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A family are appealing for information after thieves stole a car from the driveway of a West Pinchbeck property. Criminals cut the floodlights illuminating the driveway to take the X-Tech Limited Edition Land Rover Defender 4×4 vehicle from the property off Beck Bank at around 2am this morning (Monday, March 8). The vehicle belongs to Dave Rodgers and his daughter ...

The Spalding branch of Marks and Spencer is to close in May. Staff at the Holland Market Simply Food store were told today (Thursday) that its doors would close for the final time on May 1. The store was originally set for closure last April, but was kept open following the COVID-19 outbreak. However at the time M&S said it ...

A Gedney Hill family have been touched by the support from the community after their three-year-old ‘glorious leader’ was diagnosed with leukaemia. Mum and dad Lisa Bell and James Lidgey-Hutt have been left devastated after son Michael was diagnosed with the cancer last month. Now they’re being offered support with Michael’s uncle Jeoffrey Bell looking to wax his legs to ...

The fame of Spalding’s Wombles is spreading as the group featured on national television at the weekend. With more than 2,000 members and big plans for the future, the group is inspiring others around the country to begin their own campaign of litter clearing. An appearance on the BBC Look North show on Friday was followed the next day with ...

The roadside verges of Lincolnshire could be bursting with blossoms if a new scheme takes root. Progress on selecting suitable sites has been delayed, but a report is due to go before Lincolnshire County Council members on Monday (March 8). “In recent weeks however, work has commenced on exploring the opportunity to enter into a partnership with Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust ...

The purchase of a property to house three rough sleepers has been approved despite a council panel voting against it over concerns it was unsuitable and being rushed through. Coun Rodney Grocock, South Holland District Council’s Portfolio Holder for Place, has said the authority can proceed with the purchase of what is the third of three homes in Spalding. In ...

South Holland residents are being urged to continue to socially distance and wash their hands with the area currently having the fifth highest COVID-19 infection rate in England – more than double the national average. According to the latest government statistics as The Voice went to press on Wednesday, South Holland’s infection rate was 203.1 per 100,000 of the population. ...

Plans for a service station just outside Crowland have been supported by the town’s parish council. However they have asked South Holland District Council to consider several conditions before passing the application amid concerns over its impact from nearby residents, including those from The Roostings housing estate. Recharge Roadside Services Ltd is looking to build an eight-pump petrol station with ...

A developer wants to add 27 extra homes to a new housing estate where trees will be planted in a ‘generous gesture’. The new homes would be added to the development at Wignals Wood, Holbeach, and would bring the total number of new homes to 104 if approved. A design and access statement submitted to South Holland District Council outlines ...

A report commissioned to see what lessons could be learned after flooding was reported in South Holland just before Christmas has ruled ‘there’s room for improvement’. The district plus South Kesteven was particularly badly hit on December 23 by what the report to Lincolnshire County Council’s Flood Scrutiny Committee called a “unexpectedly severe surface water incident.” A total of 52.8mm ...

Veteran fundraiser Harold Payne paid tribute to Captain Sir Tom Moore at the weekend. The funeral of Capt Sir Tom was held in Bedford on Saturday with only his close family in attendance due to the current COVID-19 restrictions. In a tribute to the 100-year-old who raised £32m for the NHS, Harold drove his iconic World War Two DUKW through ...

Anyone over 60 in Lincolnshire who has not had a dose of the COVID-19 vaccination can now book a slot at one of the county’s main hubs. A CCG spokesman, said: “People aged 60 and over are now able to arrange their appointment at one of Lincolnshire’s Large Vaccination Centres (Boston’s PRSA or the Lincolnshire Showground) by visiting www.nhs.uk/covid-vaccination or calling 119 ...

South Holland District Council has officially ratified its intention to end the sharing of services with Breckland. At a special meeting of the council last night (Wednesday) councillors voted through the recommendation to end the link up between the two councils which saw them share some services and personnel. Lord Gary Porter, leader of South Holland District Council, told the ...

A Pinchbeck family whose 19-month-old daughter was recently diagnosed with leukaemia have received a much needed boost thanks to a foster family’s charity walk. Kaylee and Luke Portor say they knew something was seriously wrong straight after daughter Destiny’s birth, but only received the partial diagnosis three weeks ago. Health officials have said they believe Destiny has other conditions, so ...

A former teacher who downloaded more than 45,000 indecent images of children onto his computer devices was today (Wednesday) spared an immediate jail sentence. Ian Bradbury, 66, who was described as having an addiction to downloading material onto his devices, was arrested after police carried out a raid on his home in Long Sutton back in August 2019. Eunice Opare-Addo, prosecuting, ...

A Spalding footballer who is soon off to play the sport in America is running throughout February to support his 89-year-old great nan who has supported him so many times on the sidelines. Sam Bayly (18), of Spalding, is running 5K every day to raise money for The Alzheimer’s Society, a condition Maxine Andrews suffers with. Sam hasn’t been able ...

The staff at a recently closed Spalding shop have marked its closure with a picture and said thank you and goodbye to their customers. Dorothy Perkins shops are being closed across the country, including the Spalding branch in Market Place. This week staff said their final goodbyes to the shop. Kelsey Candler the branch’s key holder whose worked their for ...

Thieves broke into a van and took tools worth thousands of pounds along with kit belonging to a youth football team. Owner Jay Vernalls was diagnosed with COVID-19 and returned to his Spalding home last Thursday afternoon and went to bed for two days. When he was able to get up on Sunday he realised his white Fiesta van, parked ...

Detailed plans for 96 new homes in Pinchbeck have been submitted to South Holland District Council. The site, off Wardentree Lane, is set to be developed by Bellway and will be a mix of new homes from one to four bedrooms, including 24 affordable units. An outline application had been submitted in July 2018 but some modifications have been made, ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has cost Lincolnshire’s county Care Commissioning Group £38.2m to the end of January. A report to the board of the group (CCG) outlines the cost in terms of finance, and the impact on other services across the county. “Lincolnshire has continued to experience a high number of positive cases as a county over the last month; however ...