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An elderly tenant has been able to move into a new property after her current home became unsuitable. South Holland District Council’s Housing team pulled out all the stops for their tenant, identifying, preparing and helping her to move into a new property in the space of just four days after it became clear she would no longer be able ...

A Gosberton Clough church’s angels were given a spruce up on television for the BBC last week. St Gilbert and St Hugh’s Church approached The Repair Shop to help restore four wooden angels carved by refugees who fled Belgium in 1916. They were presented to St Gilbert & St Hugh’s parish church in Gosberton Clough as a gift in remembrance ...

A Spalding nurse is urging people to continue to give blood during the current COVID-19 crisis. Mark Le Sage is urging people to keep any blood appointments they may have and urging others to sign up for the vital service. While coronavirus continues to be the main focus of health in the UK, the country still needs to maintain its ...

Spalding’s Johnson Hospital is one of four hospitals across the county which will be offering a new patient service. With the coronavirus pandemic causing patient visiting to be temporarily suspended across Lincolnshire, the new service has been launched to help patients stay in touch with family and friends while they are in hospital. Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) ...

A nurse who needed to isolate from his parents due to the COVID-19 risk has been given a flat rent-free. Callum Philips, a staff nurse in the Peterborough Hospital A&E department, was chosen by Matt Clark, of the Activ Group, to move into the Spalding flat. Matt said: “I am extremely pleased to report that following our Facebook post (helped ...

A man had to be airlifted to hospital after reportedly having a fall in Spalding. The Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance was called to the incident which happened close to Horseshoe Road just before 11.20am on Sunday, April 19. It was seen landing in nearby allotments. The extent of the man’s injuries or illness has not been revealed. A spokesperson ...

Those behind a Spalding shop where an illegal worker had previously been employed have been denied a new premises licence in the first council meeting in the county to be held online. Milenia Kudracova’s application for a premises licence for Delicja in Westlode Stre was turned down by South Holland District Council’s Licensing Committee following a meeting held online last ...

A family has said thank you to the NHS and Pilgrim Hospital for saving the life of their little girl who is among the youngest in the country to recover from Coronavirus. Agata and Michael Peters from Coningsby are no stranger to hospitals. Their youngest daughter Leah was born prematurely at 32 weeks and five days. They knew before her ...

The Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in King’s Lynn has paid tribute to one of its healthcare assistants who has died after contracting COVID-19. A statement listed as by Caroline Shaw, CEO and Professor Steve Barnett, chairman for The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn was released today (Monday). It said: “Everyone at QEH is today coming to terms with the devastating ...

Work to repair a sewer that’s closed one of the main routes into Holbeach has been paused. No timescale has been placed on fixing Boston Road South after a problem with the sewer caused the road to collapse between Cecil Pywell Avenue and Holbeach Primary Academy. Anglian Water say that due to the current COVID-19 crisis its prioritising other repair ...

A family welding business are counting the cost after thieves stole thousands of pounds of tools. Tambrath Welding of Gosberton has been run by the Taylor family of Andy and Fee as well as daughter Steph for the last four years and they were already counting the cost of having to close due to the coronavirus pandemic. But sometime overnight ...

Two people have been injured in a fire in Moulton this afternoon. The incident happened in Hallgate shortly around 3pm today (April 17). An air ambulance, at least three fire crews and several police cars and ambulances are on the scene in Hallgate. Two people have been reported injured and have been taken to Peterborough City Hospital. A scene guard ...

Works to repair potholes on Woolram Wygate will begin next week, Lincolnshire County Council has said. The authority will be resurfacing a quarter of a mile of the road between the Wygate Park junction and Nursery Way starting on Tuesday, April 21. Work is expected to be finished by Saturday, April 25. The news comes two weeks after The Voice ...

An injured swan who was spotted wobbling around and unable to stand properly has been rescued in Spalding. The RSPCA was called by a concerned animal-lover after they came across the swan near Two Plank Laneat around 5.30pm on Tuesday (April 14). RSPCA animal collection officer Donna Smith found the swan on the towpath by Vernatt’s Drain. She said: “The ...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm after armed police attended a Spalding property last night (Wednesday), April 15. One eye-witness told The Voice that shortly after 10pm last night, police descended on Hannam Boulevard. A 42-year-old man is in custody awaiting questioning. The witness, who wishes to remain anonymous said armed police and police dogs ...

A doctor overseeing an intensive car ward treating COVID-19 victims has spoken of what’s going on in Lincolnshire’s hospitals. Dr Matthew Dolling has been reflecting on what it’s currently like in Lincoln County Hospital, via the United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust. – “The hospital corridors are eerily quiet. You don’t really appreciate the bustle of the building’s internal thoroughfares until there ...

A grieving father has been left distraught after a Notice to Quit was issued regarding his and his son’s home that’s dated the day his wife died. Jacqueline Brassett passed away on Wednesday (April 8), six days before her 63rd birthday. That was also the date on the letter husband Chris received from South Holland District Council last weekend telling ...

It wasn’t quite the planned surprise party, but a 100-year-old celebrated his centenary last week, 80 years to the day he was sent off to six years at war. Arthur Branch still lives at his London Road home in Spalding and his carer and son Tony was on hand for the celebrations on Sunday, April 12. Tony (72) had planned ...

Spalding’s COVID Kindness Team are the latest group to benefit from Donate A Dinner. The team of volunteers, who are supporting the vulnerable and self-isolating during the coronavirus pandemic, have received the latest donations to help make up the food parcels they are distributing across the district. The Spalding and South Holland Voice has teamed up with South Holland district ...

A full application to build 60 homes in Surfleet has been submitted. Seagate Homes is looking to build 60 homes to be accessed off Coalbeach Lane South on land ear-marked for development as part of the South East Lincolnshire Local Plan. The scheme is for two, three, four and five bedroom homes. The Design and Access Statement accompanying the application ...