The Spalding & South Holland Voice

20/12/2024

"The staff on the children’s wards were amazing and not only supported me but also my mum and dad."

A 15-year-old from Long Sutton has dressed as a reindeer for the day to raise money for the hospital that treated him when he was young. Osten Woodhouse raised over £100 for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kings Lynn by dressing up at the University Academy Long Sutton yesterday (Thursday, December...

20/12/2024

It's said to be in a dilapidated state.

An application to demolish a 155-year-old former chapel has been submitted, while a separate plan for one even older has been granted permission to become a home. The former Wesleyan Chapel building in Seas End Road, Surfleet Seas End, is thought to have been built in 1869 and ceased to be a chapel....

20/12/2024

The company previously outlined that the cost for an onshore underground alternative to the pylons is approximately £6.5 billion, while an offshore subsea cable would cost £4.3 billion

Lincolnshire County Council has submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to National Grid, asking the company to justify its claims that building pylons across the county is cheaper than installing an underground cable. It has almost been a year since National Grid first announced its plan t...

19/12/2024

“The people of Holbeach have given a great deal of money and time to be able to keep this service."

Residents at Holbeach Hospital have a new present before Christmas, thanks to a generous donation. The day room at the community-run institution has been completely revamped and now includes its own bar.The work had been funded from the estate of the late Jean Stupple, a previous resident of the hos...

19/12/2024

The homes were in Spalding and Sutton Bridge.

Two landlords have been fined for having unsafe electrics in their properties, South Holland District Council says. The authority hasn't released names of the individuals, or what punishments they received, but did say the pair received a combined total of £65,000 in fines. One of the landlords was...

19/12/2024

Police are asking drivers to avoid the area for the next few hours.

Three vehicles, one of which has hit a tree, have been involved in a collision in Spalding which is creating traffic delays. One member of the public told The Voice that three fire crews, Lincolnshire Police and ambulances are currently at the scene on the junction of West Elloe Avenue and Pinchbeck...

19/12/2024

“It’s simple – put homes where the jobs are, like around the food zone in Holbeach, Lincoln, or market towns with expanding industrial estates."

South Holland would need to build 26 per cent more new homes a year according to government targets. And they should be built in places like Holbeach, a key county councillor has said, writes Local Democracy Reporter Jamie Waller.The Labour government announced a new planning policy this week to dea...

19/12/2024

The EA say flooding in properties isn't likely but is urging people to avoid footpaths around rivers.

Flood alerts have been issued for both the River Welland and River Glen this morning, Thursday, December 12. The Environment Agency has issued its lowest level of warning saying some flooding is likely near the waterways, but not to properties. A spokesman said: "Over the last 24 hours we have seen....

19/12/2024

It's part of a lady's thank you for the care her dad received in his last two weeks.

https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/nursery-kids-help-elderly-celebrate-christmas-as-thank-you-for-help-during-teachers-worst-two-weeks/

19/12/2024

The inquest was adjourned until May.

An inquest has opened into the death of a Spalding mother whose body was found at her home. The body of 37-year-old Kristine Sparane was found at her home in Winsover Road at around 7.30pm on Tuesday, November 26. Brian Simpson, 64, of Nene Court, Spalding, was later charged with her murder and will...

19/12/2024

Free bus travel is offered, but only from as far as Spalding.

A parent from Donington has raised how difficult it is for her son to get to sixth form in Bourne due to a lack of busses through the village. The local secondary school, Cowley Academy, does not have a sixth form.It is a member of the South Lincolnshire Academies Trust with pupils from both there 1...

18/12/2024

Thank you so much for your amazing donations to Give A Gift and all the businesses and groups that have helped.

You've played your part in making someone's Christmas extra special.

The generosity of the public will make Christmas a much nicer time for those in need as the Give a Gift campaign celebrates its most successful year to date. Give a Gift has passed on donated toys to less fortunate children for the last 12 years.Coun Mark Le Sage, founder of Ella’s Project and par...

18/12/2024

The report awards ‘good’ grade for behaviour and attitude; personal development and sixth form provision. But inspectors said the quality of education and leadership ‘requires improvement.’

A South Holland school has a broad curriculum and high expectations of its students, according to a recent Ofsted report. But University Academy Holbeach needs to improve bother leadership, management and the quality of education.The report awards 'good' grade for behaviour and attitude; personal de...

18/12/2024

The pair want more to be done on speed around the Severn Road and Thames Road, areas.

A petition has been handed to South Holland Police over speeding around a Spalding estate. Tracey Mills, of Severn Road and Helen Nicholls, of Thames Road, started the petition after Tracey's cat Tigger died after being run over.The pair also say they are concerned for the number of elderly people w...

18/12/2024

“It’s important people can recognise their elected members and hold them to account.”

South Holland District Council looks set to be abolished and the starting gun fired on a race to replace it. This week the government published details of its ‘devolution’ proposals which include one authority (known as a unitary) looking after day-to-day services in the area.Currently they’re...

18/12/2024

The church has not said why, after two years of volunteer work, it is not opening it to the public.

Broken-hearted volunteers who spent two years creating a community garden have been told it won't be open to the wider public. Pinchbeck Baptist Church has come in for criticism after telling the group that its 'vision had changed' and the garden wouldn't be open.Charlotte Kehlan Kebbell has been le...

18/12/2024

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It's been an incredible year (our 10th!!!). We'd like to thank all our readers, advertisers and contributors for your continued support.

Merry Christmas to you all and a Happy New Year.

17/12/2024

What do you make of the new street furniture?

A council says it listened to the public on its new designs for Spalding town centre after it was criticised for not consulting on the designs installed. South Holland District Council did carry out a consultation on its proposals for seating and planters earlier in the year.What’s been put in pla...