Suspected illegal goods were seized at half of the Spalding shops and off-licences visited during multi-agency raids on Tuesday (Sep 28). Several thousand cigarettes were removed from five premises for examination. As criminal proceedings are under way, The Voice is not naming which shops are suspected of wrongdoing at this stage. However, we can confirm that some of the premises ...

Ram-raiders at the Co-op in Donington caused an enormous amount of damage – but left empty-handed. Police are studying CCTV images as they investigate the attempted theft of the cash machine from the outside wall of the Market Place store. A John Deere teleporter was used in the incident which happened at around 3.20am on Thursday (Sep 29). Police said: “The ...

Volunteers got together on Saturday to start the clean-up of Spalding Railway Station. Spalding and Peterborough Transport Forum is adopting the station and work has begun to bring it back to its former glory. Forum chairman George Scott was delighted with the turnout. He said: “About 20 people came along to help, including staff from Bakkavor who have pledged sponsorship, ...

by Coun Roger Gambba-Jones South Holland District Council portfolio holder for place The Bull and Monkie site in Spalding continues to be a plague on our house so to speak. Rather than chasing the owners to act responsibly time and time again, we are now looking at other options. The owners owe the council – and therefore local taxpayers – ...

Children “thrive” in the environment of a Spalding nursery and “form close bonds”, according to Ofsted inspectors. Munchkins Kindergarten, in Priory Road, has been rated “good” in its latest inspection report. The report said: “Children settle quickly into the nursery and show they are happy.” It said all children make good progress, the management team monitors children’s progress closely, partnerships ...

by Dr Chris Andrews Visitor experience manager, RSPB Frampton Marsh Q: Why is the Mushroom King so popular? A: Because he’s a fungi to be with! Bad jokes aside, this is a great time of year to see fungi. With drifts of fallen leaves gently rotting on the ground, and the weather turning wet, they seem to be springing up ...

We’ve had the vote, what’s next for UKIP? By coincidence and by saving hard, I’ve visited the same three EU countries for the last three years – Italy, Spain and France. This included industrial cities. Italy, in particular, is very clearly suffering from severe economic decline – though they all are. You can judge by simple factors, taking one city ...

I would like to voice my disgust at the planning committee and planning inspectorate and the decision to approve the proposed development off Small Drove in Weston. Despite opposition from the parish council and residents, the planning committee failed to make a decision and the planning inspectorate subsequently passed the application. This may be a little known fact as the ...

The lady knitters of Georgian Court, Spalding, wish to thank everyone near and far, for all their support and encouragement in our pursuit to raise a smile. Also for kind donations of wool which are greatly appreciated. Jan Neale Spalding

A Spalding resident is accused of a string of fuel thefts to the total value of £6,964.86. Guntis Augucevics (30), of Aldrin Close, is charged with four counts of theft of fuel belonging to Jill Marsh, from Ulceby in Lincolnshire, on consecutive nights between March 2 and March 5 this year. He is further accused of having an article for ...

A 25-year-old nursing assistant has warned others after she was attacked by two men as she walked home from work in Gosberton. Jessica North thought nothing of it when she saw the men walking towards her on Salem Street until they blocked her way and wouldn’t let her pass. She said: “I was trapped between back-to-back parked cars and a ...

An eight-hectare nursery in Pinchbeck is the subject of a planning application for 200 homes. Nursery Fresh Plants operates from the site in Mill Green Road. Northampton firm AMJ Construction Ltd is seeking outline planning permission for the development. A design and access statement with South Holland District Council says: “Having regard to the location of the site, the majority ...

Lincolnshire County Council’s CallConnect bus service is offering travel all day on Saturday (Oct 1) for £1 to celebrate Lincolnshire Day. The service is offering special £1 tickets for one-way journeys on pre-booked CallConnect services throughout the county. This is the latest initiative from the nationally-acclaimed service, which operates a network of demand-responsive buses covering the whole of rural Lincolnshire. ...

Family, friends, governors and staff gathered at Spalding High School on Saturday (Sept 24) to pay tribute to former student Charlotte Hart. Charlotte, who attended the school between 2008 and 2015, died from a shotgun incident in Spalding in July. The memorial service was led by chairman of the governing body Dr Peter Gorton with eulogies read by Charlotte’s brothers Luke and Ryan, headmistress ...

Entries for this year’s South Holland Business Awards must be submitted by Monday.(Oct 3) Entering an award is free and one business can enter a maximum of three categories. Only businesses based within South Holland are required to enter. The award categories are: Apprentice of the Year Business Person of the Year Supporting the Community Customer Care Business Innovation of ...

Lincolnshire fire crews were called in to help in the movement of obese people trapped in their homes or beds 37 times last year, new figures show. The number of ‘bariatric incidents’ – those involving obese patients – attended has been increasing steadily, from four in 2011/12, rising each year to 16 in 2014/15, then leaping to 37 in the ...

When Christine Bowyer-Sopp’s son was diagnosed with terminal cancer, she didn’t know where to turn for help. And she’s now a long way along the path to ensuring no-one else is left in the same position. Christine (56), of Hocklesgate, Fleet Hargate, has dedicated years to building a new charity to support those with cancer and their families and with ...

A council video promoting Lincolnshire as the “perfect place to live, work, visit and invest” does not feature South Holland. Lincolnshire County Council has been criticised by one of its own cabinet members for the omission. Holbeach councillor Nick Worth – executive member for culture – said he was even unaware that the video had been commissioned before it appeared ...

A fly-tipper who dumped a sofa and a chair by the side of a road has landed a £1,000 court bill. Adrian Fox, of St John’s Road in Spalding, dumped the items in Welland High Bank near Crowland on June 27. However, a letter had been left inside the sofa which resulted in officers from South Holland District Council tracing ...

The Stroke Association completed its 15,000th blood pressure check for Royal Mail staff at the Spalding delivery office. Local charity health and wellbeing co-ordinators have been visiting Royal Mail sites up and down the county since February 2015, carrying out blood pressure checks and raising awareness of the link between high blood pressure and stroke. The work is part of the Stroke ...