Business

Council looks to give Holbeach’s Peppermint Park businesses planning head start

A council is looking to guarantee outline planning permission to businesses wishing to locate to a new Holbeach business park It comes following the official launch of phase one of the Holbeach Food Enterprise Zone, to be called Peppermint Park. The park aimed at the agricultural industry is to be built near to the A17’s Peppermint Junction. Phase one of ...

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Popular bus service might escape axe

The future of a popular bus service from Spalding to King’s Lynn may not be under threat. An online petition was launched to save the 505 which many people rely on for work or college, after operators Stagecoach said the Lynn depot would be closed. The company will be ceasing to run its services based there, and it was feared ...

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Elizabeth recruits Erica for land firm

Just months after leaving the corporate side of property and business consultancy to launch her own company Elizabeth Allen has been joined by a new recruit. Elizabeth worked with Erica Orme for a number of years and the pair have reunited working for Elizabeth Allen Land Agents. Erica originates from Zimbabwe and moved to south Lincolnshire in 1998. Educated locally ...

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Firms showcased at Peterborough business event

The Peterborough Biscuit Business Event is back for a second year, showcasing the area’s business community. Taking place at the East of England Arena and Events Centre on February 7, the event showcases the excellent business community that operates within a 40-mile radius of Peterborough, however any business in any area of East Anglia is invited to exhibit. The event ...

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It’s a Heidi hi to new HR role in Spalding

The Lincolnshire accountancy firm Duncan & Toplis has appointed a new HR director to head up HR services across its entire group of companies. Heidi Thompson joined the firm that has offices in Spalding this month, bringing with her more than 20 years’ experience running HR departments across the UK. Having previously consulted for businesses across the private and public ...

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Group sews seeds for future

A community owned group dedicated to organic and biodynamic vegetable, herb and flower seeds is to hold a workshop in Gosberton. The Seed Co-Operative, which was a BBC Future Food Award 2017 finalist at the BBC Food and Farming Awards, will hold its first workshop of the year at Gosberton Bank Nursery on February 17. David Price from the Seed ...

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Top up your bottle at Costa

Free water will soon be on offer from Costa branches in South Holland as part of a bid to reduce plastic bottles. Anglian Water is among those which have linked up the Refill campaign to create a national network of retailers offering new refill stations to top up water bottles. The first business to join the national drinking water scheme ...

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New home for builder Ashwood

A perfect end to a busy year saw Ashwood Homes move into new purpose-built premises on the Lincs Gateway Business Park in Spalding. The move will allow the house builder to expand its team and further plans for new development sites are in the pipeline for 2018. The building also houses two other offices, which are available to rent with ...

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Spalding food chain depot gets £2m boost

A Spalding depot is to receive a £2 million investment as it looks to expand. Food supply chain specialists Fowler Welch is improving its West Marsh Road base where 550 people work. The substantial investment includes refurbishment of two stores in the site, the conversion of a derelict brownfield site into an 8,800m² hard standing to park up to 100 ...

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Spalding man Tony has Doodles of inspiration

A Spalding man has launched his own brand, the characters of which are largely based on local people. Tony Lee of Daniels Gate has created the Doodles range which he says has really taken off since its recent launch. The 53-year-old, whose day job is at Bakkavor, says he’s sold hundreds of t-shirts, mugs and phone cases with his designs ...

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Construction firm pays out for Spalding and Crowland causes from community fund

Construction and waste management firm Mick George has awarded money from its community fund to two South Holland causes. In Crowland, Mick George granted £15,000 to Crowland Methodist Church. After a five-year consultation period to decide whether the church should relocate, committee members decided it would remain where it is and undergo the necessary maintenance work. A spokesman for Mick ...

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Holbeach Specsavers will offer treatment for minor eye conditions

National opticians chain Specsavers will open a branch in Holbeach this March. The store will open in the site of the former Co-op pharmacy on Holbeach high street. Spalding Specsavers store directors Ian Stradling and Neil Stradling, who also oversee the Bourne store, will be in charge. As well as the usual consultations, the business will also offer treatment for ...

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Comedian Kevin Bridges presents Pinchbeck brokers with national award

Pinchbeck broker Clear Insurance Management has landed a national award. The business based at Wardentree Park was named the Independent Broker of the Year at the Insurance Times Awards 2017. Members from the company travelled down to the O2 in London for the glittering ceremony last month where they were presented with their award by comedian Kevin Bridges. The judging ...

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2018 looking busy for Ashwood

2018 is looking to be a busy year for Spalding-based Ashwood Homes. The firm has planning permission for 73 new homes in Donington, 72 new homes on the second phase of the Cowbit site, 39 homes aimed at first time buyers on Low Lane in Holbeach, and work is due to get underway on the prestigious Holbeach Meadows development. Based ...

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Large developments green-lit for Cowbit and Donington

Holbeach developer Ashwood Homes is set to build nearly 150 new homes in the area after planners gave the go-ahead to separate developments in Cowbit and Donington. South Holland District Council’s committee granted permission to the building of 73 dwellings in Town Dam Lane in Donington and 72 homes off Backgate in Cowbit at its latest meeting on Wednesday, December ...

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Huge expansion on the cards for Spalding nursery

Spalding-based Bridge Farm Nurseries is hoping to build 75-acres of glasshouse as part of continued expansion. The company, which employs up to 400 seasonal workers a year, will complete the first phase in 2019 if approval is granted. Bridge Farm Group specialises in growing and producing ornamental plants, flowers and herbs for retailers around the country. “Our new site represents ...

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Spalding care home company admits breach following deaths

A Spalding care home company has admitted breaching health and safety regulations following an investigation into the deaths of three residents. Apex Care Ltd pleaded guilty at Lincoln Crown Court on Wednesday to failing to carry out the provision of residential care in a way that residents were not exposed to risk to their health and safety. The charges, brought ...

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First international contract for high–flying drone company

A Spalding company has been awarded a dream contract taking pictures in the Philippines. Lincolnshire Drones was given a two-week contract to take aerial images of the island of Palawan. Pilot Steve Timewell has recently returned from the job which was commissioned by a travel company. He took two drones with him on the company’s first ever international contract. One ...

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The implications of Brexit on economy discussed at Long Sutton forum

A group dedicated to social cohesion has drawn upon leaders in business, politics and religion for its first meeting discussing the implications of the EU referendum. Social Issues in South Lincolnshire, a group run by Father Jonathan Sibley of St Mary’s Church, Long Sutton, met at Long Sutton Market House to discuss the economic implications of Brexit. Speakers included Lincolnshire ...

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Grant offer to help businesses grow

Financial help is on offer to local businesses which are looking to expand. Up to £25,000 can be claimed from the Grants 4 Growth project being operated via South Holland District Council. The project is managed and delivered by the council’s Inward Investment Service. The European money is available to eligible businesses which are helping the region’s economy. It has ...

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