Council

The original plans for a shake-up of the library service in Lincolnshire are to be put forward for approval by county councillors. Just over a year after the council’s executive agreed to proposals for cost-saving changes to the service – later challenged in the High Court – the same plans are back before them. Holbeach councillor Nick Worth (pictured), executive member for ...

The new A16 Spalding to Peterborough road resulted in an overspend by Lincolnshire County Council of £4.16million. Early valuations of the land required and compensation payments to landowners proved too little. An area of land to the south of the scheme – which had previously been estimated at agricultural value – was found to have development value because of its ...

Lincolnshire County Council is proposing to increase its portion of the council tax bill for the first time in four years. The suggested 1.9 per cent increase from April 1 would generate a further £4,272,000 and is the maximum percentage before the trigger point for a referendum at an estimated cost of £800,000. In suggesting an increase, the council would ...

The continuing success story of a Spalding herb grower established in 2008 has led to plans to relocate. JVG Herbs Ltd, based at Bridge Farm in Horseshoe Road, wants to move to purpose-built premises at Delph Road, Pode Hole, enabling it to meet increasing customer demand and expand further in the future. The firm supplies supermarkets including Aldi and Netto. Lincoln ...

A fourth taxi rank has been set up in Spalding. Based outside Ladbrokes in Sheep Market, it has space for three vehicles and replaces a taxi rank next to the library in nearby Victoria Street. That one has been decommissioned and converted to public parking spaces. Malcolm Chandler, South Holland District Council’s portfolio holder for regulatory services, said: “The Victoria ...

Care bosses have defended providing just 15 minutes of care a day for some of the county’s most vulnerable people. Lincolnshire is one of a growing number of areas around the country to provide the minimum length care visits to the elderly and disabled, highlighted in a report by the Daily Telegraph. The national newspaper submitted Freedom of Information requests ...

Two South Holland district councillors have been recognised in the New Year Honours. Graham Dark and Michael Booth have been awarded the BEM (Medallist of the Order of the British Empire) for services to their respective communities. Both had to keep news of their awards secret until the official announcement on Tuesday, after being informed a few months ago. Mr ...

Tony Worth has been recognised for his role as Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire just a few weeks before he retires. The Holbeach Hurn businessman is 75 on February 23, the age when holders of the prestigious role of Her Majesty’s representative in the county must stand down. He has been made Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, an honour given by ...

The latest weapon in the fight to clean up the district has been hitting the streets of South Holland. A new street sweeping machine has joined the district council’s ranks as part of the Pride in South Holland campaign. The sweeper has been hired for 17 weeks and along with the council’s two permanent vehicles will make sure that as ...

Spalding’s South Holland Centre has become the first establishment in South Lincolnshire to have a toilet adapted to act as a disabled changing room. The facility includes a changing bed and a hoist, which allows people with complex needs to be changed more easily by their carers. It will meet the needs of all people with disabilities, who need the ...

South Holland District Council is expected to cut its portion of the council tax bill next year despite a £1million drop in the grant it receives from central government. It was confirmed last week that the grant the council receives from government for the year ahead has been reduced by around 15 per cent. South Holland’s 2015-16 central grant funding has been confirmed as being ...

The latest £1,000 winner in South Holland District Council’s recycling rewards scheme is going to treat her friends and family to a meal out. Kimberly Marlowe, of Ambassador Walk in Spalding, won the Green Bag Lottery prize in a draw including £100 winners from the past three months. She said: “It’s surreal, I’ve never won anything before in my life! “I ...

Lives could be saved by a new piece of equipment installed at South Holland District Council offices. Staff and councillors will now be given training to use the new defibrillator, which has been set up in the reception area of the council’s Spalding offices. The defibrillator can help resuscitate people who have suffered sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). This occurs when ...

Some South Holland homes will have recycling and refuse collections altered over the festive period. For people who normally have their bags collected on a Thursday (Christmas Day and New Year’s Day) the collection date will be moved to the following Saturday, December 27 and January 3 respectively. For households due a collection on Boxing Day the collection will take ...

A warning has been issued that South Holland faces challenges in order to maintain its successful drive towards more waste recycling. The district has seen a marked increased in tonnage collected this year, partly due to the start of the Green Bag Lottery, a recycling rewards scheme. During its first six months, waste recycled rose by 16 per cent from ...

The chairman of Holbeach Parish Council has been urged to step down until an investigation into financial irregularities at a social club is complete. Coun John Spencer was chairman of Holbeach Sports and Youth Social Club in Park Road until September. The committee resigned en bloc after it was found that about £51,500 of bills had gone unpaid. At Monday’s ...

An assurance has been given that the controversial Bull and Monkie site in Spalding will not escalate into anything like the infamous Hacienda situation which developed in Gosberton ten years ago. South Holland District Council tidied up the Bull and Monkie site recently after a notice ordering owner Crispen Holdings Ltd to do so was apparently ignored. Council leader Gary ...

Time has run out for the owner of a Donington eyesore to tidy up the site. After the success of tidying up the controversial Bull and Monkie site in Spalding, South Holland district councillors have selected The Red Cow Hotel as next on their hitlist. At last Wednesday’s full council meeting, members were asked by leader Coun Gary Porter to ...

A long-standing member of South Holland District Council has received a stinging rebuke from the leader for “slagging off” the firm which operates the energy switching scheme which the council recommends and uses. In a report to fellow members of Sutton Bridge Parish Council, Coun Chris Brewis incorrectly stated that iChoosr is linked to uSwitch – a price comparison website ...

A Conservative district councillor is calling on the other big political parties to put forward candidates for next year’s election to give voters a choice. South Holland District Council is made up of 37 councillors – 25 Conservative and 12 independents, but not a single Labour or Liberal Democrat candidate. Conservative member Rodney Grocock, who represents Moulton, Moulton Chapel, Moulton ...