A public meeting is being held for Gedney Dyke residents amid concerns a nearby planning application could lead to more HGVs driving through the village. JEPCO has submitted an application to South Holland District Council for a glasshouse and associated buildings and infrastructure at Norfolk House Farm on Main Road in Gedney Drove End. Among the objectors is Coun Jo ...

A council-owned housing development has won a building award. South Holland District Council won the Building Excellence Award for the homes in Small Drove, Weston. It was for the best large social housing development in the region. Presented by the East Midlands Local Authority Building Control, the award was made for the council’s flagship redevelopment. “I hope this development proves ...

A new manager is set to be appointed to look after the South Holland’s markets. But while pitch fees in Spalding are set to fall 63 per cent, Long Sutton traders’ fees will rise 67 per cent. The fees, which will be subject to annual review, are designed to ‘provide a simple model’, according to a report due to go ...

A local band has been given a boost thanks to the Spalding Lions. Lions president Eileen Robson, along with Lions Carole Bell, Alastair Bell and Richard Pacey, made a visit last week to the Spalding Marching Ambassadors to present them with a donation of £500 to assist them in securing the future of the band. The group were formed in ...

Sorry, The Voice has not got it quite right about the Johnson Drinking Fountain (October 14). It was not installed in Hall Place in 1874 “as a bid” by Miss Mary Anne Johnson (not Mrs) to bring fresh water to the people of Spalding. It was erected by the Spalding Water Works Company as a mark of gratitude to her ...

I would like to remind any residents wishing to make observations for or against planning application H16-1031-21 that they must be sent to South Holland District Council Planning Department by October 26, 2021. The proposal is for a 15m high pole and cabinets in the grass verge near the bus stop in The Parkway adjoining the green amenity area. You ...

Can I, through your letters page, say a massive thank you to all of my friends and supporters who have supplied me with quality items for me to sell on my charity car boot stall in aid of Springhill Hospice. Also to the many customers who have bought the said items.My total is now £30,000. Thank you once again, you ...

A Sutton Bridge shop where 15-year-olds were served alcohol by an illegal worker has had its licence revoked. South Holland District Council’s Licencing Panel has revoked the premises licence of City Stores in Bridge Road held by Arumugam Sarankan following a hearing today (Wednesday, October 20). The report by the police to the council states that on August 24, two ...

To follow up from my recent letter regarding better facilities for cyclists in Lincolnshire, including local towns and villages alike. I had a day in Spalding recently and took the opportunity to use as many of the designated cycle paths as I could. My journey started off down Wardentree Lane, then onto Enterprise Way where I found vehicles blocking the ...

Since its founding 20 years ago, the members of the Lincolnshire branch of the REME (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) Association have enjoyed the safety, comfort, and facilities of the Boston Drill Hall for their monthly meetings. Sadly, this is coming to an end as the MOD sets about making better, fuller, use of resources such as under-used buildings, as ...

RSPCA East Winch Wildlife would like to announce the winner of the cuddly puppy competition, whose name was Tilley, and has now gone to a new home. Also a big thank you to everyone who visited our stall at the Pumpkin Festival. G Le-RendyStarlode DroveWest Pinchbeck

Thousands of pounds were netted for the family of a football mad Holbeach three-year-old who are looking to create the best life possible. Roman Fest was held for Roman Wilson at Donington Community Centre on Sunday as part of the fundraising efforts to build a swimming pool that would help ease the daily pains he experiences. The day involved a ...

A Spalding woman has taken part in her first marathon after losing nearly six stone in weight. Jennifer Maltby had taken up running to help her lose the weight. And last week she completed the Manchester Marathon raising over £400 for Cancer Research UK in the process. She chose that charity in memory of her uncle Michael who passed away ...

Wygate Park Academy’s breakfast club is one of many in the county to receive a boost from the Lincolnshire Co-Cop. The school was chosen to unveil the group’s Community Champions fundraising total – a fantastic £221,275 – raised through various activities and sales of shopping bags. Each of the 193 schools in the country that have breakfast clubs will get ...

It’s full steam ahead again for Spalding Model Railway Club which is on the look out for new members to get on board. The club, which is based above Pinchbeck Village Hall in Knight Street, has over 40 members aged 14 and over. It meets from 10am on Tuesday or from 7pm on Fridays. A spokesman for the club said: ...

The spending of £15,000 on counting people attending events in Spalding and Holbeach has been defended. South Holland District Council officers have agreed to spend the money granted as part of around £85,000 funding provided by the government’s Welcome Back fund. What the council describes as ‘a local data company’ will “install, manage and monitor four footfall counters for a ...

Spooky goings on at Spalding Services and Social Club on High Street, don’t end with the Halloween disco this year. November 4, 5 and 6 sees St Nicolas Players present a seasonal ghostly treat with their play Spirit Level, a supernatural comedy by Pam Valentine. Spirit Level has an ever-bickering ghostly married couple evoke the strange power of their even ...

One of the UK’s finest observational comics finally continues his nationwide, biggest tour to date as Ed Byrne gets back on the road this autumn. Join him at the South Holland Centre, Spalding, on Friday, November 5, as he takes a long hard look at himself and tries to decide if he has any traits that are worth passing on ...

There’s rebellion in the air at Spalding Gentlemen’s Society. The group’s latest lecture this Friday (October 22) is entitled ‘Rebellion, Revolution, Reform’ and is being delivered by dealer, author and lecturer Jasper Jennings. It will cover the surprising and intriguing stories to be found behind antiquarian prints during what historians call ‘the long 18th century’. SGS lectures at Broad Street ...

A Spalding-based police officer has been nominated for a national award for risking his life by pulling a trapped motorist to safety. PC Phil McAllister jumped into the water and smashed the window of David Anthony’s car to rescue the 60-year-old from the freezing cold dyke by Glenside in West Pinchbeck shortly before 5am on December 7 last year. He’s ...