Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to trace in connection with the theft of a chainsaw and safety helmet near Bourne.

A Husqvarna-made chainsaw and helmet were stolen from the back of the truck while parked in Hanthorpe Road, Stainfield, just after noon on Saturday, March 11.

Anyone with information about the thefts or the man and car pictured should either call 101 or Crimestoppers, in confidence, on 0800 555 111.

Senior staff at two Spalding schools have been told to use “common sense” to ease traffic “chaos” in a town street.

People living in Matmore Gate have complained to Spalding High School about students parking on the road because of insufficient room outside the school in nearby Stonegate.

One parent, who asked not to be named, urged staff at the school to reach a deal with Spalding Academy for students who drive to and from school to use an available car park in Matmore Gate.

The parent said: “The sheer volume of traffic in Matmore Gate means there’s nowhere for bigger vehicles to pull in so that other drivers can go past them.

“When sixth form students at Spalding High School arrive and go home, it can be gridlock because they have to leave their cars on the road due to insufficient car parking at the school.

“In my mind, there is a solution as the Post 16 Centre car park is nearly always empty.

“So if the High School can work together with Spalding Academy to let students use it, it will hopefully ease some of the congestion.”

The High School wrote to students and parents earlier this month, asking them to “park with consideration and sensibility” in the area of Matmore Gate and Mulberry Way, directly opposite the Post 16 Centre.

The parent said: “There’s no need for this chaos in Matmore Gate as the Post 16 Centre car park is sitting there empty.

“I’m sure there’s a way around the problem of using it and it’s just a bit of common sense that’s needed.”

Michele Anderson, headmistress at Spalding High School, said: “In recent weeks we have been contacted by a small number of neighbours about parking on Matmore Gate and the surrounding area.

“The High School has been very proactive and supportive in working with local residents to reduce any inconvenience caused to them.

“Not all of those parking in the area or causing the inconvenience have been students or parents of the High School but, where they have been our students, we have addressed the matter.

“We have also sent several letters to parents reminding them of the procedures for drop-off and collection of pupils and worked proactively with the police.

“When surveying the area recently, we were advised that the parked cars belonging to our students were not illegally parked, despite residents’ concerns.

“One must consider that we have a primary school, secondary school and the Post 16 centre all within a short distance of Matmore Gate.

“If those wishing to park on local roads did so with consideration then the inconvenience to residents would, hopefully, be minimal.

“The High School has also discussed the use of the Post 16 centre with Spalding Academy

“However, at this stage, this is not possible.”

Meanwhile, a spokesman for South Lincolnshire Academies Trust which runs Spalding Academy, said: “It is not within our power to grant permission as the site is owned by the Department for Education and is currently covenanted for the provision of on-site 16 to 19 vocational education.

“We are therefore unable to allow members of the general public to use the site as our insurance and liability would be compromised, as would the safety and safeguarding of staff and students currently using the site.

“In addition, it is likely that the Post 16 Centre and its car park will become busier in the future and so any change at this stage would not be sustainable.”

Andy Wharff, local highways manager for South Lincolnshire, said, “I would urge students and parents of children at schools near to Matmore Gate to park safely and responsibly a bit further from school and walk a short distance, if necessary.

“This would be better and rather than inconveniencing local residents by causing congestion and parking across driveways.

“If the schools can come together and agree on alternative parking provision that is something we would support and it would help ease the situation.“

Police are looking for a Cobra CB Radio that was stolen from a garage in Deeping St James.

It happened in The Parslins, off Rycroft Avenue, between 5pm on Monday and 9.45pm on Tuesday.

Anyone with information should call 101, quoting incident 473 of March 21.

Also in Deeping St James, another garage was targeted after intruders smashed a window.

It happened between 5pm on Monday and 8.20am on Tuesday, although nothing was stolen.

When calling police, quote incident 63 of March 21.

Several tools were stolen from a shed that was broken into near Bourne.

It happened outside a house in Lound Road, Toft, between 5pm on Wednesday, March 15, and 10am on Saturday, March 18.

