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The Spalding and South Holland Voice will be taking a break over Christmas. Our next printed edition will published on Thursday, January 3. Don’t forget that your favourite free paper is now regularly stocked by Sainsbury’s, Holland Market, in Spalding instead of the neighbouring Wilko store. Everyone at the Voice would like to wish all our advertisers, readers and suppliers ...

A historic arts company is still on the lookout for the extra space it needs to keep going. Spalding Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society (SADOS) is due to turn 150 in 2020, but it’s being turfed out of the Monk House Lane property where their sets and props are kept. The building, know by the society’s members as The Shed, ...

Two men pretending to be workmen entered a man’s house in Holbeach this morning and stole a large sum of money. Lincolnshire Police said two white men attended a property in Holbeach this morning (Wednesday) and offered to do work on the victims roof. The men quoted £375 and the victim went inside the property to get cash. The men ...

It may be a few days away, but if you are wondering what to do with your Christmas tree when twelfth night arrives, then don’t worry. South Holland District Council is offering a free collection service for residents who  already subscribe to the  garden waste service. Residents who are not using the service can still have their trees collected for ...

A former art-loving Spalding Grammar School student has celebrated his first video game’s launch on the Nintendo Switch. Illustrator and designer Seb Burnett (40) last month enjoyed a milestone in any game designer’s life when the comedy adventure series launched globally on the Nintendo Switch store. The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle: A Bleaker Predicklement has already enjoyed success on PC ...

A volunteer is putting on a free festive meal for the community on Boxing Day. Vanessa Browning’s event runs from noon to 4.30pm at Pinchbeck Baptist Church as part of the Community Mind Matters initiative. She hopes it could help people who would otherwise be lonely this Christmas. Vanessa, who runs a number of community groups including those encouraging people ...

A drought damaged road is currently closed in Crowland for works. Hulls Drove between the A16 and Martins Drove is closed today (Wednesday, December 19) and is due to re-open on Friday. A spokesman for Lincolnshire County Council’s Highways team, said: “The long, hot summer has had an impact on the road and it’s starting to show the signs of ...

A Holbeach secondary school has submitted plans in the hope of building new classrooms. University Academy Holbeach has submitted a planning application to build a new 16 classroom block that it hopes will meet a request from Lincolnshire County Council to increase its intake of Year 7 students from September 2020. A Design and Access statement says the request has ...

South Holland and the Deepings MP Sir John Hayes says he is continuing to fight for more support for people unable to afford a funeral for loved ones. He is looking for a government review into the cap on funeral expenses payments which was frozen 15 years ago. Sir John claims the average price of funerals has increased by 112 ...

Spalding Air Cadets have raised well over a thousand pounds through its Race Night. Cadet Warrant Officer CWO Jordan Bertaloso (19) put on the event recently which raised a fantastic, £1,399 and proved to be one of the most successful events the 1406 (Spalding) Squadron has held. The money will be split between The Royal Air Forces Association charity and ...

A survey by Lincolnshire Police will let residents’ voices be heard when they appraise the service. Everyone across the county will have the opportunity to answer questions on a range of subjects including police funding, experience of crime, effectiveness of police response and methods of reporting incidents. Each respondent will also be invited to sign-up to a special panel, called ...

South Holland District Council is urging motorists to be vigilant and patient around their waste collection vehicles and operatives, after one worker was caught on camera narrowly escaping injury after a car mounted the pavement. The incident, which took place on West Parade in Spalding in November, was caught on the lorry’s mounted camera and shows the motorist attempt to ...

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for snow and ice for tomorrow (Saturday), specifically mentioning freezing rain as a possibility. Temperatures are set to barely get above two degrees Celsius tomorrow but will feel like -5 according to the Met Office . As of Friday lunch time, weather forecasters are predicting some precipitation during the “yellow” weather warning ...

Police want to speak to a man following the report of a theft of charity tin from a Spalding butchers. A photograph of the man in Simpsons Butchers has been released in a police appeal. If you can assist with enquiries, call Lincolnshire Police on 101 and quote incident number 247 of 11 December

Spalding and Long Sutton Leisure Centres will be run by a new company from March. South Holland District Council has chosen Parkwood to run the services, replacing 1Life. A spokesperson for South Holland District Council, said: “The five-year contract, which will commence on 1 March 2019, will include the management and operation of Castle Sports Complex and Pool in Spalding ...

Your story of the lady getting children to destroy figures of Santa Claus (St Nicholas), because he was not what Christmas was really about, makes sad reading. Children grow out of their belief in Santa quite naturally after a few years, and it’s an appealing fantasy for the young mind in the meantime. But what about that other fantasy so ...

Newly knighted South Holland and the Deepings MP Sir John Hayes has defended taking on three new jobs since May – one of which he estimated would pay him around £500 per hour. The jobs, listed on the House of Commons’ Register of Members Financial Interest, include advising an oil company and being president of a company that runs a ...

Market traders in Spalding claim to have lost a day’s takings after saying the district council’s Christmas lights switch-on forced them to abandon trading on Saturday. Trader Fee Taylor has run a toy stall at Spalding for five years and said traders at the Hall Place end of town were told two weeks ago they wouldn’t be able to pitch ...

Changes to a town bus service’s route have been described by a pensioner who relies on the bus as “punishing the elderly”. From Christmas Eve, the Brylaine (F42) IT1&2 services that serve Spalding town will see a section of the route cut when former bus stops at Thames Road and Severn Road are axed. The two bus stops were on ...

More than £16m is set to be spent on new affordable homes in South Holland over the next five years. A report to go before a special meeting of South Holland District Council’s cabinet on Monday outlines the proposals. The draft General Fund and Housing Revenue Account is on the agenda along with the medium term plan and capital strategy. ...