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The roof of the aviary at Ayscoughfee Gardens in Spalding is to be replaced after a child was hurt falling through it. The youngster suffered minor injuries in the incident on April 13. A South Holland District Council spokesman said: “We have completed our investigation following the incident. We have decided that signage warning people to keep off the aviary ...

A plea to fund safety improvements to a problem road junction – potentially costing £1million – could be taken to the Government. The executive county councillor for highways in Lincolnshire believes the council should not have to pay for the work at Crowland. Coun Richard Davies says the staggered junction of the A16 and James Road/Hulls Drove (near the former ...

The pilot garden waste collection scheme started by South Holland District Council has almost reached its break-even figure within two months of launching. More than 2,000 households have subscribed to the initial two-year scheme, which offers a fortnightly kerbside emptying of a 25-litre wheelie bin for an annual fee of £49. The council had surveyed residents before the launch, so ...

The number of businesses in South Holland with acceptable Food Hygiene Ratings is at an all-time high. Fewer than two per cent of the 625 premises need work to be brought up to scratch. Of the 98.1 per cent with no concerns, 363 are rated very good, 161 are good, and 89 are satisfactory. Seven require improvement and four are ...

Lincolnshire Police have revealed the cause of a crash which caused more than £20,000 of damage to a South Holland District Council refuse lorry. It follows a Freedom of Information request by The Voice which police now admit was answered incorrectly. The refuse lorry incident happened in Nene Terrace, Crowland, in September last year. Three crew members were hurt. One ...

Shop traders say moving Holbeach market has had a noticeably bad effect on High Street. South Holland District Council is trialling having stalls on its Boston Road car park. The move began in January to try and improve visitor footfall and to address health and safety issues at the High Street site. But shops say the trial has drastically cut ...

County councillor Martin Trollope-Bellew was elected the new chairman for Lincolnshire County Council, with Coun Andrew Hagues elected as his deputy. Coun Trollope-Bellew represents Stamford Rural and lives in Barholm. After serving for 19 years on the county council, including ten years as chief whip, Coun Trollope-Bellew is very much looking forward to his year in office. He said: “I ...

South Holland District Council members have turned down a second premises licence application for Spalding in quick succession. Councillors rejected Ernesta Tamutyte’s bid to sell alcohol at Global Foods in Winsover Road after she admitted signing false entries in the shop’s refusals register. Lincolnshire Police claimed that Miss Tamutyte, of Hallgate, Moulton, was involved in the distribution of smuggled goods. ...

Angela Harrison is a South Holland district councillor for Crowland and Deeping St Nicholas. A councillor since May 2007, at first she also had two other part-time jobs, but it’s now a full-time occupation. Coun Harrison has served on the licensing committee for eight years and enjoys it “immensely”. She says: “I particularly like the challenge and responsibility of being ...

The introduction of a policy to limit the number of new premises licences granted in Spalding will not be considered again for at least another five months. South Holland district councillors have been briefed on progress towards addressing the “cumulative impact” of a large number of licensed premises within a specific area. Winsover Road is seen as one area of ...

Three South Holland premises are deemed as requiring “major improvement” under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme. Baltic in Spalding, Whaplode Service Station and Wimberley Hall Farm Shop and Café in Weston have all been given a rating of 1 – the second-worst possible in the government-led scheme. Seven other businesses have a rating of 2 (improvement necessary). However, the total of ...

Michael Seymour enjoyed his first stint as South Holland District Council chairman so much that he was happy to be elected into the role again on Wednesday.(May 11) He was previously chairman for two years from 2011. Coun Seymour, who lives in Holbeach and is the Conservative ward member for The Saints, said: “It is a great honour and something I’m ...

A Spalding off-licence has been given a further opportunity to resolve a dispute over work carried on the premises without planning permission. South Holland District Council is awaiting a fresh planning application for International Food, which operates from the former Station Gates pub in Winsover Road. Last summer the council gave permission for the temporary removal of a window and ...

by Sally Slade (South Holland District Council portfolio holder for legal, performance and democratic services) The other day, one of my children asked me, “Mummy, what do you actually do?”. It’s a question that I sometimes ask myself! My portfolio is so broad, encompassing a variety of departments, that it makes my working life incredibly varied. My official title is ...

A businessman who fly-tipped a car engine in a road – causing its closure until it was removed by council workers – has been ordered to pay £515. Michael Shailes, of Lincoln Lane, Holbeach St Marks, dumped the engine near the house of a man with whom he had just had a disagreement. Sally Burke, prosecuting for Boston Borough Council at Boston Magistrates’ Court on ...

Greater power for Lincolnshire could take a step closer this month as councils discuss plans to consult the public on devolution. In March, councils in the Greater Lincolnshire area signed a headline deal with the Government to have powers, resources and responsibilities devolved to the area. The first deal includes a single pot of £450m of investment funds (£15m per ...

Spalding market traders surprised their colleague Tony Schofield to mark his 75th birthday. He was on holiday for the actual day so friends on the market presented him with gifts on Saturday (April 30) – after a little distraction. Tony said: “They got me to go to a shop and when I came back there was this crowd at my ...

South Holland District Council has been praised by residents for getting tough on criminality in Spalding off-licences and throwing out the latest application. Scores of Voice readers have welcomed the rejection of a bid for a premises licence at the former China City Restaurant in Winsover Road. It was refused due to the history of criminality between the property’s leaseholder ...

Residents could be living in a new £5.8million supported housing scheme in Spalding town centre within two years. South Holland District Council wants to see 39 ‘dementia-friendly’ homes built on a disused plot of land which it owns in King’s Road. The three-storey complex of 39 apartments (26 two-bedroom and 13 one-bedroom) would also include a shop, restaurant, hairdresser’s, games ...

South Holland District Council is struggling to fill one key role within its new management team. The post of planning and building control manager was created when the restructure began last year. However, the council says recruitment to it is proving difficult due to a national shortage of people with the requisite qualifications. Four officers – including head of economic ...