Council

Voters head to the polls today (Thursday, May 4) for the district council plus some parish council elections – and they’re being reminded to take ID. For the first time ever, you’ll need to take photographic ID with you to vote. Those allowed include passports and driving licences. The polls are open until 10pm. There’s 37 seats. Local Democracy Reporter ...

A garage that surrendered its licence after claims it was using illegal workers has had it given back as no action is being brought. The Convenience Store at Fleet Road Garage was re-given its premises licence as South Holland District Council’s Licensing Panel heard yesterday (Wednesday, April 26) that Immigration Enforcement would be taking no action against it following a ...

A four week road closure between Holbeach and Fleet has been delayed. Work on Fleet Road’s footpaths is now due to start on Monday, June 5. Lincolnshire County Council had previously said it would close on May 22. It is still scheduled to be fully closed for four weeks. The diversion route will be via the B1515, B1168, A17, B1515, ...

The future of recycling paper and card in South Holland remains unclear as other councils in the county look to roll-out purple-lidded wheelie bins. The consistent refusal of South Holland District Council to utilise wheelie bins means it cannot be part of the scheme which Lincolnshire County Council hopes to see implemented by 2025, unless there’s a major change.Proposed legal ...

Holbeach Parish Council met for the first time in several months on Tuesday amid concerns services are not being maintained. Five of the ten councillors have been staying away from regular meetings leaving it short of the six (a third of the 18 members it’s meant to have) unable to legally vote through decisions.Coun Tim Wilshere told The Voice previously ...

Almost double the amount of candidates have come forward for available seats on two parish councils in South Holland. Long Sutton has nine seats and 15 candidates, while Sutton Bridge has 11 seats and 23 candidates, all standing for election on Thursday, May 4.Both councils are up for re-election and have a particularly notable number of candidates.For a total of ...

There’s been calls to replace signage marking the one-way part of a Spalding town centre street which a council says it removed because it kept being damaged. One member of the public who wished to remain anonymous said they’d nearly been hit by a car driving the wrong way up The Crescent recently.It and the entirety of Vine Street are ...

A senior county councillor who claims Lincolnshire is ‘inundated’ with solar farm applications fears the county’s grid will not be able to handle them. Coun Colin Davie raised concerns at Lincolnshire County Council’s Environment and Economy Scrutiny Committee on Tuesday, writes Local Democracy Reporter Daniel Jaines.A new report on the energy options for Greater Lincolnshire was met with questions about the ...

The candidates for the South Holland District Council and parish council elections on Thursday, May 4 have been announced. To control the district council a party needs to take 19 of the 37 seats.Due to lack of candidates in some wards the Conservatives are already guaranteed five. The candidates are (those listed in italic currently hold the seat): Crowland and ...

Members of Long Sutton Parish Council have voiced ‘disappointment’ over the handling of a review request. The council had been hoping a request to South Holland District Council in August 2022 for an independent review would prove to be successful.It was January this year, says the parish council, before it was notified by South Holland District Council that no action ...

South Holland residents are being urged to be on the look out for exotic birds after a break in at the aviary in Spalding’s Ayscoughfee Gardens. The district council hasn’t said how many of the birds are missing or released any details of the incident which happened sometime between midday on Friday March 31 and 7.25am the following morning. Riverside ...

Holbeach Parish Council is facing a crisis with meetings having to be cancelled due to several members not turning up as part of a protest. The authority has not had enough members to legally make decisions at recent meetings.Earlier this year it was denied a request to South Holland District Council to reduce the numbers its meant to have from ...

More than £15m has been secured to help residents in South Holland, Boston and East Lindsey. The South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership has been awarded the money for Home Upgrade Grant 2 (HUG2) for a two year programme.The scheme is aimed at improving the energy efficiency of domestic properties across the area.It has been awarded by the Department for ...

Three pot-holed roads in Holbeach St Marks are set to be resurfaced next month. Lincolnshire County Council says it will begin a scheduled four weeks of works on Red Cow Drove/Leadenhall Road and St Marks Road starting April 19. A division will be in place on weekdays from 7.30am to 5pm. It will be via Lincoln Lane, Middle Marsh Road, Roman ...

A new wood is to be created in South Holland after it was announced the district has the least tree coverage in the entire country. Back in November 2019, The Voice reported that the leader of South Holland District Council Lord Gary Porter was working with the Woodland Trust and looking to create a wood in every town and village ...

A councillor had defended plans for £35,000 new flower parade inspired artwork to brighten up a Spalding passage branded as a ‘latrine’. Abbey Passage is to be the subject of the work ‘Flos Pompa’ (Latin for flower parade) by Transported Arts after gaining a £30,000 Arts Council England National Lottery grant. The other £5,000 is from the £250,000 budget for ...

It’s been pledged that Sutton Bridge residents will get a say on plans to build a new pavilion, which has been branded a waste of money by some. The parish council is looking to rebuild the facilities at Memorial Park which are around 70 years old. But at a meeting last week resident Peter Clery launched a campaign against it, ...

Three injunctions have been made against people committing domestic abuse, a council has said. One person was given a suspended prison sentence and told to pay £8,203 in fines and costs as a result of the action brought about by South Holland District Council. A spokesman for the authority said: “Support from local residents proved vital in these cases, either ...

A new flower parade inspired artwork to brighten up a Spalding passage branded as a ‘latrine’ has been given a £30,000 boost. Abbey Passage is to be the subject of the work ‘Flos Pompa’ (Latin for flower parade) by Transported Arts. It’s intended the tile mosaic will be a community effort created and designed by local groups and schools. A ...

A store in Holbeach Drove which employed two illegal workers amid “complete failure” to comply with the law has had its premises licence revoked. Komalar Vijayakumar previously held the licence for Holbeach Drove Store. South Holland District Council licensing panel were urged by Lincolnshire Police to revoke the licence on Thursday. After visiting the business on October 24, officers from the ...