Council

A new housing company to increase the supply of homes in South Holland now has a name. South Holland District Council launched the company earlier this year and asked readers to come up with a suitable name for it. The council received multiple entries but two caught the judges’ eye – The Welland Housing Company’ and Welland Housing. After much ...

This is how part of New Road could look if proposals to create two more pedestrianised areas in Spalding are adopted. The other area of the town centre which would be made vehicle-free is Sheep Market. Further recommendations include: an on-street bus station in New Road getting rid of the 16 parking spaces in Market Place removing the “unsightly” public ...

A Spalding shop has made alterations to its premises without planning permission. The town’s newest Eastern European store – International Food (formerly The Station Gates pub) in Winsover Road – was given permission by South Holland District Council to temporarily remove a wall to allow access for large freezers. Now there is a new door and window where the wall ...

Landworkers in South Holland are being urged to clean up litter in rural areas as part of a new leaflet scheme. Produced by South Holland District Council in conjunction with Spalding Police, the leaflets are written in Polish, Latvian, Lithuanian and English. Each page displays an image of litter being placed into a bag with the message: “Please make sure ...

Two new sites have been earmarked in Spalding for the disposal of non-toxic waste. An area in Wardentree Lane/Enterprise Park and another on Clay Lake Industrial Estate are among 13 across Lincolnshire to be included in a draft Lincolnshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan. The plan is aimed at ensuring the county can meet its waste management needs until 2031. ...

Thousands of households across South Holland are being urged to come clean if they are claiming council tax discounts they are not entitled to. South Holland District Council gives a 25 per cent council tax discount to more than 11,500 households where there is only one adult living in a property. In the past financial year, the discount totalled more ...

A legal challenge against plans for a new-look county library service has been dismissed by a High Court judge. In February, the council’s executive approved proposals for a new-look service in light of changes in the way libraries are used and the authority’s substantially reduced budget. The move was challenged by local campaigners, who claimed it was unlawful. But on ...

A legal challenge against plans for a new-look county library service has been dismissed by a High Court judge. In February, the council’s executive approved proposals for a new-look service in light of changes in the way libraries are used and the authority’s substantially reduced budget. The move was challenged by local campaigners, who claimed it was unlawful. But on ...

South Holland District Council has made four interim appointments as its management restructure continues. Three of those appointments are internal. The only external one is Gerry Dawson, who started last week as interim executive manager growth for South Holland and Breckland councils, which have a shared management partnership. A spokesman for South Holland said: “Gerry is a qualified planner and ...

Long Sutton Parish Council is proposing that part of its land at Cinder Ash Park becomes a cemetery extension. The council has just three years’ burial space left and, after consulting with residents, has put forward land at the rear of the football pitch in London Road. In a statement accompanying the change of use application to South Holland District ...

Long Sutton Parish Council is proposing that part of its land at Cinder Ash Park becomes a cemetery extension. The council has just three years’ burial space left and, after consulting with residents, has put forward land at the rear of the football pitch in London Road. In a statement accompanying the change of use application to South Holland District ...

Average speed cameras are the favoured option to cut the accident toll on a stretch of road plagued by a spate of recent serious crashes. Highways bosses are looking at ways to improve the safety record on the A16 between Spalding and Crowland. Problems have been highlighted by three separate collisions in May, one of which resulted in the death ...

South Holland District Council is asking Voice readers to back a scheme urging people not to smoke at children’s play areas. Officers also want to know if there is an appetite to see that rolled out to outside schools and nurseries too. The move follows our report on June 25 (pictured) of a call by Spalding father Mark Le Sage ...

Halmergate in Spalding is to close for three weeks for repair work. Repairs to the footpath and carriageway begin on Thursday, July 23 – the first day of the school summer holidays – and are scheduled to complete on Wednesday, August 12. Drainage repairs are also planned for adjoining Low Road between Monday and Wednesday next week (July 20-22). Carriageway ...

South Holland residents are being urged to expose scams and help stop more people from falling prey to clever cons that fleece them of thousands of pounds. South Holland District Council is supporting Scams Awareness Month, a national campaign run by the Citizens Advice Bureau throughout July. As part of the initiative, the council will be highlighting how scams continue ...

New reactive road signs which make drivers aware of their speed have been installed in Spalding. Earlier this year all of the town’s district councillors agreed to fund the signs through their designated member budgets. The two ‘dot matrix’ signs light up and advise drivers of their speed to remind them that they are in 30mph zones. They are powered by rechargeable batteries ...

The chief executive of South Holland District Council has conceded that it could lose some of its top officers as part of a streamlining restructure. The jobs of some of the best talent – and highest earners – are at risk, although they have the chance to apply for new posts. Thirteen are being advertised publicly under a shake-up of ...

A rewards scheme which boosted recycling rates from households across South Holland has ended. The district council’s Green Bag Lottery began in February last year and during its first six months, the amount of waste recycled rose by 16 per cent to 678 tonnes. Dozens of people won £100 for good recycling habits and a handful then won an extra ...

The amount of cash given to South Holland district councillors to spend on good causes in their wards has been cut by almost a quarter. The move to slash the overall budget for the current four-year term from £740,000 to £555,000 comes amid drastic cuts to funding for councils and an ongoing drive for local authorities to make savings. Previously, ...

More than 1,000 adults could see the cost of care rise as the council looks at ways of boosting its income. Lincolnshire County Council is consulting on a raft of proposals which could bring in more than £500,000 a year by charging people more for the adult social care support they receive. A consultation document has been produced outlining the ...