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A Spalding shop where police said they witnessed “very strange behaviour” and found a hidden compartment has had its premises licence revoked for selling alcohol illegally. For the second time in three years a person has been stripped of their licence to run Spalding Express in Commercial Road. On Thursday, January 10, South Holland District Council’s Licensing Committee decided to ...

Lincolnshire Police are continuing to work with specialist diver teams after a concern for safety call at Cradge Bank. Police said they were called to Cradge Bank on Wednesday, January 9, at 10.50pm and had reason to believe a person had gone into the water. They said: “An underwater dive team and police officers have been searching the area but ...

A man and a woman were arrested this morning at Queens Road. Police said a 50-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods. A warrant was executed at a residential address on Queens Road at 8.55am Friday morning. Concerned residents on the school run took to social media to find out about the police ...

A police raid on a vehicle workshop revealed a stash of illegal drugs, Lincoln Crown Court was told today (Thursday).   Officers targeted the workshop on Bridge Road, Long Sutton, in August 2017 after a stolen Audi A5 car was seen parked outside.   Amy Earnshaw, prosecuting, said that the vehicle, which was stolen five months earlier from  Essex, had been cloned ...

A man has died after he was detained under suspicion of theft from Sainsbury’s in Spalding. On Tuesday, January 8, police were called to Sainsbury’s at Holland Market to assist with the man who had been detained. After he was arrested, police said it was clear he was unwell and he was given first aid by officers and shop staff. ...

A driver caught with cocaine and cannabis in his system twice in six weeks has been warned that he faces a suspended jail sentence. Lynn magistrates heard on Monday that Tyler James was first stopped by police in Queen Mary Road, Gaywood, Norfolk, just after 1am on August 12 last year. He failed a roadside Drugwipe and was arrested. Evidential ...

Food waste recycling could be on the cards in South Holland as the council signs-up to a new strategy. The initiative aims to have all seven district councils in the county working together to deal with recycling and other domestic waste. Members of South Holland District Council are due to discuss the strategy at a meeting on Tuesday, and agree ...

Police had to pursue a Long Sutton drug-driver off-road and then give chase on foot when he and a passenger decamped. When Josh Edward Lake (25) was caught, he failed a roadside drug wipe and a quantity of the drug Spice was in his uninsured car. Prosecutor Stacie Cossey told King’s Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Monday that police followed the ...

There will be no new NHS dental surgeries opening this month in Spalding. The news has come as a blow to South Holland residents with no access to regular health service dentists. Those already operating in the town don’t want to take on more patients, despite the possibility of funding. JDSP Dental Ltd was poised to move into Winsover Road ...

A kind-hearted schoolboy spent some of his holiday raising money for other children. Oliver Stanley (8) bought toys for the children’s ward at the Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, for the third year running. He raised a total of £150 with a raffle and a donation from Moulton Harrox Sports and Social Club which gave £50. The tractor-mad youngster started his fundraising ...

Plans for a major new nursery in South Holland have been submitted to the district council. The applicant, Blofield Nurseries, already operates in South Norfolk but cannot expand further on the existing site. “The existing site has been expanded to its limits and the new site is required to meet the growing needs of the business as it expands to ...

Residents of a Spalding street have vowed to renew their fight against an ‘eyesore’ corner of rubbish and fly-tipped items. For more than 10 years, Ken Ward has been in contact with South Holland District Council about the rubbish piled up at a corner near his house. The bulk of it comes from the estate of apartments and houses built ...

South Holland crusaders against litter and fly-tipping have called for urgent action from the district’s leaders. Regular letter-writer Paul Matten sent his latest findings to the press and the district council and is now threatening legal action on environmental grounds. He wrote: “I don’t expect any action from SHDC any time soon, but I will start prosecution proceedings against SHDC ...

Generous animal lovers have risen to the challenge of the Spalding and District Cats Protection appeal for food and domestic items for the fostered four-legged friends. Sandra Gelsthorpe, who has run the local Cats Protection for 29 years, said the response has been brilliant and as well as dropping food off to The Voice office, people have taken items directly ...

A new Lincolnshire Police scheme hopes to recruit a force of mounted volunteers to patrol the area on horseback looking for trouble. If you have a horse, a keen eye for crime and time on your hands, Lincolnshire Police want to hear from you. Gill Finn, Community Safety Officer for Lincolnshire Police, runs the scheme and said The Rural Rangers ...

A group that helps the blind and partially sighted in Spalding is gearing up for a 2019 full of activities. The South Lincolnshire Blind Society aims to connect people with sensory loss through regular sessions. These include the Monday Social ‘eyes’ at 12pm to 2pm on the first Monday of every month and the All Day Social ‘eyes’ from 10am ...

Around 40 members of the public turned out for a open meeting in Long Sutton to discuss a district council public notice. The parish council organised a meeting after a public notice appeared to suggest Long Sutton could be in line to introduce parking charges. South Holland District Council issued a statement after the meeting date was announced and said ...

A bid to build a construction waste disposal plant the size of more than four football pitches near Crowland has been recommended for refusal. Agricultural and Environmental Business Consultants has applied to build and carry out the processing and storage of construction, demolition and excavation wastes to produce soils and aggregate products at Barrier Bank adjacent to Decoy Farm. The ...

Lincolnshire County Council paid over £350,000 to drivers whose cars were damaged by potholes in 2018, it’s been revealed. Between December 18 2017 and December 17 2018 the authority paid out £367,882.22 in compensation claims a Freedom of Information request has revealed. Council officials are blaming last winter’s unusually cold weather creating more potholes than usual. In July it was ...

It’s been an incredibly busy Christmas for a local charity who helped out with the rescue of 30 dogs many of whom were being bred illegally. Central German Shepherd Rescue (CGSR) was already full to capacity last week when they were asked to help home some of the dogs that had been illegally bred and possibly used for dog fighting. ...