Mr Wilson’s letter in The Voice on February 25 could not be further from the truth, and is absolutely NOT what he alleges. In 2013 at county council three of us as independents, worked together with the three Lib Dem councillors and the Conservatives, to create the ‘Lincolnshire Administration’, a COALITION which lasted until the four years were completed in ...

A host of golden daffodils still in the field doesn’t necessarily mean disaster for growers – some are meant to be there to create bulbs for later. The pandemic and leaving the EU may have made this year’s harvest interesting for growers, but it may not be all bad. John Dring, manager of the family farm at Moulton, said they ...

Market traders are set to be given a further three-month holiday from fees, but there’s concerns those in Spalding will eventually be hit with much higher fees than elsewhere. As South Holland District Council passed its budget and medium term financial strategy last week, Coun Angela Newton asked if a stated aim for registered traders at Spalding Market to pay ...

Holbeach county councillor Nick Worth will not be standing for re-election in May. He says the time has come to step down from his role on Lincolnshire County Council but he will continue as a South Holland District Council member for at least another two years. Coun Worth (63) sits on the executive for the county council, with responsibility for ...

Transported has announced its latest activities – ‘The Creative Response to Loneliness programme – an initiative to combat the feelings of loneliness and isolation that the pandemic has brought through creative activity. The programme has been funded by Arts Council England to provide immediate, targeted relief through creative and cultural activity to those most at risk of loneliness as a ...

A family are appealing for information after thieves stole a car from the driveway of a West Pinchbeck property. Criminals cut the floodlights illuminating the driveway to take the X-Tech Limited Edition Land Rover Defender 4×4 vehicle from the property off Beck Bank at around 2am this morning (Monday, March 8). The vehicle belongs to Dave Rodgers and his daughter ...

Youngsters (and some less young) across South Holland have been getting in the spirit of World Book Day. Today (Thursday, March 4) people have been dressing up as their favourite characters from books. Even those who haven’t been in school have been wearing their get-up at home. They include pupils of St Bartholomew’s Primary School in West Pinchbeck. A spokesperson ...

The Spalding branch of Marks and Spencer is to close in May. Staff at the Holland Market Simply Food store were told today (Thursday) that its doors would close for the final time on May 1. The store was originally set for closure last April, but was kept open following the COVID-19 outbreak. However at the time M&S said it ...

A Gedney Hill family have been touched by the support from the community after their three-year-old ‘glorious leader’ was diagnosed with leukaemia. Mum and dad Lisa Bell and James Lidgey-Hutt have been left devastated after son Michael was diagnosed with the cancer last month. Now they’re being offered support with Michael’s uncle Jeoffrey Bell looking to wax his legs to ...

The fame of Spalding’s Wombles is spreading as the group featured on national television at the weekend. With more than 2,000 members and big plans for the future, the group is inspiring others around the country to begin their own campaign of litter clearing. An appearance on the BBC Look North show on Friday was followed the next day with ...

The roadside verges of Lincolnshire could be bursting with blossoms if a new scheme takes root. Progress on selecting suitable sites has been delayed, but a report is due to go before Lincolnshire County Council members on Monday (March 8). “In recent weeks however, work has commenced on exploring the opportunity to enter into a partnership with Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust ...

The purchase of a property to house three rough sleepers has been approved despite a council panel voting against it over concerns it was unsuitable and being rushed through. Coun Rodney Grocock, South Holland District Council’s Portfolio Holder for Place, has said the authority can proceed with the purchase of what is the third of three homes in Spalding. In ...

South Holland residents are being urged to continue to socially distance and wash their hands with the area currently having the fifth highest COVID-19 infection rate in England – more than double the national average. According to the latest government statistics as The Voice went to press on Wednesday, South Holland’s infection rate was 203.1 per 100,000 of the population. ...

Moulton’s annual Big Spring Clean was the biggest so far with the Wombles’ initiative being cited as an inspiration for its success. Andrew Woolf, the vice chair of Moulton Parish Council, has organised it, and the Autumn Spring Clean, for the last three years. Over 40 people of all ages gathered on Saturday in Moulton, Moulton Chapel and Moulton Seas ...

Plans for a service station just outside Crowland have been supported by the town’s parish council. However they have asked South Holland District Council to consider several conditions before passing the application amid concerns over its impact from nearby residents, including those from The Roostings housing estate. Recharge Roadside Services Ltd is looking to build an eight-pump petrol station with ...

A great grandma has celebrated her 100th birthday at a Gosberton care home. Hilda Wollaston reached three figures on Sunday, February 28. Daughter Susan was able to visit Bank House Care Home in Gosberton on the day. And Hilda also enjoyed Facetime chats with other family members while care home staff threw a big party for her. She has two ...

A developer wants to add 27 extra homes to a new housing estate where trees will be planted in a ‘generous gesture’. The new homes would be added to the development at Wignals Wood, Holbeach, and would bring the total number of new homes to 104 if approved. A design and access statement submitted to South Holland District Council outlines ...

Lincolnshire Independents’ call for fair play has been heard. Following demands for a level playing field, new Government guidance is out that will allow safe door-step campaigning from next week, March 8. The government had first announced local elections will be held on May 6, but without much of the local. Councillors and candidates have been at risk of fines ...

Boston Road in Holbeach was closed for many weeks last year, causing disruption to all regular users of the road, people who live on the road, staff trying to get to Nutton Stoven care home, the elderly residents of Cecil Pywell Avenue and the residents of Chesnut Avenue as this was the favourite way for drivers to get around the ...

On February 7 I drove past the building site at Morrison’s roundabout and was dismayed to see the contractor on the site pumping filthy water onto the public highway leaving it covered in mud. It’s so disappointing at a time when the Spalding Wombles are making such a valiant effort to keep our streets clean. I contacted SHDC but they ...