Darts legend Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor will be taking to the oche to raise money for Spalding’s Johnson Hospital later this year. He will be joined by top names Wayne Mardle, Joe Cullen and Jonny Clayton at the special event in September. The line-up will be hugely popular with darts fans from across the area. Organised by the team which ...

Three people attending a funeral in Holbeach on Tuesday returned to their cars to find they had been issued parking tickets. Derek ‘Del-Boy’ Fryatt, of Cecil Pywell Avenue, Holbeach, was one of the ticketed attendees. “We’ve all launched appeals,” he said of the three drivers who were fined for parking on Church Street. “I was perfectly parked in a disabled ...

Two giant sausage rolls were baked as part of the celebrations for an employee who has only had one day off sick in 40 years of working for a Spalding company. Tina Arnold (56) has spent four decades in various departments and roles at what is currently the Addo Food Group’s Spalding Bakery on Fulney Lane North. She’s one of ...

The recent jingoistic diatribe from Mr Jackson of Vote Leave was highly reminiscent of the exaggerations, half-truths, lies and other propaganda which were spread about at the time of the referendum by those wishing to leave the EU. It is interesting that he quotes an Australian Prime Minister whilst ignoring the many European politicians and our own retired Prime Ministers ...

We were most perturbed to read your article heading “Council objects to town festival”. The Environmental Health department were concerned that there was potential for a noise nuisance from the live music on an outdoor stage which could lead to complaints from nearby properties. As residents of a property which borders Castle Playing Field, we can confirm that we have ...

In South Holland, we voted overwhelmingly in favour of leaving the European Union. The hopes of freeing ourselves of the ever closer union were justified and democratically inarguable. Since the referendum, we have had a duty to leave that we are seeing continually jeopardised. I believe the public have long been ready for the result they voted for. Despite having ...

I, for one, take issue with the use of the memories of fallen soldiers within the ever-volatile Brexit debate as something to support our impending departure. As Mr Jackson accurately points out, said people indeed, “gave their todays, for our tomorrows”. What he neglects, however, is the people to whom “our” refers to. Our war dead were not fighting solely ...

All the Brexit “deals” on offer involve payment to the EU without any right to a vote on policy matters. Our American colonies fought a war against us when we inflicted that upon them. Politicians ignored demands for female suffrage for years, they thought women were too stupid or ignorant to be allowed a vote. They are now ignoring Leavers, ...

What an excellent opinion column by the excellent local MP, Sir John Hayes. It comes as little surprise that he was a friend of Tony Benn, as John is popular and respected by many politicians across the House of Commons. Not least because of the excellent work he did as a Government Minister, much of it ground breaking. For example, ...

On January 16, The Voice published an insightful letter from G Ogden explaining why no net benefits can conceivably emerge from Brexit, but there will be huge disbenefits if we leave the EU… despite all the siren calls of Leave campaigners who insisted in 2016 that the UK would benefit from “the exact same benefits”, “they need us more than ...

I note that Coun Brewis has started his election campaign early, by adding further to the misunderstanding of the legally required notice recently posted in all South Holland District Council car parks. The purpose of the notice was to inform the public that SHDC needs to amend the existing off street parking enforcement order, so that parking fee payment machines, ...

With all the focus on Brexit let’s not forgive this Tory government for the crisis in our NHS as the staffing shortfall of 100,000 could reach quarter of a million by the end of the next decade, this is shocking. I note the latest joint briefing by the King’s Fund, the Health Foundation and the Nuffield Trust think tanks warned ...

A campaign has been launched to bring the remains of one of Britain’s greatest explorers back to his home village of Donington. Captain Matthew Flinders was the first person to lead the circumnavigation of Australia at the turn of the 19th century. His grave had been lost, but last week a coffin with an inscription on it claiming it to ...

A motorcycle safety charity has revealed its new name and reiterated its pledge to help fellow riders stay safe. Registered charity Boston Advanced Motorists (BAM) has been working tirelessly to improve road safety in South Lincolnshire, so its changed its name to South Lincolnshire Advanced Motorists (SLAM) to reflect its reach. “In reality, the group has been covering the whole ...

A drone user captured dramatic images of firefighters attending a barn fire in Gosberton Clough. Fire crews were called to the barn at Beck Bank at around 5.30pm on Thursday, January 24. Crews from Spalding and Donington attended the fire. A Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue spokesman said there was fire damage to 100 per cent of the building and contents. ...

A Weston Hills teenage driver, who killed a 47-year-old cyclist when he knocked him off his bicycle, has escaped a custodial sentence at Boston Magistrates Court. Hadley Fisher (19) of Broadgate, Weston Hills, admitted causing the death of Jason Ingle by careless driving on February 17 last year. Prosecuting, Ruth Snodin said that during the evening, Fisher was using a ...

Plans for a major fundraising Spalding beer festival could be stumbling as officials have objected to a licence application. The town’s Round Table has raised around £50,000 for local charities over the last three years and plans for this year’s event are already well under way. The festival has been held at the Castle Sports Complex and attracted thousands of ...

South Holland District Council has donated £6,000 to the Spalding Street Pastors. Street Pastor coordinator Marion Sandhu expressed her gratitude and said the funding will help secure the service for the foreseeable future. Spalding Street Pastors patrol the town centre every Friday and Saturday night, and have done so since July 2013. Volunteers from local churches, the street pastors are ...

A decision on whether to build six affordable homes outside Long Sutton on the A17 have been deferred. The development had been recommend for refusal by planning officers but several councillors at South Holland District Council’s Planning Committee meeting last week argued it should be accepted. In planning terms the development site is classed as “open countryside” but properties are ...

Stroke victims in South Holland who would normally be treated at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston will face a longer trip alternate weekends from February. At both weekends and Bank Holidays from next month, one specialist stroke team will alternate its time between the Pilgrim and the Lincoln Hospital. A report to Lincolnshire County Council states that United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS ...