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Drivers are being warned that a busy junction on the A17 will be closed overnight for three weeks. A major project is currently under way at The Peppermint Junction at Holbeach. The series of night closures are due to start tomorrow (Thursday, November 2) to allow contractors to lay tarmac. The road will be closed from 7pm to 6am from ...

Lincolnshire County Council’s Community Safety Partnership has created a hate crime survey for the public to register incidents of hate crimes. Hate crimes include hostility based on race, gender, disability, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation. The short survey is for everyone, whether or not you have been a victim of or witnessed hate crime. The survey can be completed anonymously ...

Flower and gifts shop Flowers N Things won the Spalding Halloween window display competition, judged by South Holland District Council chairman Rodney Grocock. A council spokesman said Coun Grocock toured the town, looking at the displays made by all the participating businesses. The competition was created to coincide with the Spalding Pumpkin Festival and parade. Spalding was given a spooky ...

The latest food hygiene scores have been revealed and the number of top scores in South Holland is at an all time high. With scores awarded from zero to five, the number within the district rating between three and five is currently 98.4 per cent. “Our food, health and safety team works hard by continually monitoring standards across the district ...

South Holland District Councillors agreed to defer plans for 81 homes in Donington after it failed to satisfy their concerns over a number of issues. Going into the meeting, the recommendation was to approve the plan but at the October planning committee meeting of South Holland District Council, councillors raised concerns about the reduced numbers of affordable housing, the density ...

Three district councils are joining forces for a new campaign to fight fly-tipping. South Holland District Council is working with Boston and East Lindsey councils with the “Most People” campaign. Launching on Monday, the crackdown aims to raise awareness about the duty of care people have when getting rid of unwanted items. “Fly tipping blights the area for everyone making ...

Controversial plans for a third overtaking lane on the A17 have been scrapped. The lane, costing £2.5m, would have given drivers just over 34 seconds of opportunity to overtake on a stretch of road at Gedney. But there was vocal opposition to the project which had been submitted by Lincolnshire County Council. A consultation meeting held in Sutton Bridge left ...

A group of volunteers who take to the town centre on Friday and Saturday nights is looking for volunteers. The Spalding Street Pastors are from local churches and they help vulnerable people. Offering blankets, bottled water and flip-flops for the footsore, the group keeps an eye on those who may be out enjoying themselves. The street pastors are also first ...

The chairman of South Holland District Council has announced he will be supporting the Spalding WWII Memorial as his charity of the year. The charity is looking to raise £60,000 to have a new memorial for those who were killed in World War Two. Coun Rodney Grocock, who took office in March, said the cause was “dear to his heart” ...

Proposals for more than 80 new homes in Donington look likely to be approved despite a raft of objections. An application has been submitted for 6.5 acres of land off Town Dam Lane for 81 dwellings. The parish council has objected, claiming the “significant development” was too close to two previous applications already approved. “There is already a deficiency in ...

South Holland District Council members will be creating a policy to deal with ‘vexatious’ requests. Up until now the council has had no formal procedure for dealing with “unreasonably persistent complaints” along with “customer behaviour” and “vexatious requests.” But that is set to change as members of the Policy Development Panel are due to discuss the issue on Tuesday. “The ...

Safety concerns have arisen after a damaged crash barrier in Crowland has been struck again and in Pinchbeck a bridge barrier damaged in April is yet to be repaired. Concerned Crowland resident Justyn Stanley said the barrier at the sharp bend on the corner of Hull’s Drove and Martins Road was first struck in May. “The first car hit it ...

The majority of people at a Surfleet public meeting voted to add £12 a year to their Council Tax bill to support Glen Park. More than 100 people attended the meeting and now the charity SPARC which owns the facility says it expects the parish council to abide by the vote taken. A spokesman for SPARC said the parish precept ...

An intensive programme of work to help 120 of the most vulnerable homeless people across Lincolnshire has been launched. The county-wide partnership ACTion Lincs has been set up to provide “life-changing support and tackle some of the most complex homelessness cases in Lincolnshire”, says a South Holland County Council spokesperson. ACTion Lincs pools nine district councils, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation ...

Holbeach Parish Council is looking to move its headquarters and is considering the disused library in town as one option. The council is currently based at Coubro Chambers on West End in Holbeach. Considering options for a move, members discussed several options during the September council meeting. These included purchasing the old library, which became vacant in February. Lincolnshire County ...

A new strategy to tackle the rising rate of permanent exclusions in Lincolnshire’s schools has seen the number in primary schools drop by half to 24. However The Inclusive Lincolnshire Strategy – which was introduced to address the problem of a rising and unsustainable rate of permanent exclusions form Lincolnshire schools – has not been so successful in secondary schools. ...

Hundreds of youngsters enjoyed the summer programme of Activate arts and sports held across South Holland over the summer. The free sessions, run by South Holland District Council’s communities team in partnership with other organisations, have been held at Sutton Bridge, Spalding, Gedney Drove End, Crowland and Cowbit. “All five events were very well attended and our communities team received ...

Spalding may be in line for its own annual raft racing event if plans come to fruition. The idea is taking shape and it is hoped individuals, groups and companies will come forward to help make it a success. Resident Mark Le Sage, who had the idea, said the project was one step closer to becoming reality after he had ...

A special ceremony was held outside South Holland District Council offices. Merchant Navy Day was marked in Spalding with the event at Priory Road. Councillors, dignitaries and members of organisations including the Merchant Navy Association and Royal British Legion all saw the Red Ensign raised as a mark of respect. The council joined a number of organisations across the country ...

The first homes offered for rent by Welland Homes are now fully occupied. The company was set up by South Holland District Council to provide rented homes across the district. It works in partnership with building firm D&R Homes and the Walters Close development in Spalding is now fully let. “It is a very attractive development built to an excellent ...