There’s only a few days to go until Christmas and if you’re still looking for that last minute gift for someone special Ragdale Hall Spa gift vouchers could be the perfect solution. Total relaxation, luxurious pampering, great food and beautiful surroundings – who wouldn’t love that? I was recently offered a day to try out the wonderful facilities at Ragdale ...

Winsover Road in Spalding is to remain closed tonight (Tuesday, December 19) with the road waiting to be resurfaced after urgent repair works on a water main were carried out. The road was closed from 9am this morning after a water leak was reported yesterday. Anglian Water had said it hoped to re-open the road by the end of today, ...

Speakers of certain Eastern European languages are being sought to become police officers in South Holland. The force has launched a recruitment drive to employ those who can speak Polish, Latvian or Lithuanian as well as being fluent in English. Lincolnshire Police say the aim to employ between six to 12 new officers is “to improve its service to communities ...

A burst water main and a separate gas leak are causing traffic chaos around Spalding on Tuesday, December 19. Winsover Road was shut from 9am this morning as Anglian Water attempt to fix the leak. It came at a time when Winsover Road was a part of a stated diversion for the closure of nearby Park Road where gas works ...

Spalding and South Holland residents have given ten-year-old Alice Bates the perfect gift this Christmas – a pain easing bath. Thanks to your generosity the £6,000 needed to provide a bath for the Long Sutton youngster was raised in just a matter of days. Alice experiences daily pains, particularly at night, as a result of her quadriplegic cerebral palsy and ...

The consultation into controversial plans to turn Spalding’s former Post 16 Centre into a facility for those excluded from other schools has been extended to the end of the year. Wellspring Academy Trust is looking to create the Springwell Alternative Academy on Matmore Gate for children who are out of school due to being challenging or vulnerable. The consultation was ...

Christmas is fast approaching and our readers have been incredibly generous in supporting the Give A Gift Appeal but there’s still time to donate – so no excuses! The Spalding and South Holland Voice teamed up with We’ll Let Your House to launch the appeal and since then readers have been leaving gifts at drop-off points. We’ll be delighted if ...

Drink and drug drivers will be named and shamed online as part of the new Lincolnshire Police drink and drug driving campaign. Lincolnshire Police will update the force website and social media daily with the names of people charged with either offence. A police spokesman said it was hoped the move would make people think twice before getting behind the ...

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue will be bringing Santa Claus to the streets of Spalding from December 18 to 22. From 5.15pm each night they will be out and about in the town, helping Santa decide if the children have been good or not and collecting for the Fire Fighters Charity. When and where Santa is heading is listed below. Monday, ...

The relatives of a care home resident were stunned when all visitors were banned within days of admission. Claire Ingham took her 77-year-old mother, who has dementia, to the home and was told just four days later that visitors were not welcome. Southernwood House on Matmore Gate, part of Wellbeing Residential Ltd, stopped all members of the public from going ...

Free Christmas lunches will be on offer at two locations in Spalding and Holbeach. The Holbeach Community Cafe still has tickets left for its lunch in the Reading Rooms. Organisers are stressing that tickets will be given regardless of financial need as loneliness is the key factor. The lunch will be free of charge for those who attend although donations ...

A new revised planning application could be the latest twist in the long-running saga over the derelict Red Cow Hotel in Donington. Planning permission for Market Homes Limited to turn the former hotel into 31 apartments was approved in December 2016 however the site remains in its dilapidated state sparking concerns from residents about its appearance and the safety of ...

Police investigating the theft of Christmas lights from Sainsbury’s in Spalding have issued a CCTV image of a person they would like to speak to. The incident took place at the Holland Market store at approximately at 8.55am on Thursday, November 23. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police said: “The Community Patrol team in Spalding are appealing for your help in ...

Gritters will be out in force over the next few days around South Holland. Lincolnshire County Council’s fleet will be on-call around the clock, so they are ready to hit the road whenever needed. The county is experiencing prolonged periods of freezing temperatures over the next few days, so the team will be making multiple runs over the next few ...

St Paul’s School in Queen’s Road, Spalding is holding its Christmas Fete this Saturday, (December 9). The fun starts from 11am with a host of stalls and games on offer as well as the opportunity to visit Santa in his grotto. Entertainment will also be provided by the school’s choir singing Christmas carols.  

The Met Office has released a weather warning for snow in Lincolnshire on Sunday, December 10. Weather forecasters have said we could be in line for a period of heavy snow in South Holland and released a yellow warning for snow. The warning is due to be in effect from between 4am and 11.55pm on Sunday. A statement from The ...

A mother and father from West Pinchbeck witnessed their talented 27-year-old daughter die after her horse tripped and fell on her, an inquest has heard. Victoria Marie Howlett suffered ‘catastrophic’ head and neck injuries following the incident on Saturday, September 23 a hearing at Boston Coroner’s Court was told. The hearing on Wednesday, December 6 heard that she completed a ...

The family of a bubbly 10-year-old have launched an appeal to buy a special bath that could ease her nightly pain. Alice Bates, of Little Sutton, has quadriplegic cerebral palsy and epilepsy after a brain haemorrhage and stroke soon after her birth. Her left hand is the only limb she can use functionally. The pain she experiences is worse at ...

Services at Castle Sports Complex are improving a local councillor has said. Coun Gary Taylor told a meeting of the Spalding Town Forum on Wednesday, November 29 that since April, South Holland District Council had received 55 comments from users using the electronic feedback system. Of these 34 were deemed positive, 15 negative with complaints including concerns over cleanliness and ...

A man in his 60s has been taken to hospital following a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian in Gosberton this morning (Monday, December 4). Police were called to High Street in the village shortly after 9am following the incident outside The Bell public house. The Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance was in attendance and the pedestrian has been ...