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Pitch fees, promotion and an easier booking process are all things under review as the district council looks to update its market policies. Traders, retailers, residents, shoppers and stakeholders are being asked to have their say on the district’s markets, as part of the consultation. South Holland District Council is consulting on its new draft Market Regulations Handbook, and the ...

Almost 200 people have signed a petition in a bid to save their village bakery from closure. At present McColls in Gedney Hill has its own bakery providing freshly baked goods every day, however from August 18 the shop will be franchised out to Morrison’s, the bakery will be closed and the two bakers made redundant.Disappointed residents have launched an ...

A £20m bid to improve junctions on the A16, which would include a pedestrian and cycle bridge at the McDonald’s roundabout in Spalding and cycle lanes into Springfields, has officially been submitted. Lincolnshire County Council has made the bid to the government’s Levelling Up fund and aims to reduce congestion in Boston and along the A16 corridor- a key route ...

Lincolnshire adults yet to be vaccinated against COVID-19 can visit new walk in appointments. Those aged 40 or over who have yet to be vaccinated against COVID 19 can make use of a walk-in system for Astra Zeneca. The county’s two mass vaccination centres, at Lincolnshire Showground and the Princess Royal Sports Arena (PRSA), Boston, are both accepting people over ...

A police officer’s career was left in tatters after he used a handheld mobile phone to record footage of himself listening to music while at the wheel of his marked vehicle. PC Matthew Breathwick was caught after he used the Snapchat social media application to share the footage with colleagues while on duty. The incident occurred during a night shift ...

The new chief constable of Lincolnshire Police says he’s looking to recruit 108 more officers in the next year. Outlining his vision Chris Haward said he will re-establish a Roads Policing team as well as creating a new Rural Crime Action team.It follows the publishing of the document Making Lincolnshire Safe.Haward says he’ll use new funding from the government to ...

Campaigners say they’re ‘bitterly disappointed’ after planning permission was granted to change an around 200-year-old pub into two homes. The Chequers in Gedney Dyke, which dates back to around 1793, has been listed as an Asset of Community Value due to the lack of facilities in the village.But it’s been closed since 2017 with the owner claiming that the pub ...

The mother and step-father of a Peterborough teenager who went missing last year are on trial at Cambridge Crown Court.Scott Walker (51) is charged with the murder of his step-daughter Bernadette on or after July 18 last year.Police from Cambridgeshire searched land around Cowbit several times after Bernadette was reported missing.Her body has never been recovered and her step-father is ...

Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted in Spalding on Saturday night.Officers were called to Winsover Road just after 11pm on Saturday following reports of someone being injured. A man in his 20s was found with facial injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment. His condition is not life-threatening.An investigation has been opened into the assault ...

Summer visitors to Spalding town centre will benefit from free parking and a range of measures in a bid to encourage them to spend time and money in the town. From next Monday there will be spells of free parking at three of the council-owned car parks.The initiative is the first in a number to be unveiled over the coming ...

One of South Holland’s most well known political figures has been given an MBE in The Queen’s Birthday Honours List for her voluntary work. Coun Angela Newton is set for an appearance at Buckingham Palace after being named under her married name of Angela Porter as among those receiving an award. Among the voluntary groups she’s involved with are Spalding ...

Walk-in appointments are being offered for those with an underlying health conditions or their carers and helpers who aren’t fully vaccinated against COVID-19 yet. The appointments for those aged 16 and over are available at the PRSA Mass Vaccination Centre, Boston, on Sunday 2-5pm, Monday 9am-12 noon, and Tuesday 3-6pm. A spokesman for the Lincolnshire NHS Clinical Commissioning Group, said: ...

A Spalding man has told magistrates that he took cannabis as an alternative to alcohol in at attempt to stop drinking and be a ‘better man’. Darren Paul Osborne, 37, of Chestnut Avenue admitted possession of a personal amount of cannabis when he appeared before Boston Magistrates Court. Prosecuting, Ela Crighton said police were called when a man in Pinchbeck ...

An 82-year-old man who crashed into a dyke has never held a driving licence or had motor insurance, a court has heard. Jasper Stewart of Cowley Road, Donington, Spalding admitted failing to provide a sample for analysis and driving without insurance or a driving licence when he appeared at Boston Magistrates Court. Prosecuting, Ela Crighton said firefighters saw Stewart, who ...

The leader of Lincolnshire County Council has accused South Holland District Council of making queues longer at Spalding tip due to its lack of green waste policy. Coun Martin Hill made the comments at the county council’s Executive last week as the authority looked at the future of its waste recycling site which the meeting heard had received a large ...

Council meetings at district level have been halted this month due to the cost of social distancing. South Holland District Council has pushed all of its meetings towards the end of the month as virtual meetings can no longer be held. In line with all other councils, they had been using Zoom, or similar software for virtual meetings because of ...

The endless horizon of South Holland’s wide skies provides both inspiration and comfort to BAFTA-winning poet Benjamin Zephaniah. The television awards were announced on Sunday evening and Benjamin was named as the winner of the Entertainment Programme category with his Life and Rhymes show. Screened by Sky Arts, the show beat heavyweight competition from Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, ...

Police are concerned after drones have been seen flying illegally over buildings and people in West Pinchbeck. Letters have been sent to residents in the village following reports to Lincolnshire Police over the machines and their camera equipment being too close to people’s homes. Inspector Nick Waters said: “There have been reports of drones being flown in the West Pinchbeck ...

The Pupil School Council at Spalding’s Ayscoughfee Hall School recently raised £150 for charity. Headteacher Clare Odgen said: “With their usual care and compassion, the children have overwhelmingly chosen to support the RSPCA on this occasion, as they feel more animals than usual have been neglected due to the COVID situation and the RSPCA will have been unable to fundraise ...

Pupils at Gosberton Academy went more than the extra mile to raise money for the school. All the children walked more than 5km on a route around the village to add up to 800km. They teamed-up with Gosberton House Care Home and during their lap of the village, children delivered flowers, letters and poems to residents. “It’s been a tough ...