Author Archives: Richard Rush

Appeal after vehicles are stolen

Vehicles including a mini-digger have been stolen in a burglary at Spalding Common over the weekend. They were taken from a property overnight sometime overnight on Saturday, (April 25). Mini Digger with SSL business branding on it The missing vehicles are: Mitsubishi L200, registration with the registration AE67XWD and SSL sign writing around the sills.An IFor Williams Trailer (serial number ...

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Quiet roads not an excuse to speed

Lincolnshire Police are urging drivers to continue to be safe during the lockdown period. Despite there being many less cars on the roads, the force says it has seen an increase in the number of irresponsible drivers. Motorists are being urged to stick to speed limits and observe the ‘fatal four’ that contribute to fatal and serious injury collision, using ...

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Work to repair Spalding road completed ahead of schedule

The resurfacing of Woolram Wygate in Spalding has been completed a day ahead of schedule. Lincolnshire County Council say work on repairing the potholes ended today (Friday, April 24) after beginning on Tuesday. It followed numerous calls for the road to be repaired. Coun Richard Davies, executive member for highways at Lincolnshire County Council, said: “Work has now finished on ...

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Crews attend kitchen fire

Two fire crews attended a kitchen fire in Gosberton this morning. The fire was out by the time the crews attended the property on Belchmire Lane after the fire occurred at around 11.45am today (Friday, April 24). Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue, said there had been severe damage by fire to an extractor fan and kitchen cupboard as well as light ...

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Person airlifted to hospital after suffering cardiac arrest

A person was airlifted to hospital this morning after suffering a cardiac arrest in Spalding. The Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance landed close to The Parkway in Spalding after being called to the area just before 10.45am (Friday, April 24). It took the casualty to Lincoln County Hospital. A spokesperson at the Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance said: “On Friday, ...

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Take your shot for a cash prize

A local photography group have relaunched their annual competition so more can take part during the current COVID-19 lockdown measures. Long Sutton Photography Group now wants your pictures of Lincolnshire landscapes and have opened its 2020 competition up to emailed entries as well as postal. The competition is open to everyone until June 30 and there’s prizes for both adults ...

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Send thanks to NHS with postcard competition

A competition to say thank you to NHS staff in Lincolnshire has been launched. Lincolnshire Community Health Service is launching a competition to design a thank you postcard. The idea is that the postcards must use the words ‘thank you’ and would ideally reflect the hundreds of different types of jobs in the NHS. There’s £25 Amazon gift vouchers available ...

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Warning over smoke due to building being on fire in Holbeach St Marks

Residents in Holbeach St Marks are being urged to keep windows and doors closed due to a building on fire in the area. Three fire crews are in attendance at the incident in Sluice Road this afternoon. The crews were called at around 2.15pm this afternoon. An agricultural building, 20 tonnes of wheat and a tractor have been destroyed. A ...

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Employees say they’re ‘terrified’ as multiple COVID-19 cases confirmed at Dalehead sites

Employees of a company where more cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed have said they’re ‘terrified’ working at its Spalding site where at least one person was hospitalised with the virus. In an article posted yesterday (Wednesday) The Voice, reported that Dalehead Foods, which is a division of Tulip Ltd, had confirmed an employee at its Fulney Lane site had ...

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Leisure centre operator to be given monthly payments by district council to stay afloat

The company that runs South Holland’s leisure centres is to be given monthly payments to stay afloat by the district council after appealing to the authority for financial support. Parkwood Ltd took on the running of both the Castle Sports Complex in Spalding and the Peel Leisure Centre in Long Sutton last year on behalf of South Holland District Council, ...

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Spalding Cemetery to stay closed despite government plea

Spalding Cemetery is to remain closed to the public despite a plea from the government. The cemetery is currently only open for funerals but closed to the general public, meaning people are unable to visit the graves of their loved ones. At the government’s daily coronavirus briefing on Saturday, communities secretary Robert Jenrick asked councils to keep open, or reopen, ...

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Nurse fighting COVID-19 left upset after her bike is stolen

A nurse who’s helping on the frontline battling the COVID-19 outbreak has been left upset after her bike was stolen from her Spalding home On a rare day off from working for the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS, Lucy Brown left her Giants women’s bike outside her home on the Holland Park estate on Saturday (April 18) when it was taken. ...

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GALLERY – Glowing tributes to NHS while Spalding man urges others to put Christmas lights up tonight

You’ve been finding some fantastic ways to praise NHS staff and key workers – and one Spalding man is encouraging you to put your Christmas lights up. As well as the clap for the NHS taking place at 8pm every Thursday night, you’ve also been showing your support in other ways. Nurse and campaigner Mark ;e Sage, through his popular ...

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Firm says it’s following government rules after employee is hospitalised with virus

A Spalding food supplier has said it’s continuing to work safely after an employee was hospitalised with COVID-19. Dalehead Foods, which is a division of Tulip Ltd, told staff of their colleague’s illness at a briefing on Monday, it’s been claimed. A concerned employee contacted The Voice saying workers had been left worried and were upset they hadn’t been told ...

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Care home’s moving video

A care home has created a moving video of residents singing We’ll Meet Again for relatives Tanglewood’s Cedar Falls in Spalding shared the video on social media and sent it to family and friends of the residents. Trudy Roberts’s dad Tony Skillington (83) opens the video. Tony Skillington “I wanted to say thank you to the staff for making it,” ...

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Get scrubbed up for NHS staff

A group making scrubs for NHS staff is on the lookout for donations of clothes and people to help sew up in South Holland. For The Love of Scrubs Lincolnshire was set up by Pilgrim Hospital nurse Ashleigh Linsdell after an appeal to make the gowns used to prevent infections because the hospital was “severely short of scrubs”. Within a ...

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Charity workers deserve recognition

Electrical specialists Hughes are delighted to be bringing a bit of spark to the Pride of South Holland Awards. The firm is sponsoring the charity worker award. Awards organiser Jan Whitbourn said: “Hughes are honoured and delighted to be able to support this year’s South Holland Pride Awards. “The firm has been involved since its conception and feels the charity ...

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Veterans helped with packs

A number of war veterans have been getting donations thanks to local volunteers, businesses and groups. While the likes of next month’s VE Day celebrations won’t be taking place as normal, organiser Jan Whitbourn has been using her contacts book to ensure those veterans are being provided for via the Spalding COVID Kindness team. And Morrisons have helped get on ...

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‘Sore ear savers’ for frontline staff

A mum and daughter are supporting NHS staff by knitting ‘sore ear savers’. Vicci Tyler (38) was on her second week of furlough leave when she saw a post on Facebook asking people to knit sore ear savers for staff at Boston’s Pilgrim and Peterborough hospitals. Vicci tagged in mum Kathy Easey, who is retired and loves knitting. The pair, ...

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Massive boost for Donate A Dinner thanks to kind business owners

Our Donate A Dinner appeal has received a massive boost thanks to two local companies. Kelly Newman, of A Country Kitchen, has offered to donate 30 freshly prepared chilled meals every week, while Karen Slator, owner of The Fun Farm at Weston, has donated boxes of crisps and around 50 soft drinks. The Spalding and South Holland Voice has teamed ...

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