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The requirement to display a road tax disc in vehicles ends on Tuesday. From October 1, roadside cameras will “capture” the details of untaxed vehicles. And a buyer of a used car will have to tax it straight away as the seller must reclaim any unused portion as well as immediately notify DVLA of a change of ownership. The move, ...

Holbeach has won its category in the CPRE Best Kept Village and Small Town competition 2014. After three rounds of voting, Holbeach just pipped Crowland to the title of best market town with fewer than 7,000 residents. It’s Holbeach’s first win for 17 years and has sparked celebrations among the hard-working Holbeach In Bloom committee, which comprises parish councillors, parish council ...

Plans for 37 new homes in Cowbit have been submitted to South Holland District Council. Holbeach firm Ashley King Developments wants to build the properties, which will include a 33 per cent provision for affordable housing, on 3.82 acres of land off Backgate. The plans originally included a village shop but after a public consultation it was dropped as a ...

A new pilot scheme which will see firefighters responding to medical emergencies has got underway in Long Sutton. Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue is working more closely with East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) to respond to life-threatening emergencies as part of the 12-month pilot Joint Ambulance Conveyance Project (JACP). It is hoped the project will help cut the length of time ...

A campaigner against illegal cigarettes has called on courts to get tough on those caught selling them after a Spalding shopkeeper got away with a conditional discharge. Former Spalding retailer Julie Grant’s mum June Buffham was killed in a house fire started by a fake cigarette in April 2012. She is now a vociferous campaigner against the potentially lethal cigarettes ...

Hundreds of people have signed a petition calling on county chiefs to quit over the Lincolnshire libraries “debacle”. Campaigners against the move to close libraries, get rid of more than 100 mobile library stops and cut up to 170 jobs have set up the online petition asking for the county council’s executive “to do the decent thing by the residents ...

Family of a man who died from cancer were at the finishing line to welcome riders who took part in a third charity cycle ride in his memory. Spalding postman Ade Mills was one of those to take on the 120-mile Ride for Robbie to raise cash for cancer charities in honour of his former colleague Robbie Coats. Robbie died ...

Refurbishment of the car park at Spalding Grammar School is complete. The car park had deteriorated over the past few years and it was felt that something needed to be done to enhance the external appeal to compliment the school’s academic reputation. The school received a grant from the Academies Capital Maintenance Fund for the work. A spokesman for the ...

Donations made following the death of a former Spalding woman during a charity cycle ride have topped more than £21,000. Sally Preece, whose parents Terry and Judy Wing still live in Spalding, was killed on the seventh day of the Ride Across Britain event – a nine-day charity ride from Land’s End to John O Groats. She was cycling as ...

A pilot from Spalding died when two single-seater light aircraft collided in mid-air on Tuesday, causing one to crash to the ground. Stephen Spavins, a funeral director in Sandy, Bedfordshire, was commuting to work in his microlight. The crash between the microlight and a Cessna happened at Tempsford near the Black Cat roundabout on the A1 at about 8.30am. It’s ...

A waste recycling rewards scheme in South Holland is being seen as a key factor in soaring tonnage rates. The Green Bag Lottery, which has been running since February, is a district council initiative. It promotes good recycling and aims to raise awareness of its importance. During its first six month, waste recycled in South Holland rose by 16 per cent from 585 tonnes to ...

The next phase of the £280million project to upgrade the rail route running through Spalding is under way. Road users have been warned to expect disruption as roads close to enable improvements to signalling and level crossings between Spalding and Werrington. Two of the busiest routes in Spalding – Winsover Road and Hawthorn Bank – will be subject to closures. ...

The dedicated work of South Holland District Council staff who rescue stray dogs has been recognised with a prestigious award. The council has won a Bronze Footprint award in the RSPCA Community Animal Welfare Footprints scheme. The accolade is for the council’s stray dog service as a whole and reflects levels of policy and procedure, kennelling arrangements, relief cover, re-homing, ...

Every secondary school pupil in South Holland and some of primary age are to be offered a free flu immunisation by nasal spray this autumn. Lincolnshire is one of 12 areas to run the pilot programme nationally. Across England 700,000 schoolchildren will be offered the vaccine. Nurses from Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust will visit every secondary school in ...

If you have a love for singing, a group in Spalding will be only too pleased to welcome you. Any age, ability and genre of music is catered for at Sing South Holland Community Choir. The group has around 50 people enrolled but attendees have dwindled in recent years to under 20 and musical director Liz Lenten is keen to ...

The centre of Spalding will be transformed into a colourful celebration of all things autumn at next week’s Pumpkin Festival. The popular event takes place on Friday, October 3 and promises to be another spectacular day out. The festivities – which have been a popular diary date for over a decade – are organised by South Holland District Council, sponsored ...

Those people most at risk from flu are being urged to protect themselves and their families as a matter of priority with a free jab. Full protection from the vaccine takes up to two weeks to develop and can help prevent vulnerable patients from further health complications associated with flu, such as pneumonia. Those most at risk include pregnant women, ...

Ash Fuller hit a hat-trick as ChromaSport UCL Premier Division leaders Holbeach United won 5-0 at Wellingborough Town on Saturday. And there was two goals for Jamie Clarke on his debut for the Tigers. The Doughboys had been looking for their fourth straight win but it never looked likely as Fuller and Clarke’s first goals either side of half-time put ...

A poignant street sign named after a brave young soldier from Cowbit who was killed in the Second World War has been returned to his family. The Parkin Avenue sign pays tribute to Rfmn Charles Rowland Parkin who died in action at Normandy during the D-Day campaign in July 1944 and includes a poem in his memory.. The street in ...

The battle to get an early morning bus re-introduced may have been won, but campaigners are now fighting a war for even better services for Spalding. Carol Hudson and fellow campaigners had collected a petition of more than 850 signatures in their fight to persuade Brylaine bosses to reverse a decision to cancel two pre-9am Into Town services. Even before ...