The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has risen to “requires improvement” in the latest inspection. But Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital has still been rated as ‘inadequate’ overall. Trust chief executive Jan Sobieraj said he was pleased the organisation was ‘moving in the right direction.’ The latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) report was published Tuesday and it says there have been improvements. ...

This week’s featured nominee is Mr Harold Payne of the Anglia Motel, Fleet. The person who nominated Mr Payne wrote to say: “I feel that Mr Payne of Anglia Motel, off the A17 towards King’s Lynn, should be nominated and deserves to win a Pride of South Holland award because of the work he’s put in to help the Normandy ...

A Spalding man accused of defrauding customers by failing to supply orders of memorial headstones is to face trial next year.   Julian Karl Gaunt, who is accused of defrauding nine customers of JG Select Memorials Ltd, made a brief appearance today (Wednesday, July 4) before Lincoln Crown Court.   Gaunt (49) of Queens Road, spoke only to confirm his ...

Childrens and maternity services will be maintained at Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital, the Board of United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) has today agreed despite fears staff shortages would lead to closure. Today the ULHT board agreed to move towards an interim model for the services, which sees women and children who present to Pilgrim continuing to be seen and assessed ...

LINCS TRAINING COLUMN BY HELEN V.   As the summer progresses we are out more and more with our animals. At Lincs Training – Dog Training Made Easy we are always trying to educate handlers and their dogs. What would you do if your dog cut its paw whilst you were out on your walk or what would you do ...

Several police officers attended Market Place, Spalding, at around 4.30pm on Thursday (June 28) to what had been reported as people fighting but turned out to be a fight between two dogs. South Holland inspector Gareth Boxall said: “One of the dogs was taken to the vets to get checked out and we are satisfied that no further investigation is ...

Pupils from Spalding’s St John’s Primary School, military personnel and veterans attended a flag raising ceremony to mark Armed Forces Day. South Holland District Council hosted the event at its Priory Road offices on Monday. South Holland District Council Chairman Rodney Grocock said: “It was fantastic to see such a large and diverse turnout for the event, bringing together people ...

Motorists face delays and speed restrictions for the next couple of weeks as a £9m countywide road surface dressing programme comes to South Holland. The works are part of an annual programme carried out by Lincolnshire County Council. A council spokesman said: “Each location will take around one to two days to complete. The exact dates and timings for each ...

Ten new car park payment machines await their fate after public backlash forced the council to scrap plans to bring cashless parking to Spalding. After three weeks of mixed messages and public confusion, South Holland District Council issued an apology on Friday (June 22) and announced that its parking payment plans were on hold. Following multiple shifting dates, June 22 ...

The council has enlisted the services of a data investigation company to help identify tax cheats. South Holland District Council (SHDC) is urging more than 10,000 households to tell the council if they are claiming council tax discounts they are not entitled to. A statement from South Holland District Council said the Single Person Discount (SPD) gives a 25 per ...

A former Royal Marine has set himself a new mission: help Holbeach get healthy. At the start of August, Sam Fowler (30) from Whaplode will leave the Royal Marines and walk into his brand new gym. Royals Gym is to take over the Fleet Road site currently held by home and garden centre, Limmings. Limmings will close this Friday, June ...

An article in The Voice inspired a businesswoman to start a vegetarian and vegan food stall in Spalding. Audrey Gregory has worked in catering her whole career but The 3 Witches Catering company’s mobile stall is her first venture on wheels. The stall, which is on Spalding market on Tuesdays, came about when Audrey read an article about a Spalding ...

Show jumping made a return to the programme at this year’s annual Long Sutton Horse and Pony Show. There were four rings and 37 classes at this year’s event as well as a family dog show, including a dog agility ring, rally and scurry. Ring Four was dedicated to have-a-go jumping with a mixture of show jumps and working hunter ...

A Spalding man hit by a car near the Bridge Inn pub in Crowland has died. Police have named the victim as Kevin Nix (46). He was taken to hospital after being struck by a car on Sunday night. A police spokesman said: “In light of Kevin’s death, this is now being treated as a murder investigation and charges will ...

Download the nomination form for the 2018 Pride of South Holland awards here and email it back to us at news@spaldingvoice.co.uk Nomination Form (.docx format) This year’s categories are: Caring Neighbour, sponsored by Regent Bingo. Senior Citizen, sponsored by Calthrops Solicitors. Community Hero, sponsored by Coun Angela Newton. Special Achievement, sponsored by Springfields. Community Sports Group, sponsored by Coun Harry ...

A Spalding woman will appear in court today charged with wounding with intent and failing to comply with a breathalyser test. Lincolnshire Police said Alison Skingsly (42) of Thames Road will appear at Lincoln Magistrates Court today (June 26). A man was critically injured after being hit by a car near the Bridge Inn pub in Crowland on Sunday night.  The ...

A man was critically injured after being hit by a car near the Bridge Inn pub in Crowland last night (Sunday, June 24).  Lincolnshire Police said the victim is a man in his 40s and remains in a very serious condition in hospital. The collision happened on Common Drove. A woman in her 40s has been arrested for attempt murder and ...

After weeks of cashless car parking controversy and confusion, South Holland District Council has scrapped immediate plans to change Spalding’s ticket machines. The council has issued a statement saying plans to upgrade its car park payment machines by today (Friday, June 22) are no longer going ahead. The statement reads: “Following internal discussions and feedback from residents, we have decided ...

The long-awaited new funpark at Springfields Outlet will open at the end of June. On Saturday, June 30, Springfields Outlet will open its highly anticipated new leisure destination, Adventure Land. To celebrate, there will be a full programme of family-friendly activities and entertainment across the whole weekend. At 11am on Saturday, Coronation Street actress Samia Longchambon, aka Samia Ghadie (Maria ...

The bomb squad carried out two controlled explosions in Spalding within the space of a week. The most recent operation from the explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) unit took place on Friday when a training round was found in a property in Fen End Lane. At 1.35pm a controlled detonation was carried out. The first controlled detonation of the week took ...