Hundreds of families face disruption as some schools are closed for use as polling stations for upcoming county and general elections. Some Spalding primary schools will close and Holbeach Bank Primary School faces an outlay of hundreds of pounds as it makes arrangements to take pupils to alternative venues. Christine Wright, headteacher at Holbeach Bank, said she has appealed for ...

The appeal to help Deeping St Nicholas cancer sufferer Kieran Taylor has topped £9,000. A table top sale at Spalding Grammar School last Saturday raised £540 and Spalding and District Round Table officially handed over a £2,500 donation on Monday (pictured). Kieran (7), a pupil at St John’s Primary School in Spalding, is to undergo specialist follow-up treatment in America following the removal ...

Courageous Luke Hart has told of the years of domestic abuse his family suffered before his mum and sister were murdered by his father in Spalding last year. In an eloquent, emotional and powerful 1,250-word Facebook post so far shared more than 3,000 times, Luke painted a picture of Lance Hart’s domineering behaviour and his “hero” younger brother Ryan’s strength ...

A man found with a lock knife in a Spalding street has received a jail term. At Lincoln Magistrates’ Court last Saturday (April 22), Artur Leontjev was sentenced to 12 weeks after pleading guilty to having the knife in a public place (Westlode Street) the previous day. He also pleaded guilty to theft of mascara worth £50 from Wilko in Holland Market on March 25. ...

A renewed bid is being made to create a site for ten touring caravans and five log cabins in Millgate, Whaplode. A fresh planning application has been submitted by David Rous for land behind Irby House, to be accessed via Little Lane. The proposal said: “The applicant has been attempting for several years to acquire planning permission for various uses ...

Six work colleagues are temporarily swapping Pinchbeck for the Three Peaks Challenge. The friends from Coveris in Wardentree Park are hoping to climb Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Mount Snowden all within 24 hours from 5pm on Friday, May 5. They hope to raise £1,500 for Clic Sargent, which is the company’s charity and has benefitted by £15,000 over the ...

The election for Lincolnshire County Council is taking place on Thursday, May 4. Residents across the nine South Holland divisions go to the polling stations to decide the member who will represent them at the highest tier of local government for the next four years. We invited all 33 candidates to address you, The Voice readers, on why they deserve your ...

A hospital patient died when he fell while in a lifting hoist and was impaled on part of the equipment, a jury heard.   John Biggadike (53) suffered “catastrophic” internal injuries after falling on to the protruding metal post.   The jury heard that the fatal incident occurred because hospital staff were not using the equipment correctly and had instead devised their own way ...

Spalding firefighters have thanked the public and Sainsbury’s staff for their support of a fundraiser in the Holland Market store. Crews collected for The Fire Fighters’ Charity and Newlife The Charity for Disabled Children, in support of their colleagues Clive Baillie and Kyle Campbell, who will be completing the Three Peaks Challenge and cycling in between. There were two static bikes and ...

“Babies love investigating and enjoy spending time outside” and “children enjoy the company of adults and friends” at a children’s nursery in Pinchbeck, inspectors said. Little Treasures Nurseries, in Knight Street, which has 35 children on roll, was found to be “good” in all areas in its latest Ofsted report. It said babies are cared for in a warm, welcoming environment ...

I read in your April 13 issue that plans had been submitted for 100 houses in Wignals Gate. I find this rather strange as the “Local Plan” has taken years to formulate and submit and was completed for consultation in March this year. Now at the last minute (certainly after March 27th as this is the sign off date on ...

We have become accustomed to long delays at doctors’ surgeries as the local population increases, yet it appears that although the front line is under resourced the admin arm has been expanded in places. My own case is a prime example; I need an ear to be syringed to extract compacted wax as it impedes my hearing aid. This has ...

I was very pleased the cat charity shop has re-opened in Long Sutton after a report in The Voice stated it was doubtful it would re-open. The prices, however, have hugely increased. Books that we used to pay a few pence for (manuals etc) are now £4, and looking like the very same books they could not shift for a ...

About three months ago I found the disabled toilet in Vine Street car park disabled, which was down to vandals. They had smashed the mechanism to allow it to be flushed. Being a Saturday, I telephoned Lincolnshire County Council and got hold of a supervisor. I explained what the problem was and after about three weeks it was fixed. The ...

To anyone who may be listening! The town of Sutton Bridge, which is known as the “Gateway to Lincolnshire” is an absolute disgrace this year. The grass has not been cut, it is so long now that when it is eventually cut it could probably be bailed for hay! The church held their Easter service on the village green last ...

Police found an “industrial-scale” cannabis growing operation in the basement of a Spalding shop. The cultivation of about 75 plants was uncovered after firefighters were called to a fire which started in the growing equipment. Now Lithuanian food shop Krautuvele in Pinchbeck Road faces a fight to keep its  licence to sell alcohol because of the criminal activity. Lincolnshire Police ...

Two of the country’s top DJs are due to perform at The Black Swan in Spalding in a charity fundraiser. The event on Friday, May 5, featuring Mark EG and Chris Liberator, is in memory of local DJ Mark Blyth, who died last year. Friend Adam Squance, of Holbeach, said: “The idea for the event came after the untimely passing of my ...

Tales of people draping dead moles around their necks to cure toothache were among those heard at an open day at Holbeach Cemetery Chapels on Saturday (April 22) attended by more than 60 people. Linden Secker, a leading researcher working with Holbeach Cemetery Chapels Trust (HCCT), led a trail of 20 graves telling stories of the occupations of the Victorians ...

A Spalding play area is to be closed throughout the summer for Anglian Water works – but will then be upgraded with all new equipment. The facility next to the junction of Pinchbeck Road and Woolram Wygate has been fenced off and will remain closed until September. The closure will allow the installation of an underground rainwater storage tank to ...

Police are appealing for anybody who recognises these man to get in touch. They would like to speak to them about the theft of a Ford Focus from M.A.R.S Recovery in Stumps Lane, Spalding. The incident happened on February 19 and police issued the appeal last Friday. A spokesman said: “The vehicle was stolen around 2.30pm and we would like to speak with the men ...