rats. One family with a baby are having to leave all windows constantly closed and can’t go in their garden because there are so many rodents. The resident ...

The second phase of consultation on a wind farm that’s proposed to join the national grid at Weston Marsh north of Spalding has launched. Companies including Corio Generation, TotalEnergies and Gulf Energy Development are looking to build the Outer Dowsing Offshore wind farm.The turbines themselves will be 33 miles off the coast of Lincolnshire further north.The proposal is for underground ...

A Holbeach woman is to mark what would have been her life-long friend’s 21st birthday by taking a huge leap for a road safety charity Abby Wright is to take on a skydive in memory of Amy Cooper who died last November when she was knocked from her motorcycle by a disqualified driver.Abby is jumping from the plane on July ...

A Holbeach woman who has dedicated her life to helping Ukrainians in need since the country was invaded by Russia, is worried she’s now being targeted. Mandy Baxter, who launched the charity Boxes of Hope last year, says she was left ‘shook up’ after someone used a knife to cut the tyres on her car while it was parked overnight ...

Travelling along the A16 during a year’s worth of roadworks on two roundabouts is going to be ‘difficult’ a councillor has claimed, but added it will be worth it in the long run. On Tuesday Lincolnshire County Council’s Cabinet backed plans to widen and improve the road’s junctions near Greencell and Springfields/McDonald’s costing around £15m.Work is due to start on ...

Residents of a Spalding housing estate highlighted anti-social behaviour that’s affecting their lives at a public meeting last week. Fed up residents around Severn Road called the gathering as they felt the issues weren’t being heard or dealt with.South Holland and the Deepings MP Sir John Hayes, and representatives from South Holland District Council, including portfolio holder for communities Coun ...