A store in Holbeach Drove which employed two illegal workers amid “complete failure” to comply with the law has had its premises licence revoked. Komalar Vijayakumar previously held the licence for Holbeach Drove Store. South Holland District Council licensing panel were urged by Lincolnshire Police to revoke the licence on Thursday. After visiting the business on October 24, officers from the ...

Generous donors have raised almost £13,000 to buy defibrillators after a young footballer died during a match at Crowland last month. Mike Palmer, of Holbeach, wants clubs or match officials from across the area to contact him so as many of the life-saving devices as possible can be supplied. His son Michael (23) died while playing on February 25 and ...

A South Holland community group is digging in to help more people than ever with food, clothing and energy bills by launching its own allotment. The Holbeach Hero’s was originally started during the second lockdown in the midst of the pandemic. Initially it was a community self-help group offering support and practical help to those who were struggling. But it ...

A Holbeach fundraiser has reached a huge milestone in her support for a dog charity. Ann Gregory has been helping Jerry Green Dog Rescue, which has a centre at Algakirk, since she read a sad story relating to two of the residents – and has hit £30,000. Brandy and Marley were taken to the charity and Brandy needed extensive surgery ...

Members of the Lithuanian community in Spalding teamed up with the Ella’s Project charity to hand out flowers on International Women’s Day last week. It’s a tradition in Lithuania to hand out flowers to women, so the community’s Vaida Janina Trabsaite alongside friends and Mark Le Sage, of the charity, was out and about in Spalding Market Place. Mark said: ...

There was cause for celebration in South Holland when Donington dog breeders took honours at Crufts. Mother and daughter Lynda and Pam Havard were delighted when their 22-month-old beagle Tiana won best of breed. She had taken the puppy title last year. Dog lovers from around the world could be found in Birmingham at the NEC for the annual four-day ...

South Holland needs a new planning policy on gypsy and traveller sites, and possibly flood risk zones after three separate refused applications were allowed on appeal. The appeal results led to the district council giving no response to a fourth separate appeal over the siting of caravans off Langhole Drove in Pinchbeck, as its legal experts say it can no ...

The organisers of a charity ball’s last act has been to donate an amazing £9,309.11, making nearly £80,000 raised for local healthcare. The Johnson Hospital Ball committee donated the total for the last few events to Friends of Johnson Community Hospital. It has run for 13 years with all the profit raised going to the charity. Hospital ball committee chairman ...

South Holland’s new enviro-crime team has begun its operations. Three employees of Kingdom PLC will be based at South Holland District Council’s Priory Road offices aiming to tackle fly-tipping, graffiti, dog fouling and littering. The company’s successful rates of prosecution at Boston Borough Council, where it has worked since 2015, saw it appointed here. As part of the South and ...

Pinchbeck Surgery re-opened its doors yesterday (Wednesday). The Church Walk building, which has been closed since the COVID 19 lockdowns, has been taken over as a new branch of Munro Medical Centre. A benefactor, who wished to remain anonymous, has funded an extensive refurbishment of the building. A spokesman for Munro said: “Pinchbeck residents will remember that there has been ...

A business breakfast for companies on a South Holland industrial park is back. Enterprise Breakfast for those in and around Enterprise Way returned last week for the first time since the pandemic lockdowns. The event set up by Steadfast Training and Duncan and Toplis accountants brings businesses in the area together for a talk and meeting twice a year. Last ...

Over the past decades, UK governments have paid France millions of pounds to stem the tide of boat crossings. It has all been wasted. France is again demanding more money to do what it should morally be doing. I believe it is time for a new initiative. The new deal with France should be a reward system. They should receive ...

It is such good news that Aldi have been given the green light to open a store in Holbeach. The new Aldi will terminate the economic stranglehold that Tesco has had on food shopping in this town since I moved here 17 years ago. Finally, some proper competition to help in these times of hardship. Michael MitchellStrawberry Fields DriveHolbeach St ...

I am feeling so pleased and proud for the people of Pinchbeck following some great successes by village groups and individuals in the Pride of South Holland Awards recently. This marvellous event, so capably organised by Jan Whitbourne for the eighth year running, was an extremely enjoyable afternoon of fun, laughter, praise and some tears, both of joy and sadness. ...

A huge TV could be wheeled into Spalding town centre for the coronation of King Charles III on May 6. The Spaldng Town Forum is asking for ‘up to’ £10,000 to put on an event in the town centre. Coun Rob Gibson told its latest meeting a big screen was among the attractions being mooted to get people into the ...

More than £1,000 was raised for the hosting of this year’s Spalding Flower Parade on Sunday, as part of a sponsored walk. There were 20 people who took on the 12.5 miles sponsored walk around the town. Flower parade organiser Steve Timewell organised it and said: “It was a great day and we managed to raise over £1,000 for the ...

A Spalding man whose prostate cancer was operated on by a robot has urged others to get checked out. Neil Periam (56), from Spalding, is one of 270 people this year to be treated by the semi-robotic surgery at Lincoln County Hospital installed last year. United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust invested more than £3.2m into the state-of-the-art service which, it ...

A predicted backtrack on government money for ‘investment zones’, highlights again the need for devolution in Lincolnshire, a county councillor has said. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt was planning to scale back the previous administrations  for hundreds of low-tax, low-regulation sites across the UK in budget announcements this week. Lincolnshire County Council had put forward expressions of interest for two sites in ...

Plans for 650 homes in Holbeach have been passed again, this time with £720,000 less in contributions. The proposed homes between the A17 and A151 were previously approved at outline stage in 2016, following an application by RH and AM Goodley. The development would have provided 33.3 per cent affordable homes and £5,006,751 towards education, health and roads. The new ...

A memorial tree has been planted in memory of Coun Angela Newton in her former ward. The former county and district councillor passed away last year. Members of Angela’s family including husband Alan Porter and cousin Coun Jane King were in attendance at the event on The Parkway. It was organised by current district council member Steve Timewell. “A couple ...