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Fundraisers are helping the children’s department of a Norfolk hospital where a Holbeach teenager is being treated for a debilitating condition. Asher Denman (14) was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease two years ago and has never been in remission. There are some days he has to drag himself to school after little sleep, but his family say he doesn’t let the ...

An angry Gedney woman has called the 505 bus service “useless” after missing appointments due to it regularly not turning up. The Voice has been contacted by a number of people complaining that the Stagecoach 505 Spalding – King’s Lynn service has failed to appear, with multiple stories of people being left waiting for hours for scheduled buses that never ...

An impromptu singalong of “For she’s a jolly good doctor” rang out at Pennygate Foundation at the surprise leaving party of Dr Azmeena Nathu last week. Head of the next-door Pennygate Surgery, Dr Nathu leaves the practice after 32 years’ service. Gifts and cards were left by patients and wellwishers at the gathering on Wednesday, September 5. On the day, ...

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? – No it was teddy bears falling from the sky in Quadring. Villagers aged from under five to over 80 took part in the regular sponsored Teddy Bear Jump on Saturday, September 8. While the church was open for a Heritage Open Day, those dropping the teddies aimed for a target on ...

The latest report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) says the Pennygate Health Centre was offering caring and responsive services – though its rating remained inadequate. Inspectors returned to the surgery in June and the report was published on September 5. A previous report rated the surgery inadequate and the practice, now closed, was put into special measures. The most ...

Lincolnshire drivers are sticking to parking rules and the county council’s income is dropping as a result. For the first time, there has been a deficit in the amount of money recovered in fines for on-street parking tickets since Lincolnshire County Council took over the role in 2012. Up until the end of the last financial year, in March 2018, ...

Lincolnshire Police, which currently relies on government funding for just over half of its budget, has suffered a 30 per cent funding cut from 2010-2011 figures have revealed. Nationally, the sustainability of the police has been called into question by the Committee of Public Accounts. Meg Hillier MP, chair of the Committee of Public Accounts, said: “Sustained funding cuts have ...

The recommended and passed refusal of planning permission for self-build dwellings in Crowland has been described by a councillor as “immensely sad”. During the lively discussion at the South Holland District Council Planning Committee meeting last Wednesday (September 5), the committee discussed an outline application for the erection of up to six dwellings north of Crowland Garden Centre, with access ...

A Spalding church is about to celebrate its 200th year and is asking for people to share their memories as part of the anniversary. United Reformed Church in Spalding brings up the double century next year and will be holding events throughout 2019 to celebrate. Ahead of the celebrations, church secretary Anne Mews has asked people to think back about ...

Landslides and dynamite made a group of Spalding school pupils’ month-long Indian adventure a blast for the budding Indiana Joneses. Over the summer holidays, 21 Spalding Grammar School students embarked on the trip to northern India along with teachers and crew from Outlook Expeditions. Teacher Stephen Lane said the trip was two years in the making and the money for ...

The A16 Crowland bypass is blocked following a collision involving three cars. This morning (Tuesday) a Lincolnshire Police spokesman said: “The road is blocked while vehicles are recovered. “It appears at this stage that injuries are minor.”  

A Holbeach Hurn drug dealer was trapped by messages found on his mobile phone, Lincoln Crown Court was told.   Ashley Callaby was originally arrested in January 2016 by police investigating an unconnected matter but as part of their inquiries officers examined his mobile phone.   Gurdial Singh, prosecuting, said “A download of the phone was undertaken. Various messages relating to the ...

Police are hoping the public can help identify two men after an elderly person from Moulton was defrauded. The men had trimmed a hedge at the victim’s house on Monday, August 27 and an appeal has been launched to see if they’ve offered to do work at any other homes. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “We believe the two ...

A PCSO at Holbeach Police Station has issued a warning about rogue trader activity in the area. A statement issued this morning (Monday) said: “We have been contacted this morning regarding suspicious activity involving a white crew cab pick up being in the area of Gedney Broadgate. “The male occupants visited the address of an elderly resident and offered to ...

Police are appealing for information after a theft at a premises on Fulney Lane in Spalding.  The incident occurred in the early hours of August 24, when a man entered the factory and broke into vending machines. Two bags were also stolen.  “We would like to speak to the man pictured in connection with the incident,” said a police statement. ...

One person has been taken to hospital after three-car collision on the A17 at Fleet. A police statement said of the incident that was reported at 1.05pm on Friday (September 7): “We had to close the road due to the collision on Washway Road, Fleet.” The road reopened at 3.30pm.  

This week might have seen the return of The X Factor, but the true talent was on stage in Pinchbeck for the Uptown’s Got Talent charity concert that raised more than £1,000. Organiser and Uptown Vinyl Records owner Alan Barnsdale said: “This was the first Uptown’s Got Talent showcase of local talent which proved a great success and the crowd ...

A 48-year-old man has died following a collision on the A16 this morning, police said. The A16 at Crowland remains closed and police are appealing for witnesses after the death of the motorcyclist. A police statement said: “Emergency services were called to the scene of a two vehicle RTC about 8am this morning. “An HGV and a black motorcycle are ...

A Spalding gold medallist athlete is urging everyone to support Organ Donation Week and save lives. More than 30 people have died in the county waiting for a transplant in the last five years, according to statistics released this week. And teaching assistant Sam Newton said he would probably not be here today without the generosity of a grieving family. ...

The chairman of Spalding Football Club is fuming after another break-in at the Tulips’ HQ. The alarms went off on Saturday night and a computer tablet was taken from the premises at the Sir Halley Stewart venue. Andrew Gay said the club is now resorting to having one of the windows bricked-up as this was the second time the club ...