A Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn patient, who is currently receiving treatment for COVID-19, has joined a research trial into a range of potential treatments in the fight against the virus. The patient is the first from QEH to be recruited to the national Recovery Trial, which will include a range of different treatments to establish evidence about which drugs ...

Facemasks specially made by staff at a school are among the ways the community has come to the aid of Holbeach Hospital in the last few weeks. University Academy Holbeach staff have donated face maks made by staff in the school’s workshop to the community run hospital so it can help protect staff from COVID-19. There’s also been donations from ...

A large fire led to smoke billowing across Gedney yesterday evening (Thursday). Residents close to the blaze in an agricultural building on Gipsy Lane were asked to close windows and doors By Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue following the blaze which was reported shortly after 5.30pm. Five fire crews and a water carrier attended the scene. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue said ...

The trust that runs a number of Lincolnshire hospitals, including Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital, has suspended all non-emergency outpatient appointments. United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust, which also runs County Hospital in Lincoln and hospitals in Grantham and Louth, say it’s to protect patients and staff amid the coronavius crisis. A ULHT spokesman. said: “United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is working hard to ...

The start of major work on the first phase of the Spalding Western Relief Road has been delayed, though some preparation work may take place later this month. Lincolnshire County Council say work on the first phase of the controversial project is now “unlikely” due to start before the summer. But a spokesman did say that pre-work such as clearing ...

Bakkavor has announced cuts including furloughing some staff “wherever possible” due to a “reduction in orders across all categories”. The firm, which has a base in West Marsh Road, Spalding, says the current uncertainty over the COVID-19 situation is the reason for the measures being introduced. In a statement released this morning, the company said: “We are reviewing capacity across ...

An appeal to help a Gedney Hill family whose home was destroyed by fire in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday, April 1) has already raised nearly £2,000. Fire crews were called to the bungalow on West Drove North at around 2am this morning with Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue now saying the fire started in fan heater. A spokesman ...

As the coronavirus pandemic takes hold across the country, we are launching a new appeal to ensure that no child goes hungry. The Spalding and South Holland Voice has teamed up with South Holland district councillor Harry Drury to launch Donate A Dinner. The appeal aims to make sure that those children who would usually get a daily free school ...

Normally at 9am on a Tuesday the streets in Spalding would be at their busiest. But with the current coronavirus lockdown, schools and many shops closed and the majority of people working from home it was a more quiet scene at that time this week. Registered journalist Steve Timewell, of Lincolnshire Drones, sent up one of his machines at 9am ...

A Holbeach St Johns care home has been named in the top 20 in the East Midlands. Beech Lodge Care Home has been given the accolade as part of the annual Carehome.co.uk awards. The Frogs Abbeygate-based home enjoyed an average rating of 9.9 out of 10 from reviews left by residents as well as their family and friends. Karen Atillo, ...

Activations by a single speed camera in Spalding have tripled within a year. The camera on the A151 Holbeach Road near Jack’s Fish Bar caught 1,268 motorists exceeding the 30mph speed limit in 2019. The previous year the fixed camera was activated 375 times. The data emerged following a Freedom of Information request to Lincolnshire Police. John Siddle, communications manager ...

A Spalding gym is supporting the community throughout the coronavirus crisis by offering live online workouts and a meal delivery service. Since the announcement was made that gyms would be forced to close, Definitions Health and Fitness instantly adapted to support its members and the wider community by offering free online workouts via Facebook Live. Definitions’ Jack Smith, believes it’s ...

A family have been left ‘devastated’ after a fire destroyed their home in Gedney Hill in the early hours of the morning. In under an hour this morning a Just Giving page has raised over £600 to help fund items like clothes for the mother and four boys aged eight, 10, 13 and 19 following the blaze on West Drove ...

A school has helped spread a little happiness by delivering bouquets of flowers. The Lidl Neighbourly Team donated six pallets of flowers to Spalding Parish C of E Day School. They were delivered by local man Dave Leworthy and his son, just in time for all of the Year Six pupils to take a bucket of flowers home for Mother’s ...

A group of volunteers who for 30 years have been offering low-cost travel for those that need it most in the district are currently looking to pick up prescriptions and essentials for those self-isolating. On a normal week The South Holland Parish Voluntary Car Service would help around 100 people get to locations like the shops or hospitals from nine ...

Through your paper can I please thank, who ever is responsible, for the beautiful lilies that were left on our doorstep on Monday, March 30. They really lifted our spirits in these difficult times. Many, many thanks. Barbara Hemsil Beechfield Gardens Spalding

In regards to the 63 new homes approval in Pinchbeck, Green Lane development plot. I was incited to read that in the light of day this development was approved openly by the passing of money between developer and parish council. (Ed- the correspondent is referring to Pinchbeck Parish Council supporting the planning application so long as £15,000 was donated to ...

As we all face these unprecedented times during the coronavirus pandemic our local supply chains are working very hard to support our local communities. Special thanks go out to all who are embracing new initiatives, such as home deliveries, telephone orders and pick up procedures. The panic we have seen over the last few weeks has gone and most people ...

We had been out shopping and when we got home someone had left us some flowers – we could not believe it! We would like to thank the person very, very much. It was uplifting to know someone cares with this invisible enemy we have all over the world. Thank you – you have a heart of gold. I would ...

In this period of major upheaval we are hearing and seeing many people making gains from others’ misfortunes, or even outright criminal acts. I do hope your paper, should these offenders be apprehended and dealt with at court and their names be known, will make public who they are and what they have done so that at least some stigma ...