Calls have been made for the parents of a child who fell through the aviary roof at Ayscoughfee Gardens in Spalding to pay towards the repairs. The roof replacement this week cost £4,890 and some readers of The Voice insisted that taxpayers should not stand the cost. A South Holland District Council spokesman said: “The aviary roof would have been ...

More than 50 visitors took the chance to see around Sneath’s Mill in Lutton as part of National Mills Open Weekend. The “Mill Bug Hotel” proved very popular with children. Each youngster that visited the mill was given a selection of activities that included a flat pack make-your-own mill with sails that turned. Sneath’s Mill Annual Autumn Village Show at ...

After the huge success of the first-ever Spalding Beer and Music Festival, organisers have turned their attention to distributing the £15,000 profit. Youth groups, clubs, organisations and schools in and around Spalding are being invited to apply for a slice of the fund. The event last month was jointly organised by Spalding and District Round Table and Spalding Ladies’ Circle, ...

Whether a school leaver, job seeker, full-time worker in need of adventure or retired, NCVO Volunteers’ Week aims to show people that by giving a little, they can gain a lot. One of the thrusts of this year’s event, which runs until Sunday (June 12), is to challenge perceptions around volunteering, who can volunteer and what they can do. It ...

Roads were closed on Monday morning (June 6) after fire broke out in a Spalding town centre building. Commuters were faced with diversions as firefighters dealt with the incident at Abbey Recruitment in Abbey Path, just off The Crescent. Emergency services were called at 8.39am, with three fire engines attending. Police set up road blocks which extended from Station Street ...

by Coun Anthony Casson South Holland District Council portfolio holder for facilities management I’ve recently completed the first year as a cabinet member so I thought I’d use this column to look back over the past 12 months. One of the highlights of the last year was the recent purchase of Moulton Park. We bought the 23-acre site as part ...

A second round of public consultation dates for the emerging Local Plan has been released. The public is being invited to view proposed areas for development for the next 20 years. South Holland District Council says responses will be taken into consideration in finalising the proposed Local Plan, which will be published in late 2016. A first round of consultations ...

The plan to have a new primary school built on the proposed Holbeach West development has been dropped. Instead, two existing primary schools could be extended to accommodate more pupils. Holbeach Primary Academy has already lodged an expression of interest, and Lincolnshire County Council says William Stukeley Primary School could also be made bigger. Holbeach county councillor Nick Worth said: ...

Staying quiet during rugby matches is not something which comes easy to Tony Walkers. So a sponsored silence seemed a fitting challenge to fundraise in memory his brother Henry, a long-time member of Spalding Rugby Club and Spalding Town Cricket Club. Tony was in his local in Somerset and managed to bite his lip for seven hours during the back-to-back ...

Students, staff, governors and friends dedicated a tree to the memory of a former teacher who taught thousands during his 33 years at Spalding Grammar School. Peter Wasley (pictured), who died earlier this year at the age of 62, was remembered during a special commemoration service at the school he joined as a young French and German teacher in September ...

Complex case manager Ruth Foster has been honoured with the title Queen’s Nurse. It is awarded by the community nursing charity The Queen’s Nursing Institute and indicates a commitment to high standards of patient care, learning and leadership. Ruth, of Moulton Seas End, works for Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust and said: “I am thrilled to have it. I’ve worked ...

The roof of the aviary at Ayscoughfee Gardens in Spalding is to be replaced after a child was hurt falling through it. The youngster suffered minor injuries in the incident on April 13. A South Holland District Council spokesman said: “We have completed our investigation following the incident. We have decided that signage warning people to keep off the aviary ...

A plea to fund safety improvements to a problem road junction – potentially costing £1million – could be taken to the Government. The executive county councillor for highways in Lincolnshire believes the council should not have to pay for the work at Crowland. Coun Richard Davies says the staggered junction of the A16 and James Road/Hulls Drove (near the former ...

The pilot garden waste collection scheme started by South Holland District Council has almost reached its break-even figure within two months of launching. More than 2,000 households have subscribed to the initial two-year scheme, which offers a fortnightly kerbside emptying of a 25-litre wheelie bin for an annual fee of £49. The council had surveyed residents before the launch, so ...

Emergency services in Lincolnshire could be working more closely together and sharing some locations in two years’ time. County councillors are working on a plan for better collaboration, including: a joint police and fire headquarters and a co-located command and control centre at Nettleham (near Lincoln) a blue light tri-service campus – police, fire and ambulance – at South Park ...

The number of businesses in South Holland with acceptable Food Hygiene Ratings is at an all-time high. Fewer than two per cent of the 625 premises need work to be brought up to scratch. Of the 98.1 per cent with no concerns, 363 are rated very good, 161 are good, and 89 are satisfactory. Seven require improvement and four are ...

Children and staff at a village pre-school have been left devastated after a break-in. Thieves climbed in through a small window of a mobile building used by Little Stars in Surfleet and got away with two iPads used by the children and a laptop belonging to pre-school owner Bev Gromett. Just 24 hours later, thieves struck at a kids club ...

People living with dementia are being offered a free opportunity to keep active and socialise in South Holland. Three five-week Keep Healthy, Keep Active courses, consisting of two-hour sessions, will be run at different locations in the district in the next few months. Each session – open to carers and sufferers – will kick off with opportunities to reminisce, prompted ...

Dog owners are being urged to get their walking shoes on for a good cause. Local independent charity St Barnabas Lincolnshire Hospice is hosting a sponsored dog walk, Paws 4 a Cause, to help boost the funds they need to care for people living with a life limiting illness. The walk will take place on Sunday, June 19, from 1pm ...

More than 100 barrels of real ale were drunk dry as 4,000 visitors made it an inaugural Spalding Beer and Music Festival to remember. The biggest winners were youth organisations and groups in Spalding who will get to share the £15,000 profit. The three-day event at The Castle Sports Complex was organised by Spalding and District Round Table and Spalding ...