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The long wait for garden waste bins in South Holland could soon be over. Some residents have been waiting for more than a year to join the brown bin scheme, but nothing is changing until January next year.The expansion of the collection scheme had been held off until the new general waste calendar changes were made.South Holland District Council made ...

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been saluted for its support of the armed forces.The trust which runs hospitals such as Pilgrim Hospital in Boston, was given a gold award at a glitzy ceremony at the Prime William of Gloucester Barracks, near Grantham.For 2023, each recipient was handed their award by Lieutenant General Tom Copinger-Symes CBE, Deputy Commander of UK ...

A policy for Lincolnshire residents to complain about ‘nuisance odours’ by the use of illicit substances has been drawn up. Safer Lincolnshire Partnership say the new measures are the first of their kind in the country to include domestic properties.The procedure sets out how local authorities and partner agencies will deal with complaints about unpleasant and persistent smells perceived to ...

A man has been fined more than £18,500 after admitting trespassing on private land and using dogs to chase and kill hares in Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire. Following a report of hare coursing in Low Road, Crowland, on November 13, officers from the Rural Crime Action Team attended and located the suspect who appeared to be equipped with dogs on the ...

Residents in South Holland are being asked to share their views on the council’s proposed Council Tax Support Scheme for next year.The scheme is a way of helping people on low or no income to pay their annual council tax bill. The overall cost of the scheme is around £4.3million with South Holland District Council supporting around 2,400 working age ...

Lincolnshire is set to receive a significant boost in its fight against drug and alcohol misuse, with over £2 million from the government’s ten-year drug strategy budget. This funding, part of a nearly £267 million national investment, aims to reduce drug use to a 30-year low and improve the quality and access of treatment services across England.As part of the ...

A woman who falsely claimed to be driving a car which struck another vehicle outside a Spalding pub was given a suspended jail sentence. Katie Andrews (31), of Coronation Close, Spalding, was the registered the keeper of a white Audi Q5 which collided with a Honda car near the Ivy Wall pub.Lincoln Crown Court heard the occupants of the Audi ...

The former leader of South Holland District Council has been awarded a Lifetime Legend Award at a national ceremony.Lord Gary Porter received the award from the Local Government Unit and CCLA’s annual Councillor awards in London last week.A spokesman for the awards said: “The judging panel noted that in his two decades as Leader of the council, his determination to ...

Over two days of action, South Holland Police checked retail businesses with colleagues from other agencies. They were checking licensing compliance, weights and measures, immigration compliance, working conditions and the selling of illegal vapes and cigarettes.Officers arrested a person for immigration offences at a Spalding takeaway on November 7. Police said the matter will be followed-up by immigration enforcement.Vodka was ...

Family and friends of a Spalding teen who died have unveiled a memorial bench on what would have been her 20th birthday. Holly May Maxwell died on December 19, 2022 after having influenza, pneumonia, sepsis and COVID-19.An inquest into the care worker’s death heard there was a catalogue of failures with her healthcare.Last Friday (November 17) Holly May’s mum Kylie ...

A new board created ‘to lead cultural change’ has met for the first time.The South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership, which South Holland is a part of alongside East Lindsey and Boston councils has held the first meeting of a new, strategic eight member board, drawing on experience from a variety of sectors to lead cultural change.A spokesman said it ...

Plans have been submitted to put a blue plaque on a Spalding building to mark a town benefactor.The Spalding and District Civic Society want to install the plaque for Charlotte Charinton, who lived in Welland Place, London Road. She devoted her inheritance to various churches in South Holland and entirely funded the building of St Paul’s, Fulney.She inherited wealth from, ...

A devolution deal for Lincolnshire was expected to be on the table from the Chancellor in his autumn statement this week. This means the county will have to elect a mayor to oversee a huge budget.Lincolnshire has been vying for a deal for several years, but missed out on the latest round of deals earlier this year.It also failed at ...

The University Academy Long Sutton is ‘welcoming and caring’, says its latest Ofsted report. But it was still rated as ‘requires improvement’ by inspectors who noted it has already ‘improved in many areas.’“Everyone is delighted to be judged as a welcoming and caring school and is pleased to announce significant improvements since academy conversion,” said principal Liam Davé.“Under new leadership ...

Every respondent to a consultation for the local authority wants the top priority in the district to be a safe community – as 180 violent crimes were committed in South Holland during September alone. There were more than 400 crimes across South Holland for the month, according to the latest police figures.The biggest single category was violent offences – with ...

Two people have been charged with a number of offences involving Class A drugs after being arrested in Spalding. Mohammed Moussa and a 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were both arrested in on November 14. A total of 48 wraps of heroin, more than 56g of crack cocaine and £1,345 in cash was seized following the arrests. ...

Plans for an extension of Moulton Medical Centre have been passed. As reported last week, staff have had to be working from home and in cupboards due to the lack of space at the centre.But on Tuesday night South Holland District Council’s Planning Committee voted through a single and double storey extension to the High Street base to provide more ...

A Spalding doctor says he will appeal a six-week suspension placed on him after an allegation of sexual misconduct. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service ruled this week that Dr Graham Wheatley, of Munro Medical Centre’s practice, ‘is impaired by reason of misconduct’ and said he should be suspended for six weeks.The ruling follows a hearing earlier this year relating to ...

Further places for children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities will be created with the expansion of Gosberton House Academy. There is a high demand for special school places, and more than 50 per cent of schools are already well over their capacity, says a report by developer Kier to Lincolnshire County Council.Less than 30 per cent of SEND pupils ...

Plans to create a new school for students with additional needs have been approved, despite a letter against the idea from MP Sir John Hayes. An application to change use from residential dwelling to a school for students with special educational needs was approved this week.The school will be at Dorcette House, off Little Lane, Whaplode, and the site is ...