It might be the first time in its 180 year history that they’ve not been able to meet, but a Spalding branch of the Masonic Lodge is still handing out charity donations. The Hundred of Elloe lodge regularly donate some of their takings to local charities. And recently longstanding lodge member, John Holmes presented a cheque for £500 to the ...

Visitors to the Spalding Sessions House will be in for a horrifyingly good time in the run-up to Halloween. The former courthouse has been transformed into a terrifying experience with ghosts, ghouls and a cast of actors guaranteed to test the bravery of visitors to the event – which is open for bookings. Owner Oliver Sneath has been creating a ...

The saga of South Holland market charges is back on the district council agenda at a meeting of the Cabinet next week. Members had decided in the height of the pandemic earlier this year to no longer have market stalls erected for traders in Spalding – a move that caused a backlash. Now there are recommendations to review the fees ...

A group that promotes cycling has backed controversial new bike racks that have appeared in Spalding and Holbeach The green, car shaped racks placed over car parking spaces have been called ‘monstrosities’ and “a dangerous eyesore wasting valuable space” by Voice readers. Lincolnshire County Council, which installed them as part of the government’s Active Travel fund, even said one in ...

A school has used its annual harvest festival to aid a Spalding lady helping families in Uganda and providing goods for local food banks. Bicker Preparatory School and Early Years weren’t able to attend church like they normally do every autumn. Emily Braybrook in Uganda Instead for their Harvest Festival they were encouraged to bring in food to donate to ...

Lincolnshire County Council has reminded residents that on Sunday the clocks will go back, temporarily affecting the timings of the county’s part-night streetlights. There are around 42,000 part-night streetlights across the county that are switched off between the hours of midnight and 6am. Coun Richard Davies, Executive Member for Highways, said: “Over the next few weeks you might notice that ...

A host of traffic measures to make Holbeach safer have been proposed by the parish council. And the parish councillor who is leading the way, Coun Michelle Manley, is also exploring the prospect of setting up a group of volunteers to monitor speed in the town. She has been researching traffic hot spots for the last few months and the ...

It’s been a ‘whirlwind’ first year for Milkshake Madness which is proving a huge Holbeach success story. Sheree Hoque and partner Thomas Humphrey set up the Boston Road eatery last year. What started as a business serving milkshake and desserts has already expanded to bigger premises, has a staff of ten and originated a delivery service, all despite more than ...

The brakes have been put on a major reorganisation of local government in Lincolnshire – with the councils told to concentrate on helping communities recover from the effects of coronavirus. District councils, including South Holland, welcomed the news that central government called a halt to the process of reorganising the entire structure. “This enables district councils to put our full ...

Bomb disposal experts are in Gedney Drove End after an explosion this morning (Saturday) left three people injured, one of them seriously. The incident occurred shortly before 11am this morning. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “At 10.53am we received a report of a small explosion in this area. “Three men have been injured – one is thought to have ...

‘Closing’ signs have gone up in two more Spalding town centre stores. Both the local branches of Bonmarche in Bridge Street and Peacocks in Market Place have announced to customers they’re closing down. The Bonmarche chain went into administration in October 2019 and was bought by Peacocks which itself is owned by Edinburgh Woollen Mill. That company announced it was ...

Schools in Spalding have put out warnings over safety amid alleged reports of students being approached by strangers. Spalding Academy and East Pinchbeck Primary School have released a warning to parents this afternoon. The Voice has approached Lincolnshire Police for more details on any related incidents in the town, but has yet to receive a response. The warnings have come ...

South Hollands and the Deepings MP Sir John Hayes has cut the ribbon on Spalding’s newest care home. Fenchurch House is County Court’s 33rd care home and has been built on the site of the former Goodfellows School on Spalding Common. It can home up to 60 people offer long term residential care, short-term respite care and specialist dementia care. ...

Staff at the Imaginarium cocktail bar on Westlode Street in Spalding are picking up the pieces following a burglary on Sunday evening. The bar was broken into and subsequently bottles of alcohol valued of up to £1,000 were taken. Lucy Smith, manager of the site said “It is gutting to see the damage caused to our bar. “We are working ...

Infighting at Holbeach Parish Council has been likened to the Northern Ireland peace process in a fractious and, at times, bizarre meeting which was even interrupted by violin music over a claim of abusive behaviour. District councillor Nick Worth, who was among the public watching Monday night’s online meeting, described it as a ‘bonfire being lit” under the council. The ...

A Spalding man who was found lying face down in a potato field in an attempt to avoid arrest after driving at over 90mph, has been banned from driving for three years. Ignas Bagdonas, 30, of Banks Avenue, admitted failing to stop for the police, driving without insurance or a driving licence and driving in excess of a 60mph speed ...

A disabled man currently banned from Spalding town centre for a string of incidents has been found guilty in absence of abusing a supermarket employee by Boston magistrates. Matthew Peter Bellerson, 45, of The Chase, Pinchbeck, failed to appear before at the hearing but was tried and found guilty in his absence. The court was told that at 11am on ...

A Spalding teenager who had been asked to leave a house after an evening’s drinking, injured one of the residents after he threw a rock through a window. Diogo Correia-Carneiro, 19, of Danube Square, admitted damage and assault charges when he appeared before magistrates at Boston. Prosecuting, Sukhi Singh said that at around 6am on July 12, Correia-Carneiro smashed the ...

South Holland’s food technology industry is set to benefit from a new international trade initiative. The announcement will see the area work with the Department for International Trade to attract overseas investment into agrifood automation and robotics. Holbeach’s Food Enterprise Zone (FEZ) will be part of the project involving 177 cities around the world. It will be part of the ...

Spalding & District Civic Society notes the approval of the plans for the extension to the Springfields Shopping Centre. We also note the s.106 contribution of £200,000 from the developer for the benefit of the Spalding town centre. We cannot ignore the fact that the Springfields has been successful in achieving over 15 years of growth in turnover, bucking the ...