A Holbeach man has told a court he stole meat after his benefits were stopped for three months. Paul Skiller, 45, of Marshlands Drive, who admitted the offences of shoplifting and breach of a conditional discharge when he appeared at Boston Magistrates Court, was said to have stolen £75 worth of meat from Tesco in Holbeach on September 20. Mitigating, ...

Patients who receive nuclear medicine face longer trips for treatment as the service was removed from Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital. Nuclear medicine is a specialist imaging technique involving the administration of radioactive substances (called radiopharmaceuticals) in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. At present, around 2,500 patients a year receive these very specialist tests at Lincoln County Hospital, Pilgrim Hospital in ...

A campaign has been launched to get more dentists in Lincolnshire. Healthwatch Lincolnshire has launched the ‘An NHS Dentist 4 all – Improving Dental Services across Lincolnshire’ campaign as it says it’s seen no improvement in the situation in recent years. Figures revealed by the Association of Dental Groups (ADG) show the top five ‘dental deserts’ include Lincolnshire. Statistics from ...

A Holbeach woman has thanked the community for their support after planners allowed her to continue to add to the £27,000 she’s raised for charity. Ann Gregory has been granted a ‘lawful use certificate’ so she can continue to sell goods from her Boston Road South home for Jerry Green Dog Rescue. The retiree, who is a carer for her ...

A charity set up in Fleet to help those fleeing the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces is appealing for more support, including looking for businesses to sponsor lorry deliveries. Boxes Of Hope was set up by Mandy Baxter at the Anglia Motel in March and has seen enormous growth to the point it’s now a central point of the ...

The Spalding Inner Wheel’s latest International Lunch raised money for the British Red Cross’ Ukrainian Appeal. The charity’s Jayne Owens was the guest at the lunch at Cley Hall. A spokesman for the Inner Wheel said: “After lunch was served to guests, Jayne Owens, senior fundraiser for the East Midlands, gave an inspiring and enlightening presentation providing an insight into ...

A group of South Lincolnshire nurses have been celebrating after receiving a prestigious award. The 18-strong team from Allied Health were crowned the Neighbourhood Specialist Nursing Team by the Royal College of Nursing. “Their integrated approach brings together health and social care providers and community organisations and focuses on the things that matter to people,” said the citation. Team member ...

Staffing levels at South Holland leisure centres led to the operating company being ‘put on notice’ by the district council, a report has revealed. Parkwood Leisure was put under scrutiny by South Holland District Council after a series of closures at centres both in Spalding and Long Sutton in April. A report to be presented to councillors next week outlined ...

A pub’s golf day saw them downing puts rather than pints recently and helped net £2,130 for charity. Regulars at The Lincoln Arms in Spalding put on the charity tournament recently at Gedney Hill Golf Club. The competition was won by Eddie Rhodes. Organiser Nigel Burrell said: “I’m overwhelmed with the support and the amount raised. “I would like to ...

Plans for 100 new homes in Holbeach have been submitted to South Holland District Council. Ashwood Homes has applied for the properties to be built on land off Fen Road and Tudor Way. Half of the 100 dwellings will be two-bedroom houses with 46 three-bedroom and four with one bedroom. According to a design and access statement submitted with the ...

I have seen some reports lately in the local news about the poor state of the roads around here. Not only are the roads being left to fall to pieces, what little cycle infrastructure we have is going the same way too. The picture is of a large crack in the cycle path that runs alongside the Welland, in the ...

My mum and dad live in Long Sutton and they have a number of health conditions. When it comes to hospital appointments they keep being referred to King’s Lynn. There are hospitals in both Spalding and Wisbech, but they never get referred. My mum had to have a heart test and once again she was sent by the GP to ...

There are many roads in poor condition around South Holland but I think Cox’s Drove near Crowland is in the worst state I’ve ever come across. They even closed it, it’s in such bad condition. I know of four cars that have a damaged wheels down there it’s so bad, and one car suffered damage to the sump. You could ...

Firefighters have had to cut a puppy out of a plant pot holder. Spalding Fire Crew was called to Ash Close this morning at 11.48am this morning (October 12) after 15 week old Labradoodle Elvis got his head stuck in a metal plant pot holder. Crews used a Holmatro cutter to release the puppy. A spokesman for Spalding Fire Crew, ...

The search for the faces of the Spalding Flower Parade is well under way. With the Spalding Flower Parade back on Saturday, May 6, Ambassadors are being sought to be the figureheads both for the event and area. Where previously a Queen was crowned, now anyone can step forward to be the South Holland Ambassador for 2023. And so far ...

A former councillor and pub landlord has been told he can keep living in a caravan for two years that was sited without planning permission. South Holland District Council’s Planning Committee went against the officer’s recommendation of refusal for the structure at Irby House off Millgate in Whaplode. Development on what was formerly a derelict greenhouse had previously been rejected ...

A new Crowland home could have to come down after it was built contrary to planning permission. Planning officers say the home on The Willows was meant to be built in a similar style to the rest of that estate, while the floor is not as high as was agreed, leading to an objection from the Environment Agency. That concern ...

Members of 2430 (Holbeach) RAF Air Cadets popped in to visit Holbeach Fire Station recently. The young people were given fire safety input from the Holbeach’s on call crew and were tasked with an initiative exercise devised by the fire crew to search an area to locate a ‘casualty’ whilst being blindfolded to simulate the real-life search firefighters would undertake ...

South Holland residents who don’t pay council tax through direct debit say they’ve been left in the dark over the £150 government payments they’re owed. The residents affected that The Voice has spoken to say they’ve been frustrated at not being able to speak to South Holland District Council on the phone about the issue with the authority having previously ...

The chairman of South Holland District Council reached new heights in his fundraising efforts. Coun Paul Redgate is looking to raise money for the charity MIND during his year in office and is looking to do at least one event a month to raise money and awareness for the organisation. The most recent was a skydive at Sibson Airfield done ...