There’s something for all the family as the South Holland Centre screens several films this week. Acclaimed director Wes Anderson’s latest comedy The French Dispatch is on every night at 7.30pm from Friday to Sunday. As with all of his films it’s a quirky, star-studded romp about an American newspaper in an almost dream-like French city in the 20th century. ...

Do You Wanna Dance? Everybody’s surfing down to Broad Street Methodist Church next week as Act II’s choir sings the hits of one of the world’s most iconic and influential bands. There will be plenty of Fun, Fun, Fun in their show Surfin’ and Singin’: The Music of The Beach Boys which will take place at Broad Street Methodist Church ...

Lincolnshire Police is taking part in a nationwide campaign highlighting issues around knife crime. Operation Sceptre is part of a week of action across the country. In the county, police have provided knife bins at the front desks of police stations in South Park in Lincoln, Boston, and Sleaford to be dropped off with no consequences, where they will be ...

New branches of Greggs, Starbucks and Toolstation have opened at Wardentree Lane in Pinchbeck. Greegs says it’s created 15 jobs at the new eatery on Hugh Close, PE11 3JZ. The branch will be open 6am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and 8am to 4pm on Sundays. Shop manager Sheryl Hargrave said: “We can’t wait to welcome both Greggs fans and new customers to our ...

An electrical fault has been listed as the cause of a fire that injured two people and damaged three Spalding homes. The incident took place in Hawthorn Bank shortly after 2am on Saturday, November 13. This morning (Monday) the road remains closed to vehicles. The Voice understands this is due to concerns over the safety of one of the buildings. ...

Three terraced homes have been damaged after a fire in the early hours of this morning (November 13). Fire crews were called to a home at Hawthorn Bank around 2am. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue say the blaze spread to two neighbouring properties via the roof. Both Spalding fire crews plus those from Donington, Holbeach, Boston and Kirton were in attendance. ...

A Spalding man has been found guilty of using a racial slur at a football match. Peter Chapman, 66, had denied a charge of using racially aggravated words likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. He admitted using a three-letter word but insisted it was not a racial slur and wasn’t directed towards Allan Ross, manager of Horncastle Town at the time. Magistrates at Boston on Friday found that it could not be proven that Chapman had used ...

A face-to-face consultation session on proposed healthcare changes is coming to Spalding tomorrow Tuesday (November 16). The Lincolnshire NHS Care Commissioning Group (CCG) are seeking your views on proposed changes to Orthopaedic surgery; Urgent and emergency care at Grantham and District Hospital; Acute medical beds at Grantham and District Hospital and Stroke services. The Spalding event is from 10am to ...

A use them or lose them warning has been sent to South Holland residents over pubs after permission was given to demolish a historic establishment the village of Saracen’s Head was founded around. The family that owns the New Saracen’s Head has been told it can demolished and replaced by ‘residential dwelling’, the details of which would need to be ...

A bid to demolish an over 100-year-old building next to Moulton Mill and the village’s parish church and replace it with three homes has been refused. South Holland District Council’s Planning Committee had been recommended to pass the plans for the former Sundaes Sandals workshop site behind Moulton Butchers on The Chase after conservation officers said the late 19th/early 20th ...

Plans for 103 new homes in Holbeach have been approved. Gleeson Regenerations told South Holland District Council’s Planning Committee last night (Wednesday, November 10) the development on land north of Northons Lane and Oakwood Glade will be aimed at first time-buyers and key workers. There were 22 letters of objections, including from ward district councillors, Holbeach Parish Council and MP ...

A 21-year-old Holbeach woman will lose her job after she drove her friend away from a nightclub where she had been assaulted, a court has been told. Brittany Hughes of The Chase, admitted driving while under the influence of alcohol when she appeared at Boston Magistrates Court. Prosecuting, Andy Convoy said police were told on October 9 that there was ...

Spt Mark Housley was asked numerous questions when appearing at South Holland District Council’s Performance Monitoring Panel. Here’s a summary of some of the other subjects he spoke about. On higher than expected levels of violent crime: South Holland currently has higher levels of violent crime than the police would expect.In statistics presented to the Performance Monitoring Panel for the ...

A new workshop is being set up with the police and district councillors after Spt Mark Housley’s account of policing in the area. Spt Housley called for greater partnership working between police and outside bodies, including South Holland District Council, while addressing the authority’s Performance Monitoring Panel where he was grilled on local policing issues. He said the chance of ...

One of the area’s top police officers has said some officers ‘haven’t got a clue’ in a candid account of policing in South Holland. Superintendent Mark Housley, who oversees Lincolnshire Police’s East division encompassing South Holland, South Kesteven and Boston boroughs, later said he was trying to communicate how complex modern policing was while being questioned by South Holland District ...

A court has heard that police were forced to arrest a drunken man who continually interfered with their arrest of a woman for theft. Darren Fox, 52, of Lowgate, Gosberton admitted being drunk and disorderly when he appeared before magistrates in Boston. Prosecuting, Andrew Convoy said police officers were arresting a woman for theft in New Road i Spalding at ...

Holbeach businesses made a great start to the festive season with a Big Bang event. Street entertainment, fancy dress, special offers and music were on offer during the special day-long celebration of all things local. The Big Bang was organised by Coun Tracey Carter who wanted to encourage people to use local shops and businesses. “It was great – everyone ...

I note some feedback in your paper from Mr Bingham, Park Road Spalding, regarding my letter and some mis-information from myself. I stated that I had used as many cycle paths as I could and my route was from Crowson motors, Enterprise Way, Pinchbeck Road and Park Road. I hope I did not give the impression that I was riding ...

It has been a very disappointing year for those of us concerned about standards in public life. A couple of months ago we had news about the awarding of PPE contracts (getting Mr Hancock, the then health minister, a pint and a bag of crisps in his local seemed to be a deal clincher) and David Cameron graciously deciding to ...

South Holland will pay its respects to those who have lost their lives in armed conflicts over the new few days. On Armistice Day today (November 11) there will be a service led by Rev John Bennett at Springfields War Memorial. Muster at 10.30am outside the shopping centre. On Saturday, November 13 a short Service will take place in Spalding ...