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The victim of a road accident in Long Sutton on Christmas Eve morning has died. MS sufferer Ian Clarke (59), of Lancaster Drive in the town, was in an electric wheelchair which collided with a car in London Road. Mr Clarke, who was personnel director at BRT Bearings in Wisbech, was flown to Queen’s Medical Centre at Nottingham. He died there ...

The new A16 Spalding to Peterborough road resulted in an overspend by Lincolnshire County Council of £4.16million. Early valuations of the land required and compensation payments to landowners proved too little. An area of land to the south of the scheme – which had previously been estimated at agricultural value – was found to have development value because of its ...

Three Tulip Radio listeners have each won a new television worth £700 from Hughes in Spalding. Maurice Cudd, Dave Green and Louise Baxter all had LG 47in 3D Smart TV prizes in their homes ready for Christmas. The winners’ names were drawn at random after correctly answering a question broadcast on the Spalding station. Tom Hughes, manager of Hughes’ branch ...

Lincolnshire County Council is proposing to increase its portion of the council tax bill for the first time in four years. The suggested 1.9 per cent increase from April 1 would generate a further £4,272,000 and is the maximum percentage before the trigger point for a referendum at an estimated cost of £800,000. In suggesting an increase, the council would ...

A man is due to appear in court today (Monday) charged with two burglaries in Spalding last Friday. Dimitirjs Afanasjevs (27), of no fixed address, is accused of the offences in Pecks Drove and Low Road.  He was arrested and kept kept in custody until his court appearance.

A coroner has ruled that a Spalding woman’s death in hospital was preventable. Ann Coupland (66), of Carrington Road, died from septicemia and a perforated bowel in Peterborough City Hospital on September 1, 2011. She had been readmitted in pain on August 30, days after being sent home from an inpatient stay with an outpatient appointment in three weeks’ time ...

A Spalding tradesman who overcharged a vulnerable pensioner by £10,000 has been warned to expect a jail sentence. Ben Webb (24) overcharged dementia sufferer Margaret Jackson (75) by 1,000 per cent after offering to carry out work on her home. Lincoln Crown Court heard was told Webb carried out a small amount of work on Mrs Jackson’s roof worth no more ...

The continuing success story of a Spalding herb grower established in 2008 has led to plans to relocate. JVG Herbs Ltd, based at Bridge Farm in Horseshoe Road, wants to move to purpose-built premises at Delph Road, Pode Hole, enabling it to meet increasing customer demand and expand further in the future. The firm supplies supermarkets including Aldi and Netto. Lincoln ...

A charity shop in Holbeach which raised and donated more than £27,000 to local good causes last year has sets its target even higher in 2015. Chosen Charity is a phenomenal success and keeps growing – so treasurer Iris Boland wants to raise £30,000 this year. It’s a remarkable story for a shop floor measuring just 6m x 5m, with ...

UPDATE: A grandmother trying to keep warm at her family home was killed when a blaze broke out. It’s believed that 84-year-old Vera Bunn was sitting too close to an electric heater and either her clothing or blankets caught light. The fire in Fleet last Thursday was so intense that fire crews arrived to find plaster coming off the walls. Three ...

A society for the elderly in Spalding has criticised temporary access arrangements at the railway station. East Midlands Trains has come under fire for suggesting that passengers unable to use the footbridge to reach Platform 2 should board trains at Sleaford. The change came about after a level crossing at the station – which enabled step-free access from one platform ...

Long-serving NHS staff who work in communities across Lincolnshire have been praised for their dedication. The 56 staff from Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) have chalked up 1,370 years’ service between them. Each person has achieved either 20, 30 or 40 years’ continuous service. Trust chairman Dr Don White said: “I would like to thank each of these ...

Three large hospitals serving South Holland are creaking under pressure this week due to an extremely high number of patients. Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital at King’s Lynn are on black alert and Peterborough City Hospital declared an internal major incident – meaning things are exceptionally busy in their accident and emergency departments and beds are at a premium. ...

A fourth taxi rank has been set up in Spalding. Based outside Ladbrokes in Sheep Market, it has space for three vehicles and replaces a taxi rank next to the library in nearby Victoria Street. That one has been decommissioned and converted to public parking spaces. Malcolm Chandler, South Holland District Council’s portfolio holder for regulatory services, said: “The Victoria ...

With A&E departments currently under extreme pressure, Johnson Community Hospital in Pinchbeck is extending its services to help cope with the demand. From Friday until the end of January, patients of all ages with minor illnesses will be able to seek help and advice from the Johnson’s minor injuries unit. Minor illnesses could include: ear and throat infections minor skin infections/rashes ...

Care bosses have defended providing just 15 minutes of care a day for some of the county’s most vulnerable people. Lincolnshire is one of a growing number of areas around the country to provide the minimum length care visits to the elderly and disabled, highlighted in a report by the Daily Telegraph. The national newspaper submitted Freedom of Information requests ...

A pedestrian is in a “very serious condition” in hospital after being hit by a car in Gosberton. Police said: “The man was believed to have been in the carriageway of the A152 at Gosberton when he was struck by a Nissan Micra shortly after 11pm on Tuesday night.” The man, whose age has not yet been confirmed, was initially taken to Boston’s ...

Have you made a New Year’s Resolution to get in shape in 2015? If so, the Spalding and South Holland Voice has just the thing to help you stick to your guns. We have teamed up with Spalding’s Everybody’s Gym to offer four lucky winners 12 months full membership and the chance to work with their own personal trainer. The ...

Motorists are facing two months of misery as roadworks resume in Spalding – including the laying of cables under the River Welland. Traffic lights went up on West Elloe Bridge on Monday causing hold-ups from all directions. The work is the final stage of a £7million investment by Western Power Distribution (WPD) to further improve power supplies in Spalding. The ...

A moped rider suffered serious leg fractures in a collision in Holbeach on Tuesday night. It happened in High Street at around 6.30pm and also involved a Mitsubishi Colt. The moped rider, a 17-year-old from Holbeach St Marks, was initially taken to Boston Pilgrim Hospital but he was later transferred to Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham. The car driver is not thought to ...