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A £100,000 scheme to deliver ‘integrated initiatives’ which would improve Sutton Bridge have been discussed by the county council. The proposal could see the money spent ‘enhancing its appearance’ to residents and visitors, a report to Environment and Economic Scrutiny Committee said.Improving the ‘physical and visual links, between the riverside, bridge, moorings and the village centre’ would, says the report, ...

Lincolnshire County Councillors voted to allocate £10 million towards highway improvements, despite vocal calls for a portion of the funds to be used for children’s activities during school holidays. Council leader Martin Hill led the motion, stating: “We are in the happy position of looking at what we’re going to do with this additional money. Highways are the major problem ...

Infrastructure for a proposed wind farm will have a ‘significant impact’ on a South Holland location, a county councillor has claimed. Coun Colin Davie made the claim after being asked about the impacts of wind farms during a meeting of Lincolnshire County Council last week.He was referring to the Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm, the turbines for which are to ...

An open day is to take place at the newly renovated tennis courts at Ayscoughfee Gardens this weekend. The event will take place on Saturday 23 September from 2pm until 4pm, and will feature special guest Abbie Breakwell, a leading GB Wheelchair tennis player, free coaching sessions and opportunity to play on the new courts, and much more. The courts ...

Bin collection day are to change across South Holland from next month onwards. South Holland District Council says it’s changing the days ‘all households’ have their rubbish collected ‘to be more efficient’. It continues it’s writing to all residents to let them know when their collections are, but it can’t be checked online until three days before. A a sperate ...

Year long works on the A16/A151 (McDonald’s Roundabout) will start later this month. The work is part of a £20m Levelling Up funding and will start on September 25. After preparation works set to last two weeks, a combination of temporary traffic signals and lane restrictions will be in place. Night time road closures will follow later on in the scheduled ...

Lincolnshire County Councillors voted to allocate £10 million towards highway improvements, despite vocal calls for a portion of the funds to be used for children’s activities during school holidays. Lincolnshire County Councillors voted to allocate £10 million towards highway improvements, despite vocal calls for a portion of the funds to be used for children’s activities during school holidays, write Local ...

Controversial plans to open a slot machine arcade for 24-hours a day have been withdrawn.Merkur Slots, in Hall Place, Spalding, had applied to South Holland District Council for a change of conditions which would see the venue open 24-7.The application was made at the end of July but has now been withdrawn by the applicant.The company has said that the ...

A Spalding eye-sore is set for demolition, 14 years after permission was initially granted. The former Bull and Monkie pub on Churchgate will be knocked down to make way for an 88-bed care home if new plans are approved by South Holland District Council.Owners Crispin Holdings Ltd had received permission in 2009 to demolish the pub and replace it with ...

Increased fines are set to be brought in as part of a bid to deter people littering and fly-tipping. South Holland District Council has announced its intention to increase its Fixed Penalty Notice (FPNs) threshold following an internal review.The increased fine amounts in South Holland would now be as followed:Fly-tipping: £400 (with larger offences to be prosecuted through the courts)Littering: ...

The first phase of Spalding Active Travel ‘Levelling Up’ improvements have come to an end.Coun Richard Davies, executive member for highways, said: “I’m really happy to announce that the first phase of our ‘Levelling Up’ active travel improvements in Spalding are now complete.“As part of this initial set of works, the team has built a 3m wide footway/cycleway near the ...

More than £1.3m of outstanding debt is being recommended for write-off by South Holland District Council. In a report to be considered by the Cabinet at its meeting on Tuesday, officers are recommending that the debts, which are made up of Council Tax, Business Rates, Housing Benefit overpayment and other sundry debt over a 15-year period, are approved for write-off.The ...

Sheltered housing residents in South Holland are set to benefit from a wide range of improvements to 14 community centres. South Holland District Council has announced the project which started last month.Communal facilities, including lounges, kitchens and patios, will be improved and tenants encouraged to use the meeting places.One of the elements of the project sees the Long Sutton Youth ...

An application has been submitted for a 24-hour gym in Spalding at the site of a current shop. The address given for the application is Unit 2, the Carpetright store on Westlode Street.The actual planning documents submitted by TDH Estates on behalf of Switha Ltd says the site is ‘formerly Carpetright’.With the shop still open, it’s not clear if the ...

South Holland housed 162 refugees last year supported by the government, Home Office statistics state. Of those, 158 were from Ukraine and four from Afghanistan.The numbers also revealed that the area didn’t have a single person seeking asylum living in the area.The official government statistics, which cover a year up to the end of June, do not cover those migrants ...

Proposals to restrict car parking around Pinchbeck Primary School look set to be passed, despite local objections. Pinchbeck East C of E Primary School contacted Lincolnshire County asking for measures to be introduced.The authority is proposing waiting restrictions, a bus stand and bus stop clearway at Knight Street, plus waiting restrictions on Forge Crescent, Fennell Road and Westfield Drive.The bus ...

A property developer building in Fleet Hargate has denied claims it’s not abiding by planning rules after concerns were raised. Resident Peter Coupland says he’s had people in the village complaining about the state of Old Main Road due to construction of nine homes by Belmont Contractors Ltd.He’s complained to South Holland District Council about it being covered in mud ...

A public meeting to discuss a potential Business Improvement District (BID) for Spalding and other options will take place next month. It follows the creation of a Spalding Business Board involving representatives from 18 different town businesses. A draft model for a BID is to be discussed in a meeting at the South Holland Centre on Wednesday September 20 from ...

South Holland Markets’ inaugural Market Trader of the Year award has been announced. Julie Newman, who is on Spalding Market with the Sizzling Grill, came out top in a public poll to take the title.It was held as part of this years ‘Love Your Local Market’ campaign.She receives eight free markets for winning this year’s awardJulie, who has been on ...

A councillor has been publicly kicked-off a committee after the Holbeach Car and Bike Show went ahead, amid more parish council in-fighting. This year’s event took place on Sunday, July 22 at the Lawns Caravan and Camping site in Fleet.It was supposed to be at Holbeach Primary School and run by the parish council, but due to a wet weather ...