A regular fundraiser has given another £528.50 to Jerry Green Dogs Rescue by opening her doors for a special event on Sunday, June 4. Ann Gregory has raised over £33,000 thanks to the event where people were invited to enjoy cakes and a chat at her Boston Road South home in Holbeach. The £528 doesn’t include that figure, with donations ...

Councillors have backed a £120,000 revamp of the tennis courts at Ayscoughfee Gardens. South Holland District Council’s Cabinet on Tuesday night voted through the plan to accept a £100,000 grant from the UK Government and LTA Tennis Foundation.The authority itself will be providing £20,000 for the work.That’s due to start later this month and the meeting heard is to be ...

Walking into Spalding town centre on Saturday (June 3) we were struck by the shouting that could be heard before we’d even turned the corner into Hall Place!We then saw around eight men sitting and standing by the benches, all drinking from large plastic coloured bottles.There was no doubt that this was alcohol as they were drunk, shouting and wobbling, ...

I refer to the article June 1, “More painful delays on town relief road”.Somehow the words “I told you so” or “we told you so”, don’t quite seem to be enough to describe the stupidity and arrogance of LCC and SHDC in their decision to push through this relief road, or what we like to call it, the road to ...

Whilst I accept the excellent work and friendly, helpful staff at the South Holland District Council offices I wish to comment on the Ukraine flag hoisted in front of the building.From the aspect of representation I find the display of the Ukraine flag to be a political statement.Contrary to the perceived narrative I oppose the display of the Ukraine flag ...

A group of charity walkers raised more than three times their target with an event for Macmillan Cancer Support. The four friends signed up to walk a marathon distance of 26.2 miles and they managed it in eight hours.The four mums, Lucy Day, Sarah Storey, Katie Lacey and Hayley Hammond met when their sons joined primary school.They initially aimed for ...

A South Holland company looking to double its turnover to £25m a year is looking to expand into new premises. Horizon Agricultural Machinery, (now G Sly Holdings Ltd) was formed in 2006 and started manufacturing hi-tech equipment in 2018.In 2010 the company had seven employees and now it has 52 with plans to increase exports by 75 per cent.A planning ...

South Holland District Council is to buy land for a new depot to house vehicles and equipment that was previously stored at the Holbeach site it sold to Aldi, some of which is now on land being leased to one of its councillors. Waste vehicles that were at the Fleet Street site are currently on land leased to Station Storage ...

The return of Deeping St Nicholas Event has been hailed ‘marvellous’. It returned on Saturday, June 3 with a special Coronation theme.Hundreds went to St Nicholas Way to enjoy the bar and barbecue run by Ye Olde Bridge Inn of Crowland.There was entertainment from The Folly and Graham James rounded off with Deeping St Nicholas school choir.The school also ran ...

A Holbeach centenarian who served in the RAF during the Second World War was reunited with an iconic plane. Douglas Marsh will be 100 next month and both he and Joseph King made a special visit to the Lincolnshire Aviation Centre in East Kirkby.The residents of Holbeach Hospital, who were both in the armed forces, saw the iconic Avro Lancaster ...

Spalding pupils are doing their bit for nature having released elvers into the River Welland. Children at Ayscoughfee Hall School, St John the Baptist Church of England School and the Tulip Academy were looking after the young eels for three weeks.The Eels in the Classroom programme is part of a national effort to save the European Eel.There has been a ...

Fenland Aero Club hosted its first fly-in event of the year at the Holbeach St Johns airfield. Bathed in bright sunshine and with just a light breeze, 35 visiting aircraft arrived at the event, which was organised in conjunction with the Vintage Aircraft Club of Great Britain (VAC).VAC members flew in from all parts of the country – as far ...

A Weston Hills man has been fined in relation to a pile of fly-tipped tyres. Christopher Cooley, of St Johns Road in the village was found guilty, in his absence, of failing to help a South Holland District Council officer in the execution of his duties between November 14, 2022 and January 11, 2023.The authority said the order related to ...

A village will be a hive of activity again on Saturday as the Pinchbeck Carnival returns. The event will take place in Rotten Row Playing Field and the committee is hoping for a big turnout.The events actually start the previous evening (Friday) with the popular bingo night with Dave Mustoe at Pinchbeck Church Hall.Doors open at 6.30pm for ‘eyes down’ ...

A Spalding charity is on the look out for volunteers to help its charity furniture outlet. The Meadows puts on day sessions in Spalding in a bid to provide activities and company for those who may otherwise be on their own.One of the ways it raises funds is through its second hand furniture store at The Flaxmill in Pinchbeck.Run by ...

Labour shortages in the farming industry could be linked to loneliness, members of Lincolnshire County Council have suggested. A report brought before the council warned that staff shortages in Lincolnshire will threaten the agricultural sector if they are not solved soon, writes local democracy reporter James Turner.It highlighted that farms across the county are struggling to hire new workers who ...

United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (ULHT) has warned that some non-urgent operations and appointments are likely to be cancelled during upcoming staff industrial action. The strike, involving junior doctors, is scheduled to take place between June 14-17, which could significantly impact the trust’s services and workforce including at Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital. The hospital spokesperson said, “While we will not know the ...

Around 55 animals have been rescued from a Spalding home after concerns were raised for their safety. The Voice understands the property on London Road was visited by RSPCA officers this afternoon (Wednesday. May 31). Among the animals recovered are dogs, several cats, birds, rabbits and guinea pigs. The Lincolnshire Police Rural Crime Team said in a Facebook post: “We ...

A South Holland motorsport racer is raising money for a hospital where his partner underwent major heart surgery twice this year. Ryan Sayer, of Fleet Hargate, is aiming to provide new radios for patients and staff at Leicester’s Glenfield Hospital’s intensive care unit.His partner Abbie Cook, (pictured with Ryan) was had two life-saving open-heart operations this year.For every £10 raised, ...

A South Holland primary school has been rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted inspectors. “Leaders do not have high enough expectations of pupils. Some pupils regularly disrupt the learning of others,” says the report for Gedney Church End Primary Academy.The school, which has 70 pupils on its roll, was rated inadequate for education quality, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership.Only Personal Development received ...