Council

Commonwealth Day marked in Spalding with flag-raising ceremony

A flag-raising ceremony was held at South Holland District Council’s offices in Spalding on Monday (March 13) to mark Commonwealth Day. Members and officers came together with local dignitaries and war veterans as council chairman Michael Seymour raised the Commonwealth flag at 10am – the precise time that thousands of others all over the globe were doing the same. Those ...

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Official launch of £5.4m road improvement scheme in Holbeach

A ceremony for the onset of construction of the Peppermint Junction/food enterprise zone project at Holbeach took place on Wednesday.(March 15) Lincolnshire county councillor for Holbeach, Nick Worth, was there with Coun Richard Davies, executive member for highways and transport. Coun Worth – also South Holland District Council’s portfolio holder for growth and commercialisation – said: “I am delighted that ...

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Many chip in for new minibus for The Spalding Special Schools

Pupils at The Spalding Special Schools are getting around in a new minibus thanks to support from Lord’s Taverners and Lady Taverners and 13 South Holland district councillors. The Garth School and The Priory School, which cater for children with complex needs between the ages of 3 to 19, match-funded the wheelchair accessible minibus with £28,000. The Lord’s Taverner’s minibus ...

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Contractor selected for £5.4m highways improvement scheme at Holbeach

Eurovia UK has been selected as the preferred contractor to undertake works to improve the current A17/A151 junction by installing a new, three-arm roundabout, as well as a new four-arm roundabout on the A151.   The British construction firm is expected to start work on the scheme this spring and is projected to be complete by spring 2018. The £5.4m ...

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South Holland District Council ‘squanders’ £18,000 on car park fines service

Fail-to-pay and overstaying motorists have escaped fines in South Holland car parks for the past year – but it has come at a cost to the taxpayer of £18,000. No fines have been issued to motorists without valid tickets in South Holland District Council owned car parks this financial year due to staffing issues, but a firm contracted to provide services ...

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11,125 new homes for South Holland in latest Local Plan

The suite of 31 planning policies detailing how development will be permitted in South Holland over the next 19 years is expected to be approved today (March 9).   The emerging South East Lincolnshire Local Plan 2011-36, which details policies such as distribution of housing, strategic approach to flood risk and climate change and renewable and low carbon energy, is already six ...

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Springfields set to expand as Spalding town centre has insufficient retail capacity

Springfields Outlet Shopping is earmarked for expansion because Spalding town centre would not be able to cope with the expected increase in retail demand. With more than 11,000 new homes due to be built in South Holland between 2011 and 2036, extra retail provision has been allocated in the emerging South East Lincolnshire Local Plan. Of the additional floor space ...

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Good start to planning Spalding town centre’s best-ever Christmas events

It might only be March but several minds are already focussed on Christmas plans for Spalding town centre. It comes after last year’s festive activities – particularly the Sunday Christmas Market – were widely panned as lifeless, poorly organised and a waste of the £2,600 budget. The organiser then was Spalding and District Area Chamber of Commerce, which was given ...

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Jenny and Seamus are first two winners at South Holland Open Arts 2017

The first two winners in South Holland Open Arts 2017 have been announced. The best newcomer prize, sponsored by Riverbank Studios, went to Jenny Wood for her seascape painting View to Isle of Arran. The best photography award, sponsored by Shutter Hub, went to Seamus Bryans. Coun Gary Taylor, South Holland District Council’s portfolio holder for arts development, said: “I would like ...

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Working to save South Holland’s heritage most at risk

Action is being taken to protect historic buildings and conservation areas in South Holland on the Heritage At Risk register. Historic England said last October the condition of four of the district’s listed buildings was “very bad” and three “poor”. Since then the government body has talked to owners and South Holland District Council,  the local planning authority, about works ...

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Hannah encourages county council to adopt MND charter

A step forward in a campaign for more support for people with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) has been taken thanks to efforts by a Spalding woman whose father died from it. Hannah Harris (35) knew little about MND before her father Mick Smith, of Long Sutton (pictured), was diagnosed, but is now working to support others who face the terminal ...

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Long Sutton pub soon ready to set sail again after £140,000 revamp

An historic Long Sutton pub is set to reopen next month following a £140,000 refurbishment. Customers at The Olde Ship Inn in London Road can expect “a proper old pub”, according to Sean Portass, whose company STP Properties owns it. The exterior has had a massive facelift, including installation of a thatched roof. Inside, exposed beams have been replaced with ...

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Feasibility study on Spalding traffic management nearing completion

A project to assess possible improvements to Spalding’s traffic management system is nearing completion. Two schemes being considered are part-closure of Swan Street between Station Approach and Winfrey Avenue, and installation of a mini roundabout at the junction of Winfrey Avenue and Kings Road. Lincolnshire County Council secured funding to carry out a feasibility study, which began in autumn last ...

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Lincolnshire County Council portion of council tax bills rises 3.95 per cent

Lincolnshire county councillors have agreed a budget which includes an increase in the county council element of council tax of 1.95 per cent with an additional two per cent adult care precept. This increase will generate additional income of around £9.8m which will contribute to the funding shortfall the council is facing from decreasing government grants and additional costs, particularly from adult care. As ...

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County residents to be canvassed on unitary authority for Lincolnshire

County councillors have voted in favour of seeking the views of Lincolnshire residents of the county on the principle of moving to a unitary system of local government. Following a debate at full council last Friday (February 24), the majority of councillors voted in favour of carrying out some form of consultation later this year. Council leader Martin Hill had hoped ...

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‘Disturbing’ element to Welland Homes’ business plan

A review of a business plan for Welland Homes Ltd – South Holland District Council’s housing development company – has been undertaken just a few weeks before it makes a major purchase. South Holland District Council cabinet meeting was told on February 14 that an “urgent” decision was required to enable capitalisation of the company. Welland Homes director Coun Bryan Alcock ...

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South Holland District Council delivering on its corporate plan goals

The garden waste collection scheme, events at Ayscoughfee Hall and Gardens and empty homes brought back into use are among achievements listed in a new South Holland report. An update on progress on goals set out in South Holland District Council’s corporate plan, was reported to a full council meeting (February 22). The report said: savings and income totalling £356,500 ...

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Controversial Ayscoughfee Gardens performance area still on hold

A council project to create a new outdoor performance area for Ayscoughfee Gardens in Spalding remains on hold. The controversial scheme – which has already been criticised by some South Holland district councillors for taking too long – is delayed while proposals on the future of the whole Ayscoughfee Hall Museum and Gardens site are discussed. A council spokesman said: ...

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Rise on your council tax bill for South Holland District Council services

Council tax bills for South Holland residents for 2017/18 are about to be issued showing an increase for district council services. It comes after district councillors approved the authority’s budget for the next financial year.  Sixty per cent of homes in South Holland are in the lowest two bands. Band A properties will increase by 6p per week while band B properties are up 7p ...

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Holbeach first in line for next round of pothole repairs

Potholes in Holbeach will be the first to be filled in the next round of Lincolnshire County Council’s patching programme. West End is due to be targeted by workmen on April 3 and 4. The council said: “Each job will require a temporary road closure, with appropriate traffic management measures put in place for the duration. “This is just the ...

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