Five people are to be made redundant after Swinton Insurance announced it is closing its Spalding branch. The announcement brings an end to a long history of insurance brokers in the New Road building which previously housed the family business Norman C Williams. Swinton took over that business in 2009 and has been part of the insurance giant since. But ...

A collector hit the jackpot when a photograph he picked up on eBay for just £7 turned out to be genuine and potentially worth a whopping £2 million. Justin Whiting (45) bought the picture in July 2017 and immediately tracked down Will Dunniway, a 19th century photography expert from California. He was astonished when forensic experts confirmed his picture of ...

A body that represents providers of affordable homes in England has stated that more need to be built in South Holland. The National Housing Association (NHA) claims that the average home in the district now costs £184,430 which it says is nearly eight times the mean salary for the area of £23,613. It also claims that between 2012 and 2016, ...

A 77-year-old from Spalding whose body was found in the River Welland last year had taken her own life, an inquest has heard. Janet Brighton’s body was found at Welland Yacht Club by a police officer hours after being reported missing from her Hawthorn Bank home on September 2, 2017. The inquest at Boston Coroner’s Court on Wednesday, March 14, ...

Two charity cheques and a commemorative picture were handed out on a presentation night at the Anglia Motel. At the Fleet Hargate venue on March 15 the Royal Anglian Regiment Benevolent Fund received a two cheques and in turn gave back a picture to commemorate the previous charitable acts from Anglia Motel owner Harold Payne and Peter Morris for “their ...

South Holland and the Deepings MP John Hayes said in Parliament the recent Sailsbury attempted murder of a former spy could have happened in our county. On March 14, during a House of Commons update on the Salisbury incident, Mr Hayes said: “She knows, as the House knows, that that is led by the Metropolitan police, but this event happened ...

Playing and homework is the only worry for most nine-year-olds, but Jayden Reynolds also has to look after his family. Due to his mum’s mobility problems through disability and his father’s long working hours to provide money for the family, Jayden, of Holbeach, does a huge amount of the family’s housework, including the cooking for his younger sister Kacy (7). ...

A Conservative group opposed to Brexit will hold two events in South Holland. European Movement Lincolnshire will host Conservative Group for Europe (CGE) president Kenneth Clarke MP for one of two planned events in its Explaining the Facts, Exposing the Myths, Exploring the Options series of meetings. Dr Nicholas P George, a campaigns researcher for CGE, chair of the Free ...

A father of three from Spalding died of a drug overdose shortly after being released from prison, an inquest has heard. Damian James Baker passed away aged 32 on January 7, 2018 at the Little London flat he had moved into with girlfriend Courtney Reeves just a week earlier. In a statement read out at the inquest into Damian’s death ...

Upon reading in The Voice of the proposed resurfacing work to the road at Fleet Hargate being undertaken by Lincolnshire County Council, memory fast retracked to the fiasco of surface dressing at High Street, Holbeach plus Fleet Street and beyond. Of course, us ordinary people do not know the job title of any road repair or work, we just quite ...

Regulars at a cafè that Trip Advisor lists as the number one in Lincolnshire were treated loyal customers as a thank you last week. On Friday, March 16, Caffè Aurora provided free food to customers whose five star reviews have helped the Holbeach, High Street establishment get ahead of over 700 other such eateries listed in the county. Manager Cormac ...

I read with interest your front page report in The Voice, Thursday, March 15, regarding the possible overhaul of tatty and tired leisure facilities in South Holland. I along with many other people would totally agree that sports and leisure facilities urgently need bringing into the 21st century. I hope this proposed review not only looks at the Castle Sports ...

There has been a string of positive economic Brexit news over the last couple of weeks which should be shared. UK exports statistics released last week by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed UK exports rising 11.5 per cent to £625.9 billion in the past year, with service exports up 10.1 per cent and goods exports up 12.6 per ...

A National Lottery Award secured sports equipment for Priory School pupils but an appeal has been launched to help make it useful in all weathers. A year ago, The Priory was installed two large Multi Use Games Areas (MUGA) ends which include football goals, basketball hoops and cricket stumps. They are however positioned on grass and during bad weather cannot ...

I am aware of the concerns of many of our residents regarding details in our latest rates bill, and offer my own apologies (and those of Coun Doug Dickens) that we were outvoted by other councillors in our opposition to the enormous and totally unwarranted increase in the village precept. Having considered the public assets owned by we parishioners, and ...

A sharp increase in demand has left a Holbeach food bank in dire need of donations. Holbeach Community Larder and Cafe provides food parcels to households in need. Organiser the Rev Rosamund Seal said the rise in people forced to use the service has left them short on essentials. “We are down to our last few boxes of cereal and ...

A Holbeach woman is raising over a grand for charity by having her hair cut. Julia Bowhill, the manager at The Factory Shop, will, at work on Sunday, face the chop to raise money for the Make A Wish charity that provides experiences for ill youngsters. Hairdresser Stacey Brown is set to have the honour of carrying out the big ...

The annual South Holland Jobs Fair is back for 2018. This year’s event takes place on Tuesday May 1 and offers visitors the opportunity to speak to over 50 employers and training providers from a range of industries who are recruiting in our area. The popular event is being held at The Castle Sports Complex between 10am-2pm and is organised ...

Staff at South Holland District Council went head-to-head with 1Life employees in an exercise bike challenge and raised £112.61 for Sport Relief in the process. A challenge was set to see which team could cover the most distance in a four-hour relay-style race, with each rider doing a 15-minute stint, clocking up 114km. Coun Malcolm Chandler said: “It’s very important ...

A ball held to raise funds for a disabled Cowbit youngster has raised a brilliant £4,500. The event on Saturday, March 10 was in aid of the Mia and Me Appeal set up by relatives of 19-month-old Mia Clucas who has an abnormal brain and is one of only a few 100 in the world to have Coffin-Siris-Syndrome (CSS). The ...