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More powers to fine people for spitting, dropping litter or cycling on the pavement in Spalding town centre could soon be in place. The move was discussed as part of a proposal to replace and extend existing powers to deal with anti-social street drinking. South Holland’s cabinet agreed on Tuesday to replace the current Designated Public Place Order (DPPO) with ...

Improvements to the running of Spalding swimming pool are already evident, South Holland District Council’s cabinet was told on Tuesday.(Nov 8) A task group of councillors which looked into complaints from the public on hygiene and the pools’ water temperature being too cold was reporting its findings and recommendations. The council contracts 1Life to run the Castle Sports Complex. Task group ...

A car dealership site could have 48 homes built on it. Kaplan Property Group has submitted the plans for the EMG Motors site in St John’s Road, Spalding. EMG has already got approval from South Holland District Council to move its service centre to Wardentree Lane, Pinchbeck and has applied for permission for a new showroom in Elsoms Way. The ...

A new pot of money has been made available to accelerate new investment opportunities and increase economic activity across Greater Lincolnshire. The Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership has announced the launch of a new Feasibility Fund worth £160,000. Businesses and organisations across the public, private and voluntary sectors can apply for grant funding of up to £50,000 towards detailed feasibility ...

South Holland councillors have voted in favour of a devolution of powers deal for Lincolnshire, but final decisions from other parts of the county are now key. The government’s Department for Communities and Local Government has issued a statement calling on Lincolnshire leaders to back the deal. It said: “This historic devolution deal offers local authorities in Greater Lincolnshire new ...

A motivational speaker who has lived through domestic abuse has launched a £3,500 crowdfunding campaign in a bid to host events to help others. Taz Thornton ran a pilot workshop in Spalding in September in association with Lincolnshire County Council for people who had escaped abusive relationships and is now keen to do more. The 42-year-old, of Cowbit, said it ...

Councillors investigating public complaints about Spalding swimming pool have concluded that the water temperature is fine but the facilities are not kept clean enough. The task group, which was formed following a sustained wave of criticism in 2015, disagreed with users who claim the water, particularly in the main pool, is too cool. A report to South Holland District Council’s ...

South Holland District Council will receive a £180,475 bonus from the government after contributing to a fall in the number of empty homes. Between October 2015 and October 2016, the number of vacant properties in the district fell from 258 to 232 and, as a result, the council will receive the New Homes Bonus Payment. The council’s private sector housing ...

A wide-ranging raft of benefits has been agreed by a developer looking for permission to build 900 homes in Fen Road, Holbeach. And it’s crunch time for a separate application for another 650 homes just a mile away in a development known as Holbeach West. Next to the homes site is the location for University of Lincoln’s proposed centre of ...

A fly-tipper spotted by members of the public dumping a sofa and an armchair has been handed a court bill of £1.063. Nedelcho Nedelchev got rid of the items on land off South Drove in Spalding on May 24 this year. However, two nearby residents noted his van’s registration number and reported the incident to South Holland District Council, which brought a ...

A group of villagers look set to secure special status for their local pub in a bid to get it reopen and protect it from a change of use. South Holland District Council portfolio holder for community Gary Taylor has given his approval to the application for The Jolly Crispin in Lutton (pictured) to be named an “asset of community ...

A family who made many neighbours’ lives a misery and left some living in fear have been evicted. For the first time ever, South Holland District Council used a High Court enforcement order to kick out tenants. It enabled a quick eviction by bailiffs and without prior warning to the tenants. The council has been thanked by neighbours of the ...

Residents in South Holland will notice further differences to street lighting as a project to save cash is rolled out. Spalding, Holbeach, Gosberton and Sutton St James are next in line for the phased changes as Lincolnshire County Council looks to cut its annual £5m streetlighting budget by about a third. The measures include: switching off 38,000 street lights in ...

The number of businesses in South Holland with at least acceptable food hygiene ratings remains at an all-time high. Latest figures show that firms with either satisfactory, good or very good ratings is now 98.2 per cent. The breakdown is 375 with the top rating of 5 (very good), 146 are good and 76 are satisfactory. However, 11 premises are not an ...

A new super council – promoted for its ability to bring millions of pounds into Lincolnshire – looks increasingly unlikely to go ahead. Ten authorities need to approve the deal for the Greater Lincolnshire Combined Authority for it to happen and representatives of two have now indicated they are not in favour. Following a Lincolnshire County Council ‘no’ vote last ...

Spalding Monkshouse Primary School now has two extra classrooms and a new, larger hall. The aim of the project, managed by Lincolnshire County Council, was to expand the school to two-form entry with a capacity of 420 to meet demand for places in the area. Headteacher Sue Goodsell said: “The school hall has been on the children’s wish list since ...

A renewed bid is being made to gain planning permission for a care home on the former Goodfellows School site in Spalding. Country Court Care homes says around 80 jobs will be created if it is allowed to redevelop the site with a 60-bedroom care home. A document supporting the application said: “The business will create new full time and ...

Baytree Garden Centre is ensuring that Spalding town centre will have a Christmas tree after all. The Weston business has offered to donate a tree, despite saying last month that it would not be able to this year due to a shortage of larger trees. Last week Coun Jack McLean, chairman of Spalding Town Forum, was invited by Baytree’s managing director Reinhard ...

A bid to establish a new off-licence in Spalding has been thwarted after the applicant was found to have links with a shop involved in criminality. Zarid Limalia (19) wanted to turn Global Image unisex hair salon in Winsover Road into VIP Alcohol. However, a panel of members of South Holland District Council’s licensing authority comprising Angela Harrison, Harry Drury and ...

South Holland District Council has brought another successful prosecution after tracing a fly-tipper. Crowland resident Brandon Campbell has landed a court bill of more than £1,000. He paid to have a number of items taken from his home in Thorney Road, in October 2015. However, he didn’t get any details of the person who took them or check whether they had ...