A charity which has helped hundreds of children across South Holland, and has a base in Holbeach, is appealing for help to be awarded £70,000 of National Lottery Cash. Little Miracles hosts events and regular sessions for children with a special need.Initially set up and based in Peterborough, it has also recently opened a centre in Holbeach.Now it’s been named ...

There’s something spooky going down at the South Holland Centre on Saturday night. Do You Believe In Ghosts? promises an ‘experiential ghost story, unlike anything the audience has ever experienced before’.The Ghost Light is a theatre tradition where theatre stages are lit with a single light, even when there is no performance taking place that night. Tradition has it that ...

The talented people at Spalding Arts and Crafts Society have launched their latest exhibition. The display of work takes place at Spalding Library on Victoria Street and runs until May 26.Chairman Maggie Goodsell said: “There are 75 original paintings for sale all created by members of Spalding Arts and Crafts Society.“That includes over 40 paintings on the stands with more ...

Gosberton Youth Centre are putting on two events this week to raise money for its return.The High Street venue is hosting a race night on Saturday (May 21) and a Spirit of the Phoenix, Mind Body and Soul Wellbeing Fayre on Sunday.The race night is from 6.30pm for a 7.30pm start and entry is £5 per person.Spirit of the Phoenix ...

Country duo Jonny and Lynette are heading to Gedney Dyke this Sunday, May 21. The award winning duo have a host of awards to their name and are also part of the Rocky Road Ramblers group.Jonny Williams has been a feature of the country scene for decades and since 2009 has teamed up with Lynette Marie for a musical partnership ...

Pupils at the William Stukeley Primary School have been helping name new suites at Holbeach Meadows. The children put forward their ten favourite flower names which were then put to the vote with residents.Plaques were fixed to the doors ready for members of the school council to officially unveil them.The children pulled back the curtains to reveal Rose and Cornwall.The ...

After a campaign by senior politicians, South Holland District Council is to be given nearly £300,000 to cover drainage costs. It’s one of 15 local authorities announced to be sharing £3m of funding the government has allocated.That South Holland District Council has to pay so much of its share of the council tax it collects to drainage boards locally has ...

A 29-year-old Spalding man charged with raping a woman has today (Wednesday) appeared at Lincoln Crown Court. Daivaras Sarkauskis is accused of the offence at an address in the town on July 31 last year. He appeared before Boston Magistrates’ Court earlier this year and his case was sent to Lincoln Crown Court. Sarkauskis, of Spring Gardens, Spalding, appeared before ...

Road improvements lasting a year and costing £10m are planned for the A16 in Spalding later this year. Both the Springfields and Greencell roundabouts on the Boston-side of the town are due to have additional lanes.Springfields roundabout is first on the list with work due to start this autumn.“The aim of the two projects is to make each roundabout bigger, ...

The A16 at Cowbit was blocked yesterday (Sunday) following a two-vehicle collision. Nobody was seriously injured in the incident that occurred shortly after 3pm. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “We were called to reports of a two-vehicle collision on the southbound carriageway of the A16 at Cowbit at 3.10pm on May 14. “An off duty officer was passing and ...

Wow – What an incredible event the return of the Spalding Flower Parade was. Have you ever seen so many smiles in Spalding town centre before? Here’s our first gallery of pictures from an amazing day on Saturday. There’ll be plenty more to come over the next few days and in this week’s Spalding Voice available from Wednesday in stockists ...

Former long-time Spalding United chairman Chris Toynton has begun a four-and-a-half year prison sentence for his part in running a £3.9million ‘get rich quick’ scheme. He encouraged lots of people he knew well to invest in theLottery Syndicate Club, which ran in the Spalding area between 2017 and 2019. In all, 184 people made a total loss of £2,397,002, Lincoln Crown Court heard during a seven-week trial. Many others of ...

Coun Nick Worth is set to be the new leader of South Holland District Council. He’s been elected for the position by members of the Conservative group who maintained control of the authority by winning 19 seats to the 18 taken by Independent candidates in last week’s election. One of the councillors they lost though was the previous leader Lord ...

Anglian Water say Wardentree Lane will be open in time for tomorrow’s (Saturday) Spalding Flower Parade. The route, close to one of the two park and ride schemes for the event, has been closed since Tuesday. A spokesman for Anglian Water told The Voice a team would be on site later today to finish the work, but the road will ...

A Spalding man who was the victim of a maliciously false tip-off turned to shoplifting when his benefits were stopped, a court was told. Andrew Bullivant, 32, appeared before Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday to plead guilty to theft from Tesco in Holbeach and Lidl’s Winsover Road branch in Spalding. On March 17 he twice went into Tesco to steal ...

A large meat cleaver was found in the driver’s door pocket of a van stopped in Whaplode. But the only occupant could not give police much of a reason why it was there, Boston Magistrates’Court heard on Wednesday.Vladas Bisturys was given a suspended sentence after admitting having a bladed article in public.He had been pulled over in High Road at ...

An uninsured and unsupervised learner driver was caught at three times the alcohol limit. Police spotted a Peugeot come to a stop about one metre over the line at the junction of Park Road and Winsover Road, magistrates in Boston were told on Wednesday.Driver and sole occupant Mihai Brehuescu, 33, was pulled over at about 7.20pm on April 23.“He smelt ...

Long Sutton Men’s Shed is up for a top award as is one of their volunteers. It has been shortlisted for the Community Project of the Year for its new Youth Shed project, Shed of the Year and Frank Heinrich-Tiller for Volunteer of the Year in the Shed of the Year Awards.The ceremony takes place at the House of Lords ...

The future of a three-council alliance may come under the spotlight following last week’s elections. The newly-elected Independents at Boston Borough Council are hoping to revitalise the town centre and festive events as they rethink the former administration’s policies, writes local democracy reporter Daniel Jaines.With Boston’s leaders gone, along with South Holland District Council leader Gary Porter, some have already ...

The cost of living crisis is having an adverse effect on Lincolnshire residents’ mental health, particularly those with long-term health issues and their carers, a charity has said. Healthwatch Lincolnshire said a recent survey carried out saw 81 per cent of residents surveyed in the county agreed that the rising cost of living is causing them to worry or feel ...