An average of 250 parking tickets have been issued each month in South Holland as drivers continue to ignore restrictions. Now the county-wide parking enforcement scheme is set to expand – with a further six “street wardens” being taken on to ensure villages can be covered more frequently. Figures show that 2,542 parking enforcement notices were handed out in South ...

A shop owner who has “changed the lives” of hundreds of disabled people has been nominated for a Pride of South Holland Lifetime Achievement Award. Andrew Inkley, who runs Inkley’s clothes shop in Francis Street, Spalding, was put forward for the prestigious award after devoting many years to improving the lives of those involved with the town’s PHAB (Physically Disabled ...

We are still looking for the special people who make South Holland a place we can be proud to live in. Nominations are coming in for the first ever Pride of South Holland Awards, being run by the Spalding and South Holland Voice in conjunction with Tulip Radio and Spalding and District Chamber. We are looking for readers’ nominations in ...

A childminder who is training as a mentor for fellow professionals has received an outstanding Ofsted inspection. Clair Wooding, who already runs drop-in sessions for fellow childminders in her home village of Holbeach St Marks, has been a child minder for 15 years and is delighted to receive the top grading from the education inspectors for the care she provides ...

Nominations are already coming in for POSH people – those who are the Pride of South Holland and deserving of an award. The Pride of South Holland Awards have been launched by the Spalding and South Holland Voice in association with Tulip Radio and Spalding and District Area Chamber to honour those who go above and beyond to make their ...

Crowland is situated in the very south of the county. A thriving market town, Crowland supports a population of approximately 4,200 with the majority of the residents living within the town itself. The town is a pleasant mix of older properties surrounding the Trinity Bridge and Crowland Abbey and several large modern housing estates on the edges which overlook the ...

A campaign has been launched for a footbridge to be built next to the Winsover Road railway crossing in Spalding. It is hoped that the space left by the demolition of the former signal box last weekend could be put to good use for a bridge, which could benefit pedestrians, and wheelchair users as well as encourage more people to ...

Five men will be sentenced next week after a series of ramraids, including ones in Long Sutton and Crowland, which netted a total of £400,000. Joseph Upton, John Smith, Albert Smith, John Christopher Smith and Alfred Stanley, all from Cambridgeshire or Bedfordshire, carried out raids at 12 banks in 2012. They used JCB diggers to smash into businesses before ripping ...

An animal charity has had its coffers boosted by sales of a pet shop’s calendar. Rooke’s Pet Products handed over a cheque for £768 to Wood Green from the sale of its 2015 Face of Rooke’s calendar. The Face of Rooke’s competition is run annually and sees customers enter photos of their pets in a bid to win the coveted ...

“Intensive support” is still needed to improve standards at South Holland primary schools a year after almost half were found to be “requiring improvement”. During the summer of 2013, it was identified that 17 of the district’s 35 primary schools (48 per cent) needed to improve – compared to just 20 per cent in the whole of Lincolnshire. It led ...

Looking for a job in South Holland or considering a career change? Then the South Holland Jobs Fair on Tuesday, March 17, could be just the ticket. The event provides the chance to speak to more than 30 employers and training providers from a range of industries who are currently recruiting. It takes place at the South Holland Centre in ...

When Marian Boxall started a new job as a receptionist in 1969 she never imagined she would be working for the same firm her entire working life. However, she is now celebrating 40 years working for accountants Moore Thompson, at its Spalding office. She first began working for Stephenson Smart in May 1969 working from 3B Market Place in Spalding ...

As an apprentice you will be employed, earn a wage and work alongside experienced staff to gain job-specific skills. Anyone living in England, over 16 years-old and not in full-time education can apply, whether you are just leaving school, have been working for years or are seeking to start a new career. You just need to be living in England ...

Next week the contribution apprentices make to the UK’s businesses will be celebrated with National Apprenticeship Week 2015. Apprenticeships are thriving in England and the week will celebrate apprenticeships and the positive impact that they have on individuals, businesses and the wider economy. Co-ordinated by the Skills Funding Agency, the week will include hundreds of events and activities across England. ...

Millions of pounds could be saved from the national policing budget if other forces adopted the “Lincolnshire Way”, according to the chief constable. Neil Rhodes made the bold statement to the Government’s policing minister during a visit by him to the county to discuss in-depth the challenges faced in Lincolnshire in relation to funding. After the meeting, also attended by ...

More than 90 per cent of children have received offers for their first choice of secondary schools. Offers for places at secondary schools have been made available to parents today. Of the 7,507 offers made to secondary schools, 93 per cent of children will receive their first preference school (6,948 children). The figure for second preference offers is 5.7per cent ...

Lincolnshire Chief Constable Neil Rhodes has said that he and the Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick are looking forward to welcoming Policing Minister Mike Penning to the force for his promised visit today (Monday). “The Commissioner and I said after our return from the meeting in Westminster last month that it was our intention to continue to make the ...

Three men have been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of burglary. The men were arrested on Friday night (February 27), in the Park Road area of Spalding in connection with two burglaries that had been reported a short time earlier. All three have been interviewed and are now on bail pending further enquiries. Community Policing Inspector Jim Tyner warned: ...

Around 60 new jobs are to be created in Spalding as part of a restructuring at a food company. The Produce World Group has announced its intention to form a joint venture to grow, harvest, pack and market brassicas with Lincolnshire Field Products (LFP), based at Wykeham. The new venture would be responsible for growing and harvesting as well as ...

A coffee morning in Holbeach raised £133 for Hovenden House, the Leonard Cheshire Disability home at Fleet. Janice Lawton organised the event at her home in The Sidings. She made cakes and more were supplied by visitors, who also bought some to take home. About 20 people popped in during the four-hour event. The fundraiser was the idea of Joe ...