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SEND provision leads to £51m overspend on school, county council say

Richard Rush — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:20:46 +0000

Lincolnshire County Council is expecting to spend £51 million more than budgeted on schools this year amid ‘significant financial pressures’ on services. Budget papers have warned the huge overspend is due to more young people than ever requiring Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) support in school, writes Local Democracy Reporter Jamie Waller. While the […]

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Spalding road to be re-laid

Richard Rush — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:33:37 +0000

Motorists have been told to ‘expect brief delays’ as a Spalding is to be re-laid. Repairs are set to be carried out on Knipe Avenue on Monday to Wednesday of next week (August 24 to 25) ahead of further surfacing work on Wednesday, September 2 and Friday, September 5. Then ‘post jointing’ work being carried […]

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Developer allowed to drop health and education contributions, but authority told to look at ‘clawback clause’

Richard Rush — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:33:36 +0000

A developer has been told it doesn’t have to pay £685,000 towards improvements to local health and education facilities – but a council has been told it could still get the money back if it puts in a ‘clawback’ clause. Emerald Homes has successfully applied to South Holland District Council to not provide financial Section […]

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Next phase of Active Travel work in Spalding will see closure of Woolram Wygate

Richard Rush — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:43:26 +0000

Woolram Wygate is to close for just short of two months as part of the next phase of works on Pinchbeck Road in Spalding. The one way system will also be moved further north when phase three of the Active Travel scheme begins in ‘early September’. That’s when Woolram Wygate will be completely closed ‘until […]

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County council’s adult care is told to improve

Richard Rush — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:36:43 +0000

Lincolnshire County Council has been told its adult care services requires improvement by the healthcare watchdog. In nine categories the Care Quality Commission rated the service as below average (two out of four) in five categories and above (three out of four) in four. Key issues that needed addressing included that ‘the authority had some […]

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Production plans for liquid fertiliser

Richard Rush — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:04:43 +0000

Proposals to produce liquid fertiliser at a Crowland farm have no objections from the Environment Agency or South Holland District Council. An application has been made for Decoy Farm, Spalding Road, to install plant and machinery to produce ammonium sulphate to be used as liquid fertiliser as part of the existing anaerobic digestion process. The […]

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Hayes criticises council shake-up

Richard Rush — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:00:12 +0000

South Holland MP Sir John Hayes says he believes the forthcoming shake-up of local councils will take power ‘further away from the people it affects’ and has vowed to fight for a compromise. He told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that he will continue to press the government to split the new unitary Lincolnshire Council […]

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Pair continue Castle fight

Richard Rush — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:20:33 +0000

Users of the Castle Sports Complex arguing for more features in the facility under construction say they won’t give up campaigning. Since the plans were announced over two years ago, a number of residents have questioned why a sauna is not included in the £26m new development, something the existing leisure centre has. There’s also […]

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Home Office send written confirmation it will not buy the former Bridge Hotel for asylum seekers

Richard Rush — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:20:49 +0000

The Home Office has confirmed in writing it will not go ahead in purchasing the former Bridge Hotel in Sutton Bridge for asylum seekers. Following a public outcry at the move earlier this year, a meeting heard that South Holland District Council would seek written assurance from the government it wouldn’t go ahead with the […]

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Man fined for state of Long Sutton property he was renting out

Richard Rush — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:53:05 +0000

A private rental landlord has been successfully prosecuted after failing to comply with a legal order to clean up a property he was renting where a number of serious hazards were identified. South Holland District Council had to get a court order to break into the home owned by Peter Higgins after he ignored inspection […]

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