It was good to read David Cinavas’s letter (June 23), suggesting that the best way for the retailers of Holbeach to succeed is to work together, including those trading on the street market. Unfortunately, with his suggestion that South Holland District Council doesn’t share his vision, Mr Cinavas has misunderstood the context in which my comments were being made. As ...

As a concerned, London-born, extremely happy resident of Spalding who has enjoyed nine contented years in a wonderful Lincolnshire community, I must speak out. Many of my European friends are feeling totally rejected by our democratic decision to leave the European Union. My friends are truly tearful and very worryingly fearful about their families and futures. Those who have never ...

Sovereignty and culture – words which have been used a lot lately. On Father’s Day I spent a thoroughly enjoyable time at the Queen’s Birthday Celebrations Family Day in Fleet on Mr Payne’s property, experiencing the meaning of these. Sunshine, green grass, white marquees with refreshments, crafts etc. Flags waving, beaming faces, singing along to the live music of the ...

A Pinchbeck businessman who was the subject of a complaint over “noisy quad bikes” has denied creating a rude retort in a field of his. The four-letter obscenity is with an arrow pointing towards neighbouring homes. The field is part of Anglia (UK) Ltd’s site in Mill Green Road. Neighbour Carol Weston claims managing director Mark Scotney and his friends ...

May I take this opportunity on behalf of the local branch of UKIP to thank all those members of the general public who gave us such enthusiastic support during our local “Leave” the EU campaign. Under the leadership or our excellent chairman, Paul Foyster, the branch made a significant contribution in persuading three out of four South Holland voters to ...

A community hub for health and wellbeing in Spalding is looking forward to being able to promote the benefits after being granted charity status. Tonic Health and its sister company, Spalding Health and Wellbeing Community Interest Company, have been offering complementary therapies alongside exercise and movement classes, and community projects including an after-school healthy eating and exercise club and two ...

Holbeach Town Band and Gedney Drove End Youth Club have both received £1,000 donations from Holbeach charity shop Chosen. Pictured at the Fleet Street shop are (from left) Chosen volunteer staff Dorothy Holdbrook, Mary Cooper and Iris Boland, Holbeach Town Band’s Mel Hopkins receiving a cheque from Patricia Burgess, and fellow staff member Christine Pritchard presenting a cheque to Christopher ...

Who’s got the best garden in Holbeach? We want to know! Holbeach In Bloom is running a competition in conjunction with The Voice. Entries can be a lovely front or back garden or, for those householders with little or no outside space, a pretty window box or similar. Holbeach In Bloom chairman Graham Rudkin said: “Anything that anyone has got ...

Last Thursday’s EU Referendum was the biggest democratic exercise that I have been involved in during my 52-year activity in politics. The electorate have spoken and have given the Government a clear instruction that they want Britain to leave the EU. I, alongside colleagues across the political divide, campaigned for a ‘remain’ vote in the referendum. And I stand by ...

Spalding was hit by an extraordinary storm on Saturday afternoon (June 25), leaving areas covered in hailstones and roads and car parks flooded. In a soggy June, just nine days earlier a storm had produced similar results with town centre businesses and roads badly affected. Last weekend’s downpour was very localised – just a few miles out of Spalding there ...

Staff who worked at dissolved Lloyd Loom of Spalding are still waiting for back pay – said to average £2,000 – six months after their base closed. The site in Wardentree Lane, Pinchbeck, shut down suddenly just before Christmas last year. Director Anthony Draxler said he could no longer operate the business under a lease operated by landlord Michael Walker ...

Last week’s historic vote to leave the European Union is a defining moment for our nation. That it was such a decisive victory – with more than 17 million votes – shows that the British people, once again, know what’s best. South Holland delivered one of the strongest ‘out’ votes in the country, and I met countless local people who ...

A man who has lived at the same Holbeach Drove address for 40 years was furious at being denied the chance to vote in the EU referendum. Michael Lawson was stunned to discover that he was not on the electoral register when he arrived at the polling station. Two other members of his family in Holbeach Drove Gate were also ...

Lincolnshire County Council is considering charging schools for some of the services it provides. A raft of new and established support services would be chargeable if the proposal goes ahead. Among the expected benefits are growth in the number of schools and academies aware of and accessing services, an increase of funding into the council and reduction of adminstration and ...

A close-knit community in Spalding still reeling from the murders of a mum and daughter has created a memorial to the pair. Residents, friends and even people who did not know Liz (49) and Katie Edwards (13) chipped in for a pair of brass plaques and wall-mounted vases to remember the pair who were killed at their Dawson Avenue home ...

Arts Council England is looking for more applications for Grants for the Arts funding from South Holland. Grants for the Arts is an open access funding programme for artists, individuals, art organisations, local authorities and others who use the arts in their work. Awards range from £1,000 to £100,000 and support a wide variety of arts-related activities, from dance to ...

A business left devastated following the award of a poor food hygiene rating has quickly turned things around and attained the highest rating. Wimberley Hall Farm Shop and Café was given a rating of 1 in March following a routine inspection by South Holland District Council food health and safety officers. The issues requiring “significant improvement” were resolved within three ...

An Elsoms Seeds trial site in Pinchbeck has been chosen by The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board for its Winter Wheat Variety demonstration next week. Adrian Hayler, agricultural division manager at Elsoms Seeds, said: “This is the first time this event has been held in South Lincs and Elsoms are delighted that their trial site has been chosen as the ...

Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce wants to see a clear timeline quickly developed for the UK’s exit from the European Union. The organisation says it is important for its members and other businesses to not have a long period of uncertainty. Chief executive Simon Beardsley said: “Following the momentous decision to leave the EU there are a number of short and longer ...

The chairman of the UK Independence Party’s South Holland and The Deepings branch says he was “lost for words” after the stunning victory for Leave in the EU referendum. Coun Paul Foyster, also a district and parish councillor for Holbeach, said once the shockwaves throughout Britain had died down a little, the people can look forward to being a “free ...