Anyone with information should call 101.

The Spalding Guardian needs your help to make the life of a Deeping St Nicholas youngster and his family brighter and better for the future.

Kieran Taylor (seven) has the chance to undergo pioneering treatment for a rare brain tumour at a hospital in the USA.

Parents Karen and Steve Taylor will be taking Kieran for proton beam therapy to treat his craniopharyngioma thanks to funding by the NHS which is also meeting the family’s flight and accommodation costs for the trip.

But the family will have to find at least £10,000 for living costs, travel insurance, visas and the air fare for Kieran’s nine-year-old sister Caitlin.

The Guardian is supporting the family with a £500 donation from our Children’s Fund, but Kieran, Caitlin, who both attend St John’s Primary School, and their parents are hoping the people of South Holland will help them as well.

In addition, whilst Karen and Steve’s employers are happy for them to go with their son to the USA, they won’t be paid while they are out there.

Karen said: “Kieran started losing his eyesight last February when he could only see something that was directly in front of him.

“Then in March, Kieran started being sick so we went to see a paediatrician (children’s doctor) in April and he went for a scan at Peterborough City Hospital in May.

“Kieran was then transferred to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, where the doctors decided to do an operation to remove the tumour because the pressure of it behind Kieran’s eyes could have left him blind.

“They managed to get 95 per cent of the tumour out, but Kieran was left on medication for the rest of his life as his body can’t cope with stress.

“One minute Kieran’s fine but the next minute he’ll have an almighty outburst.

“Kieran has a sister who remembers when he was as a fun-loving child and now she keeps saying that she wants her younger brother back.”

Although benign (non-spreading), craniopharyngioma can cause sudden and unexpected changes in behaviour, eyesight problems, weight gain and growth difficulties.

Proton beam therapy, a type of radiotherapy used to destroy cancerous cells without damaging other parts of the body, is not yet available in the UK.

Karen said: “The doctors at Addenbrooke’s are worried that if the cancerous cells in Keiran’s brain are left there then he’ll need an operation every six to 12 months.

“However, the proton beam therapy will mean that Kieran won’t need an operation for ten to 20 years.

“We feel that this treatment will give Kieran his childhood back as he can go tumour-free for the next ten years.”

Paul Reid, Kieran’s head teacher at St John’s Primary School, said: “Kieran is a delightful pupil who, over the past few months, has demonstrated remarkable bravery and been an example to everyone.

“Even when faced with the difficulties he has because of his illness, Kieran is full of inquisitiveness and always has a lot to say for himself.

“Kieran deserves the chance to be able to have this treatment so that he can get back to being the normal little boy with the big personality that we have got to know so well since he joined St John’s.

“I really hope that Spalding Guardian readers will support this appeal so that his family are able to go to America and be with him, without having to worry too much about the financial cost of living in the USA while he undergoes treatment.”

• You can make donations by cash or cheque – to Lincs Free Press Children’s Fund. Send your donation to ‘Kieran Appeal’, Spalding Guardian, Priory House, The Crescent, Spalding PE11 1AB, or pop it into our recption, open 9am to 5pm Monday to Thursday.

An ex-Donington student is nearing peak fitness for the biggest run of his life after playing football just a month before his marathon adventure.

Jordan Effield (21), of Billingborough, used up minimal reserves of energy to organise a charity match at the home of Spalding United Football Club as a fundraiser before next month’s London Marathon.

The match played on Sunday between a side managed by Jordan and one led by his brother Daniel Coleman (28), of Sutterton, at Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field was a seven-goal thriller, won by the marathon man’s side 4-3.

Jordan said: “Before organising the match, I got in touch with a few football clubs, including Spalding United who redirected me to South Holland District Council.

“A lady at the council who I spoke to was brilliant in letting us use the pitch and then I tried to make the teams as even as possible.

“I got the footballers, mostly friends that I knew from school, college and through playing football on Saturdays, to pay and then play for Macmillan Cancer Support.

