As you may or may not be aware every year for the last 31 years I have raised money for WW2 soldiers to take them back to the Normandy graveyards to visit fallen comrades and lay wreaths. These veterans have sadly slowly passed away and last week I lost my last original veteran Ernie Covill at the age of 97. ...

In response to W Kirk (August 12), has South Holland District Council gone completely mad regarding the proposed adult gaming centre in Dorothy Perkins’ shop for Merkur Slots? Can’t they see the trouble it will cause? There is a public house nearby – are they blind? Spalding is nothing but an eyesore come rubbish dump now. If this gaming centre ...

I very much doubt those looking for a council house will welcome Afghan Immigrants when they realise that they have even less chance of getting one. Gary Porter is once again showing utter contempt for local people. Has he asked them what they think?And as for the comments from David Hill, no wonder churches are empty. People like these two ...

Council leader Gary Porter believes that local residents will respond hospitably if refugees from Afghanistan settle in the area (The Voice, August 19). History suggests he is right; but only in the short term. The current national tone of virtue-signalling self-congratulation on such points is painfully familiar. It was prominent – especially in the same tabloids – when Kurds fleeing ...

I have lived in Holbeach since 2004 and the main supermarket Tesco is still the same size as it was 16 years ago. But in the meantime hundreds of new homes have been built and hundreds more are being built right now, with still more at the planning stage. Nowadays the Tesco store is full to bursting with so many ...

Following the letter from Gill Allen about films at the South Holland Centre, I believe that it is now possible to ring their number at limited times to book a ticket, instead of having to be online. If this is correct it would be good if the voice message on 01775 764777 would now include that information. Not everyone is ...

It’s been four weeks since I wrote to your paper regarding the state of Spalding and I have been gratified to see a number of people agree that South Holland District Council need to do more to improve the appearance of the town centre. I am really quite disappointed though that there has been absolutely no response from SHDC. I ...

A woman who has beaten cancer three times is among 50 employees at the county’s mental health and learning disabilities trust to have their decades of NHS service recognised. Michelle Smith, a team secretary for the Learning Disability Service at Johnson Community Hospital in Pinchbeck was one of many to have their achievement acknowledged at the Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation ...

Holbeach Parish Council is to look to create a café in Carter’s Park. At the authority’s most recent meeting councillors voted to look at the feasibility and cost of turn part of the current toilets in the area into a ‘kitchenette’. The other half of the building would remain a toilet, but a unisex one fully equipped for disabled use. ...

South Holland District Council has reiterated its intention to support the relocation of refugees fleeing the change of regime in Afghanistan. As reported in last week’s Spalding Voice, is set to home the first two families of English translators in the coming weeks. Today (Wednesday), South Holland released a joint statement with Boston Borough Council, East Lindsey District Council and ...

MP Sir John Hayes has called for more information on the future of the South Holland Centre after his initial response to the district council who operate the venue was ignored. Last week he openly published a new letter to South Holland District Council who last month voted through a restructuring of staff from 26 roles to seven, a move ...

Plans for a lorry park and service station on the A16 at Crowland have been recommended for refusal by South Holland District Council. The application is for a service station, retail area, drive-thru coffee shop, toilets and shower facilities, landscaping and a parking area for 61 HGVs on land to the south of James Road North.But a lengthy report to be ...

Poundland says it will be creating 24 new jobs when it open its new Spalding store a week on Saturday. It’s taking over the store at the Spalding Retail Park which previously housed B&M. It’s due to open at 9am on Saturday September 4 and the company says it will be celebrating as it will become the 400th store across ...

An 80-year-old man has died following a collision between a crane and a car on the A16 at Surfleet. The road remains closed tonight (Friday) between Surfleet and West Marsh Road following the incident reported at 2.23pm this afternoon. A woman in her 70s, who was in the same car as the man who died, also received serious injuries but ...

Those aged 16 and 17 can now visit Lincolnshire vaccination centres and get a COVID-19 vaccination. It was announced last week those in the age group were being encouraged to come forward and get their jabs. And NHS Lincolnshire say they don’t have to book with walk-in slots available throughout all opening at Boston and for one afternoon next week ...

A man who operated an illegal waste business at an isolated site in Holbeach was today (Wed) given a suspended jail sentence at Lincoln Crown Court. Simon Mason operated a house clearance business advertising himself as “A1 Man with a van – No job too big” collecting general household waste and fridges from customers who paid him to remove their ...

Refugee families fleeing the horrors of Afghanistan will be welcomed in South Holland. The district is set to home the first two families of English translators in the coming weeks. They would have been targeted by the Taliban for working with UK or American troops if they had been unable to escape. The district council has already signed up to ...

Consultation letters were sent out on Monday about an application for a plastic processing plant in Holbeach Hurn. Midwest Polychem is hoping to be granted permission to run the recycling plant for hard plastics at Laurel Lodge Farm and has applied to Lincolnshire County Council. The company held an official opening in June, when it was granted permission for new ...

South Holland said farewell to one of the district’s last remaining Second World War veterans last week. Ernie Covill (97) died on Thursday and tributes have been paid to the former lorry driver. He made the papers earlier this year when he was the guest of honour at an open day to unveil a wartime vehicle which had been retrieved ...

Police have appealed for information after a HGV did not stop after being involved in a collision on the A16 at Crowland. No-one was injured in the incident between the white lorry and a blue Ford Focus which occurred around 3.15pm on Friday, August 13. Peterborough Police posted on social media: “Did you see a collision at about 3.40pm on ...