Council

Letters go out for recycling plant

Consultation letters were sent out on Monday about an application for a plastic processing plant in Holbeach Hurn. Midwest Polychem is hoping to be granted permission to run the recycling plant for hard plastics at Laurel Lodge Farm and has applied to Lincolnshire County Council. The company held an official opening in June, when it was granted permission for new ...

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Call for action at crossroads

A woman has called for a Moulton junction to be made safer after two collisions led to injuries in a matter of weeks. Mary Lane has lived near the East Cobgate, Hogs Gate, Cobgate and East Gate four-way junction for eight years and says she’s seen numerous incidents throughout that time. She’d like the 60mph speed limit to be lowered ...

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Get on the buses with your views

A council is urging you to get on board and tell it what you want from local bus services. Lincolnshire County Council has launched a consultation to put together a plan of how bus services should be delivered.And it hopes that will unlock government funding as part of the ‘Bus Back Better’ proposal.A spokesman for the authority said: “We’re putting ...

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Firm’s application after site opens

A company that opened a multi-million pound waste facility in Holbeach Hurn recently has had to apply for planning permission to continue operating. Midwest Polychem Ltd staged an official opening in June for its Laurel Lodge Farm processing plant where it’s looking to turn waste plastic waste into pellets for repurposing.But a change of use application to turn it from ...

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Park plans back but scaled down

Plans for a new children’s play area in Moulton are back on the agenda – but only as part of a much scaled down project without housing. South Holland District Council has said it will give land off Bell Lane for a play area and a picnic area to Moulton Parish Council.In March 2020, the district council announced plans to ...

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Pode Hole roadworks on hold

Work on Dozens Bank at Pode Hole has been suspended. The road has been the subject of temporary traffic lights since last November. Anglian Water carried out works last month and it was currently due to be closed for month between between the Crown Hall Farm and Lake Ross Caravan Park as Lincolnshire County Council complete the works. But that’s ...

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‘Use it or lose it’ plea over South Holland Centre

A campaign group set up to protest cuts at Spalding’s leading arts venue says it’s disappointed a restructure will go ahead and urged residents to ‘use it or lose it’. The South Holland Centre was costing tax payers around £250,000 a year, it’s been claimed, as cutbacks to staff were voted through despite a late bid to defer a decision ...

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Town water fountain won’t be in Spalding Cemetery as improvement works get go-ahead

Spalding’s historic water fountain will not be included as part of newly approved works to improve the town’s cemetery. It was revealed back in January that the currently in storage water feature that dates back to 1847 could be a part of improvement works. South Holland District Council’s portfolio holder for assets Rodney Grocock said at the time Spalding’s Cemetery ...

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Businesses can apply for funding

Businesses in South Holland have the chance to bid for money from a £1.25m pot to help them recover post-pandemic. The South Holland Recovery and Growth Fund is aimed at local businesses and designed for investment into future growth. Launched on Monday, the scheme is open to all businesses in the area and offers between a 60 and 80 per ...

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‘South and East Lincolnshire Partnership’ officially gets go-ahead

South Holland District Council’s new link up with Boston and East Lindsey District Councils has officially been signed with the authorities claiming it’s the largest such partnership of councils in the country. After being approved in principle by the three authorities last month, each council had been considering the detailed business case for the formation of the South & East ...

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Breaking – Halmer Gate roundabout roadworks postponed until Spring 2022

Long awaited improvements to a Spalding roundabout and nearby roads due to start a week today have suddenly been postponed until March 2022. The daytime resurfacing work were announced on July 22 had been welcomed by a number of The Voice’s readers who say the state of the road had become dangerous. Lincolnshire County Council say its due to costs ...

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Main road litter picks and street cleans on hold as HGV shortage hits South Holland’s waste services

Litter picks along main roads and street cleans have been suspended as the HGV driver shortage has an impact on waste collection in South Holland. Coun Roger Gambba-Jones has said the shortage of drivers is now being felt with 84 complaints about waste collection having been received in one day recently. He also told South Holland District Council that there’s ...

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South Holland Centre redundancies voted through after council leader claims bid to defer decision would be ‘killing’ theatre

A late bid to delay a decision on slashing the number of roles at Spalding’s South Holland Centre was defeated last night after South Holland District Council’s leader said that would equate to “killing” the centre as it was costing council tax payers around £250,000 a year. The authority’s council voted the proposed restructure through following a lengthy and heated ...

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KFC and Taco Bell are given thumbs up

After months of uncertainty the thumbs up has finally been given to plans to build a KFC and Taco Bell in Spalding. An application to build the restaurants and drive thrus just off the A16 in Spalding were submitted to South Holland District Council planners back in February. The plans were approved on Tuesday meaning building work can finally get ...

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Tip queues return as slots added

Queues of more than an hour were reported at Spalding’s Waste Recycling Centre over the weekend after Lincolnshire County Council added more booking slots to its system. Drivers were left with long waits to get into the West Marsh Road site, despite having booked slots as part of the controversial system due to end in September. Alex Pre was among ...

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Partnership ‘new and fresh start’ for district council

A ‘new and fresh start’ will come with the partnership of three councils, including South Holland District Council, according to the authority. But concerns have been expressed over staff morale and how service delivery will look as it teams up with Boston Borough Council and East Lindsey to create the South East Lincolnshire Partnership. And leaders are keeping an eye ...

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Surfleet homes plan refused

Plans to build 75 homes in Surfleet have been refused with councillors stating most of the site is outside the boundary of the village. Part of the site intended to be accessed off Sunnydale Close already had planning permission for 26 homes, but Ashwood Homes wants to build nearly three times as many on a larger site. However councillors on ...

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Decision deferred on plans to build 150 homes in Weston branded ‘absolutely ludicrous’

A decision has been deferred on plans to build 150 homes in Weston of which parts were branded ‘ludicrous’ ‘absolutely hideous’ and ‘dross’ by councillors. South Holland District Council’s Planning Committee wants Persimmon Homes to look again at its plans for the site off High Road which had been allocated for 135 homes in the South East Lincolnshire local plan ...

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Tell us what the next stage is for theatre

More than 150 years of live performances by a Spalding group could come to an end if the South Holland Centre no longer supports shows. The stark warning came in a week when a public support event has been held in solidarity with redundancies at the centre and its been revealed three merging councils could “explore a single partnership for ...

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Waste centres could use number plate system – but seven day opening ‘unlikely’

Number plate recognition could be brought in at Lincolnshire’s waste sites including the one in Spalding, as its likely to be too costly to open the doors seven days a week, it’s been claimed. While the tips have CCTV, Lincolnshire County Council is looking at automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) which could be used to stop others from outside the ...

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