A Spalding man who lost control of his car and crashed into a ditch on Christmas Eve, has been banned from driving by magistrates in Boston. Oleg Savca, 41, of Little London admitted driving with excess alcohol. Jim Clare, prosecuting, said Savca’s car was seen travelling at speed at around 5pm, going straight through a crossroads and crashing into a ...

A Spalding area man stopped while driving his BMW car was then discovered to be a disqualified driver, magistrates in Boston have heard. Kevin John White, 53, of Broad Lane, Moulton, who admitted driving while disqualified and without insurance, was also said to be subject to a suspended prison sentence imposed just two months before at Norwich Crown Court as ...

Drivers are being asked to “bump” up their commitment to safer driving by displaying a #SlowDownInLincolnshire bumper sticker on their vehicle as part of a new road safety campaign by Lincolnshire Police. The new campaign will see motorists display a bumper sticker to the rear of their vehicle or rear windscreen which calls for road users to respect their neighbourhood ...

A Long Sutton cricketer is looking to remember his grandfather by donating money to charity for every wicket and run he picks up in the 2021 cricket season – and he’d like other cricketers to do the same. Jake Burton (26) came up with the idea for Runs4Research in memory of Trevor Burton who passed away aged 83 at the ...

It’s an exciting time for Spalding Golf Club’s Tilly Garfoot as she gets ready to captain Lincolnshire Junior Girls and her own club ahead of a potential trip to America. The 18-year-old who is in her final year of A Levels at Spalding High School first picked up a club aged two and has been training with Spalding since she ...

Spalding United striker Spencer Weir-Daley was in World Cup action over the weekend. The 35-year-old who is on dual forms from Peterborough Sports has been representing Montserrat in the opening round of fixtures in the first round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2022 World Cup set to be held in Qatar.Weir-Daley started the opening fixture against Antigua and Barbuda on ...

An appeal has been set up for a semi-retired couple whose Weston Hills home has been destroyed in a fire. Fire crews were called to the home at around 7.30am on Broadgate on Friday, March 26. The couple, who do not wish to be named, had lived in the house for over 30 years. The cause of the fire is ...

A man suffered what is thought to be a stab wound and three others were injured after what police called an ‘altercation between a group’ last night (Tuesday). A 16-year-old has been arrested as a result of the incident at the junction of Stonegate and Halmergate at around 7pm. A man in his 20s was taken to hospital with an ...

An army of volunteers are being mobilised in Spalding with a new scheme aimed at helping those in need in the process of going live. The Spalding Good Neighbours Scheme is getting in touch with all those who have offered to volunteer ahead of a required interview process that would allow others to enter people’s properties to carry out work ...

A Crowland pre-school is celebrating after winning a national environmental award. Enya’s Childcare was named Eco-Friendly Early Years of the year – topping last year’s Highly Commended in The Nursery World Awards. It was the first time the category was added to list available for entries.Directors Enya Mooney and Arron Last were also highly commended once more in the Pre-School ...

A South Holland primary school is awash with yellow after staff, pupils and families adorned the fence with ribbons as part of the National Day of Reflection. Whaplode Church of England Primary held a minute’s silence last Tuesday when the nation looked back at a year since the outbreak of a pandemic. All the children currently in school and members ...

Calls have been made that Spalding’s toilet facilities should be fully re-opened when non-essential shops open again on April 12. The amenities, which are managed by South Holland District Council, were closed across the district following the first lockdown in March 2020. The facilities in Holbeach, Donington, Long Sutton and Sutton Bridge have since re-opened Monday to Friday, 8am to ...

The flag was at half-mast as the funeral cortege of former fire fighter Philip Hardy stopped at Holbeach last week. Mr Hardy, who died on February 28, aged 83, spent more than 30 years in the fire service before retiring in 1992. Fire service personnel stood to pay their respects to the retired Sub Officer on his final journey last ...

A bid to turn a historic phonebox into a display on some of Spalding’s history and new signs for the town are among new proposals. Coun Elizabeth Sneath is looking to adopt the Churchgate phonebox by the River Welland for a pound to preserve it going forward. It follows an article in The Voice on March 18 where the list ...

A plan to make Stepping Stone Bridge in Spalding safer for pedestrians is being resurrected. Members of the Spalding Town Forum have called for Network Rail to remove the panels surrounding the bridge to let in more light and improve the visibility. But Network Rail has told The Voice the bridge “meets current safety standards” and lighting is down to ...

Prior to re-electing our current councillors or the prospective candidates, I wonder how many will be willing to enlighten us to their previous professional, commercial, business experience and achievements? Perhaps they could also inform us why they should be elected when they appear to have no input/veto on local schemes imposed by Lincolnshire County Council. Abandon hope if we are ...

Off the back of the government’s recent roadmap announcement, we’re putting plans in place to re-start our face-to-face social events. While many of our group’s members can’t wait to get out again and re-connect, there are some who feel that their confidence and mental health have been knocked for six this past year. We’ve been in regular touch with our ...

Men beating up their partners. It must be happening, unseen behind closed doors in this area, as in every region, because domestic violence is a national problem. Recent tragic events have pushed this age old matter into present concern. There are no easy answers. As a vicar, now long retired, I’ve taken about 300 weddings and in the later years, ...

I wanted to firstly say how grateful I am that Marks and Spencer has stayed open through lockdown but I really hope they change their mind and do not close the Spalding shop. As the only carer for my father, who is 89 years old and has dementia and Alzheimer’s, I rely completely on the ready meals for Dad. I ...

Re the letter in The Voice March 18, regarding the closure of Marks and Spencers food business from Rebecca Clark – she has my support too.Spalding is falling apart! This latest closure of M&S is a bitter blow to the town and I, along with many other people, would like to know why. This store is always busy and the ...