The consultation on GP services for those who were patients at the recently closed Pennygate Surgery has officially been launched. Services have been moved to the Johnson Hospital after last month’s retirement of Dr Azmeena Nathu. The move angered many patients concerned over how far they would have to go to see a doctor. It followed three consecutive reports by ...

A man whose body was found in the River Welland in November was thought to have been intoxicated when he entered the water. An inquest into the death of John Edward Little (68) of Cowbit heard that he’d last been seen drinking in The Ivy Wall in Spalding on November 28, 2017. The hearing at Lincolnshire Coroner’s Court was told ...

The founder of local groups providing help for those struggling with mental health has vowed to continue running them despite having her NHS funding cut. Vanessa Browning (pictured) was effectively made redundant by the cost-cutting measures, but will keep hosting the Safe Places groups she’s helped set up for people with mental health issues. The 50-year-old says she can’t let ...

Lincolnshire Police have apologised after officers failed to show up when a disabled octogenarian told them fraudsters were coming to fleece him for hundreds of pounds. The man, who The Voice has chosen to keep anonymous, was visited at his South Holland home by two people claiming to be gardeners on Tuesday, September 11. After what the victim describes as ...

A South Holland family who spent hundreds of pounds on petrol taking their son for cancer treatment is backing calls for government help. Jo and Gareth Devaney are supporting a campaign by charity CLIC Sargent after statistics revealed children with cancer travel twice as far and spend twice as much on transport than adults. On average, the families of patients ...

A group of Sutton Bridge friends who cycled from Wales to the town on Saturday to raise money for a boy recovering from brain cancer was welcomed with a sign that read “my heroes”. Riley Watts (11) is in remission and the riders wanted to raise money to send him and his family on holiday following their 18-month ordeal. The ...

A consultation has been launched into the future of council tax support in South Holland. A total of £4,110,223 discount on council tax is provided to 5,363 cases in the district, the majority of which (57.8 per cent) are the elderly. Lincolnshire County Council picks up 76.1 per cent of the costs, the Police and Crime Commissioner 13.4 per cent ...

Nearly one in 10 revellers in Spalding last Saturday night were found to have taken drugs as a campaign to kerb increasing town centre violence was launched. On Saturday night (September 15), Spalding police launched Operation Hammersmith with a night at two establishments, testing for drugs. In partnership with the landlords of Spalding pub The Punchbowl and night club Loaded, ...

Two former firefighters have been thanked for their services to the community. Dave Ginnety and Gordon Scott had been part of the retained Holbeach Fire Crew for 20 and 16 years respectively before their recent  retirements. They both returned to the station on September 11 to be promoted with axes by station manager Mark Housam. Dave, a former Junior Officer at ...

I was interested to read your report on Thursday, August 16, 2018, regarding the unauthorised biomass boiler system at Cedar Falls Care Home owned by Tanglewood Care Homes, and the comments made by Tracy Ann Shelbourn, a director in that business. Ms Shelbourn claims: “Tanglewood Care Homes holds the views of our neighbours and the local community in the highest ...

I write to pass on the thanks of Spalding & District Branch of the RNLI to Morrisons shoppers who generously donated a total of £801 to the charity on September 14 and 15. Such donations are vital to maintain the rescue services of the RNLI. Despite 95 per cent of RNLI personnel being volunteers, funds are always needed to run ...

With the retirement of Dr Nathu and the movement of the Spalding practice to Johnson Hospital, Healthwatch Lincolnshire is aware that a number of patients are concerned about the practicalities of the move and the future of GP services at the Pennygate end of town. Healthwatch is hearing concerns focusing on how to access the service at Johnson both in ...

Volunteers have the chance to forge a new path for themselves thanks to a number of vacancies at Chain Bridge Forge blacksmiths and museum. Last week, manager Martin Bawden left the Forge to relocate and a replacement is being sought. Director Geoff Taylor said: “Martin’s been a fantastic asset to us, he’s really done a wonderful job. “The volunteers he’s ...

A Heritage Lincolnshire open day at Spalding Cemetery was so successful it has set the ball rolling on the potential for a whole new organisation. As part of the county-wide open days, which let the public in on usually closed historic areas over two weekends in September, Spalding Cemetery’s Johnson Mausoleum was open and organisers Coun Elizabeth Sneath and Julia ...

Spalding Round Table and Spalding 41 Club (a club made up of ex Round Table members) played host to the their opposite numbers from Spalding’s twin town Speyer, Germany, as part of a partnership going back many years. The clubs meet up each year in Spalding and Speyer in alternate years. More than 80 people of all ages took part ...

A Gosberton and Quadring community scheme is in with the chance of a cash grant thanks to making an awards shortlist. The  Good Neighbour Scheme has been shortlisted in the Skipton Building Society Grassroots Giving 2018 awards and is in with the chance of winning £500. Voting closes on October 12 and this year Skipton said it has 165 pots ...

Lincolnshire Police are hoping neighbours of hare coursers become good friends. As part of Operation Galileo, the fight against hare coursing, letters have been sent out to ten people known to have taken part in the last season. And they’ve also sent 143 letters out to those ten people’s neighbours. Lincolnshire Police’s lead for rural crime, Superintendent Phil Vickers has ...

Two weather warnings have been issued for the South Holland area with two storms due to hit in the next few days. It’s already fairly windy outside today (Wednesday) but The Met Office has issued Yellow Warnings for wind for tomorrow (Thursday) night from 6pm to 9am on Friday and for from 9am on Sunday to 9am on Monday. On ...

Holbeach St Marks Church is celebrating its 150th birthday with two days of celebration starting Friday (September 21). The celebrations will be in full swing from noon to 5pm tomorrow and between 11am and 4pm on Saturday. Among the attractions will be a chance to see the original registers and log book which will provide a glimpse into the history ...

Improving Holbeach’s five way Market Hill junction is among the issues to be looked at as part of a new travel strategy for the town. A direction on the future of transport in the town is to be unveiled in early 2019 with its stated aims to include prioritising walking and cycling in the town as well as promoting public ...