A council needs to get tougher over fly-tipping, it’s been claimed, after concerns were raised over a lack of action. One councillor even expressed dissatisfaction that he’d approached a fast food outlet to get CCTV evidence of one fly-tipper, only to be told by South Holland District Council there wasn’t enough evidence to progress it further.The district saw a 90 ...

There was a lot of bear behaviour across South Holland when fundraisers did their bit for Children in Need. Staff and pupils at St Bartholomew’s Primary School in West Pinchbeck dressed in pyjamas and onesies to raise cash for the national appeal.They topped £200 by selling merchandise as well as holding the school’s non-uniform day.Ivy Reynolds (8), who attends Spalding ...

For the second year running Courtyard Footcare, Health and Beauty is a collection point for our Give A Gift appeal.Linda Drury, owner of the salon in Swan Street, Spalding, will be happy to receive your donations.We have already received many gifts for this year’s campaign but we still need more presents.Launched by Coun Harry Drury, the appeal makes a huge ...

Gambling company Merkur Slots has applied for a licence to open a centre in Spalding’s former Dorothy Perkins store. Members of South Holland District Council’s licensing panel will decide whether or not the company can have a bingo premises licence for the site on Hall Place.Under the licence gamblers can stake a maximum of £2 for a top prize of ...

Police are investigating after a milkman was accosted by several men early on Monday morning and his van stolen.The incident happened in Oakley Drive at 3.50am and the Ford Transit was taken and later located in Northamptonshire. It will be returned after forensic examination.A robbery enquiry has been launched and anyone with any information is asked to contact police on ...

Further help for business is available from South Holland District Council. The Recovery and Growth Grant Fund re-opened for new applications from businesses on Tuesday (Nov 23).The grants are aimed at helping local businesses recover from the impact of COVID-19 and to invest in future growth.The scheme was originally opened in August and had a ‘fantastic response’ before closing four ...

Ambitious plans for the future have been revealed by South Holland District Council. Working within its new partnership of South and East Lincolnshire Councils, the district could become part of a devolved local authority and no longer part of the county council.There are no details available yet, but it is a top priority in a list of future strategy targets ...

Thank you to The Voice for contacting British Gas press office, not only on my behalf, but also for other readers with similar problems.Not everyone is well enough, has the time or energy to wade through complicated websites and chat lines or choose the right telephone advice line to report an emergency or a problem.Along with many others we signed ...

It’s that time of year when, in addition to obsessed retailers beginning their two-month indoctrination of us with incredibly awful corny “festive” music, real hardcore enthusiasts start putting Christmas decorations outside their houses, making the rest of us groan.Last year about this time I encountered some research suggesting that people who decorated their houses earlier for Christmas tended to be ...

Two men who tried to steal a till from a petrol station in Boston were today (Wednesday) jailed for a combined total of over five years. Darren Matthews (49), of Double Street in Spalding, and Marcus Roberts-Fogarty (37), of Bakewell Street in Donington, admitted a charge of non-dwelling burglary following the incident at the Esso garage in John Adams Way. ...

The craft fair at Holbeach Women’s Institute Hall takes place on Sunday (Nov 7), not Saturday as reported in this week’s edition of The Voice. The event runs from 10.30am to 4pm.

This is my email to Spalding police about the campaign on cyclists:“I see on a news feed you are starting a campaign to try and sort the problems with cyclists.“After reading the feed it appears you are concentrating more on schools and children, also the centre of town, and I am sure that needs to be addressed as there are ...

Sometimes I think our local pubs are missing a trick!Recently whilst on holiday in Yorkshire I noticed a large number of their public houses, and even some smaller restaurants and cafes, welcomed dog owners and their dogs (well behaved of course) into their establishments. Lots were quite busy.Most couples and their families who have taken their dogs with them on ...

In the recent Autumn Budget what did the chancellor say about the elderly? Nothing.What has the budget done for the elderly? Nothing.What is this government doing for the elderly? Nothing.The UK’s largest campaign group for pensioners says the Autumn Budget dismally fails our oldest and most vulnerable who face a bitter winter of rising prices.The National Pensioners’ Convention condemns Chancellor ...

I wanted to pass on my thanks to the medical staff at Beechfield Medical Centre in Spalding.A few weeks ago I started to have symptoms I had never experienced – extreme cold, sickness, a raging temperature alongside severe aches and burning pain in the whole of my body. I was really worried as I hadn’t experienced anything like this before ...

Motorists have been queuing at filling stations around South Holland despite there being no shortage of fuel. A few garages in other parts of the country had reported problems with fuel deliveries which sparked an immediate burst of panic-buying and queues have been growing longer all morning. At Applegreen, on the A16, the pumps were busy from first thing, with ...

Hundreds of cannabis plants were found growing in a Spalding house after police raided the building, Lincoln Crown Court was told today (Wednesday). Officers found that the electricity supply to the house in Bridge Street in the town was bypassed and rooms had been converted for growing cannabis. Andrew Fitch-Holland, prosecuting, said that a total of 783 cannabis plants were ...

Two people have been questioned as part of an investigation into environmental crime in Lincolnshire. The man and woman, both in their 20s, were held at an address in Long Sutton. The arrests were part of a probe by the Environment Agency into catalytic converter theft across the county. Lincolnshire Police assisted the agency, recovering a large amount of cash ...

Two men are in custody after police received two reports of a man making threats to school children, parents, and teachers on Cathedral Drive in Spalding. The first incident was reported at 8.48am and the second at 9.11am today. Armed officers were deployed to the scene and the junction of Cathedral Drive and Park Close was closed shortly before 9.30am. ...

A luxury leather, fashion brand has opened a new store at Springfields.Osprey London provides creative bags and accessories for men and women and has opened at the shopping outlet just outside Spalding.The new store is in a prime location at the front of the main mall.Ian Sanderson, director of Springfields, said: “Osprey London adds to our substantial fashion offer and ...