The old Pennygate Surgery is reopening as Beechfield West this weekend. It closed on September 7, 2018 after previous owner of the then standalone practice Dr Nathu retired.Its 3,000 patients were transferred to a specially set up Spalding Surgery at the town’s Johnson Hospital.That was initially temporary, though it was extended for two extra years.Last year it was announced that ...

One person was able to escape uninjured after their vehicle ended up in a dyke last week. Police were called at 4.46pm on Wednesday, April 5 after the vehicle left Beck Bank on Gosberton Clough.It ended up upside down in a dyke next to Vicarage Farm.Fire crews from Donington and Spalding were also called to the incident.They gave first aid ...

Holbeach Parish Council met for the first time in several months on Tuesday amid concerns services are not being maintained. Five of the ten councillors have been staying away from regular meetings leaving it short of the six (a third of the 18 members it’s meant to have) unable to legally vote through decisions.Coun Tim Wilshere told The Voice previously ...

Lincolnshire Police are looking to assess how much confidence the public has in the force following recent controversy. Officers are taking to the streets to ask: “How good a job is Lincolnshire Police doing?”They are hoping to better understand the public’s perception of the police and identify areas for improvement writes Local Democracy Reporter James Turner.“We recognise that in the ...

Pinchbeck hosted a very special parade at the weekend for the rededication of the village’s war memorial. A pipe and drum band joined members of the Royal British Legion and Lincolnshire’s Lord Lieutenant Toby Dennis for the event.The parade was the county’s annual rededication by the RBL, and marked a clean start for the war memorial.The parish council recently funded ...

Almost double the amount of candidates have come forward for available seats on two parish councils in South Holland. Long Sutton has nine seats and 15 candidates, while Sutton Bridge has 11 seats and 23 candidates, all standing for election on Thursday, May 4.Both councils are up for re-election and have a particularly notable number of candidates.For a total of ...

Children flocked to Fleet for an Easter egg hunt on Saturday. The event put on by the group Fleet Responders saw 42 children and their parents go along.The group was set up by Eddie McNally, Leslie Hilliam and Eileen Gilliatt.A spokesman for the club said: “Not only was it a fabulous event but four new junior responders are about to ...

A former Holbeach parish councillor died after contracting sepsis and pneumonia while in hospital, an inquest into her death has heard. Sandra Rickerby was 76 when she died at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston on May 10 last year.The inquest into her death at Lincoln Coroner’s Court heard that she’d been suffering from dizzy spells for some time and had fallen ...

With spring very much on the way, the Springfields Festival Gardens is hosting the annual daffodil competition this weekend. Set within a marquee on the main lawns at the Spalding venue, the show will pit novice competitors showing their best single and multi-headed blooms.There will be a range of attractions including Evolve Flowers with Helen Chambers. She will be showing ...

Thank you to the two members of staff at Aldi, Spalding when I fell recently after leaving the store.The two members of staff very kindly helped me and stayed with me until I could get home.Thank you also to the lady and her son who also came over to help me.I thank you so much for checking on me since.I ...

As people will know from the coverage in this paper, we are now in the swing of the local elections.There are a range of candidates standing across the district, but sadly our community appears to have been shunned by the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties.This means the second largest group of candidates standing are the South Holland Independent Party (I’ll ...

There’s been calls to replace signage marking the one-way part of a Spalding town centre street which a council says it removed because it kept being damaged. One member of the public who wished to remain anonymous said they’d nearly been hit by a car driving the wrong way up The Crescent recently.It and the entirety of Vine Street are ...

Lincolnshire Police have launched a campaign focussing on men’s behaviour towards women. The ‘You’re Right, That’s Wrong’ campaign calls on men to act when they see or hear public place harassment towards women or misogynistic attitudes.The campaign asks men to consider when a friend’s actions cross the line.Lincolnshire Police lead for violence against women and girls, detective superintendent Suzanne Davies, ...

A man who has operated a food bank in Sutton Bridge for the last ten years was among this year’s Pride of South Holland. Terry York was awarded the Senior Citizen Award by sponsor Calthrops Solicitors at this year’s ceremony.The 78-year-old former rugby player and wife Janet were for a long time members of the Lions organisations but at the ...

A senior county councillor who claims Lincolnshire is ‘inundated’ with solar farm applications fears the county’s grid will not be able to handle them. Coun Colin Davie raised concerns at Lincolnshire County Council’s Environment and Economy Scrutiny Committee on Tuesday, writes Local Democracy Reporter Daniel Jaines.A new report on the energy options for Greater Lincolnshire was met with questions about the ...

A local support group is holding a coffee morning as part of Parkinson’s Awareness Week. The Spalding and District branch of Parkinson’s UK is putting on the event at Pinchbeck Village Hall on Thursday, April 20, 10am to 12pm.They’ve organised it in response to the number of people newly diagnosed with the condition in the district, coupled with a NHS ...

Pinchbeck Photographic Group are back hosting regular meetings and they have two interesting talks coming up this month. The first at 7.30pm on Thursday April 20 is entitled ‘ Is Photography Art?; and being presented by Trina-Fitzalan-Howard MA.A spokesman for the club said: “It’s a lighthearted romp through the topic that keeps us awake.“Guaranteed not to answer it, but to ...

A Spalding choir is urging the district to help it ‘Sing for the King’. Spalding Community Choir have written a song of that title and they want everyone to get involved with singing it.Musical director Zeph Churchill has written Sing for the King along with pianist Jack Wheatley to commemorate the coronation.Members of the public of all ages are welcome ...

A 56-year-old man has died following a house fire in Spalding. Police were called to Spring Gardens at 3.20am this morning (Tuesday, April 11). A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police said officers attended the house following the report of a fire which the fire service said started in the property’s bathroom. “A joint investigation with Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue is underway,” ...

Lincolnshire Police are in Spalding on the look out for a man following concerns about his safety. They were called to the railway station at 9.19am this morning. It’s thought the man has now left the station. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “We received a report at 9.19 am today regarding concern for a man at the railway station ...