I was sad to read Mrs Harold’s letter (The Voice, August 17) saying how depressing she found Spalding. Having moved here five years ago (perhaps for the good value properties in the Fens) she says that there are great shops in the town. How right she is – two department stores, quite a few banks, national chains and small independent ...

Holbeach Cemetery Chapels Trust is celebrating three successful events. The August Paint Out Day had an art expert on hand to help artists capture the chapels on canvas. The eight attendees’ work was then displayed on the open day. During the open day event, Holbeach Cemetery Research Group’s Linden Secker led two guided cemetery trail tours, thrilling children with his ...

Music In The Park returns to Long Sutton’s Winfrey Park with an impressive 11-act line-up. The summer fun day takes place on Sunday, August 27 at 10am and runs until 10pm. As well as live music and entertainment, the day also offers a fun fair, market stalls and food and drink outlets. The entertainment will begin with Polka Dot Dance ...

Calling all photographers – there are only a few days left for you to get your entries submitted. The Voice has joined forces with Spalding Photographic Society and Spalding and District Civic Society to give readers the chance to have a picture featured in an exhibition. A display of work has been roving around the town since May and a ...

The last chance to cast a vote in the Pride of South Holland Awards 2017 has arrived. With just a few weeks until the September 16 awards ceremony at the South Holland Centre, this is the time to vote. Has a shopkeeper or tradesman treated you in a manner befitting the Service With A Smile award? Is there a Community ...

Lincolnshire is bucking the national trend towards a slowdown in the housing market. While recent statistics show a subdued picture nationally, the East Midlands region witnessed the second largest rate of house price growth in the year up to June, 2017. A recent report from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) revealed house price growth in our region was 7.1 ...

Spalding League snooker player Nigel Brasier combines his passion for the game with fundraising for the third time as he raises money for a cause close to his heart. The third ‘Nigel The Brave Charity Tournament’ will again raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA). Nigel (48), from Donington, was diagnosed with the incurable condition in 2013 and ...

A bridge across the River Welland will be closed for the second time this year. Fen Bridge, Crowland, will be closed during the day from Tuesday while work is carried out. The repair work could not be fully completed earlier this year due to an issue with a water main. Anglian Water is now temporarily diverting the main so the ...

A village pub is set to close its doors two years after it was bought by a local company in a bid to save it from closure. The Chequers is the only pub in Weston and the village will be left with just a shop. Wimberley Hall Farm Shop in the village is also closing this weekend. “We have a ...

Businesses and residents in Holbeach hope the town’s days as a traffic bottleneck are numbered. The countdown is on to end a road closure which has caused jams through the town centre. In the meantime, town councillors are hoping the county authority can put a halt to the HGVs ignoring the signs and thundering through. The A151 link road to ...

Spalding’s newest cafe opened its doors for business and will be raising money to help a good cause. South Holland and the Deepings MP John Hayes was on-hand to officiate at the first St Barnabas cafe. A queue of around 60 people were waiting for the first day of trading. The cafe opened at the weekend in the shop’s new ...

Holbeach is to host its first Saturday market in Church Street. This Saturday (Aug 19), the monthly market launches with a range of stalls. “We have crafts and food at present, including cards, gifts, retro items, furniture and cakes,” said Holbeach Parish Councillor Isobel Hutchinson. It is hoped the market will not only please Holbeach shoppers but also encourage traders. ...

Finally freed from his crashed car after being trapped for two and a half hours, Richard Thacker was airlifted to hospital and safety. Two years on from the accident, Richard has become an ambassador for the volunteer-run Magpas Air Ambulance that flew him to Queen’s Medical Centre trauma centre in Nottingham. Richard, of Spalding, recently visited the Magpas site at ...

A Spalding Italian restaurant could be about to win a regional award. Amici Restaurant, in Vine Street, has been selected for the final of the first East Midlands Awards 2017 in the Italian Restaurant of the Year category. The finalists have been chosen on the number of nominations received from customers online, via email and social media. Amici owner Ivan ...

In response to Tony Bown’s comments on speeding motorists (Voice Letters, August 10), NOTHING will ever happen. I have lived in two different villages, both on 30mph roads which traffic used to speed past my house at around 50-60mph. I spoke to South Holland Council about the possibility of speed bumps/speed cameras and was told that there had to have ...

  Referring to a letter published in The Voice (August 10) from M Moriarty, I absolutely agree with the comments regarding Spalding. I moved to the Fens five years ago and every time I have been to Spalding, my husband and I always say ‘never again’. We have never been there without getting held up in some roadworks, far too ...

Fancy going to some of the UK’s top festivals, but put off by the price of a ticket? Then apply to be an Oxfam festival volunteer and get in for free. Oxfam is recruiting volunteers for Leeds, Reading and Shambala Festivals on August bank holiday weekend. In working three shifts over five days, Oxfam volunteers can catch live performances from ...

County News Summer/Autumn 2017 highlights the unfairness of Government funding for Lincolnshire. We receive £292 each; London £536 each. We ‘miss out’ on £178 million yearly. Fairer funding for Lincolnshire and ending of the shortfall is called for. Lincolnshire County Council has 58 Tory councillors; all others combined only 12. Of the seven MPs for the county, six are Tory ...

 BY LINCS TRAINING – DOG TRAINING MADE EASY We at Lincs Training – Dog Training Made Easy, often get asked by our clients the right time to add another dog to their existing family. We would always recommend that you wait from 18 months to two years before introducing a newcomer. Think carefully and ask yourself the following questions: Can ...

The first homes offered for rent by Welland Homes are now fully occupied. The company was set up by South Holland District Council to provide rented homes across the district. It works in partnership with building firm D&R Homes and the Walters Close development in Spalding is now fully let. “It is a very attractive development built to an excellent ...