Talented teenager Will Silver has reached the area final of the national Open Mike UK event. Judges at last Sunday’s regional heat in Nottingham were impressed with his rendition of James Morrison’s hit You Give Me Something. Twenty five entrants had earned the right to sing at the live show. And watched by 20 family members and friends, Will (15), ...

Serious financial problems at Tigers Social Club in Holbeach are being looked into. It is understood that the club, based at Carter’s Park, has run up big debts. Holbeach United Football Club is linked with the social club, although is run as a separate entity. Football club chairman Dave Dougill said the exact amount of money in question is “unknown ...

The seven juveniles arrested in the Warren Free murder inquiry have been rebailed. They answered bail and were interviewed again, Lincolnshire Police said today (Friday). Meanwhile, a funeral service for Mr Free, of Coronation Close, Spalding, has been arranged for Thursday, October 30. A service will be held at St Paul’s Church in Fulney, not far from the home where ...

Smokers at Spalding’s bingo hall could soon have a covered outside canopy. The proposal is part of a planned makeover of The Regent Club in Westlode Street, including new signage at the front. The 5m long timber decking area would have a polycarbonate roof and two high level electric wall mount heaters. It would be at ground level on the ...

South Holland District Council narrowly missed out on a Spalding town centre yard, when it sold at auction on Tuesday for £875,000. The 1.5 acre site in St Thomas’s Road is currently used by trade counters Plumb Center and Parts Center, and building supplies firm Gibbs and Dandy. The plot adjoins Victoria Street car park, which is owned by the ...

The Whaplode restaurant which was smashed into by an articulated lorry two months ago is expected to reopen early in 2015. Building work to restore Spice Cottage could get under way in the next couple of weeks. Restaurant owner Vela Miah said: “We’re waiting for the insurance firm to deal with the claim but we’re hoping building work will commence ...

  Littleworth signal box at Deeping St Nicholas is also in line to be decommissioned in the coming days as part of Network Rail’s £280m Great Northern Great Eastern line upgrade. Planning permission has been granted by South Holland District Council for demolition. The signal box at Winsover Road in Spalding is in its final days of use. It too ...

Part of a busy Spalding road will close to traffic for two weeks next month to enable further Network Rail maintenance. Residents and motorists are being warned that the section of Woolram Wygate which spans the recently-updated Mill Green level crossing will be shut from Monday, November 10 until Monday, November 24. Pedestrian access will be maintained. The crossing closed ...

A Spalding resident offering a lifeline to Winsover Road signal box is unsure Network Rail would be willing to sell. Christine Meggitt believes the company might only have eyes for demolishing the building in the coming weeks. Mrs Meggitt wants to see it saved and turned into a visitor attraction, showcasing her impressive collection of more than 100 dolls’ houses ...

South Holland District Council leader Gary Porter has dismissed suggestions that he is ready to leave his role. Coun Porter (pictured), who is also vice-chairman of the Local Government Association and chairman of the Conservative Councillors’ Association, was rumoured to be lined up for a more advanced political position. However, the leader of the Tory-controlled local authority and St Mary’s ...

Voice readers are broadly split 50/50 on whether new-build or refurbishment is the way forward for Spalding’s Castle Sports Complex, a survey has shown. South Holland district councillors and top officers are considering the leisure centre’s future provision, with the cost of a new-build put at more than £20million by leader Coun Gary Porter. A questionnaire in last week’s edition ...

Stables in West Pinchbeck and a riding group for the disabled have received a total of £30,000 following the dissolution of a charity. DASH Holiday Homes charity is being wound up and accumulated funds are being distributed to local organisations to benefit disabled people. Sense Stables has received £20,000 and Riding for the Disabled Association Fenland Group £10,000. The three ...

A school bonfire and fireworks event which has run for almost 30 years has been cancelled due to insurance costs. Moulton Chapel Primary School had to pull the plug on the November 7 function. Headteacher Lisa Meacher said the decision was taken with a heavy heart and only after a number of other options were explored. “With regulations changing and ...

Over 100 people celebrated Churches Together in Spalding and District’s 60th anniversary on Sunday. The event commemorated 60 years of ecumenical life, worship and service, meeting at Spalding Grammar School where the Council of Churches first met, in the school library, on February 16, 1954. Welcomed by Kevin Taylor, guest speaker The Venerable Tim Barker, Archdeacon of Lincoln and Chair ...

The findings of the investigation into the F-15 military jet crash in Weston Hills earlier this month will be made public within three months. A report will be issued by the Air Accidents Investigations Branch in 60 to 90 days, RAF Lakenheath said this week. It will follow a 30-day internal inquiry held by the Safety Investigation Board, which got ...

Gedney might not have too many links to the Middle East but it could soon be supplying birds of prey reared in the village. And if a planning application to South Holland District Council is successful, it’s claimed that it could help reduce the frequency of birds being taken from the wild in Asia. The man behind the plan is ...

A barbecue host who chased a man from his home and then slashed his tyres after the event descended into violence has been jailed for six months. Mindaugas Jonusauskas, who was hosting the event at his home, confronted his victim after a dispute over the choice of music being played. Phil Howes, prosecuting at Lincoln Crown Court, said Jonusauskas was ...

Five nights of resurfacing work on roads in Holbeach begin on Monday (October 20). The work will be carried out from 7pm-6am each day. During this time side roads Hurn Road and Foxes Low Road will be closed at the A17, which will have a convoy system in place. Satish Shah, head of Highways at Lincolnshire County Council, said: “We’ve scheduled ...

The UK Independence Party says it will have several candidates going for seats on South Holland District Council next year. It follows news that Spalding pub landlord Pete Williams is hoping to be the first member to represent the party on the council next May. However, the chairman of UKIP South Holland and Deepings cheekily predicted that The Punchbowl owner ...

A passenger in a car involved in a collision on the A16 bypass near Cowbit on Thursday morning has been flown to hospital. He suffered chest and pelvis injuries and was taken by air ambulance to Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham. The incident, also involving a lorry, happened at about 8.30am. The driver of the car was also injured. Fire ...