Christmas is fast approaching and our readers have been incredibly generous in supporting the Give A Gift Appeal but there’s still time to donate – so no excuses! The Spalding and South Holland Voice teamed up with We’ll Let Your House to launch the appeal and kicked it off with £200 of toys bought from The Spalding and South Holland ...

More than 2,500 bulbs were planted in just an hour in Long Sutton. The “mammoth bulb plant” in St Mary’s churchyard, was led by Long Sutton in Bloom with the bulbs funded by the Parish Council. Around 20 people of all ages took up the invitation to join the work party including Bloom members, parish councillors, children and local residents. ...

Plans for a 45-home development in Weston have come up against strong opposition from villagers. Bourne-based Larkfleet Homes has applied to South Holland District Council to build 45 homes, along with associated garages, at Small Drove. The development will consist of 30 open market homes, 11 social rented homes and four intermediate homes (housing that falls between open market and ...

A hard act to follow… I’m sure most people will have used that phrase sometime in their lives when speaking of friends, relatives and colleagues etc. Unfortunately I am faced with saying it about myself after the way the populace of Spalding and local villages reacted to last year’s Poppy Appeal. When the 2014/15 campaign finished on September 30 the ...

Re Simon Barker’s fence, I would like to comment on this silly council and planning permission. I feel this fence looks better than the old one and the council are just a load of bloody minded busy bodies with nothing better to do! I would ask you to let Mr Barker know that I support him 100 per cent and ...

Pope Francis – no shrinking violet – he has expounded on a number of important topics during the two years of his Papacy; abortion, euthanasia,divorce and remarriage, racial discrimination, homosexuality and more. All of these, under the general umbrella of “Respect for Life”, have each received his attention. In each case he has addressed the issue in an inclusive and ...

I shall be grateful if you will allow me to convey my thanks to the residents and visitors to South Holland, and to Pinchbeck in particular, for their generosity in supporting the 2015 Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. With only a couple of small amounts (totalling less than £100) still to be received, I can advise your readers that Pinchbeck ...

My family and I were looking forward to the Christmas market (November 29), however when we arrived in town there was no market to be seen. We had checked the noticeboards to avoid disappointment, especially to our son as he’s autistic. We were all very disappointed when we had been looking forward to seeing what different foods and other items ...

Our CLP in South Holland and The Deepings recently held a social evening at the Black Swan in New Road, Stand Up For Labour comedy night. The evening was well attended and the stand up comics were mainly from neighbouring Lincoln Comedy Academy, who supported our event by not charging for their services on the night. Paul Mutagejja, James Spencer, ...

I absolutely agree with Eric Needham (V Mail November 26) re the need for wheelie bins for garden waste. I live just outside Crowland and have a very big garden. We are constantly – at least two or three times per week – having to drive to the local tip with several bags of garden rubbish. This involves a round ...

Leaving the EU and regaining control over the UK borders will not be the panacea that cures the UK’s economic and social problems. Under the Schengen Agreement the UK has retained its border controls over non EU visitors, tourists and migrants who each year outnumber EU migrants. Does Mr Hayter propose under UKIP’s new border controls to restrict all non ...

A Moulton woman is to face trial after she denied stealing a bank card and £550 cash from a Spalding pensioner. Maria Pridmore (35) pleaded not guilty to three charges of theft when she appeared at Lincoln Crown Court today (December 4). Pridmore denies that she stole a bank card and pin number belonging to Angela Bird on May 28 ...

South Holland Singers’ upcoming concert will feature four young professional soloists. The show takes place in St Mary and St Nicolas Church, Spalding, on Saturday. Conducted by Robin Carter, it will contain two works – Handel’s Dettingen Te Deum and Haydn’s Imperial Nelson Mass – which have a similarity and a connecting theme in that they both commemorate victories over ...

A police officer was today (Thursday) warned he could face a jail sentence after admitting child porn offences when he appeared at Lincoln Crown Court. Paul Henry ( 42), an officer with Bedfordshire Police, pleaded guilty to eight charges of making an indecent image of a child. He also admitted a further charge of possession of extreme pornography. The offences took ...

The Bay City Rollers starring Les McKeown Blackfriars Theatre and Art Centre, Boston Friday (Dec 4), 7.30pm Tickets £22.50 Box office: 01205 363108 In 1974 the world was to witness a new musical phenomenon the like of which had not been seen since the days of Elvis and The Beatles. The music of the Bay City Rollers became the soundtrack ...

Rainbow Festivals are holding a Festival of Gifts and Crafts for Pets in Sutton Bridge on Sunday. The event takes place at the Curlew Centre and runs from 10am to 4pm. There will be animal treats and cakes, therapy and treatment, pet portraits, pet soaps and coat care, collars and leads, bandanas, coats and bedding, grooming, stockings and gifts, doggy ...

Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance is £100 better off thanks to a donation from the Caledonian Society. Caledonian president Chris Charlton and treasurer Val Rowley presented a £100 cheque to Air Ambulance representatives Tom and Heather Chambers at the society’s annual St Andrew’s Night ceilidh at Spalding Services Club. The air ambulance is one of several charities supported by the ...

Long Sutton garden centre Silverwood has become a collection point for the Give A Gift Appeal. The Spalding and South Holland Voice teamed up with We’ll Let Your House to launch the appeal and kicked it off with £200 of toys bought from The Spalding and South Holland Voice Community Fund. Since then readers have been getting on board leaving ...

A Spalding man has a very personal reason for fundraising – and more importantly raising awareness of his chosen charity – in his first-ever marathon. Adam Davis, who was a police support community officer in Spalding and Crowland for eight years, is in training for April’s Virgin London Marathon. His aim is to raise £1,750 and spread the word of ...

Spalding Christmas Market – which was called off at the weekend due to forecasted high winds – has been rescheduled for this Sunday (December 6). The market was due to be held in the town centre last Sunday, with many town shops opening to coincide with it, but organisers contacted The Voice at 7pm on Saturday with the news. On Tuesday Spalding ...