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A senior investigation officer with Lincolnshire Police has praised the family of Kevin Nix and said the woman who killed him had shown “no remorse”. Alison Skingsly, of Thames Road, Spalding, was cleared of murder but convicted of the manslaughter of the 46-year-old Kevin Nix and sentenced to ten years in prison. The incident took place on 24 June last ...

A Spalding woman who killed her partner when she drove for 200 metres with him clinging to the bonnet of her car before braking sharply was today (Fri) jailed for ten years.   Mum-of-two Alison Skingsly, 43, claimed she suddenly applied the brakes on her Peugeot 307 to avoid a pigeon.   But a jury rejected her defence and found her ...

The 69 candidates for the 2019 district council elections for South Holland have been announced. The election takes place on Thursday, May 2. In total the prospective candidates number 35 Conservatives (Con), 20 Independents (Ind), nine Green Party (Green), two Labour (Lab), two UKIP and one Liberal Democrat (LD). There’s also parish council but only one in South Holland Pinchbeck, ...

At least 100 employees at a Pinchbeck food firm face uncertain futures as another South Holland plant is set to close. A 45-day consultation has begun at the Enterprise Way site of Greenyard Fresh UK, one of two Greenyard Fresh sites in Pinchbeck. A Greenyard Fresh spokesman said: “It is not possible to determine the final impact on our colleagues ...

An 11-year-old who recently lost his granddad in a motorcycle accident has properly saluted his memory thanks to a group of South Holland bikers. Emma Andrew of Pinchbeck saw a Facebook post from Jayden Mumby’s mum Cirsty, saying how her son has been saluting any motorbike that goes past in memory of his granddad Dave Mumby. Dave, from, Boston died ...

A Spalding snooker player who has Motor Neurone Disease has pocketed a place performing at the sport’s World Championships. Despite struggling to walk as a result of the condition, Nigel Brasier (49) has continued to play the sport he’s loved since he was eight-years-old. And on April 24 he will be appearing at the sport’s spiritual home, The Crucible in ...

A councillor has defended his position after saying that the ‘gender pay gap is a fallacy’. Jack McLean made the comments on Twitter after looking through South Holland District Council’s gender pay gap results which compares men and women’s average pay across the organisation. The council says its pay gap has increased by 0.65% up from 1.5% and way below ...

The Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police has addressed potential rises in hate crime by releasing a statement. Bill Skelly has released the statement in a number of languages amid what the force calls “Brexit uncertainty”. The Chief Constable said: “I understand that things are very uncertain, and that can impact on how you feel in your community. “I am working ...

Lincolnshire County Council is looking to reduce its annual £10.7m energy bill with a new carbon management plan. The plan, which runs to 2023, will cover a range of issues from using solar panels on council buildings to encouraging car sharing and aiming for a paperless office. The details were put before members of the council’s executive on Tuesday and ...

A 63-year-old Lithuanian national living in Spalding was led away from court in handcuffs to face possible deportation. Kestutis Kisielius was appearing before magistrates in Boston today (Wednesday) to plead guilty to having a folding pocket knife with a 9.5cm blade on him in Sainsbury’s in Holland Market, Spalding. The court heard that Kisielius also had with him a kitchen knife ...

A group to oppose the Spalding Relief Road protested outside two meetings this week for Bourne Road residents who could have their homes bulldozed this week. It followed on from the Spalding and Pinchbeck Against the Relief Road (SPARR) public meeting at The Vista on Saturday that the organisers claim was attended by just under 150 people. SPARR members with ...

Table sponsors are needed for a charity event featuring former world champion darts player Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor. NHS staff are organising the professional darts night to raise money for Spalding’s Johnson Community Hospital. The star-studded event will also feature Wayne Mardle and current top 16 world players Joe Cullen and Jonny Clayton. Table sponsors are needed for the venue, ...

A Spalding man and a youth have appeared in court over the possession of and supply of cannabis. Jeremias Vata Joao (20) had about 40 grams of the drug on him when he was searched by police, as well as drug paraphernalia such as scales. Prosecutor Nick Todd told Boston Magistrates’ Court today (Wednesday): “On his phone were approximately 11,000 ...

South Holland residents are being invited for a free health check that could help prevent a stroke. On Saturday, April 13, Spalding’s South Holland Centre will host Spalding Rotary Club and Stroke Association’s day of free blood pressure checks. A Rotary spokesman said of the day: “Blood pressures will be taken by health professionals who can give advice if there ...

A £500,000 funding boost for the arts in South Holland and Boston has been announced. The long-running Transported programme will continue with funding from Arts Council England, which has announced the extension of six Creative People and Places schemes. Now in its seventh year, the Transported programme is a community-focused project creating more opportunities for people in the Lincolnshire area ...

Are you a dab hand with a camera or want to improve your skills alongside likeminded people? A camera club’s April events might put it all in focus. The Spalding Photographic Society’s season has just wrapped up and as usual its members are celebrating with an exhibition of more than 40 photographs at the Geest Gallery, Ayscoughfee Hall, from April ...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving in a stolen car that was driven in to the front of a family home in Spalding in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday). The home on Magellan Way, opposite the junction with St Thomas’s Road, was hit by the car at around 5.20am. The Voice understands the family ...

South Holland and the Deepings MP Sir John Hayes is backing the Prime Minister in an attempt to get Brexit over the line. The MP, knighted in November, had previously said he would not be voting for the proposal Theresa May originally brought before the Commons. But last week he did vote with the Prime Minister’s proposal and said this ...

The A17 remains closed after a collision involving two cars and a lorry – and Lincolnshire Police have confirmed they have arrested a 61-year-old man. In an update, police said: “A 61-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drug-driving and possession of Cannabis and is in custody. Two people were taken to hospital. One suffered serious but not life threatening ...

The A17 is closed at Sutton Bridge and the air ambulance has attended the scene. Lincolnshire Police said emergency services are on scene on the A17, Kings Lynn Road, just past Sutton Bridge, following a collision between two cars and a lorry. Both lanes are currently blocked and the road is expected to be closed for some time. Police are ...