South Holland District Council has issued an apology after a fortnight of confusion over changes to Spalding’s car park payment. This month, the payment machines in Spalding’s car parks are being updated, with all but two going cashless. The issues began when notices were posted on machines on Monday, June 11, stating they will be updated from that day. The ...

Regarding cashless parking brought in by South Holland District Council as from June 18. As this was the first I knew of it from the Voice (June 14), firstly I would be interested to know if plans for this were made public before the council agreed to this as I have seen no notification in the local press? It was ...

Soil found on South Holland Police drugs raids has been donated to three local schools. Unopened bags of soil seized on the raids have been donated to Wygate Academy, Spalding Primary School and St Paul’s County Primary School to be used in school gardens. The idea came from PCSO Tim Nicholls who hand-delivered the soil to the schools. It’s the ...

I completely agree with the letter about Pilgrim Hospital. I myself have witnessed first hand this treatment when my husband was admitted into Palliative Care. As a man in his seventies he was treated with total disrespect as a human being. He was left unwashed even though he repeatedly asked for nurse to come and tend to his needs. His ...

My wife and I recently went on a trip with a group of from the Spalding Branch of the Parachute regiment. My wife has to use a four-wheeled buggy and I have a walking stick. Although we had trouble getting on and off the coach the people were very patient and helped us as much as possible. The people on ...

Alan Meekings makes the rather arrogant assumption that only he and others of his ilk have a genuine concern about the future of this country for our “children and grandchildren”. When Brexiteers talk about “getting back control”, getting out of the EU is only part of the solution in an attempt to restore proper democratic accountability for the benefit of ...

I read with interest your report in the Spalding Voice, June 14 (Older population services threat). This report relates to the Annual Report of the Director of Public Health that looks into age profiles and predictions of changes in population in the country might be described as Apocalyptic Demography. This term used is basically suggesting that due to the ageing ...

Organisers hailed last weekend’s Holbeach Town and Country Fayre a record breaker. The event, in its 24th year, attracted more than 800 visitors to Kings Field on Saturday and up to 2,000 Sunday. Colin Newell, committee vice chairman, said: “It went brilliantly and smashed all records. It is the best year we have had. It makes all the hard work ...

A Moulton man’s campaign for medals to be awarded to nuclear test veterans has received big-name backing. Douglas Hern (81), is the historian for the British Nuclear Test Veterans (BNTVA) and has been a driving force in the group’s campaign for recognition for the damage suffered as a result of exposure to radiation. The cause was furthered this week with ...

After not flying since he helped oversee the Japanese surrender in Singapore in 1945, Alan Barkes was back in the air for the second time in a few weeks last weekend to attend a special ceremony. Despite the Leading Aircraftsman’s services in Burma during World War Two, the 97-year-old had never been invited to the annual Project Propeller memorial event ...

Two community wardens paid for with money from a “controlling migration” grant have started work. The wardens, whose roles were created after South Holland District Council bid for £127,000 from the government’s Controlling Migration scheme, will perform uniformed patrols in South Holland in a bid to develop safer and stronger communities. A spokesman for the council said: “The scheme aims ...

Looking ahead to next month, you should get your tickets now to secure your place with the showman. The smash-hit film The Greatest Showman has been wowing audiences since December and shows no sign of letting up, taking more than $430m worldwide. A big reason for its success is its infectious soundtrack, with hits including The Greatest Show and This ...

After a successful appeal to raise money for a ‘Tommy’ sculpture to commemorate the First World War, the specially commissioned steel soldier has been posted at his first grave. Tommy now stands at the grave of Robert Diss of the Lincolnshire Regiment in Holbeach Cemetery. Mr Diss died on October 7, 1915. Spokesman Michael Brett said: “So far we have ...

A former Spalding teacher has been given a suspended jail sentence after he admitted having indecent images of children on his home computer.   Andrew Wharam (54) was teaching at Spalding Grammar School when police executed a search warrant at his then home in the town in February last year.   Lincoln Crown Court heard officers forced entry to Wharam’s ...

A Gosberton mum is looking to raise awareness of a genetic disease, the late diagnosis of which she believes has resulted in her son needing three life-saving brain operations. Daniel Barnes (11) has Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (known as NF1) which causes tumours to form on nerve tissue throughout the body. Mum of five, Lisa Smith, took him to hospital concerned ...

There was good cause for a Spalding school to celebrate at the weekend. Gosberton House Academy pulled out all the stops to mark the school’s 65th anniversary. Fun inflatables, a range of food and stalls were all on offer on Saturday as pupils, families and staff marked the special event. A school spokesman said more than £500 had been raised ...

A kind hearted carer has raised cash to help a young man who loves to stand in the sunshine. Matt Rogers works for the charity Sense and one of the people he supports has severe epilepsy. “He can have a number of drop seizures a day, he loves to stand in the sunshine in the garden but it is not ...

A community space in Holbeach has been given a refresh by volunteers as part of Lincolnshire Co-op’s Big Co-op Clean. A team of 22 put on their gardening gloves together with Holbeach in Bloom and freshened up the area around All Saints Church on Tuesday, June 5. The volunteers sourced from a number of different local Co-op services pulled weeds ...

All the twos, £222 were presented to a hospital unit that looks after breast cancer patients recently following a charity bingo night. The regular bingo nights at Whaplode Village Hall continue to be successful and the Breast Cancer Care Unit at the Pilgrim Hospital in Boston was the grateful recipient following the last night on Friday, May 18. Organiser Phyllis ...

Pinchbeck Carnival was blessed with brilliant summer weather and plenty of people for its weekend of celebration. All photos by Ben Chapman. A record number of people attended the carnival parade which was led by the village’s Royalty float. Carnival Queen Sian Groves and Princesses Bella Parker and Sophie Bolton led the way and The Breaston Highlanders provided the music. ...