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A ‘volatile and inflationary environment’ is putting South Holland District Council on course for a £353,000 overspend. A special meeting of the council’s cabinet is being held on Tuesday and a report to members says that the first quarter of this year has already registered a £289,000 overspend.“The net cost of services is currently forecast to overspend by £289,000. The ...

A Spalding care home has been told improvements need to be made after its first inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Glenholme Halmer Court received an unannounced visit in July and the report was published last week.It showed that each of the five key areas requires improvement.The home, which was first registered with the CQC in September 2021, was ...

Volunteers from the county council’s Highways Partnership are revamping a Spalding play area. Children are getting a 40m long specialist cycling proficiency track at the Thames Road play park.The work is being carried out by construction Eurovia as part of its county council Social Value commitment for the Spalding relief road.The adjacent play park will also be given a fresh ...

South Holland and the Deepings MP Sir John Hayes has been to Forest School. He went on one of the lessons designed to promote the awareness of nature on a visit to St Paul’s Primary School in Spalding.He joined the Early Years pupils for the Forest School lesson and held a question and answer session with year five pupils.“It’s a ...

A Spalding school is heading towards an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted grade according to its latest inspection report. Wygate Primary Academy has inspirational leaders with high expectations for all its pupils, says the report“There is enough evidence of improved performance to suggest that the school could be judged outstanding if we were to carry out a graded inspection now.The school’s next inspection ...

A £100,000 scheme to deliver ‘integrated initiatives’ which would improve Sutton Bridge have been discussed by the county council. The proposal could see the money spent ‘enhancing its appearance’ to residents and visitors, a report to Environment and Economic Scrutiny Committee said.Improving the ‘physical and visual links, between the riverside, bridge, moorings and the village centre’ would, says the report, ...

History came to life last weekend as Crowland was laid siege to once again. The usually biennial recreation of the 1643 siege of Crowland Abbey as part of the Civil War returned this year after a slightly extended break.And it saw around 100 enactors from around the country descend on the town.One enactor even used the occasion to ask his ...

A new council vehicle depot looks set to open after planning permission was granted. South Holland District Council has been allowed to turn the former Light Source site in Bervor Close, Pinchbeck into a depot for storage and distribution.The site had previously been for sale for £1m.Documents submitted with the application state: “The resulting development would result in the use ...

Lincolnshire County Councillors voted to allocate £10 million towards highway improvements, despite vocal calls for a portion of the funds to be used for children’s activities during school holidays. Council leader Martin Hill led the motion, stating: “We are in the happy position of looking at what we’re going to do with this additional money. Highways are the major problem ...

Infrastructure for a proposed wind farm will have a ‘significant impact’ on a South Holland location, a county councillor has claimed. Coun Colin Davie made the claim after being asked about the impacts of wind farms during a meeting of Lincolnshire County Council last week.He was referring to the Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm, the turbines for which are to ...

A group of volunteers looking to continue running a Holbeach centre for the community is putting on a host of events, including a Frankie Valli tribute to help get it more used. Holbeach Women’s Institute Hall on Park Road was given to the town by the Carter family, and for years it has been overseen by the WI.But earlier this ...

Lincolnshire Police has revealed how its targeting those it believes are most likely to re-offend in a bid to stop crimes before they happen. Integrated Offender Management (IOM) is a multi-agency team comprising police officers, support officers, drugs recovery workers and probation officers, work alongside a host of other agencies, in a unified approach to offender supervision in the community.IOM ...

South Holland was one of the areas that has shown the most opposition to the closure of ticket offices at stations, MP Sir John Hayes said. A total of 120,000 signatures were secured by petitions to force a debate on the proposal in Parliament.South Holland residents made up the sixth highest location in the country of those who signed.Railway companies ...

Police have issued a witness appeal in an attempt to find a man they believe may be able to help them in their investigation into the death of Collete Law. Paul Neilson (30), of no fixed address, has been charged with the murder of 26-year-old Colette in Spalding on July 17.The trial is expected to start in January 2024.Lincolnshire Police ...

An open day is to take place at the newly renovated tennis courts at Ayscoughfee Gardens this weekend. The event will take place on Saturday 23 September from 2pm until 4pm, and will feature special guest Abbie Breakwell, a leading GB Wheelchair tennis player, free coaching sessions and opportunity to play on the new courts, and much more. The courts ...

Bin collection day are to change across South Holland from next month onwards. South Holland District Council says it’s changing the days ‘all households’ have their rubbish collected ‘to be more efficient’. It continues it’s writing to all residents to let them know when their collections are, but it can’t be checked online until three days before. A a sperate ...

Year long works on the A16/A151 (McDonald’s Roundabout) will start later this month. The work is part of a £20m Levelling Up funding and will start on September 25. After preparation works set to last two weeks, a combination of temporary traffic signals and lane restrictions will be in place. Night time road closures will follow later on in the scheduled ...

Lincolnshire County Councillors voted to allocate £10 million towards highway improvements, despite vocal calls for a portion of the funds to be used for children’s activities during school holidays. Lincolnshire County Councillors voted to allocate £10 million towards highway improvements, despite vocal calls for a portion of the funds to be used for children’s activities during school holidays, write Local ...

A plea has gone out for volunteer help to support hospital patients and staff. The United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust Charity is launching a new campaign to help promote and support its invaluable work to a wider audience.The charity provides additional extras to lift the work of the staff, which is not provided by the NHS.In recent months the charity has ...

The Chief Constable of Lincolnshire has apologised to the LGBTQ+ community for his force’s past homophobic persecution. Chris Haward is only the fifth police chief in the country to do so, after the Metropolitan, City of London, Sussex and South Yorkshire forces.The campaign #ApologiseNow was launched by human rights activist Peter Tatchell.Responding to an appeal by the Peter Tatchell Foundation, ...