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A Pinchbeck businessman who was the subject of a complaint over “noisy quad bikes” has denied creating a rude retort in a field of his. The four-letter obscenity is with an arrow pointing towards neighbouring homes. The field is part of Anglia (UK) Ltd’s site in Mill Green Road. Neighbour Carol Weston claims managing director Mark Scotney and his friends ...

A man who has lived at the same Holbeach Drove address for 40 years was furious at being denied the chance to vote in the EU referendum. Michael Lawson was stunned to discover that he was not on the electoral register when he arrived at the polling station. Two other members of his family in Holbeach Drove Gate were also ...

Lincolnshire County Council is considering charging schools for some of the services it provides. A raft of new and established support services would be chargeable if the proposal goes ahead. Among the expected benefits are growth in the number of schools and academies aware of and accessing services, an increase of funding into the council and reduction of adminstration and ...

A business left devastated following the award of a poor food hygiene rating has quickly turned things around and attained the highest rating. Wimberley Hall Farm Shop and Café was given a rating of 1 in March following a routine inspection by South Holland District Council food health and safety officers. The issues requiring “significant improvement” were resolved within three ...

The chairman of the UK Independence Party’s South Holland and The Deepings branch says he was “lost for words” after the stunning victory for Leave in the EU referendum. Coun Paul Foyster, also a district and parish councillor for Holbeach, said once the shockwaves throughout Britain had died down a little, the people can look forward to being a “free ...

Two planning applications for a total of about 63 homes in Weston are recommended to be granted permission on Wednesday (June 29). A Mr Gibson has applied to South Holland District Council for outline permission for about 57 properties in High Road, and Weston Hills firm Broadgate Homes is poised for approval for six large homes in Pinfold Lane. Meanwhile, ...

The scale of a proposed care home in Spalding is too big for the site, according to council officers. They say the former Goodfellows School plot in Spalding Common is not suitable for Country Court Care Ltd’s plan for a two and three-storey building with 61 bedrooms. South Holland District Council’s planning committee will consider the application on Wednesday. It ...

Today (June 23) voters decide on the UK’s future membership of the European Union. After months of campaigning by the Leave and Remain camps, latest opinion polls suggest the outcome is neck and neck. So the estimated 12 per cent of the electorate who were still undecided as recently as last weekend could prove crucial. Two leading South Holland politicians – ...

Five million pounds is to be spent tackling the bad smell that continues to hang over Spalding. The cash is earmarked for improvements at Anglian Water’s sewage treatment works over the next three years. It will pay for a replacement for the sludge processing plant with a modern centrifuge system which will better contain the sludge and process it faster ...

Public fears have prompted a U-turn on a decision to turn some of the county’s streetlights off at 10pm. Lincolnshire County Council is looking to save £1.7million from its annual £5million streetlighting budget, which will involve turning off some lights in residential areas for part of the night. Although the majority of these lights will go out at midnight, the ...

The site of Adcocks Drinks Company in Crowland could make way for up to 50 new homes. The business has applied to South Holland District Council for outline planning permission in Crease Drove. Early indications are that the mix of housing might be 12 two-bedroom, 26 three-bedroom and nine four or five-bedroom. The agent says: “This equates to approximately 33 dwelling ...

Stallholders at Holbeach Market claim they have never had it so good following its trial relocation. Traders say the market has doubled in size and business is booming in Boston Road car park because it’s a safer environment and customers are enjoying a better shopping experience. However, several High Street shops say footfall has noticeably declined on Thursdays and Saturdays ...

Residents concerned about the impact of a proposed anaerobic digestion plant are being given the opportunity to find out more. The planning application submitted by WD Branton, of Willow Tree Farm, Deeping St Nicholas, has upset some neighbours of the proposed site near Counter Drain Drove in Tongue End. One objector, Helen Eve, says concerns centre around transport movements and ...

Spalding United has warned that the club needs a proper base to enable it to continue to grow and deliver a popular learning environment for hundreds of children. With close to 300 boys and girls now involved in its teams from under-seven to under-18 age groups, the club says its nomadic existence is not sustainable in the long-term. Training and ...

This phone kiosk in Spalding might be adopted by South Holland District Council. For just £1, it could be considered a good call. One suggested use for the run-down kiosk near The White Horse in Churchgate is as a quirky tourist information point. Spalding Town Forum vice-chairman Coun Jack McLean is due to discuss the possible adoption and uses with fellow ...

South Holland District Council has issued an assurance on the immediate future of Spalding’s Castle Sports Complex. Commenting on the future of Spalding Beer and Music Festival, the first of which was held at the leisure centre last month, Castle ward member Coun Gary Taylor said: “There is still some uncertainty regarding the future of the Castle site, which needs to be resolved.” ...

Calls have been made for the parents of a child who fell through the aviary roof at Ayscoughfee Gardens in Spalding to pay towards the repairs. The roof replacement this week cost £4,890 and some readers of The Voice insisted that taxpayers should not stand the cost. A South Holland District Council spokesman said: “The aviary roof would have been ...

A second round of public consultation dates for the emerging Local Plan has been released. The public is being invited to view proposed areas for development for the next 20 years. South Holland District Council says responses will be taken into consideration in finalising the proposed Local Plan, which will be published in late 2016. A first round of consultations ...

The plan to have a new primary school built on the proposed Holbeach West development has been dropped. Instead, two existing primary schools could be extended to accommodate more pupils. Holbeach Primary Academy has already lodged an expression of interest, and Lincolnshire County Council says William Stukeley Primary School could also be made bigger. Holbeach county councillor Nick Worth said: ...

“Jobsworth” councillors have hit back at claims that they are standing in the way of a popular town event. Long Sutton Parish Council has been accused of refusing permission for this year’s Music in the Park – a free, live music event held in Winfrey Park over August Bank Holiday. A petition has been started by former councillor Bobbie Ashton ...