Lockdown learning has led to a nine-year-old with autism setting up a successful baking business. Oscar Shaw loves creating his own delicious goodies and to help him with his own learning during lockdown, mum Fern set up what was initially a play business. But after family and friends tasted the Spalding youngster’s creations word of mouth turned into a number ...

Three friends are walking a “Hundred Miles Home” to raise cash for three charities that are close to their hearts. Hollie Atkin (25), Lauren Day (33) and Charlotte Walsh (26) will be dropped off in Hemsby on August 17 and over the following five days will be walking their way back home. They will be camping on the way which ...

Lincolnshire Police say they’ve seen a rise in fatalities and injuries on the county’s roads following lockdown restrictions being lifted. The police say that lockdown measures relating to Covid-19 meant that less people were travelling around Lincolnshire which, in turn, resulted in fewer collisions As restrictions have eased we have seen a rise in collisions in which people have been ...

A five-year-old who had to be cut out of the bike he was riding by firefighters last week is to be presented with a brand new one. George Hallifax was cycling along Chapel Gate in Gedney with nan Helen on Wednesday, July 15 when the incident happened. The Holbeach youngster was not able to free himself necessitating a call to ...

A South Holland grandmother has made the most of her lockdown time to get creative and knit more than 100 hats. Sina Booth has spent the last three to four months working tirelessly on the bumper bundle which she has earmarked for Oxfam to distribute. “I love knitting and have quite a lot of wool and I wanted to knit ...

Market traders in Spalding will have to continue to provide and erect their own stalls after councillors revisited the topic on Monday. Members of South Holland District Council’s cabinet discussed the issue after the original decision to no longer put up the stalls was sent back to the cabinet last week by the scrutiny committee. The Performance Monitoring Panel called-in ...

South Holland and the Deepings MP Sir John Hayes has a new job as a part time professor at the University of Bolton. Sir John says he is working with the University of Bolton to create a new post graduate course in politics. He’ll be paid £38,000 a year for 20 to 30 hours’ work per month between April 1 ...

The staff at Bicker Prep did not want the end of term to pass without a few treats. An ice cream van came to visit the school on Wednesday afternoon and every child was able to go out with their class ‘bubble’ to choose an ice-lolly from the van. Principal Mrs Page presents one of the Year 6 children with ...

Plans have been submitted to turn a Surfleet hotel into seven flats. The Riverside Hotel in Station Road is currently open as a hotel and serving drinks. But owner Nick Bond says he’s had interest from developers. “I’ve been trying to sell it for eight or nine months but I’ve had no interest as a pub or restaurant. “I’ve spoken ...

A Spalding business woman has called for more help for the town centre. Sue Stubley, of Occasions Jewellers, has said trade has been difficult since non-essential shops reopened. She said: “It’s awful. The first week was ok but apart from that it’s been awful. “People just aren’t buying. “That’s why the town centre needs to be sorted. “It’s especially sad ...

I refer to the new page of The Voice dated Thursday, July 16, headed “£4m bid to boost Holbeach centre”. Has the person/persons who are suggesting no right turn for traffic leaving Church Street and Boston Road ever driven in Holbeach? I own and regularly visit and park at a property in Church Street. To return to my home at ...

There is a photo of local boys. Their young working lives were affected by World War II. The king sent one to mend aeroplanes in Africa and Italy, where he saw lots to interest him on his long foreign not-quite-holiday. The king sent another to the far east, where he became a prisoner of war. They both came back. I ...

May I suggest that Mr Livsey (Letters, July 16) examines the voting record of Sir John Hayes and then explains how this has been of benefit to local people. As has been said before in this column, Sir John has an appalling record of voting for every Tory government proposal promoting austerity and bringing hardship and poverty to many people ...

May I be permitted to correct a misconception as stated in the Spalding Voice in the letter by Julia Fairman. She suggests that half the school summer break, i.e. three of the six weeks should be spent back in school to catch up with the time children have spent at home during the pandemic. Further, the letter states that teachers ...

A thief took just a minute to steal a bike and child-carrier when the owner was in a Spalding shop. Jamie Elston had been called back into Scooby Doos, on Swan Street, to collect an item. It was a matter of seconds and the bike thief struck, taking Jamie’s only form of transport for him and this three-year-old daughter. “The ...

It’s your last chance to get your nominations in for this year’s Pride of South Holland Awards. Organiser Jan Whitbourn has decided that Monday (July 27) will be the final day to nominate the heroes you feel have made a big contribution to the local community. Later next week the judges will come together to decide the winners. The nominations ...

Andy Prior was back on top of the podium at Welland Yacht Club’s latest regatta. Sunday saw the second regatta, The Flag Officer’s Cup, get underway in what is an unprecedented year. Keeping with the pursuit race format for the start of the season, seven boats took part with four different start times. The northerly wind provided a rare down ...

Bream continue to show on the North Level at Main Road with some excellent weights in the latest round of Tydd Gote Angling Club matches. Newcomer Alan Chambers impressed at both the Wednesday Open and the Sunday Club match. On Wednesday Alan was on hot peg 35 and fished feeder and worm for seven big bream for 31lb 12oz and ...

The government has given the go-ahead for football to return with clubs set to start pre-season friendlies in August ahead of the start of the leagues in September. The FA announced at the weekend that full contact training is now permitted as the clubs get ready for the regular season. Both Spalding United and Pinchbeck United have announced their pre-season ...

Cricket returned to South Holland this weekend as clubs held friendlies ahead of the August 1 start of the South Lincs and Border League. Spalding Town’s 1st XI visited Market Deeping on Sunday and were unable to chase down the home side’s 209-8 from 40 overs. Will Naylor claimed 4-33 from eight overs and Brandon Andrews 3-59 from 10 after ...