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A fourth consecutive cut to South Holland District Council’s share of the council tax bill has been unanimously agreed by members. South Holland is one of only half a dozen councils in the country to deliver year-on-year reductions in council tax which, when added to the freeze introduced in 2010, means a real terms cut for the district’s residents of ...

A man died after being pulled from the River Welland on Tuesday. Police were called to Welland Bank in Crowland at about 11am. The man, who is believed to be from the Peterborough area, was pronounced dead at the scene. His death is not being treated as suspicious.

Millions of pounds could be saved from the national policing budget if other forces adopted the “Lincolnshire Way”, according to the chief constable. Neil Rhodes made the bold statement to the Government’s policing minister during a visit by him to the county to discuss in-depth the challenges faced in Lincolnshire in relation to funding. After the meeting, also attended by ...

More than 90 per cent of children have received offers for their first choice of secondary schools. Offers for places at secondary schools have been made available to parents today. Of the 7,507 offers made to secondary schools, 93 per cent of children will receive their first preference school (6,948 children). The figure for second preference offers is 5.7per cent ...

Spalding businesses are pleading with shoppers not to stay away after a quiet first Saturday of five weekends’ rail maintenance. With trains diverted through South Holland due to part of the East Coast Main Line being shut, it had been feared that some town centre roads would be gridlocked due to a huge increase in level crossing barriers downtime. However, ...

Lincolnshire Chief Constable Neil Rhodes has said that he and the Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick are looking forward to welcoming Policing Minister Mike Penning to the force for his promised visit today (Monday). “The Commissioner and I said after our return from the meeting in Westminster last month that it was our intention to continue to make the ...

Three men have been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of burglary. The men were arrested on Friday night (February 27), in the Park Road area of Spalding in connection with two burglaries that had been reported a short time earlier. All three have been interviewed and are now on bail pending further enquiries. Community Policing Inspector Jim Tyner warned: ...

The fight for a better road infrastructure in South Holland will take a further step next month. Richard Davies, Lincolnshire County Counci’s portfolio holder for highways and transport, will meet key businesses and organisations pressing to see action. It follows a “fresh produce summit” with local MP and Transport Minister John Hayes in Spalding last Friday. For the past 12 ...

Around 60 new jobs are to be created in Spalding as part of a restructuring at a food company. The Produce World Group has announced its intention to form a joint venture to grow, harvest, pack and market brassicas with Lincolnshire Field Products (LFP), based at Wykeham. The new venture would be responsible for growing and harvesting as well as ...

“Astonished” Long Sutton Parish Council is seeking a judicial review over a planning decision by South Holland District Council. The parish council was angered by the way an application for 87 eco homes on the former Butterfly and Wildlife Park was handled. The parish council said: “The council have made an official complaint to the district council and the ombudsman. ...

A leisure development with 12 fishing cabins is planned in Fleet Hargate. It’s hoped that, if the proposal receives planning permission, it could provide a boost for tourism in South Holland. The “small scale” two-bedroom properties would be on a site near Hovenden House, near Lowgate. A statement submitted with the plans said: “The cabins will provide accommodation for holidaymakers ...

Vandals left a trail of destruction in their wake after a late night spree which saw windows smashed and laundry strewn across verges. Loose bricks from the demolished Bull and Monkie site were thrown through windows at the St Nicolas Hall and tablecloths from a laundry basket outside Crystal Inn restaurant were scattered along the riverbank in Church Gate at ...

Another piece of Spalding’s railway history will go this weekend when Winsover Road signal box is demolished. Hopes of seeing it preserved in some format have gone and the structure will be dismantled this weekend. A road closure is in place from 10pm on Saturday until 9am on Sunday. Rail enthusiasts Trevor and Susan Smith are sad to see the ...

John Hayes says Spalding has too many off-licences and he is ready to take a stand against further applications being approved. South Holland and The Deepings’ MP is concerned about the detrimental effect that granting more licences might have on street drinking and anti-social behaviour. Spalding town centre already has more than half a dozen off-licences in addition to large ...

Police say there is “no direct evidence” of fraud by a former chairman of Holbeach Youth and Sports Social Club chairman. Instead, they say John Spencer, who stepped down as chairman of Holbeach Parish Council during the investigation, is guilty of nothing more than poor management. Investigations started after it came to light last year that the club owed about ...

A fantastic donation of thousands of 7in vinyl singles will fundraise for a two-day sale starting Friday. The records have been donated to Sue Ryder Books And Music Charity Shop in Priory Road, Spalding, by a town man, who has asked us not to name him. The singles are of every genre from the 50s onwards. They will be £1 ...

Four men, thought to be from Syria, are being questioned by Home Office immigration officials after being arrested in Cowbit. The men, aged 23, 31, 38 and 45, were spotted by a member of the public getting out of lorry in a layby at about 10.20am on Monday. When police arrived, the men were walking along the A16 where they ...

Two men have been arrested following a drugs raid in Sutton St Edmunds. A Misuse of Drugs Act warrant was executed at a property in Broadgate on Friday morning. The men, aged 28 and 65, were arrested on suspicion of producing cannabis and have since been released on police bail to a date later this year.

For many of us, Monday will signal the start of just another working week. For Stuart Parkin it will be poignant – the first day of the rest of his life after 38 years as one of Spalding’s best-known faces in retail. He is leaving Mann and Son in Hall Place on Saturday under redundancy ahead of its impending closure. ...

The fourth Spalding and District Civic Society blue plaque has been put up – and commemorates legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix’s visit to the town. Hendrix stayed at The Red Lion Hotel in Market Place in May 1967 after the Barbecue gig at the Bulb Auction Halls in Winfrey Avenue, which attracted 4,000 fans. The unveiling ceremony was performed by another ...