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New report shines light on future health needs of Lincolnshire

Nigel Chapman — Sat, 24 Jun 2017 08:09:35 +0000

Population growth in South Holland has been higher than anywhere in Lincolnshire outside of Boston in recent years and will continue, a new report says. The Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) – which will help inform future health commissioning – highlights increased rates of domestic violence in the district, the lowest county figure for […]

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Dakota’s BBC DIY SOS home is up for sale

Nigel Chapman — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:06:57 +0000

A family whose home was transformed on the BBC programme DIY SOS have put it on the market – and are hoping someone else with a disability will now benefit. Four years ago, Paula Wheeldon returned to the home following a ten-day overhaul by the programme’s team and volunteering local tradesmen to make it more […]

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Halved housing plan for Pinchbeck poised for approval

Nigel Chapman — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 09:38:07 +0000

A new bid to put housing on Pinchbeck’s Nursery Fresh Plants premises is recommended for approval – albeit for 100 homes instead of the previously indicated 200. AMJ Construction was previously refused permission to build 200 homes on the Keston Nurseries site, in Mill Green Road. The site is located outside of the current settlement […]

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40 new homes planned on Pinchbeck field

Nigel Chapman — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 06:41:30 +0000

A developer wants to build 40 homes on an agricultural field diagonally opposite Birchgrove Garden Centre in Surfleet Road, Pinchbeck. Kirk Homes, of Enterprise Way, Pinchbeck, has submitted the plan to South Holland District Council for a field a little closer to Surfleet than the garden centre. The plan states permission would normally be turned […]

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Development of Tongue End biogas plant on hold temporarily

Nigel Chapman — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 18:31:31 +0000

The Deeping St Nicholas firm given planning permission for a controversial anaerobic digestion plant is weighing up the latest technology before proceeding. WD Branton was granted consent for the development on land south of Counter Drain Drove in Tongue End. Several residents had objected to the planning application on the grounds of disturbance to their […]

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LETTER: Government must find long-term solution to end ‘dementia tax’

Nigel Chapman — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 15:28:29 +0000

The “dementia tax” may have shaped the General Election campaign, but it’s not a new issue. For too long, the 11,000 people living with dementia in Lincolnshire have been struggling to pay the catastrophic costs of their care. That’s because, unlike other conditions, people with dementia don’t get free care on the NHS. This is […]

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Suspected drink-driver arrested after two-vehicle crash in Crowland

Nigel Chapman — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 15:15:28 +0000

A motorist is being investigated on suspicion of drink-driving following a crash which saw another motorist seriously injured. It happened on the B1166, Hulls Drove, Crowland, at 4.45pm last Friday, leading to a two-hour closure of the road. A 43-year-old from the Peterborough area was taken to Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital under arrest and later “released […]

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Renewed confidence over Holbeach town centre after independent survey

Nigel Chapman — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 09:58:38 +0000

An air of positivity has arisen from an independent assessment of Holbeach town centre. It showed that 29 per cent of the businesses were “excellent beacon status”. And even though the percentage of empty shops at the time of the survey was more than one in seven (15 per cent) – against a national figure […]

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£39,200 to Holbeach Hospital to maintain help in community

Nigel Chapman — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 08:04:57 +0000

Holbeach Hospital has been gifted £39,200 by Holbeach Nursing Association to enable it to continue to help the local community. Holbeach Nursing Association (originally Holbeach Sick Poor Fund) was set up before the Health Service was established in order to provide help to the local community to cover the extras required when illness happened […]

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‘Terrific’ response to Grenfell Tower appeal by South Holland residents

Nigel Chapman — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 05:20:45 +0000

Clothes donations came in quickly after Spalding charity Ella’s Project launched a snap appeal for Grenfell Tower victims. Mark Le Sage, who runs the charity with wife Sarah, asked for unwanted clothes for people of all ages, which could be sent to help families in the London disaster. The appeal was publicised on websites and […]

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