Spalding tip saw queues outside this morning as thousands of people attended Lincolnshire tips for the first time in weeks. Lincolnshire County Council says 2,328 cars attended their sites after having to book slots online in a bid to ensure social distancing and in an attempt to stop people queuing. However, there were queues outside of Spalding’s West Marsh Road ...

Lincolnshire County Council has ‘welcomed’ what it says is £54.3m to improve Lincolnshire’s roads. It’s part of measures announced by the Department For Transport to fund road maintenance. Coun Richard Davies, executive member for highways and transport at Lincolnshire County Council, said: “With over 5,500 miles of roads across Lincolnshire, this multi-million pound government funding will provide a welcome boost ...

A van fire in Spalding is being treated as arson with police releasing a picture of a man they would like to speak to in relation to the incident. The van was severely damaged in the blaze while outside homes on Commercial Road at around 9.30pm on Monday, May 4. A spokesman from Lincolnshire Police, said: ” Neighbours have reported ...

A nurse at King’s Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth II Hospital has spoken of how how he battled back to work after contracting COVID 19. Sam Jude is now back at work on Terrington Ward caring for short stay patients, usually admitted straight from the Emergency Department (ED) and the Medical Assessment Unit (MAU). The clinical nurse is one of more than ...

Lead clinicians are reminding people that NHS services in Lincolnshire are still available and safe to use, and in particular are reminding people not to ignore more serious concerns. Liz Ball, chief nurse, Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group, said: “The latest national figures show a sharp drop in cancer referrals as patients are not coming forward when they have health worries. ...

The chair of the group overseeing the fight against COVID-19 in Lincolnshire has spoken of measures being used to stop the virus spreading in care homes, as well on what the changes to lockdown rules mean for people in the county. The Lincolnshire Resilience Forum was formed with a number of representatives from health and emergency services in the county. ...

A hospital that treats many people in South Holland says it’s treated 200 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 back to health. Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in King’s Lynn has seen around 125 deaths from the virus. But out of the 390 treated there, more than half have survived thanks to staff. The milestone has been welcomed by the ...

A teenager who struggles every day with exhaustion is attempting to bike 100 miles during May to help find a treatment or cure for her debilitating condition. Nearly five years ago, Alia Jones (14) was diagnosed with Mitochondrial Disease that she describes as “making everyday life extremely exhausting and a challenge”. The condition leaves all parts of a sufferer’s body, ...

A care home and food processing plant are among those to see an increase in COVID-19 cases after recent testing. Following representations from members of the public Morrisons confirmed further cases at its Woodhead site in Spalding as has Cedar Falls Care Home. A spokesman from Morrisons said a “small number” of cases had been confirmed while the company states ...

It’s time to get your talents to a wider audience while raising money for a local charity in lockdown. Little Miracles, which puts on sessions and days for children with a disability in Spalding, has launched an online talent competition. The charity is unable to hold its usual events and fundraisers, so it’s looking for people to send in videos ...

A group set up to help others in Spalding is to start winding down some services as it says its need is decreasing thanks to the availability of the other services. Spalding COVID Kindness Team will continue with its food bank and care packages for the vulnerable and provide a wellbeing service. But it says it’s going to stop delivering ...

A Spalding charity and group has stepped up to the plate and helped provide donations for local carers. Ella’s Project, which is run by Mark Le Sage, has for a number of years been collecting clothes for young people. And a few weeks ago for the COVID-19 crisis it, alongside the group For the Love of Scrubs Spalding, put the ...

Donate A Dinner continues to help families across the district thanks to the generosity of readers and local businesses. The Spalding and South Holland Voice teamed up with Coun Harry Drury to launch the appeal, which aims to ensure that no child goes hungry while the schools are closed during the coronavirus pandemic. We’ve been delighted with the support shown ...

Road surfacing work is due to start on some roads in the area. Lincolnshire County Council has announced its timetable for works for the next few weeks. The south portion of Winslow Gate, Windmill Lane and Siltside in Gosberton Risegate, New Road in Holbeach St Marks and Star Lane in Holbeach Bank will be treated on Tuesday, May 18. Coun ...

A Spalding-based coleslaw manufacturer has donated 2,500 pouches to the town’s COVID Kindness Team. Naylor Farms, one of Europe’s largest cabbage farms and long-life coleslaw manufacturer, has pledged their support to the team through the supply of 2,500 cheese coleslaw and potato salad food pouches. These pouches will make up part of food boxes which will be delivered to residents ...

We huddled in the shelters as the bombs dropped down like rain, And we sang songs like ‘Run, Rabbit, Run’ and, of course, ‘We’ll Meet Again’. To me they weren’t just songs to sing, they covered fear and pain, And with thoughts of those far overseas we sang ‘We’ll Meet Again’. When the sirens sounded ‘All Clear’ we came out ...

In Blightyland, before the war, “Appease him!” the big call Chamberlain, its champion, said, “Hitler will soon fall” Fetched home a scrap of paper, peace for all declared, “I’ve put your trust in Germany”, the worst choice ever dared. He’d returned a hero, spoke outside Downing Street, Opinions were divided, “Is this victory or defeat?” Opponents took the high ground, ...

On behalf of my unhappy wife: we all know that the pension age for women born in the 1950s has been raised. Did you know a campaign called “Back to 60 movement” has won the right to a Judicial Review and is taking the DWP to the High Court? On June 5 and 6 they will attempt to get the ...

Pedals (Spalding’s Cycle Action Group) applauds last weekend’s announcement by the Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, setting out the government’s plans for encouraging more walking and cycling. This announcement accelerates Westminster’s strategy for promoting walking and cycling. (Together they are called “Active Travel”). Some recent initiatives seem to us to have concentrated on cities. We are thrilled that Mr Shapps talks ...

Celebrations might not have been exactly as planned but people across South Holland still turned out to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day in style. Because of the coronavirus pandemic events planned to celebrate the occasion had to be called off but residents were determined not to let it slip by unmarked. Many people held picnics in their gardens, ...