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Police appeal over reports of children climbing Spalding town centre roofs

Richard Rush — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:26:59 +0000

South Holland Police have warned people off climbing on buildings in the centre of Spalding. Officers say they’ve had reports of children clambering on roofs which has also led to the buildings being damaged. “We want to remind people the risks of trespassing on these high buildings,” a spokesman said. “This will often result in […]

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Health fears over huge poultry farm

Richard Rush — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:31:05 +0000

Potential pollution issues from a proposed massive poultry factory farm was on the agenda at a recent public meeting. The application, by Holbeach Poultry Ltd would see more than 3.8m chickens go through the unit in Whaplode Drove each year. Lincolnshire already has a high level of ammonia pollution, according to figures recently released by […]

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Change leads to new board faces

Richard Rush — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:28:25 +0000

The head of Springfields and a vicar are among the new faces on the group tasked with spending £20m on Spalding over the next ten years after it realised it needed more people who live locally. Simon Stone, the retail director at the shopping outlet, Rev Robert Parker-McGee of St Mary and St Nicolas Church, […]

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Over 100 ASB cases reported at district council housing

Richard Rush — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:25:47 +0000

More than 100 cases of anti-social behaviour were logged by South Holland District Council around its social housing in the last year. Members of the authority’s policy development panel were told that the authority had recorded a total of 117 cases of anti-social behaviour (ASB) between April 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026, writes Local […]

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Council has no issue with pylons

Richard Rush — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:19:09 +0000

Proposals to extend overhead power cables and add more pylons to a run in South Holland have not been objected to by South Holland District Council. Two separate planning applications relating to Spalding Tee-Point, Surfleet Seas End and Moulton Seas End were submitted to South Holland District Council. Both applications are due to be discussed […]

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Travellers’ site recommended for approval

Richard Rush — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:12:05 +0000

Plans for a traveller site on Raven’s Gate, Holbeach St Johns look likely to be approved. The application for one residential plot with one caravan and a day room is set to go before members of South Holland District Council’s planning committee on Wednesday (April 29). A report says the caravan would be used for […]

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Padel application smashed down

Richard Rush — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:07:27 +0000

Another application to turn barns into padel courts near Spalding has been refused. Gramaro Properties Ltd applied to build two courts for the rapidly-growing sport on Holbeach Road barns as well as converting another into an office. The application was for the site of Bridge Farm, 450 metres east of the A16 McDonald’s roundabout. However […]

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Mum’s meeting with politicians

Richard Rush — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:04:54 +0000

A campaigning mum says she’s ‘quietly confident’ of instigating a law change in memory of her murdered daughter. Last week Annette Bramley visited the Houses of Parliament to meet with Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls, Jess Phillips and Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp. They both gave their […]

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MP’s call for a screen time ban

Richard Rush — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:01:00 +0000

South Holland MP Sir John Hayes has called for government action on the amount of screen time young people experience. He spoke at Parliament last week calling for greater regulation of how long young people use phones, computers or TVs for, calling it a ‘growing menace’. It follows MPs voting against a ban on under […]

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New housing plan earmarks 22 sites

Richard Rush — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:54:41 +0000

Spalding has ‘significant potential for growth’ and Holbeach is an example of a success story for it, a new proposal on where to build in Lincolnshire states. The new Greater Lincolnshire Combined Authority (GLCCA), headed by the Mayor Andrea Jenkyns, has set out its Housing Policy to build in the area. It states that there’s […]

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