A drought damaged road is currently closed in Crowland for works. Hulls Drove between the A16 and Martins Drove is closed today (Wednesday, December 19) and is due to re-open on Friday. A spokesman for Lincolnshire County Council’s Highways team, said: “The long, hot summer has had an impact on the road and it’s starting to show the signs of ...

A Holbeach secondary school has submitted plans in the hope of building new classrooms. University Academy Holbeach has submitted a planning application to build a new 16 classroom block that it hopes will meet a request from Lincolnshire County Council to increase its intake of Year 7 students from September 2020. A Design and Access statement says the request has ...

A cash award has been delivered to a school choir who got a Special Achievement nod at the recent School Choir Competition. Coun Jan Whitbourn visited Gosberton House School this week to hand over the award, which will be put towards buying the school a microphone. The school’s choir teacher, Amy Machin, said: “We are very proud of our school ...

South Holland and the Deepings MP Sir John Hayes says he is continuing to fight for more support for people unable to afford a funeral for loved ones. He is looking for a government review into the cap on funeral expenses payments which was frozen 15 years ago. Sir John claims the average price of funerals has increased by 112 ...

Spalding Air Cadets have raised well over a thousand pounds through its Race Night. Cadet Warrant Officer CWO Jordan Bertaloso (19) put on the event recently which raised a fantastic, £1,399 and proved to be one of the most successful events the 1406 (Spalding) Squadron has held. The money will be split between The Royal Air Forces Association charity and ...

A survey by Lincolnshire Police will let residents’ voices be heard when they appraise the service. Everyone across the county will have the opportunity to answer questions on a range of subjects including police funding, experience of crime, effectiveness of police response and methods of reporting incidents. Each respondent will also be invited to sign-up to a special panel, called ...

South Holland District Council is urging motorists to be vigilant and patient around their waste collection vehicles and operatives, after one worker was caught on camera narrowly escaping injury after a car mounted the pavement. The incident, which took place on West Parade in Spalding in November, was caught on the lorry’s mounted camera and shows the motorist attempt to ...

Police want to speak to a man following the report of a theft of charity tin from a Spalding butchers. A photograph of the man in Simpsons Butchers has been released in a police appeal. If you can assist with enquiries, call Lincolnshire Police on 101 and quote incident number 247 of 11 December

Newly knighted South Holland and the Deepings MP Sir John Hayes has defended taking on three new jobs since May – one of which he estimated would pay him around £500 per hour. The jobs, listed on the House of Commons’ Register of Members Financial Interest, include advising an oil company and being president of a company that runs a ...

Through your letters page could I say a massive thank you to all the friends, family and customers who have supported me over the last ten years on my charity car boot sales, raising money for Springhill Hospice. Whether it be by donating quality items for me to sell or by buying them, I am thrilled to say my total ...

It is excellent news that our successful local hospital is to keep its minor injuries unit: there was a concentrated response from county and District Councillors, our MP (as well as many local residents) vehemently opposing any loss of service. We will all keep on the alert! On a personal note I should declare an interest! This has been the ...

As chairman of the Spalding branch of the Royal British Legion, I have noted comments on the Remembrance Parade at Ayscoughfee Gardens in local media and welcome the opportunity to respond: 1. As chairman of the RBL, the Parade is both an RBL event as well as my responsibility. 2. Many of our members are a little older than they ...

A Gedney Hill shop has been robbed at gunpoint. Around 9pm on Thursday, December 6, a man entered the McColl’s Shop on Hillgate in Gedney Hill and threatened a member of staff with a shotgun.  Police said no one was injured and the man made off with a quantity of cash.  He is believed to have left the area in a ...

A person has died after being struck by a train in Pinchbeck in the early hours of this morning (Friday). British Transport Police attended a call at Blue Gowt Lane just after 3am. A police statement said: “‘Officers were called to the line close to Pinchbeck at 03.19am this morning following reports a person had been struck by a train. ...

Spalding’s Johnson Hospital should be upgraded to a ‘super urgent treatment centre’, says a letter from MP Sir John Hayes. Following news that the hospital may become a GP hub instead of a minor injuries unit, Sir John sought reassurance that this would not happen from the chief operating officer of South Lincs CCG Andrew Rix, who told him the ...

Santa popped in to help The Meadows Day Centre celebrate its first Christmas as a newly independent charity. The centre, which provides a place for the local elderly people to go and mingle together, put on two huge Christmas parties for its regulars on Monday and Tuesday. As well as fantastic musical entertainment and turkey dinner, the staff put on ...

The annual St Nicholas Fair in Holbeach had an amazing light show this year for the first time. A variety of local businesses took part in the event which saw crowds of visitors on Friday and Saturday around the church of All Saints’. The traditional fayre was first started in 2014 by the Holbeach Regeneration organisation. This year the children ...

A Holbeach house operating as an unlicensed multiple occupancy home thought to have had up to 17 people living in it has been condemned. On November 23, South Holland District Council (SHDC)inspectors found eight people at the address at Chapel Street during their inspection, but believe up to 17 might have been living there. The council deemed the house to ...

Two councils have teamed up to tackle ‘grot spots’ in Holbeach. The town’s parish council is working with South Holland District Council’s Pride team leader Tony Crofts in an attempt to reduce litter. Mr Crofts said: “Since joining the team I have laboured the point of making the most of the resources available. “Challenges such as funding have meant I ...

It has been brought to the attention of the parish council that there have been very unsupportive comments on Facebook regarding the position of the Christmas tree in Long Sutton Market Place. After a full parish council meeting some three years ago a resolution was made to re-site the Christmas tree into the closed churchyard, where an attractive natural conifer ...