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Lincolnshire County Council has posted a short video detailing its recent work at Peppermint Junction in Holbeach. The video, below, is titled Peppermint Junction in Numbers and details stats such as how many tonnes of soil was used in construction and how many new street lights were installed. The project finished early and on budget.    

When police searched the boot of a Spalding man following a domestic incident, they found what was described as an “excellent example” of an imitation firearm. Shane Simon Lenny Houghton (24), of Delgate Avenue, Weston, admitted possessing an imitation firearm when he appeared at Boston Magistrates Court. Prosecuting, Jim Clare said that in the early afternoon of November 4, police ...

A man who demanded cash from a 79-year-old antiques dealer after threatening him with a knife has been jailed for two and a half years at Lincoln Crown Court. The court heard at the hearing on Friday January 19 that defendant Viktors Lahs initially chatted with John Mumford about furniture before suddenly grabbing the antiques dealer by his coat collar ...

The owners of Baytree Garden Centre in Weston have been fined after a member of staff was seriously injured falling from a tree. Bay Tree Nurseries Ltd was fined £13,000 at Boston Magistrates Court on Wednesday, January 17 after entering a guilty plea for breaching section two, The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. Action was taken against ...

The clean up operations has begun after high winds battered South Holland in the early hours of this morning (Thursday, January 18). Many residents awoke to find damage to property caused by gusts that were recorded as being around 70mph. Deeping St Nicholas amateur meteorologist Nicholas Watts told The Voice: “I think that we got the worst of the wind ...

Two arrest warrants are out for a Spalding man who failed to appear in two courts. Police want to find Brandon Wright (25), who is wanted on two warrants issued by the courts for failing to appear at both Lincoln Crown Court and Lincoln Magistrates Court in August 2017. Wright, who is originally from the Spalding area, was appearing at ...

Outline permission for a new village hall and 120 homes in Deeping St Nicholas has been granted by councillors. South Holland District Council’s planning committee voted unanimously in favour of allowing development on the land off Littleworth Drove at its meeting on Wednesday, January 10. Speaking on behalf of the developer Kier Homes, Lewis Smith told the meeting: “The application ...

An independent business owner has slammed the “mindless and pathetic vandals” who vandalised her Holbeach showroom. Lesley Barnard of Gallery Tiles and Bathrooms on Welbourne Lane East has had to pick up the tab after someone smashed glass windows overnight on Friday, January 12. Lesley came to work the following morning facing a massive clean up job. “It’s mindless and ...

Firefighters have issued a warning to smokers after a house fire in Donington was caused by a novelty lighter. Fire crews from Spalding, Billingborough and Kirton were called to the incident on Summerson Close on Wednesday, January 3 after a lighter was not closed properly. It led to a blaze in the property owners’ kitchen with one person having to ...

Spalding United have pledged to give lifetime bans to those proven guilty of racism following an incident in Saturday’s match with Romulus. A row broke out after a remark from a fan during the Evo-Stik Division One North clash which angered the visitors to the Sir Halley Stewart Field. The incident occurred when Romulus player Malachi Farquharson was booked for ...

Work to move the Jobcentre Plus into South Holland District Council (SHDC) Spalding offices has begun. On Monday (January 15) developer Lindum Group Peterborough Ltd began the reworking of the ground floor of the Priory Road base to also house staff from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The work is due to be completed by March with DWP ...

From next month, repeat prescriptions must be ordered manually each time they are needed in an attempt by the NHS to reduce waste. From February 1, pharmacies in South Lincolnshire will no longer be able to re-order medication on repeat prescription for patients. Instead, patients must “manage their own repeat prescriptions by requesting items online, or by handing paper copies ...

An outline application to build 40 homes in Pinchbeck has been passed, despite opposition from South Holland and the Deepings MP John Hayes. Kirk Homes was given the green light to build on the site which borders Surfleet Road to the west and Green Lane to the south by South Holland District Council’s planning committee when it met on Wednesday, ...

A council tax rise of around £5 a year is on the cards for South Holland for Band D homes. The district council today launches its consultation on the annual budget and the £4.99 rise could be in place for the next four years. Spending plans include delivering more than 120 new council-owned homes over the next four years. Residents ...

A Lincolnshire charity is appealing for help after its busiest year on record. LIVES helped 21,550 people during 2017, an increase of 1,000 over the previous year. Volunteers help in a range of emergency situations from road collisions to falls. December saw more than 2,020 people attended by a LIVES responder. Although the care is delivered by volunteers, the cost ...

The slashing of a local bus service has led to some people being unable to take part in a weekly health walk, an organiser has claimed. The timings of the Donington Free Health Walks, which have been going for over a decade on Tuesday mornings from the village, were decided so anyone could get the bus to and from the ...

Holbeach Parish Council has raised its precept by £31. A spokesman for the council said this is a positive increase, given the local and national tax and wage hikes. He said: “Every year the local county, district and parish councils deliberate their budgets and set the local council tax rate for each home. “In this time of rising costs with ...

An application to demolish Fleet Garden Centre and replace it with nine homes has been refused. Applegate Homes’ plans to build on Fleet Road were given the thumbs down at South Holland District Council’s planning committee on Wednesday, January 10. Planning officers had recommended refusal stating the site was unsustainable due to being too far between Holbeach and Fleet Hargate. ...

A report into recently brought in changes to council tax benefits in South Holland say it’s saved local authorities money but led to increased debt. In April South Holland District Council brought in changes to the Local Council Tax Support (CTS) Scheme. The changes included the maximum amount of support a working age person could claim for their council tax ...

Lincolnshire Police have released images of a woman in connection with three incidents of using a credit card they have found in a car park. After someone had left their bank card in a parking machine at Springfields Shopping Centre on Saturday, December 2, someone picked it up and used it at a petrol station and Baytree Garden Centre. Today ...