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The fixing of a footpath will cost nearly three quarters of a million pounds, it’s been claimed amid calls for better safety measures along the length of Cowbit Road in Spalding. The bank on part of the road between Little London and Fen End Lane partially collapsed years ago. It means pedestrians have to step in the road to navigate ...

A much criticised green bike rack that’s shaped like a car has been removed a day after being installed in Holbeach. It was put in place in the town’s conservation area by Lincolnshire County Council in what was previously a car parking bay on High Street yesterday (Thursday). But following complaints on social media and representations from Holbeach Parish Council ...

A bid to tackle rough sleeping in Lincolnshire has been launched. South Holland District Council has joined North Kesteven, South Kesteven and West Lindsey authorities in creating Change4Lincs which aims to support people known to be rough sleeping or at risk of having to do so. The project is due to be launched on Monday October 12 and part of ...

South Holland District Council has responded to the news that Hills Department Store is to close. The store put out a statement today announcing it was to cease trading after decades in the town. The statement was critical of South Holland District Council which has responded with its own statement. A spokesperson for South Holland District Council said: “Firstly, it’s ...

Spalding’s Tuesday market is currently full up with traders, a district council official has said. South Holland District Council has faced criticism, particularly from traders, who it told to bring their own stalls after opting not to provide them any more and book in every time they wished to attend. The moves led to reports of traders turning their back ...

A major plan for housing development in Sutton Bridge has been put forward – despite some of the site being outside the development area. Loyd Homes is looking to construct a total of 129 new houses at the northern end of the town. The development proposals include two access points through Nightingale Way and Withington Street. The site has a ...

The pandemic has curtailed many things this year, but Spalding’s Pumpkin Festival will go ahead. From scarecrows to pet photo competitions, there will be plenty of things to do. A special Harvest Time Trail will be launched this weekend with ten town centre businesses getting involved. Scarecrows will be incorporated into their window displays from October 10 to 31 and ...

A traffic bridge just outside Spalding is set to be closed for four weeks next months to install new traffic lights. Work on the junction of Horseshoe Road and South Drove over the South Drove Drain is to commence on Monday, November 9. The old traffic lights at the junction on both sides of the South Drove Drain – which ...

Plans to build 18 new units at the Springfields shopping centre could see £200,000 given over for improvements to Spalding town centre. The application is recommended to be passed by members of South Holland District Council’s planning committee on Wednesday. But the amount recommended to fulfil the Section 106 agreement has been hit by the coronavirus pandemic. An independent report ...

A councillor has expressed his frustration that Holbeach could lose a second plot of land identified to expand medical care in the town. As reported in last week’s edition of The Voice, the NHS is selling land on Dam Gate for £90,000 that had been given to it for a new medical centre for the town. And Coun Nick Worth ...

Most people in South Holland are “behaving themselves”, the district council’s leader has said in relation to low numbers of COVID-19 case in the area. Lord Gary Porter told a meeting of the authority’s Full Council that the area hadn’t seen large increases in the coronavirus as experienced elsewhere leading to extra measures, including that pubs close at 10pm. Lord ...

More garden waste bins are set to be available in South Holland but it could be a while before its rolled out across the district amid claims it could help offset the increase in fly-tipping. A meeting of South Holland District Council’s Full Council heard that there’s currently 1,200 people on a waiting list for the brown bins that had ...

The leader of South Holland District Council has said he doesn’t believe parking charges are keeping people away from Spalding and cited Springfields as an example Lord Gary Porter was reacting to a call to make parking free by Coun Chris Brewis. He told a meeting of South Holland District Council that making parking free could be “the kiss of ...

The speed limit on the A151 through Moulton and Weston could be reduced by 10mph. A report to Lincolnshire County Council’s Planning and Regulation Committee, due to meet on Monday, October 5, is recommending the committee approves reducing the speed limit at Weston to 50mph and Moulton to 40mph, which will allow the necessary consultation process to bring them into ...

South Holland District Council is among those backing a nationwide scheme to support people on low incomes who have to self-isolate if they test positive for coronavirus and cannot work from home. The Test and Trace Support Payment, is being rolled out as the number of cases nationally rise. Individuals who are required to self-isolate and who meet the benefits-linked ...

Prior to lockdown Long Sutton Parish Council invested £23,500 to provide a trim trail in the Winfrey Park for the younger age group and an outdoor gym in Cinder Ash Park to assist residents to keep fit outdoors and to help embrace a healthier lifestyle. In order to further improve the town facilities the council will be pressing South Holland ...

Holbeach Parish Council is to enquire about the district council taking over all CCTV cameras after more incidents were reported in its still unlocked parks.A metal bench was stolen and wooden benches broken recently in Carter’s Park, a meeting of the committee heard last week.The council ratified the tender process to ensure someone would lock up its open spaces at ...

A raft of improvements to roads around Pinchbeck have been recommended after a village survey. The results of a questionnaire, along with a report, was presented to the parish council at a meeting on Monday evening.A Traffic Management Strategy up to 2025 has been produced, which includes 20mph zones, evaluating all village cycle routes for safety and looking at a ...

Ideas to improve Holbeach town centre including the possibility of making High Street one-way are being discussed amid concerns current plans won’t work. Holbeach Parish Council says it will also wants to hear ideas from the public on how to ease congestion in the town, particularly at the Market Hill junction.South Holland District Council is bidding for £4m of the ...

A South Holland District Councillor says he has been stripped of all his roles by his own party.Jack McLean, Conservative member for Spalding St John’s Ward, took to social media to disclose some details about what was happening.“I will no longer be the executive support member for the Communities or Place portfolios, or the vice chairman of the Policy Development ...