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Planning applications: February 16, 2021 Here are the latest planning applications submitted to local councils South Holland District Council Mr E Whitfield, Railway Cottage, Counter Drain Drove, Tongue End, details of wildlife survey. Mr A Bedford, Plot 7, South of Highstock Lane, Gedney Hill, proposed two storey, four bed detached dwelling with detached garage including means of access, parking and turning and hard and soft landscaping. Mr and Mrs D Wilson, 66 Spalding Road, Holbeach, extens...

Sutton Bridge man convicted of drink driving  | Updated: 12:04, 09 February 2021 A Sutton Bridge man has been convicted of a drink-drive offence in his absence. Sean Flanagan, 32, was medically unfit to attend Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on Monday. On his behalf, solicitor Damian Willatt entered a guilty plea to the charge of failing to provide a specimen for analysis at King’s Lynn on December 11, 2020. Court news The court was told that Flanagan, of Wharf Street, has a separat...

Business is booming for Norfolk company despite the pandemic  | Updated: 11:09, 27 January 2021 For many businesses, coronavirus is the toughest problem theyve ever had to face. With their customers under lockdown, shops shuttered, cashflow drying up and their staff on furlough, they wonder how theyre going to survive. But amid all these threats, some companies are finding ways to forge ahead. Lee Martin, owner of Norfolk in a Box (44144445) Once such company is Norfolk in a Box which has see...

Dramatic reduction in 505 service in and out of Kings Lynn A bus service in and out of Lynn will have its timetable halved from Sunday, January 24. Stagecoach has drastically reduced the number of services on its 505 route to and from Spalding, due to Covid. Among the changes are the earliest bus leaving Lynn bus station being 9.05am from Monday to Saturday. Stagecoach will run a revised and reduced timetable between Lynn and Spalding from Sunday, January 24 The current timetable has three serv...

By: Deputy Editor It’s been a dramatic start to 2021 for Britain’s electricity system, with record high prices recorded in both the nations day ahead market and its Balancing Mechanism. As low winds and cold temperatures began to tighten capacity on the grid, National Grid ESO - Britains system operator - issued a number of Electricity Margin Notices (EMN). There have been six this winter already, a number not seen since 2008. Following each of the most recent EMNs there has been a drama...

Hunstanton lifeboat together with HM Coastguard officers from Sutton Bridge was paged to search for a missing crew member in Wisbech port.

Spalding, Surfleet and Holbeach court cases which appeared in Boston and Lincoln Magistrates Court Here are the local cases which appeared Lincolnshire Magistrates Courts. Lincoln Magistrates Court – November 7 Vilmantas Cepulis (43), of London Road, Spalding. Speeding, Spalding, November 30, 2019, £80 fine, three penalty points. Speeding, Spalding, December 6, 2019, £80 fine, three penalty points. Speeding, Spalding, December 9, 2019, £80 fine, three penalty points. Speeding, Spa...

Darren Gallagher has been a roofer since 1987 - Credit: Darren Gallagher A roofer has warned people against the ‘Good Samaritans’ conning people out of hundreds of pounds. Darren Gallagher, from Sutton Bridge, has just finished putting lead on someone’s roof after what appeared to be a helpful offer from a business, turned out to be a con. He has seen a rise in scams in the Walpoles and West Lynn. The most recent fix was after somebody appeared to have the lead fixed on their chimney. Ins...

Deputy Editor, Current± Fossil fuel generation has more than halved over the last decade, hitting a new record low in 2020. Just 102.7TWh was produced by coal and gas-fired plants combined last year, compared with 230.5TWh in 2011, according to analysis from EnAppSys. As carbon intensive electricity generation has fallen away, the renewables sector has become a dominant player in the power mix. In 2020, renewables produced a record 41% (120.3TWh) of Great Britain’s overall electricity outpu...

CQC lift conditions imposed on Kings Lynn maternity unit which is used by Long Sutton and Sutton Bridge  | Updated: 10:44, 14 January 2021 Improvements made at maternity unit have been recognised by a regulator. Staff at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kings Lynn, which serves Sutton Bridge and Long Sutton, are delighted that the Care Quality Commission have a number of conditions imposed following a visit in July 2018. The trust was asked to improve areas in a number of areas, including mate...