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Concerns have been raised since a roll-out in South Holland of a scheme to turn streetlights off between midnight and 6am, but no u-turns are imminent. There has been significant comment, especially on social media, from people who fear crime may increase due to the Lincolnshire County Council money-saving changes. And calls have been made for streetlights to come on ...

A lorry driver using a mobile phone caused a crash at Holbeach on Monday (Jan 16) which put four members of the same family in hospital. Spanish national Ionita Bran turned across the path of the car which Kyle Moore was driving on the A17 at Peppermint Junction. All four people in the car were injured. They were en route ...

South Holland District Council has received very little feedback on its draft budget ahead of the public consultation period finishing on Sunday.(Jan 22) The council says it wants to hear views on its 2017/18 spending and income plans from as many residents and businesses as possible. As reported in The Voice (January 19), the budget includes £2.7million earmarked to transform the ...

Post Office says customers can expect an improved service when the Holbeach branch relocates next month. And it has moved to allay fears that there will not be enough room at the new premises within Lincolnshire Co-op’s site in Fleet Street. The current branch in High Street – also operated by Lincolnshire Co-op – will close on Saturday, February 11 ...

A Holbeach man has been jailed for 26 weeks for passing fake money. Peter Ian English, of Angell Lane, committed the offence at Spalding between June 7 and June 12 last year. It is said to have involved a charity. The 55-year-old appeared before Boston magistrates on Wednesday (Jan 18) and pleaded guilty to a forgery and counterfeit charge .  He ...

South Holland District Council has earmarked £2.7million to create a community hub at its Spalding headquarters. The figure is the maximum amount for the possible redevelopment of the Priory Road offices, starting as soon as this year. The council released no information on the scheme before launching a public consultation on its 2017/18 budget last Friday (Jan 13), asking residents ...

Police have issued appeals concerning two separate collisions in which cyclists were injured. The first happened between 5.30am and 5.40am on Thursday, December 22 at the junction of West Alloe Avenue, Albion Street and West Marsh Road. The vehicle involved did not stop. It is believed to have left in the direction of Holbeach Road towards the A16. The cyclist, ...

Lincolnshire County Council says it has no specific plans for the current library building in Church Street when it becomes vacant in February 2017. A spokesman said: “We will look at alternative uses by other council services. If it’s not needed by the council, we will explore other options such as selling or leasing the building.” The library will move ...

A new executive director of commercialisation for South Holland District Council will start on Monday.(Jan 23) Christine Marshall joins the shared management team for South Holland and Breckland district councils. She trained and qualified as a chartered accountant at Peterborough City Council, specialising in housing and systems accounting. Christine has also been head of finance and IT at Boston Borough Council ...

Spalding police have appealed for residents to be aware following a number of burglaries. On social network Twitter, Spalding PCSOs posted: “Increasing burglaries in the Spalding area. “Please lock your doors and windows, report suspicious activities to 101 or 999.” Break-ins have seen cash stolen in Angelica Drive, on Sunday; laptops in Westlode Street on Friday and Winsover Road on ...

A man who acted as bait to lure a robbery victim to his fate has been jailed for four and a half years.   Jason Baker (22), of Angell Lane, Holbeach, arranged to meet victim Michael Timmins who was then robbed of cash and cannabis.   Gurdial Singh, prosecuting at Lincoln Crown Court, said: “Michael Timmins received a phone call ...

A premises licence hearing has been scheduled for Thursday (Jan 19), where claims relating to fraud and smuggled goods at a Holbeach pub will be heard. A panel of the committee of the licensing authority will meet at South Holland District Council to consider an application to review the licence of The Chequers Hotel, in High Street. A notice of ...

Residents are being asked to have their say on a proposal to prepare a neighbourhood plan for Surfleet. Surfleet Parish Council has applied to South Holland District Council to designate its parish area as a neighbourhood area. The district council said: “Neighbourhood planning offers communities the opportunity to shape future development by creating new policies which are used in determining ...

A 69-year-old driver died following a collision on the A16 at Surfleet on Monday. The black Land Rover Discovery which the local man was in left the road at about 5.45pm. He was taken to Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital but was later pronounced dead. Police are appealing for anybody who saw anything significant to get in touch. A spokesman said: “Any witnesses who ...

The Spalding radio station rescued from the jaws of extinction is getting into its stride under new management. Now known as “Tulip – The Station You Can Really Call Your Own”, market research is about to be undertaken to find out more about what the community wants from it. The station – formed when the charity Hereward Media launched a ...

UPDATE Tuesday, 9.15am: Police say the lorry driver arrested after a crash in Holbeach yesterday has been charged with driving without due care and attention. Ionita Bran (43), from Spain, will appear before Lincoln magistrates this morning.   Monday PM: A lorry driver has been arrested on suspicion of driving without due care and attention after a crash at Holbeach ...

A Spalding family who had a row with Disneyland Paris over accommodation has had their case highlighted on the BBC consumer programme Rip Off Britain. Shaun and Amanda Matthews, whose 16-year-old daughter Phoebe suffers from spastic quadraplegia cerebral palsy, were angry with what Disneyland termed “miscommunication”, which left them with an inadequate bed allocation. The family, also including Anya (15) ...

Moves that will reduce the amount of discount available to those who get help to pay their council tax look set to go ahead. Following a public consultation, South Holland District Council’s cabinet agreed to push ahead with a range of measures that could see a reduction in council tax support expenditure of around £187,000. A report before last Tuesday’s ...

Holbeach Library is due to open in its new location next month – and volunteer opportunities are on offer. Lincolnshire Co-op’s £1.2million project to create a hub of community services will also see the town’s Post Office and the retailer’s pharmacy move from High Street to its Fleet Street site alongside a revamped food store. Everything is set to re-open on Monday, February 13. There ...

Parts of South Holland are being urged to be prepared for the possibility of some flooding on Friday.(January 13) The forecasted high water is at 6.30am and areas including Pinchbeck and Surfleet could be at risk. An amber flood warning has been issued, meaning householders should be prepared. The Environment Agency said just before 9am today (Thursday): “Stormy conditions are forecast, resulting ...