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Police are investigating after two teenage boys were injured in an incident outside The Chequers pub in High Street, Holbeach. A mum, who did not want to be named, told The Voice her 13-year-old daughter was threatened with a knife during the incident at around 8.30pm on Friday when youngsters were confronted by adults. A police spokesman said officers were ...

A new volunteer mentoring project aims to help both individuals who have experienced mental ill health and community groups that need more support. The Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service (LCVS) Guiding Lights project sets out to train a team of mentors to support individuals who have experienced mental ill health or distress to take their first steps into volunteering. Ruth ...

Two of South Holland’s pre-schools have been deemed “outstanding” and a primary school has raised its rating to “good,” in recent Ofsted reports. Inspectors praised the quality of teaching at Little Treasures Nurseries, in Haverfield Road, Spalding, as “superb”. It said of the 72-place nursery: “Staff are extremely kind, approachable and dedicated to the children.” The report added: “The provider ...

A long-time Spalding GP has been killed in a road traffic collision while cycling. Dr Charles Lennon (60) had only retired from Munro Medical Centre on October 31. His cycle was in collision with a bus on the A15 at Thurlby, near Bourne. Cycling was one of his hobbies which he was looking forward to spending more time doing in ...

Holbeach detachment of Lincolnshire Army Cadet Force has gone from strength to strength since its move to new premises at the Holbeach Hub. The new base in Holbeach Youth Centre led to an increase in cadet numbers. Sergeant Instructor Jonathan Harold is the new detachment commander for Holbeach. He was a member of the regular Army, serving 15 years in ...

A car dealership site could have 48 homes built on it. Kaplan Property Group has submitted the plans for the EMG Motors site in St John’s Road, Spalding. EMG has already got approval from South Holland District Council to move its service centre to Wardentree Lane, Pinchbeck and has applied for permission for a new showroom in Elsoms Way. The ...

An RAF bomb disposal unit carried out a controlled explosion on a powder chemical stored at University Academy Holbeach. The visit last Wednesday (November 2) at 2pm followed a nationwide notification two days earlier by Consortium of Local Education Authorities for the Provision of Science Services (CLEAPSS) about a risk if the chemical – known as 2,4-DNP – is not stored ...

A pensioner who threatened to falsely accuse a vulnerable man to police for a rape he never committed has been jailed for 18 months. Melvyn Papper demanded that his 46-year-old victim repay a £6,000 loan to another person telling him he would go to police and report the victim as having raped a woman. Papper had previously been acting as ...

by Andy Hall at Survanabumi Airport It was indeed a welcome development that the Supreme Court of Thailand issued its judgment on November 3 at Prakanong Court, dismissing, after almost four years at a final stage of appeal, a criminal defamation case against me. In this case I was prosecuted as a researcher and migrant activist for criminal defamation by Thailand’s ...

A new pot of money has been made available to accelerate new investment opportunities and increase economic activity across Greater Lincolnshire. The Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership has announced the launch of a new Feasibility Fund worth £160,000. Businesses and organisations across the public, private and voluntary sectors can apply for grant funding of up to £50,000 towards detailed feasibility ...

A computer technician who downloaded videos of young children being abused has been jailed for ten months. Gene Lee Swallow was arrested after police raided his home in Spalding and discovered that he had used a flash drive connected to his television to access the illegal films. Lincoln Crown Court heard that one of the films showed the abuse of ...

Cutting police officer numbers and a degradation of service is the only option to make further necessary savings for Lincolnshire’s force, an independent report has found – leading to another call for more funds. Lincolnshire’s Chief Constable has said an interim Government grant is needed after promised funding was withdrawn. A HMIC efficiency report into the force said: “The force ...

Santa has announced the dates that he will be journeying around the streets of Spalding with his helpers from Rotary Club of South Holland in the run-up to Christmas. The sleigh, sponsored by Oasis Pools and Spas this year, will be trying to visit as many homes as possible during December. Evening runs are between 5.30pm and 8pm. The first outings ...

Spalding business owner Michael Morris has been named FHT Complementary Therapist of the Year at a national awards ceremony. Organised by the Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT), the event recognises high-calibre practitioners, students and tutors working in the complementary, holistic beauty and sports therapy industries. Michael, of Tonic Health, said: “I’m really thrilled to receive this award as it celebrates ...

South Holland councillors have voted in favour of a devolution of powers deal for Lincolnshire, but final decisions from other parts of the county are now key. The government’s Department for Communities and Local Government has issued a statement calling on Lincolnshire leaders to back the deal. It said: “This historic devolution deal offers local authorities in Greater Lincolnshire new ...

Moulton Mill has reappeared on the Heritage at Risk register after part of the £2million restoration project carried out there failed – but work is well under way to resolve the issue. A £80,000 to £90,000 piece of work is needed to replace part of the fantail staging where wood that was expected to last for 30 years has failed ...

Residents and businesses are being asked to collect barcodes from packets of Yorkshire tea and teabags to help Rotary Club of South Holland provide vital mobility equipment to disabled children and adults around the world. Rotary International in Britain and Ireland (RIBI), in conjunction with Yorkshire Tea, is helping the Wheelchair Foundation UK in its aim to provide a wheelchair ...

Fleet Post Office could be moving to a new location early next year. A six-week consultation is under way to gauge customers’ feelings about the branch being sited about 650m away at The Chestnut Tea Rooms, in Topsgate, Gedney. The current opening hours are Monday to Friday 8.30am-5pm and Saturday 9am-noon, but if the move goes ahead it would be ...

A motivational speaker who has lived through domestic abuse has launched a £3,500 crowdfunding campaign in a bid to host events to help others. Taz Thornton ran a pilot workshop in Spalding in September in association with Lincolnshire County Council for people who had escaped abusive relationships and is now keen to do more. The 42-year-old, of Cowbit, said it ...

This pile of medication – worth hundreds of pounds and returned to a South Holland GPs’ surgery – demonstrates a big financial problem facing the NHS. We reported on October 20 about Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group’s plan to save £13.5million a year by stopping prescriptions for minor ailments for medicines which are available over the counter, such as painkillers and ...