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Toilets designed to be easy to use for those with mobility issues have been officially opened in Holbeach. The Changing Places toilets are part of the Town Centre Improvement Plan for the area and are in Carter’s Park.The project was made possible thanks to a successful bid by South Holland District Council securing £150,000 in government funding for three Changing ...

New plans have been submitted for a development, which is already underway and plans for which were previously retrospectively refused. Allison Homes has appealed South Holland District Council Planning Committee’s decision, refused amid concerns it was being built on a slop up to 5ft 6in high.But they’ve also submitted a new application with a less raised surface.The application states that ...

A new group to promote better mental health in Spalding has launched new public sessions at the town’s library. Community Mind Matters started its new group six weeks ago and it runs from 12pm to 2pm on Fridays.“Spalding Library is at the heart of the community,” says group leader Vanessa Browning. “If anybody is struggling, they can come here, have ...

Plans for a solar farm the size of 204 football pitches in Holbeach St Matthew have been submitted. Green Energy International is looking to build 5,000 solar panels and a substation over 110 hectares (271 acres) at Caudwell Farm.A consultation was launched in August 2021 with the plans having now been submitted.The application is for the infrastructure to be in ...

An employment tribunal has found in favour of Tydd St Mary Parish Council after legal action from its former parish clerk. Karen Treacher, who is clerk at Long Sutton Parish Council, had taken legal action against the authority after resigning from her role in 2020.She told The Voice she resigned over concerns regarding some of Tydd St Mary Parish Council’s ...

Long Sutton could be set for another election just two months after its last because one member failed to sign a form. The election for the parish council was only held alongside district elections on May 4 at a cost of nearly £6,000 to the town’s tax payers.But now it’s to be held again for one seat as one of ...

The number of bobbies on the beat in Lincolnshire is down marginally, despite extra recruitment funding for the local force and a big push to hire more staff. Home Office data shows that 82 police officers left Lincolnshire Police last year, with 90 stepping in to take their place translating to a leavers rate of 6.8 per cent, writes Local ...

An electric vehicle strategy and encouraging people to use less couriers are among proposals for the second year of a group looking to reduce carbon emissions in the area. The South and East Lincolnshire Climate Action Network (SELCAN) launched last July is comprised of 30 people from various backgrounds to work collaboratively on reducing carbon emissions.A spokesman for the South ...

A country music afternoon is being held to raise money for the MS charity on Sunday, August 20. The duo Pete Stothard and Stuart Payne, the Texas Tornados, will be playing the Elizabethan Centre in Whaplode Drove from 2pm.Pete is a well-known line dancer who made the natural progression into performing himself before meeting multi-instrumentalist Stuart.Stuart has played in the ...

A man who was spared jail after putting his hands around his partner’s throat was today (Tuesday) given a final chance to avoid prison. Liam Crane, now 20, was given a chance to avoid custody by Recorder Emma Smith who told him “not to look a gift horse in the mouth” when he appeared before Lincoln Crown Court in November ...

Jewellery, cufflinks and taxidermy are being sold by young people at the Teen Market in Spalding today (Tuesday, August 15). Alongside the usual stores there’s three young people with their own business. Paige Goddard. They’re as young as 13-year-old Paige Goddard who has created her own businesses selling second hand bits and making her own cufflinks and driftwood displays. “I’ve ...

A broken down lorry is causing problems on the A16 just outside Spalding. The incident is near the Wardentree roundabout, but traffic is busy and stationary in places all along the road around the town as of now (2pm, Monday, August 14).

Lincolnshire Police officers attended a Spalding address this morning after reports of a fight. They were called to Rhone Walk off Monks House Lane at 8.18am this morning (Monday, August 14). A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “Officers attended and we are investigating this incident.”

A proposed wind farm would enter the national power grid in South Holland, the company that’s developing it has said. Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm has been consulting over the proposals, including where cables will be laid to take the electricity generated 54km from the coast near Skegness into the national grid. It had suggested four locations including two in ...

A man who was found with a flick knife in a Spalding pub has been given a 12-week suspended sentence. Lewis Markham told magistrates in Boston on Wednesday that his mental health had been suffering and the knife was to self-harm. “I was only intending to harm myself with that knife. I had no intention of hurting anyone else,” he ...

A 71-year-old Tydd Gote man has made a first appearance in court over alleged sexual assaults on a woman. Rodney Stevenson is charged with three counts of the offence – the first between November 1 and December 1, 2022, and on January 23 and 24 this year. Stevenson appeared before Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday and entered not guilty pleas ...

A teenager living with a brain tumour has thanked those who have helped him get back on his bike. Jack Schweikhardt’s bike was stolen from Hall Place last month after he decided he felt well enough to head into town.The 18-year-old, who has a benign brain tumour, was given the bike by dad Steve’s best friend Gordan Hyam, who died ...

A Whaplode man has been jailed for a host of sexual offences against young girls, including rape. Anthony Portor (62), of Hagbeach Gate, has been jailed for a total of 12 years.The sentence was given for a number of incidents against three different victims who cannot be identified for legal reasons.He was guilty of raping one victim under the age ...

A Spalding family welcomed the county’s Lord Lieutenant to their home for the special presentation of an MBE. Steve Machin (50) was awarded the honour for his services to HMP Prison and Probation Service, and Toby Dennis performed the investiture.“We had an amazing day,” said his wife, Pip, after the event.The couple’s children Ollie and Keira were also at the ...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after a reported head on collision at Weston on Monday night. The incident occurred at 7.13pm on the A151 Weston bypass.The road was blocked for a period of time due to the amount of debris.Lincolnshire Police said the injuries “were not life threatening”.“One man, aged 42, ...