Business

  The bus operator under fire from passengers for reducing services and altering the route of others has blamed “continual congestion” in Spalding and lack of income. Brylaine Travel says it has had to axe some early buses from the Into Town service around Spalding to make it commercially viable because it is not subsidised. And the firm denied claims ...

A petition against the cuts to Brylaine’s Spalding Town bus service has reached 700 signatures. The petition, which will be handed over to local MP and Minister of State for Transport John Hayes, asks for one of the two axed early-morning services and a lunchtime run to be reinstated. Organiser Carol Hudson said: “Brylaine says at no point have Spalding ...

A firm which has been manufacturing timber windows and doors in Donington since 1884 is planning to dramatically reduce its heating bills by utilising factory by-products. And George Barnsdale is also looking to grow this year by recruiting engineer graduates, and is hoping to find some local talent. The High Street firm says it is dedicated to the environment and ...

Europe’s largest producer of pumpkins is confident that he won’t be left sweating over the readiness of this year’s Spalding crop. David Bowman says a combination of the 2014 weather and years of experience tells him not to lose any sleep over the imminent harvest. In some wet years recently his firm has been a little concerned that its crop ...

Kerry Foods, which has a large factory in Spalding, has been bought for an undisclosed amount. Pork Farms Group has acquired the manufacturing, warehouse and back office support functions of Kerry Foods’ Spalding and Poole sites. A spokesman for Pork Farms Group told The Voice: “With regards to job implications for the Spalding site, while we can never rule out the ...

Moore Thompson offer some hints and tips on getting the right pension. I keep hearing about big changes for pensions. What do they mean for me? There will soon be some very significant changes to the way people can access certain pension funds. Very simply, they mean that from April 2015 savers will be able to access defined contribution pension ...

When Gill Chamberlain looked after her brother-in-law’s handbag shop in Lincoln for a short time she found a passion for the business and decided to open a small unit at Baytree Nurseries Garden Centre, High Road, Weston in April. Due to the success of the business a few short months later Gill realised that the current premises were simply not ...

Buses have stopped calling at The Johnson Community Hospital – partly because turning into and out of the site has been deemed dangerous. Brylaine Travel, which runs the K59 service between Spalding and Boston, has also removed a loop around nearby Enterprise Way and Wardentree Lane in Pinchbeck, prompting disappointment from workers who relied upon it. Brylaine says there is ...

Dedicated baker Richard Pacey is about to remove a batch of scrumptious bread rolls from his beloved oven for the final time. His business has been a cornerstone of Red Lion Street, Spalding for very nearly a century, but will cease trading on Saturday, August 23. It will be a sad time for 71-year-old Richard, who has run Pacey’s with ...

A proposed new Spar shop in Spalding, which caused a storm of protest when planning permission was sought five years ago, is finally to be built. The developer has confirmed to The Voice that work on the store in Winsover Road will get under way in 2015. A spokesman said: “I can confirm it’s a store we hope to build ...

An essential event for Greater Lincolnshire businesses will take place in October. LEP Business Live will bring together two events in one: last year’s successful Business Live event and the annual summit of the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The free event will take place at the EPIC Centre, Lincolnshire Showground, on Friday, October 24 and will feature exhibitors, ...

Morriss and Mennie Estate Agents would like to introduce their passionate and focused fully trained, experienced sales team and their newest member of staff. Associate Director Donna Morris would like to welcome the new branch manager for Spalding and Holbeach, Karen Elvin. Karen comes from a very strong estate agency background with a wealth of experience of over 12 years ...

Tenants will soon be able to enjoy two brand new homes in Cowbit. The properties have recently been completed and will be rented to tenants of South Holland District Council. The two bedroom homes have been built in Stonegate by D Brown Builders Ltd and were handed over to councillors at the site last week. The buildings have energy efficient ...

  A major new visitor attraction for South Holland is being planned at Fleet. Hundreds of thousands of people have glimpsed Bill Payne’s ever-increasing large collection of vintage tractors as they pass his home on the A17 Washway Road. Now the Farm Café owner is hoping to capitalise on the growing interest. He’s ready to spend £250,000 creating a vintage ...

A major business park for Spalding, which will create 2,000 jobs, has been granted outline planning permission. Lincs Gateway Business Park will include a Premier Inn hotel, Brewers Fayre pub, restaurant/cafe, conference and function centre, and fuel station. The plan by Holbeach firm Ashley King Developments will be on land either side of Barrier Bank, next to the A16 roundabout. ...

Several neighbouring residents are unhappy with the Lincs Gateway Business Park plan for Spalding in its current state. They want the ‘noisy’ warehouse element to not be located near their properties, and they say a bridleway alongside the site cannot and should not be upgraded to a pedestrian and cyclist access. Graham Brown has lived in Fen End Lane for ...

Your Letting Solutions is Spalding’s newest letting agent specialising in property letting and management. Based in Spalding, Your Letting Solutions director Ben Appleby is determined to make an impact on an ever-growing property market, by offering competitive fees coupled with unrivalled levels of service. Ben has many years experience in the property arena including property management, lettings and sales within ...

A proposal for a third care home in Saracen’s Head run by the same operator has been refused. Last week’s planning committee meeting at South Holland District Council heard that one user of the facilities run by Regard Partnership had given carers the slip recently. Village resident Erica Wicks said a worker was spotted looking for him in pampas grass ...

Spalding’s Iceland store has children’s TV characters Peppa Pig and George in store on Saturday (9am-3pm). It’s part of a week of fundraising for the Royal British Legion by Iceland. The Winfrey Retail Park store has a raffle to win £50 of vouchers, tombola, cake stall on Friday and Saturday and a sponsored bike ride around Grafham Water by staff ...

A major new development in Spalding – labelled Lincs Gateway Business Park – has been granted outline planning permission. The plan includes a Premier Inn hotel, Brewer’s Fayre pub, restaurant/cafe, conference and function centre and fuel station. About 2,000 jobs would be supported with Ashley King Developments’ scheme, which will be on land either side of Barrier Bank, next to ...