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Lincolnshire Police have warned that diesel and oil tanks need to be watched after two thefts began the seasonal crime. Police said a large quantity of fuel was stolen from a tank overnight at Mallard Road, Low Fulney on Thursday, November 9. (Witnesses contact Lincs Police on 101, quoting inc. 86 of 10/11/17.) The same night, police report fuel was ...

Closing town centre roads on market day is a “step too far” and should not be implemented. A meeting held in Long Sutton attracted around 100 people to discuss the potential closure of roads to traffic on market day. A report prepared for South Holland District Council by Compass Point Business highlighted potential health and safety issues with the mix ...

A South Holland charity has donated £7,000 to three good causes in the area. The Chosen charity, of Holbeach, has given £2,000 to the town’s scouts and guides who are looking to raise £8,500 for a new roof and guttering on their meeting hut. A further £2,000 was donated to the Holbeach United U11 (Black) FC who needed warm tracksuits ...

A successful scheme to compost garden waste in a two-year trial looks likely to double in size. There are currently 1,555 households registered on the waiting list for brown bins in South Holland. During the trial, 3,404 subscriptions have been secured with 324 buying additional bins. There were also 222 paper sacks bought. “The success of the pilot scheme and ...

The Met Office have issued a ‘yellow’ weather warning in Lincolnshire for wind. Gusts of over 40mph are expected across the region throughout today and into tomorrow (Thursday) The Met Office’s warning which ends at 7am tomorrow states: “Strong winds are expected to move east across England and Wales during Wednesday then gradually recede southeastwards on Wednesday night, finally easing ...

A public meeting is to be held in town on plans to turn Spalding’s Post 16 Centre into an academy for youngsters who may have been excluded from other schools or have problems. Springwell Alternative Academy’s proposal to convert the Matmore Gate building has met some opposition with a petition having been launched opposing the move. The meeting will run ...

As part of its review of the policy that saw thousands of street lights across the county switched off or put to ‘part-night’ hours, Lincolnshire County Council wants your view on how the scheme is going. In April 2016, the council began a street light transformation programme, in a bid to save £1.7m per year. As a result of the ...

A Holbeach hero has been awarded a long service medal to commemorate 20 years in the fire service. Crew Manager Simon Smith joined the fire service in 1992, based out of Holbeach. He served until 1997 and rejoined the service in 2001 after a short break. At an awards ceremony in Lincoln last week, Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire, ...

Santa will be out and about touring the district with the Spalding Lions. Monday, December 4 – Donington: Park Lane, Gleed Avenue, Church View Close, Church Street, Main Road, Church Lane, Browntoft Lane, Manchester Way, Badgate Lane, Crosslands, Mill Lane, Mallards Reach, Saxony Way, Highfield Road, Market Place. Tuesday, December 5 – Donington: Market Place, Station Street, Barnes Road, Cowleys ...

The chairman of Lincolnshire Police Federation has blasted the “absurdly lenient sentence” given to a man who avoided jail after leaving a Spalding officer disfigured. Jon Hassall says the victim’s young children were initially frightened by their dad’s appearance as a result of the attack and is calling for increased sentences for assaults on emergency service personnel. The incident happened ...

A fly-tipper has been found and fined after leaving details on a cardboard box he had dumped. Gytautas Saveljevas, of Welland Close, Spalding, dumped the waste in a ditch in Hocklegate, Fleet, on July 21. After receiving a report of the fly-tipping, South Holland District Council’s Environmental Enforcement Officer Jeremy Dodd was able to trace the culprit from details on ...

Conservative candidate Jan Whitbourn has won the Whaplode and Holbeach St Johns by-election. The former manager of Tulip Radio polled over 75% of the vote on Thursday, November 17 to claim the seat on South Holland District Council ahead of the Labour candidate Jennie Thomas. The seat remains with the Conservatives after becoming available following the passing of Mike Pullen ...

Tributes have been paid to a Holbeach Hurn farmer who became the Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire. Tony Worth died on Thursday, November 9, after a short battle with cancer. He has also served as the High Sheriff of Lincolnshire and the founder of a memorial to Bomber Command near Lincoln. The centre is due to open next year and will include ...

With Christmas shopping season now in full swing we’re asking you to spare a thought and a few pounds to pick up an extra gift for a deserving local child. We’ve teamed up again with We’ll Let Your House director Harry Drury on the Give A Gift Campaign. We’re asking readers to buy one extra present suitable for a child ...

Planning for hundreds more homes in South Holland has been approved by the South Holland District Council planning committee. At the meeting on November 8, Coun Eddy Poll spoke on behalf of Moulton Chapel Parish Council in opposition of an application for 58 homes in the village. To allow access to the site, a commercial garage would need to be ...

Money for two wardens has been awarded from the national Controlling Migration fund. South Holland District Council successfully bid for £127,250 from the £15m fund set up for local authorities to access in relation to immigration issues. SHDC said the wardens, who are due to start work in Spring 2018 and perform their duties for at least two years, will ...

Two men seen on the roof of All Saints Church in Holbeach in the middle of the night will not face charges after they told police they were fetching a football. A 19 and 20-year-old were detained after triggering the alarm shortly after 2am on Monday, October 16. As part of the newly-installed alarm system, they were videoed on top ...

Commuters faced motoring misery this morning (Thursday) with queues building around Spalding. Problems on the roads included roadworks on Wardentree Lane where Western Power are carrying out the emergency repair of an underground cable while a broken-down vehicle near the McDonalds roundabout on the A151 also backed up traffic. One irate motorist, who wished to remain anonymous said: “It took ...

Police are appealing for witnesses after reports of a disturbance involving teenagers in Spalding town centre yesterday (Tuesday, November 14). The reported incident of affray occurred around 5.30pm on Hall Place in Spalding and involved what police described as a “large” group of young people. A posting on Spalding Police’s Facebook page, said: “We are appealing for witnesses to an ...

A tech-savvy Spalding heritage centre has won an innovation award. Chain Bridge Forge at Hawthorn Bank is a working forge that mixes 16th century smithing with 21st century virtual reality and 3D printing techniques. Owner Geoff Taylor (pictured above, far right) accepted the Award for Innovation at the East Midlands Regional Heritage Awards on Thursday, November 9. Geoff travelled to ...