With the advent of the pandemic it is noticeable that much goodwill by the general public as a whole has gone towards supporting local charities and those in need. As a pensioner myself, I am fortunate to be healthy and have time on my hands to also give some support. However, I have volunteered to assist two local causes but, ...

A Donington photographer has beaten off tens of thousands of other entrants to be shortlisted for a prestigious national award. Joanna Banks’ image ‘Dominic’ is one of ten up for the Guild of Photographers’ Image of the Year Competition out of 16,000 entries.It shows friend of a friend Dominic Hitchings. ‘Dominic’ by Joanna Banks Joanna said: “I’m particularly interested in ...

Millions of pounds of extra funding has been sourced to help fund new facilities at specialist schools in Lincolnshire, including at The Garth and Priory schools, as well as Gosberton Academy. A further £30m has been sourced for the five-year projet to improve 13 schools taking the total to £86m. The newly pledged £30m includes half new funding from Lincolnshire ...

A Spalding engineer for British Gas has outlined why he and thousands others across the country have been on strike in the past few days. Stuart Wilton erected a sign outside his home stating #StopTheBritishGasFire and stopped working from Thursday, January 7 to Monday, January 11. The 46-year-old father of two has been an engineer for nearly 20 years after ...

There’s been a call for councils to work together on funding from developers amid concerns proposed changes to the planning system will leave Lincolnshire with ‘much lower’ contributions. In South Holland, larger developments can only be given planning permission when an agreement between the developer and district council to mitigate negative impacts of developments is signed, known as a Section ...

The South Holland Parish Voluntary Car Service has appealed for more drivers to help out during the coronavirus pandemic. The service covers most towns and villages in the district and is trying to ensure there is cover if lots of people request transport to get their COVID vaccine, in addition to the day to day appointments it presently deals with. ...

Community spirit is alive and well and living in Spalding – as last weekend well and truly proved. The town’s very own army of Wombles took to the streets and filled more than 300 black bin bags with rubbish. Everyone and their dog grabbed a pick-up stick and helped make the town shine again by removing litter wherever they found ...

A teenager from Holbeach St Marks has admitted making hundreds of indecent images of children. Joseph Orbell, 18, of Strawberry Fields Drive, admitted making a total of 782 still and 16 moving images of children between January 2015 and March 2019. Prosecuting at Boston Magistrates Court, Michael Little said police executed a search warrant at Orbell’s home on March 5, ...

The body of a woman has been found near Quadring following a police search this morning. The body was found at North Drove, police said. It followed South Holland Police putting out a missing persons appeal for Shirley Jones who went missing overnight from last night (January 12 to 13). A Lincolnshire Police, spokesman, said: “While formal identification is yet ...

Springfields has been confirmed as a new COVID-19 vaccine site as a number of local GP surgeries have also detailed they’re set to start vaccinating. Springfields has been confirmed alongside five new centres to provide the vaccine ‘by the end of this week’. It is the first venue in South Holland to be announced. An NHS spokesman said: “The launch ...

Five people have been arrested after reports of a spate of catalytic converters from vehicles in South Holland. The five men have been arrested on suspicion of theft from motor vehicles and one for going equipped to commit crime. Police say the arrests follow a spate of theft and attempted thefts of catalytic convertors in the Holbeach and Spalding areas ...

A health group is looking to speak to people who have had or know someone who has had a ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ order placed on them or reviewed during the current pandemic. HW Lincs has teamed up with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to undertake a survey for people who have had or known someone who had a Do Not Attempt ...

All of Spalding United’s league games will be postponed up until at least March 6 with clubs set to be consulted as to whether they null and void the season. The Pitching-In Northern Premier League has released a statement in which the board say they feel the league should now be null and voided. The statement says: “The board of ...

The NHS have said Lincolnshire ‘will have full geographical coverage for its registered population’ for the COVID-19 vaccine amid reports an administering site will be set up at Springfields in Spalding. After there were no South Holland sites in the initial list of primary care roll outs of the Astra Zeneca/Oxford vaccine The Voice has been contacted by members of ...

A driver who tested positive for more than three times the permitted level of cannabis in his bloodstream, has been banned from driving by magistrates in Boston. Justinas Gabrenas, 28, of Delgate Avenue, Weston, who admitted the offence, was seen by police driving down West Marsh Road at 11.30am on May 6 last year and, when they stopped him, it ...

A part time carer who was herself the subject of fraudulent activity, drank so much alcohol that she crashed into a parked car, a court has heard. Sandra Hopkins, 63, of Roberts Walk, Long Sutton, admitted driving with excess alcohol when she appeared at Boston Magistrates Court. Prosecuting, Shelley Wilson said that at 6.20pm on October 27, Mrs Hopkins crashed ...

A woman who has lived in her home in Donington ‘for many years’ was caused alarm and distress by the actions of her 60 year old lorry driver neighbour, a court in Boston has heard. Peter Andrews of Days Lane, admitted using threatening behaviour towards his next door neighbour, Susan Issitt, when he appeared at the magistrates court Prosecuting, Shelley ...

A list of sites where the COVID-19 vaccine is being delivered has been published – but there’s currently none in South Holland. Alongside the already announced vaccination sights at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston and County Hospital in Lincolnshire, the first places to offer the vaccine in the county according to NHS England are St Mary’s Medical Centre in Stamford, The ...

Local council leaders are continuing to call for greater transparency over the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine in Lincolnshire. Leader of South Holland District Council, Lord Gary Porter last night (Wednesday) apologised to district residents as he’d not been able to find out more information about NHS plans. And this morning the leader of Lincolnshire County Council, Coun Martin ...

A prolific gang stripped the lead from dozens of rural churches across Lincolnshire and England, including St Peter and St Paul’s in Gosberton, causing utter devastation to village communities, a court was told today (Wednesday) The four men targeted churches from Somerset to North Yorkshire during a two-year crime spree which left churches facing repair bills totalling more than £2 ...