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One Sutton Bridge resident’s efforts to be prepared for flooding could soon see a new “top cat” on the block. January Floodline Lottery winner Amanda Ashbrook is to put her £100 winnings towards purchase of a Maine Coon – the largest breed of domestic cat. Amanda, of Railway Lane South, lives about half a mile from the tidal River Nene ...

Two people were seriously injured after an accident on the A16 Spalding bypass on Sunday (Feb 14). The crash, which involved a Nissan Micra, Mini and Vauxhall Vivaro van, closed the road near the Pecks Drove East turning at 10.20am. Most seriously injured were a 48-year-old female passenger from the Mini and a 65-year-old female passenger from the Micra, both ...

Proposed budget cuts of £42million by Lincolnshire County Council have been eased a little by a promise of £7.7m extra of government funding over the next two years. The council’s executive met last week, and agreed to an array of savings due to be approved by full council on Friday, February 19. Total expenditure of £465m would be supported by ...

On April 6, the law in England will change to make it compulsory for every dog to be micro-chipped and registered to a national recognised database. In preparation for this, Alder Veterinary Practice in Bourne Road, Spalding, has a special microchipping event on Saturday, February 27 (noon-4pm) for not just dogs but cats too at the reduced price of £8. ...

Action is being urged to prevent a pedestrian potentially being killed on a busy Spalding road. Subsidence caused a footpath in Barrier Bank to be closed by Lincolnshire Councty Council in 2013. More than two years later the council is warning that no resolution is currently available. South Holland district councillor Graham Dark and Roger Perkins, a resident of nearby ...

Strike action by teachers at Spalding Grammar School is now “inevitable”, according to the National Union of Teachers. The union has given the school notice of its first day of industrial action – Wednesday, February 24. Further strikes are earmarked for Wednesday, March 3 and Thursday, March 4. The school says it will be further considering the implications of an across-the-board ...

Some Conservative members on Lincolnshire County Council say David Cameron’s EU/UK deal does not offer a “good opportunity” for the county. They say unless a better arrangement can be negotiated, the UK “would be better placed to grow and develop outside the European Union”. Before the full council meeting on Friday (February 19), Coun Tony Bridges (Louth Rural North) is ...

The premises licences for two Spalding shops have been revoked after both were found to have sold smuggled cigarettes. It means Winsover and Baltic – both in Winsover Road and both having Karwan Ahmad as the premises licence holder – will be unable to sell alcohol when the 21-day appeal period expires next month. At a review of the premises licence ...

Volunteering isn’t just about helping others – it can be as much about helping yourself. Last year alone, nine South Holland jobseekers helped into volunteering roles by Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service (LCVS) went on to find paid employment. Volunteering can be a route to a current reference, up-to-date experience and an opportunity to develop new skills. For those who ...

Pedestrians are being forced to tread an ever narrower line as footpaths are blocked by badly-parked cars and overgrown hedges. Two Voice readers have been compelled to send us these pictures which show a Royal Mail van parked on the path and an encroaching hedge in Bowditch Road, Spalding. Graham Bingham posed the question: “Why is it Royal Mail and ...

Governors at Spalding Grammar School have vowed to look again at the effect of introducing an across-the-board pay rise after staff members in the National Union of Teachers voted overwhelmingly to back strike action. A ballot of staff in the union – understood to be a high proportion of employees – returned a 100 per cent backing for industrial action. ...

Members of community groups, not-for-profit organisations and charities are invited to a free workshop to ensure their group is fit to achieve its goals, is sustainable and eligible to apply for funding. The session, run by Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service (LCVS), is designed to help groups carry out a health check of their organisation to ensure it is able ...

The first-ever Spalding Beer and Music Festival is to take place in May. The event at The Castle Sports Complex is being jointly run by Spalding and District Round Table and Spalding Ladies’ Circle. Tablers have been working alongside well-known town musician Mark Le Sage and Priors Oven landlord Charlie Rawlings to stage the festival over Spring Bank Holiday weekend. ...

The date of a clothes swap event in Spalding to support Ella’s Project has been changed. People attending the fundraiser at Act II’s premises on Wednesday, February 23 (10am-1pm) have the choice of swapping children’s clothes (0-5 years) with other visitors or selling items they bring. Entry is via voluntary donation. Ella’s Project was founded by Spalding parents Mark and ...

Governors at Spalding Grammar School have vowed to look again at the effect of introducing an across-the-board pay rise after staff members in the National Union of Teachers voted overwhelmingly to back strike action. A ballot of staff in the union – understood to be a high proportion of employees – returned a 100 per cent backing for industrial action. ...

A mum is calling for the speed limit to be lowered near her son’s school after the pair had to “leap out of the way” of an out of control car. Kelly Wilson says five-year-old Kye still “squeezes my hand in terror” each time they pass the spot where a Mercedes mounted the pavement inches from where they were walking ...

A rapist armed with a knife who barricaded himself inside a house resulting in a stand-off with police has been jailed for eight years. Steven Saint had the large kitchen knife with him when police arrived at a house in Sutton Bridge to detain him. Jonathon Dee, prosecuting at Lincoln Crown Court on Tuesday (February 9), said the officer who initially arrived at ...

The annual Johnson Community Hospital ball will happen this year after “overwhelming” support for it to continue. And to underline its popularity the 500 tickets have already sold out. It had been announced that last year’s event would be the last, but the organising committee has been bolstered with new members and A Beach Ball will take place on Saturday, ...

Part of London Road in Spalding is scheduled to close in one direction for five weeks from Monday.(February 15) Excavation work for gas pipe replacement work will lead to the northbound carriageway being closed from the traffic lights at High Bridge to the junction with Haverfield Road until March 25. Vine Street will then be closed from March 25 to ...

The owner of a Spalding takeaway described as being so dirty that it posed an imminent threat to the health of customers eating the food has been jailed for 12 months. Rafat Thoun, who ran pizza, kebab and fried chicken takeaway Time Square at 25 Winsover Road, was also given a food hygiene prohibition order banning him for life from being involved ...