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Four men have been arrested on suspicion of suspected hare coursing offences following a report in the Spalding area. Police received a report of hare coursers in Eastern Road at 12.02pm on Wednesday November 9. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “Our officers attended but the vehicle had left the scene. Following a short pursuit, the vehicle was stopped, and ...

A man has been arrested after reports of people being sprayed with an unknown substance in Hall Place, Spalding this lunch time (November 10). Lincolnshire Police say no-one has been injured and there’s no danger to the public. Job and Talent employment agency has been cornered off by emergency services. A statement released on social media, said: “Officers are dealing ...

A road traffic collision caused problems at the A16s junction with Wardentree at Pinchbeck this lunch time (November 10). Emergency services including a LIVES responder were reported to be at the scene. Traffic was very slow in the area, particularly southbound just north of the junction due to debris being in the road. A Lincolnshire Police spokesman said: “We were ...

Holbeach’s Water Recycling Centre (WRC) is set for a £4m upgrade to improve river water quality. Anglian Water says it is installing new equipment which will remove phosphorous from wastewater.  Work will begin on site this month and is expected to finish by May 2023. An Anglian Water spokesman said: “As the upgrades are taking place on site at the ...

It’s the time of year when we ask our readers to dig deep and help make Christmas very special for local children who may otherwise miss out. The Spalding Voice has once again teamed up with Coun Harry Drury to launch our annual Give a Gift Campaign and we are hoping to receive toys galore as we have in previous ...

South Holland District Council is set to sign-up to a scheme as a ‘community leader’ in sustainability. The council is about to become party to a Sustainable Products Policy which outlines the huge environmental cost of single-use items – including plastic bags. “Single use plastics are one of the biggest contributors to this environmental problem. They include items such as ...

A plan to drop around half a million poppies from planes is set for take off in Holbeach this weekend despite the organiser having thought he’d been told it couldn’t. Harold Payne has organised for Holbeach St Johns Flying Club to fly from Fenland Airfield and pass over the Anglia Motel he owns at 1.30pm this Remembrance Sunday (November 13) ...

More than 85 per cent of people living in South Holland were born in the UK, according to the latest figures released following last year’s Census. The Office for National Statistics has published the latest round of information collected via the 2021 Census. The figures show 12.1 per cent of people in the district were born in other European countries. ...

Plans for new homes and industrial units have been submitted for a Long Sutton site. An outline planning application has been submitted by Colin Parker Masonry for nine homes on one side of the Bridge Road site. The other half of the plot will be for light industrial use with an additional eight small units to be let alongside the ...

Two candidates have come forward to stand for election to replace the district council role left by the death of Angela Newton. The South Holland District Council election is set to take place on Thursday, December, 8. Steve Timewell (pictured far right), the organiser of next year’s Spalding Flower Parade, and Suresh Chauhan (Sam) have both stepped forward as potential ...

A suicidal Spalding man owes his life to four local police officers who bought him back from the dead. The officers arrived at the address where he had hanged himself within five minutes of the last report of him being seen. They cut him down and immediately began administering CPR, resuscitation, which, with the later help of a defibrillator, brought ...

Staff at Holbeach Hospital have been recognised for the end of life care they provide. Holbeach and East Elloe Hospital Trust has achieved Gold Standards Framework Platinum status. It’s part of The National Gold Standards Framework (GSF) Centre in End of Life Care which aims to improve standards of care for all people nearing the end of life. Maxine Winch, ...

Making Ayscoughfee Hall a ‘cultural centre’ as part of government grant of nearly £2 million, will secure the building’s future, a councillor has said. The South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership, of which South Holland District Council is one third, has been awarded National Portfolio Organisation status by Arts Council England. As a result £1,955,799 will be shared between the ...

Bakkavor has announced it is looking to close its salad production facility at Sutton Bridge. The company says a total of 900 employees at the site and its desserts site in Leicester, which it is also set to close, are affected. A statement released by the company says the measures are needed to “protect” the business in a “challenging” climate. ...

More than 800 properties are currently without power in Long Sutton. National Grid say its a ‘high voltage’ incident affecting 839 homes, but its looking to have power restored to all home by 6pm today (November 8). A spokesman for the company said: “We are aware of this power cut incident which was raised at 4:52pm this afternoon and our engineers are ...

Four vehicles including a tractor have been involved in a road traffic collision that’s closed the A151 at Moulton. The road is currently closed between Bell Lane and Church Lane following the incident reported at 8.20am this morning (November 8). Lincolnshire Police say they hope the road will be reopen by 12.30pm. A spokesman said: “Four vehicles are involved including ...

A man who broke a window at the home of his now estranged partner, has been fined by magistrates at Boston. Steve Jackson, 28, who at the time had been living at Youngs Row, Sutton Bridge but now lives in Cambridge, admitted causing damage when he appeared before magistrates in Boston. The court was told the couple had been in ...

Menswear brand Skopes are the latest name to arrive at Springfields Shopping Outlet. Founded and run by the Cope family the brand is based on its fine tailoring tradition, the store is due to open in late November. Mike Barber, head of retail at Skopes, said: “Springfields Outlet is a key location for Skopes, and we are thrilled to be launching ...

Patients at the closing Spalding GP Surgery are to be registered with Gosberton Medical Centre, it’s been announced. However, they’re being told to continue to attend appointments at its current Johnson Hospital base for now. In a Frequently Asked Questions factsheet sent to patient it says: “Gosberton Medical Centre have made a commitment to continue providing services from Johnson Community ...

An election to replace the two council roles left by the passing of Angela Newton is set to take place on Thursday December 8. New representatives need to be elected of the Spalding Monkshouse ward on South Holland District Council and the Spalding West division on Lincolnshire County Council. It follows the death of Independent councillor Angela Newton in August ...