The NHS is in the news again. The old argument flares over whether we are spending enough on it. And now there’s a new question: will a Brexiteer prime minister bargain it away as part of a trade deal with the USA? In 2000, we were spending just over six per cent of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on the ...

A new book that reveals a key part RAF Sutton Bridge played in winning The Battle of Britain launches next week. Spalding man Alastair Goodrum will launch his book School of Aces with a signing event and talk at Bookmark on June 20 at 7pm. Mr Goodrum, a former Spalding Grammar School student and telecomms consultant, has spent 40 years ...

A school tailored to the needs of young people with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder has been rated ‘outstanding’ in its most recent Ofsted report. Gosberton House Academy was last inspected by Ofsted in 2012, when it was again rated outstanding. The report, carried out in May, is the third consecutive Outstanding Award the school has received. Gosberton House Academy principal, ...

Whaplode Village Hall is £268 better off thanks to the bingo players that congregate there every month. The hall was again the setting for Phyllis Newton’s charity bingo session on May 17. And it was the beneficiary with the hall’s Lee Morris receiving the cheque at the end of the night. The next event at Whaplode Village Hall is on ...

Holbeach’s 72mm of rainfall has resulted in police closing a flooded road in the town. Edinburgh Walk has been closed by police after the recent rainfall caused flooding. A police statement said the road is closed at Fleet Street and “badly flooded” at Park Lane. Police said of Edinburgh Walk: “The water is over kerbs but has not reached residential ...

This weekend’s Holbeach Town and Country Fayre has been cancelled after Holbeach registered one of the highest rainfalls in the country over the past two days. In a statement, organisers of the event, which was celebrating its 25th year, said: “After a lengthy meeting with the committee and the land owner, it is with great regret that due to the ...

A Whaplode St Catherine man picked up a sledgehammer following an apparent car pursuit ending in a collision, after perceived threats towards his wife. Christopher Bryant (53) of Hurdletree Bank, Whaplode St Catherine admitted being in possession of an offensive weapon when he appeared at Boston Magistrates Court. Prosecuting, Jim Clare said that early on the evening of August 19, ...

A 62-year-old man with a heart condition was attacked by a man celebrating Easter late at night on Easter Sunday, after a complaint was made about the amount of noise being made. Darius Ambrazaitas (32) of Rhone Walk, Spalding, admitted assaulting Richard Shortland by beating and resisting arrest, when he appeared at Boston Magistrates Court. Prosecuting, Jim Clare said that ...

A spokesman from the trust that runs University Academy Holbeach said it would like to reassure parents, pupils and carers that it is working with police on the yesterday’s knife arrest. On Tuesday, June 4, a 13-year-old boy was arrested at the school under suspicion of possession of a bladed article. The trust spokesman said: “University Academy Holbeach is part ...

A teenager has been arrested at a Holbeach school on suspicion of having a knife. Inspector Gareth Boxall said: “At 10.35am yesterday (Tuesday, June 4) we were called to the University Academy Holbeach following a report of a pupil with a knife. “We arrested a 13-year-old boy on suspicion of possessing a bladed article. “I’m grateful to staff at the ...

Police are appealing to identify the man in the image to assist with a burglary investigation in Weston. On Monday, May 20, a man described as wearing dark trousers and a dark hooded jacket entered the rear yard of The Chequers Inn pub on High Road, at 3am before taking meat. Anyone with information can contact police via 101 or ...

The 37 district councillors elected this month have been provided top-spec iPad Pros – along with hundreds of pounds worth of accessories and data plans. South Holland District Council members chose to buy the highest-powered tablets at a cost of £863.16, along with Apple Smart Keyboard Folio flip-cases, costing an extra £160.94, and a second generation Apple Pencil for each ...

A series of anti-social behaviour incidents were reported in Crowland on Thursday, May 23. A group of youths were seen throwing stones and pulling down banners outside the Royal British Legion at 7.26pm in Broadway. Youths were then seen kicking a property door in Reform Street at 8.25pm. There was also a report of a man being abused in North ...

Police have appealed for information after a woman reported a balaclava clad man coming towards her after the van he was driving pulled out in front of her. The woman was driving along Glenside, Pinchbeck, at around 11pm on Friday, May 24. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “A silver coloured van pulled sharply in front of her and she ...

Five fire crews and an emergency response unit descended on a Donington cul-de-sac to a flat on fire on Monday evening. They were called to Arnhem Way at around 6.45pm to the fire that was mainly confined to a living-room cupboard. The flat is being rented by a 28-year-old man who wasn’t in at the time and whose mum was ...

Taylors Bulbs have won their 26th consecutive Gold medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for their stunning display of British grown daffodils from its Holbeach farm. The display is made up of over 70 varieties of daffodils and 2000 flowers of all colours, shapes and sizes. The stand is truly a magnificent sight, regularly stopping visitors in their tracks ...

Lincolnshire County Council’s health visiting and children and young people nursing services have been rated ‘good’ by Ofsted. Following the February inspection services were rated good in effective, caring, responsive and well-led criteria. The county council has though been told that it ‘requires improvement’ in the category of being safe following concerns over hand hygiene, the cleaning of toys and ...

More than £1,500 was roped in for charity in memory of a friend at Spalding’s Elizabethan Centre recently. A country and western afternoon was held by the centre’s social club in memory of Alex Ford who passed away aged 73 after suffering with Motor Neurone Disease. Acts Tennessee Stud and Dale Diamond entertained the 150 people at the event organised ...

A group of women have helped raise more than £1,600 for the Alzheimer’s Society by holding a Cupcake/Fun Day. Kelly Greengrass-Smith, Kelly Scotney, Kodie Greengrass-Munton, Liz Greengrass, Lucy Waite, Sarah Barlow, Sandy Daniels and Zoe Dawson put on the private event in Spalding on Saturday, May which included a host of games and stalls as well as entertainment from The ...

South Holland and the Deepings MP Sir John Hayes says he’s fully behind a proposal to upgrade the Johnson Hospital in Spalding to an Urgent Treatment Centre. As previously reported in The Voice, as part of the Healthy Conversation 2019 consultation that’s ongoing, the NHS is looking to improve the services at the hospital which is currently designated as a ...