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An outdoor cinema and tug-of-war are being organised to raise money for charity. Both events are raising money for Blood Cancer UK and Mencap, charities chosen by South Holland District Council leader Andrew Woolf.The tug of war is part of the Give It A Go day to be held at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field in Spalding on Sunday.“It’s ...

The chairman of a Spalding group has called for a town council to be created. Unusually for a town of its size, Spalding does not have a town or parish council taking decisions.Several years ago a referendum took place as to whether one should be created, but the idea did not get enough support.Calls have been renewed recently though, particularly ...

The bid to bring the remains of Matthew Flinders home, plus two projects for Spalding, are among those to benefit from the latest round of community funding. All three have been awarded grants as part of the UK Prosperity Shared Fund.How much each gets has not been revealed, but the South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership, of which South Holland ...

Works to improve a major junction in Holbeach have come under fire. Town residents have taken to social media to express annoyance that the works are causing traffic delays, while also complaining that planters have been removed and about the look of new railings being installed.It’s also been revealed that a new lane that a meeting of Holbeach Parish Council ...

A parish council has apologised for the lack of grass cutting in its cemetery. Holbeach Parish Council issued the apology this week.As previously reported, there had been issues with staffing that led to areas becoming overgrown.Some councillors had taken to trying to cut the grass themselves.The spokesman states: “Holbeach Parish Council would like to offer an apology for the situation ...

Another £6m has been allocated to fund the replacement of the Castle Sports Complex while its pool could have a moveable floor to aid competitive swimming. Last week Coun Gary Taylor told South Holland District Council that funding from section 106 payments for leisure can be allocated to the project adding to the £20m of Levelling Up funding the authority ...

South Holland District Council has unanimously agreed to give a long-term lease for the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. It follows a recommendation made by a task group set up by the council to look at the land given to the people of Spalding to use.The council says anybody can apply to take on the licence, though it’s likely Spalding ...

Fly tipping in South Holland would be improved if the recycling centre was open every day, according to district councillor Anthony Casson, as he revealed the new enviro-crime team had handed out 335 notices in its first few months. He was asked if seven-day operating would be helpful and told South Holland District Council: “I do believe it would be ...

Those behind a £35,000 artwork to brighten up a dingy Spalding passageway say it can’t be moved despite a councillor calling for that to be looked at. Transported Arts is already working with schools on the design intended for Abbey Passage.It and South Holland District Council gained a £30,000 lottery grant from the Arts Council with the rest coming from ...

Adult social care is still a postcode lottery, with Lincolnshire having one of the highest death rates among those waiting for help. Figures released this week show that 79 people in the county died while on a waiting list for care.And while nationally some people are assessed within a day or two, others wait more than a month, according to ...

The owners of Spalding’s iconic Ye Olde White Horse say they’re still looking for a couple to take on the pub amid worries its is becoming like the dilapidated Bull and Monkie and old Johnson Hospital sites. South Holland Independent leader Coun Rob Gibson raised the issue at last week’s Full Council meeting.But the leader of South Holland District Council ...

Tributes have been paid to a former district and parish councillor. Jenny Rowe represented Sutton Bridge at district level from 1999 to 2007 and was on the parish council.South Holland District Council leader Nick Worth said: “I knew Jenny for a number of years and she was a really lovely person who looked after her community.“She was larger than life ...

Merkur Slots has applied to open its Spalding branch 24-hours a day. The application to open the Hall Place outlet was initially refused by South Holland District Council in September 2021 after a host of opposition.However the central government planning inspector over-turned that decision on the condition it can open from 7am until 12am, Monday to Saturday and 10am to ...

A Spalding street is being monitored for fly-tipping and early presentation of rubbish after numerous complaints. Two people have been fined for the offences on Ayscough Avenue and Crocus Walk with South Holland District Council’s Enviro-Crime Team visiting regular.Couns Mark Le Sage and David Ashby say they’ve launched a campaign in their St Mary’s ward to deal with it.And Coun ...

A councillor says anyone who fears they may become homeless should get in touch as the issue was discussed by South Holland District Council last week. Last month Colette Law’s body was found in a graveyard tent after being homeless in Spalding since May.And the meeting heard homeless people were living in the grounds of South Holland District Council’s Priory ...

Spalding’s BMX track is to be levelled amid calls it be replaced. The track at the Castle Sports Complex held regional and national competitions after being installed in the 1980s, but it has now been deemed unsafe.Campaigners are urging South Holland District Council to replace it as part of the redevelopment of the facility through Levelling Up funding.At the authority’s ...

The leader of South Holland District Council says it won’t give up any of the services it provides as a potential devolution deal for Lincolnshire edges closer. The leaders of Lincolnshire County Council, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire authorities are looking to add a new level of authority above them, possibly involving an elected mayor.They claim it will bring ...

A total of 52 new homes are to be built around Harrington Drive in Crowland. Ashwood Homes was given permission to build 42 homes south west, and five each south west and north east of the road by South Holland District Council’s Planning Committee.The three separate applications had previously been deferred by councillors when the applications came before them in ...

A solar farm on the edge of South Holland has been given the go-ahead following a plea by the landowner. Chris Wray, of Wray Farms, told South Holland District Council’s Planning Committee he was looking to lease 15 per cent of agricultural land for the proposed development near the Boston village of Bicker.More than half the site, which could provide ...

A plea has gone out to try and get Spalding back into the In Bloom competition. The town has won East Midlands in Bloom 11 times in the past, Spalding Town Forum was told last week.But a lack of volunteers means it doesn’t even enter it anymore.Long time members George Slinger and Geoff Hoare told the forum that shoots had ...