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A Spalding GP surgery has said it will work with a standards watchdog after it was placed in the band of surgeries requiring earliest inspections. Munro Medical Centre was placed in Band 1 in a report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), as reported in a story in the Spalding and South Holland Voice last week. Munro Medical Centre has ...

  Cowbit residents are being asked to dig deep to help get the church clock working again. The clock on St Mary’s Church has stopped and the committee is facing a £10,500 bill to get it going again. Part of the cash has been donated by the local council and the church has a dedicated team working to secure funding ...

East Midlands Trains will provide thousands of extra seats to help passengers enjoy Lincoln’s ancient and world famous Christmas Market this weekend. The market takes place between Thursday (Dec 4) and Sunday (Dec 7), and attracts thousands of visitors to the medieval square and city centre. In addition to the extra seats and services throughout the weekend, East Midlands Trains ...

Fewer firefighters may attend 999 calls and more crews could become medical co-responders as budget cuts continue to bite. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue has launched a 12-week public consultation on its latest Integrated Risk Management Planning document, which looks at six proposed changes to the way it operates in 2015/16. A series of public presentations will be held across the ...

Lincolnshire police has been told it needs to improve the way it investigates crimes. The force has been rated as “good” in a report by the police inspectorate, but concerns have been raised about its ability to investigate crime, saying it is being hampered by the way it manages investigations. The new report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary said ...

  This tractor and trailer carrying sugar beet ended up in the dyke at Holbeach St Matthews on Monday morning. The accident happened at about 10.30am and Voice reader Mick Cooper took this picture.

Eight men have appeared in court charged with causing a public nuisance after an illegal rave near Bourne. The charges relate to an event in Fen Road, Dunsby, on the night of January 25 this year. Kyle Perrot (19), of Nursery Close, Long Sutton Ashley Box (20), of Daniels Crescent, Long Sutton Sam Curtis (22), of Gate House, King’s Lynn Mark Payne (37), of ...

One in 157 households in South Holland are at risk of losing their homes, new figures reveal. Research by homeless charity Shelter ranks the district at the 19th highest risk area in the East Midlands for eviction or repossession, with 237 households facing eviction or homelessness. Across the region, the figures mean the equivalent of 97 people are at risk ...

A Lincolnshire Police officer has been honoured for his hard work and dedication to tackling wildlife crime. PC Nick Willey has won the WWF-sponsored Wildlife Law Enforcer of the Year Award for his outstanding work and achievements while tackling wildlife crime since joining the force’s wildlife department in 1994. Nick works tirelessly to raise awareness of wildlife crime in a ...

A man was due to appear before magistrates this afternoon (Tuesday, December 2) charged with attempted theft from a shop and abstracting electricity in Spalding. Dmitrijs Afanasjevs (27), of no fixed abode, was due before a court in Skegness charged with attempting to steal meat from Iceland on 1st December and a further charge of using electricity dishonestly

Police are appealing for information after a motocross bike was stolen near Holbeach. Thieves forced a lock and cut through a chain to break into a garage at a property on Roman Bank, Saracens Head. The break-in happened some time between 5pm on Wednesday, November 26, and 1pm on Saturday (November 29). A lawnmower was taken, together with a KTM 450cc black and orange motocross ...

An assurance has been given that the controversial Bull and Monkie site in Spalding will not escalate into anything like the infamous Hacienda situation which developed in Gosberton ten years ago. South Holland District Council tidied up the Bull and Monkie site recently after a notice ordering owner Crispen Holdings Ltd to do so was apparently ignored. Council leader Gary ...

Time has run out for the owner of a Donington eyesore to tidy up the site. After the success of tidying up the controversial Bull and Monkie site in Spalding, South Holland district councillors have selected The Red Cow Hotel as next on their hitlist. At last Wednesday’s full council meeting, members were asked by leader Coun Gary Porter to ...

A long-standing member of South Holland District Council has received a stinging rebuke from the leader for “slagging off” the firm which operates the energy switching scheme which the council recommends and uses. In a report to fellow members of Sutton Bridge Parish Council, Coun Chris Brewis incorrectly stated that iChoosr is linked to uSwitch – a price comparison website ...

Lincolnshire Co-operative is hoping to buy Budgens’ store in Holbeach. It has been confirmed that the food store chain is in discussion with Budgens about taking over the Fleet Street premises. This is subject to approval by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). It is understood that, if the purchase is approved, the team at Budgens Holbeach would be transferred ...

The last step to smarten up the derelict Bull and Monkie site in Spalding got underway with a graffiti clean-up. Contractors were drafted in by South Holland District Council to remove the ugly writing from the outside of the building. A spokesman for the council said the process took several hours as a chemical was painted over the graffiti before ...

Lincolnshire Police are launching Operation Washer to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in Spalding town centre in the run-up to Christmas. The lead up to Christmas traditionally sees an increase of visitors to Spalding  town centre.  During this busy period it is anticipated that there will be an increase in reports of street drinking, cycle offences, theft from shops and ...

no images were found Almost 200 of South Holland’s key business leaders gathered at the Springfields Event Centre to celebrate the best in innovation, hard work, entrepreneurial spirit and customer care within the area. “Now in its second year, the South Holland Business Awards once again showcased the outstanding level of innovation and services being developed across our diverse and ...

A group of campaigners at the forefront of transport issues were disappointed that not one district councillor attended their annual meeting. The Spalding and Peterborough Transport Forum held its annual general meeting at the South Holland District Council offices last Thursday. Forum member Rodney Sadd said all district councillors were invited to attend the meeting in the hope that members ...

Making the road from Spalding to Peterborough a dual carriageway is to be reconsidered. South Holland and the Deepings MP John Hayes made a promise to seriously consider the issue after a delegation representing businesses from the district visited him in Downing Street. They told him, in his role as Transport Minister, that the district is at a “moment in ...