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Holbeach United Under-tens can buy new waterproof gear thanks to a £500 donation from town charity shop Chosen (pictured). Staff also presented £500 to Spalding and Sutterton Wanderers Football Club, who will carry the Fleet Street shop as their shirt sponsor.

A couple who built their own eco home for £100,000 are making money just from enjoying living in it. The two-storey house is so efficient and sustainable that Andy and Jo Thompson have no utility bills – but do have a £365 payment on the way for electricity they have generated and sold in the last quarter. With its minimalistic ...

The introduction of on-street parking charges for South Holland towns has been mooted. The suggestion has come from the public as Lincolnshire County Council looks for revenue streams in the face of cuts to its financial support. The council said: “We don’t charge people to park on the street nor do we have any plans to.” However, the proposal was ...

Spalding’s Sam Newton repeated his success of last year and won two gold medals at The Westfield Health British Transplant Games. He retained his title as archery champion for the 30-39 age category and again helped Addenbrookes’ volleyball team to glory. Sam (34), of Spalding, fired an archery score of 300 points out of a possible 360, to win by ...

An offer to run Spalding market will be made again by the body representing the town’s businesses. Spalding and District Area Chamber of Commerce sees benefits in operating it and initially approached South Holland District Council last year. Chamber will give the local authority a nudge now that a report on a review of the district’s car parks and markets ...

A Spalding man whose mother won a landmark victory to have his birth certificate amended to female when he was a child is now fighting for it to revert to being male. Joe Holliday was born with a rare defect that led to his genitalia being partially unformed and although at birth he was registered male, when he was 11 ...

Frustrated drivers risked their lives by weaving past closed level crossing barriers. At least five vehicles drove by the half barriers at South Drove in Spalding during a lengthy closure on Friday. An eyewitness said: “I saw four or five cars and a works van weave through the barriers at about 7.50am.” A British Transport Police spokesman said: “It is ...

The report into the review of markets and car parks in South Holland has led to much feedback and conversation. The Voice exclusively reported on the recommendations and there will be further coverage in the August 13 edition. Read the report by Quarterbridge Project Management Ltd here

Early talks are being held to merge Lincolnshire’s emergency services and share resources. Fire, police and ambulance services in the county say they are looking at the possibility of sharing buildings and departments in future. It is thought the move could help save money after Lincolnshire Police’s chief constable warned they would run out of money by 2018. Chief fire ...

The owner of a fence who has lost an appeal against refusal of planning permission is vowing to fight on. A planning inspector has told Simon Barker that his £1,000 fence at 24 Magellan Way, Spalding, has a “harmful effect on the character and appearance of the street scene” and therefore contravenes policies in the South Holland Local Plan. Dismissal ...

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust has demonstrated good practice across all areas of service for infection prevention and control. According the 2014/15 Infection Prevention and Control report, the Trust’s performance standards in relation to reducing the numbers of avoidable infections or “superbugs” including MRSA, MSSA, Clostridium difficile and Escherichia coli, continues to be achieved. For the reporting period, LCHS ...

Two people have been taken to hospital following a reported ammonia leak in Pinchbeck. Six other casualties were treated at the scene, an abattoir for Morrisons in Brunel Road. The incident was reported to emergency services at 9.32am on Friday. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue assisted in evacuation the premises. Several appliances attended the scene.

A Donington lorry driver is to stand trial after denying causing the death of a man by dangerous driving. Luke Anthony Bates (31), of Malting Lane, appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday (July 31). Car driver Brian Herrick (69) was killed in a crash with an articulated lorry on the A453 in Nottinghamshire on October 6 last year. A ...

South Holland residents can win £200 worth of vouchers in a new get active promotion. SHout and About launches on Monday, August 17 and runs for 12 weeks. Competitors collect points for completing weekly fun activities including arts, crafts, walking, exercise classes, cooking, gardening, dancing and much more. Run by South Holland District Council’s Community Development team, the competition is ...

A Spalding man said to have been intending to commit a sexual offence has been remanded in custody.  Vytas Prochorenko (37) was arrested in the Hampton Court area of the town at about 10.30pm on Sunday, August 2. He was charged the following day with the offence of knowingly/recklessly trespassing on premises with intention of committing a sexual offence. Prochorenko, of St John’s ...

A Holbeach motorist is accused of being behind the wheel while almost five times the drink-drive limit. Jenna Peel (32) was arrested in the town’s Park Road on Tuesday afternoon. Police said: “She has been charged with driving a vehicle with an alcohol level of 160 microgrammes in 100 mililitres of breath.” The legal limit is 35 microgrammes. Peel is ...

A member of South Holland District Council has hit out at its policy, claiming that attracting new business and making improvements to infrastructure should be more important than large housing schemes. It comes in light of outline planning permission being granted for a 900-home estate in Holbeach. Coun Paul Foyster was elected to represent Holbeach Town ward on South Holland ...

Up to six new jobs will be created when a veterinary centre opens a second site. Sutterton Veterinary Centre has applied for permission to turn the former NatWest bank in West End, Holbeach, into a clinic. Plans have gone into South Holland District Council and staff at the centre are expecting a decision by September 9. If permission is granted ...

Work on creating a memorial garden for Spalding man Warren Free is under way. Neighbour Mick Clarkson has vowed to transform a small parcel of land near Mr Free’s home in Coronation Close into a lasting memory to him. It comes as the first anniversary of Mr Free’s death approaches. Last month six teenagers were cleared of murdering him. Mr ...

A new housing company to increase the supply of homes in South Holland now has a name. South Holland District Council launched the company earlier this year and asked readers to come up with a suitable name for it. The council received multiple entries but two caught the judges’ eye – The Welland Housing Company’ and Welland Housing. After much ...