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An appeal has been launched for new volunteers to join a team helping South Holland people solve their problems. Citizens Advice South Lincolnshire, which came into being last year with the merger of South Kesteven and South Holland’s advice bureaux, is looking for people all of ages to help out in its Spalding and Grantham offices. Successful applicants will join ...

Health leaders are urging people to take up something new that will improve their physical and mental health during January. Research shows that the chances of success are greater when people channel their energy into changing just one aspect of their behaviour. Dr Kevin Hill, chairman of NHS South Lincolnshire CCG, said: “Taking up a sport or joining a gym ...

Expectant mothers can now look forward to an improved maternity service at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn. The newly-opened Waterlily Birth Centre hosts state-of-the-art equipment in surroundings designed to aid relaxation during labour. Providing a home from home environment, expectant mothers will benefit from rooms with en-suites, a kitchen and living area and a variety of specialist birthing equipment ...

A new development of quality, affordable homes earmarked for South Holland residents is nearing completion. The Maltings, based in Maltings Lane, Donington, comprises of 51 homes, with 37 properties available for affordable rent and 14 for shared ownership. The range of one, two and three bedroom properties has been built by Waterloo Housing working in partnership with South Holland District ...

Pressure is growing for a renowned furniture manufacturer to be put into administration in order for staff and ex-employees to be paid what they are owed. South Holland and The Deepings MP John Hayes has been called upon to make urgent representations for Lloyd Loom of Spalding to be wound up. The firm’s factory in Wardentree Lane, Pinchbeck, was emptied ...

Hovenden House has a brand new minibus, thanks to a £50,000 donation by a reader of The Voice. Residents at the Leonard Cheshire Disability home in Fleet were devastated last February when one of its specially adapted minibuses was stolen from the premises. The story quickly led to a Voice reader offering the massive donation on the understanding she could ...

Filming has finished on Dishonoured – the first Hollywood-style full-length feature film to be based in South Holland. The film, which has been made by a cast and crew of local people, will premiere at a red carpet event in Spalding on Tuesday, January 26. Steph Genovese, director and lead actor, announced “with a definite hint of sadness mixed in ...

A new pedestrian crossing for the A17 at Holbeach should not be ten or more years coming to fruition, according to a town mum. Paula Hayes is stepping up her call for action after Lincolnshire County Council admitted that criteria for a crossing near Boston Road roundabout has been met – but it has no money to pay for one. ...

The daughter of a woman killed in a fire caused by illegal cigarettes is calling for harsher sentences for those who sell them. Julie Grant’s mum June Buffham died at her home in Stonegate, Spalding, in April 2012 after she fell asleep and dropped a lit Jin Ling cigarette in her chair. The illegal cigarette continued to burn, quickly releasing ...

Schools could face financial penalties in a bid to cut the number of children who are permanently excluded. The “pupil reintegration charge” could be levied against schools in Lincolnshire if they are unable to demonstrate they took all possible measures to prevent a child’s exclusion. The county has a poor record on permanent exclusions with the number growing – against ...

A developer hoping for permission to build 45 new homes in Weston has been told it will not have to pay towards education provision in the area. Bourne-based Larkfleet Homes has applied to South Holland District Council for permission to build the estate at Small Drove. When developers ask for permission to build a new estate It is usual for ...

Two drivers were taken to hospital in Peterborough after a crash in Crowland. Nene Terrace Road remains closed after a collision between a red Ford Focus and blue Ford tractor. Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to the scene at about 9am today (Tuesday).

Five vehicles seized as part of Lincolnshire Police’s clampdown on hare coursing have been scrapped. The action is part of the force’s Operation Galileo, which has led to 156 men being arrested or reported for summons since September 1. This figure compares to 65 people during the season September 2014 to March 2015. Fifteen vehicles have been seized so far this season ...

TUESDAY, 10AM: A third arrest has been made in connection with the firearms incident in Long Sutton on Sunday. The 22-year-old local man is being questioned by police this morning, while the two men previously arrested have been bailed until April while investigations continue. UPDATE Monday 2.25pm: A second arrest has been made in connection with a firearms incident in Long ...

Residents in flood-risk areas of South Holland have a chance of winning £100 by signing up for Environment Agency warnings. The Floodline Lottery aims to encourage more to sign up for flood alerts. The lottery is organised by Boston Borough Council and is open to flood-risk residents in Boston borough, East Lindsey and South Holland (an Environment Agency map shows virtually ...

A Spalding headteacher has said it will be students who will be the losers if teachers go through with the threat of strike action. The National Union of Teachers announced on Friday that an indicative ballot showed an overwhelming majority of teachers at Spalding Grammar School were in favour of strike action after the school refused to introduce a nationally-recommended ...

Police investigating a series of lead thefts in Spalding have released a CCTV image of a man they wish to trace. They are keen to trace a man after 18 reports of theft of lead flashing from the porches of homes in Claudette Avenue, Claudette Way and Estella Way, in Spalding. He is a described as a white male wearing a ...

A driver has died after his car left the road and hit a tree on Saturday morning. Emergency services were called to Holbeach Road in Spalding, near the A151/A16 junction, shortly after 3am. The driver of a silver Rover, a 31 year-old foreign national who was living in Spalding, was  pronounced dead at the scene. His immediate family have been informed ...

A pensioner who exposed himself in front of three schoolgirls has been jailed for 19 months. George Booth (78) was caught after one of the girls tried to take his photograph and reported where he lived in Roman Bank, Long Sutton. On Thursday (January 7) Lincoln Crown Court heard the girls had noticed Booth standing outside his home as they ...

Teachers at a Spalding secondary school could go on strike next month. The staff at Spalding Grammar School have indicated their desire for industrial action because they have been denied a nationally-recommended one per cent pay rise. It is believed the school is the only one in the county to withhold the pay rise and the National Union of Teachers ...