“My dad and brother also played after I thought up the idea of making things a bit different by giving people the incentive to pay and play.”

Jordan, who used to live in Gosberton but normally plays for Pinchbeck United, has given up football for a season to train for the marathon on Sunday, April 23.

His aim is to raise at least £2,000 for Macmillan and the charity match raised £250 towards it, with the help of Pinchbeck United who supplied the playing kit for both teams.

Jordan said: “As a kid, I’d watch the London Marathon on TV if I woke up in time.

“I used to sit there and say to myself ‘it looks amazing’.

“I tried to enter the ballot for a runner’s place but, instead, I picked a couple of charities that meant a lot to me and Macmillan said I could run for them.

“My mum, dad and brothers are all coming down to support me, along with some friends and work colleagues.”

Jordan will be in good company amongst other runners from South Holland, as well as stars of screen and sport.

Lisa Gill, of Spalding, is running for The Adolescent and Children’s Trust (TACT), Spalding Grammar School PE teacher Chris Crane is raising money for Asthma UK and market trader Ian Johnson, of Swineshead, is fundraising for Breast Cancer Now.

All three will be lining up for the 26.2-mile run from Blackheath/Greenwich to Westminster alongside TV and radio presenter Chris Evans, double Olympic rowing gold medallists Helen Glover and Heather Stanning, pop group Scouting for Girls and Eastenders star Adam Woodyatt (Ian Beale).

To sponsor Jordan, visit http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com and then type in his name.

Spalding police carried out speed checks in south Lincolnshire yesterday (Thursday).

Advice was given and tickets issued in Holbeach, Moulton Seas End and Cowbit.

A woman from the Bourne area has received serious injuries after an accident on the A15 near Sleaford on Wednesday.

The collision happened at 2.15pm between the Holdingham roundabout and the A153 roundabout and involved a Nissan Micra and a Kia Sorento towing a caravan.

The driver of the Micra, a 61 year-old woman from the Bourne area, was taken to Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham with serious injuries.

A couple from Leicestershire, who were in the Kia, were treated at Lincoln County hospital for less serious injuries.

Road closures were in place and the road was reopened at 7pm. Any witnesses who have not already spoken to police are asked to call 101, quoting incident number 183 of March 22.

Voters in Bourne and the Deepings have three weeks left to register to vote in the Lincolnshire County Council elections on Thursday, May 4.

Polling cards have been sent out across South Kesteven and anyone yet to get one is asked to check if they are registered.

The electoral register is held by South Kesteven District Council’s electoral registration office which can be contacted on 01476 406080.

If not, you can register online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote before the deadline at 5pm on Thursday, April 13.

To vote by post, you will need to apply by 5pm on Tuesday, April 18.

Healthwatch Lincolnshire want to hear from families in South Holland about their experiences of the children and teenage mental health services.

Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust and CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) is gathering feedback from people about how helpful they have found is support for youngsters in the county.

The information will be used to make improvements and all comments will be treated in confidence.

To have your say on CAMHS, complete the survey online at https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/CAMHSYPsurvey

Spalding-based recruitment firm Encore Personnel has invested in a new team of specialists to ensure companies do not suffer from employee shortages during their peak trading times.

The four-strong External Recruitment Team (ERT) has been created in response to a recent decline in the number of people applying for roles, particularly those from other EU countries.

The team is now proactively looking to attract candidates who can offer their skills to fill temporary and full-time roles at companies across the country.

It will enhance the service already offered by Encore’s ten branches, including Spalding’s in New Road, and the onsite recruitment teams working throughout the UK located on their client’s premises; where in 2016 they supplied an average of 4,500 temporary workers per week to the food, energy, engineering, driving and manufacturing sectors.

Nikki Gallier, company training and projects manager, who heads up the ERT, said: “Companies often need to source additional labour during busy times of their business cycle.

“This can be a reactive process that needs to be carried out swiftly and efficiently.

“We have seen workforces increase tenfold during such times, so it is vital there are enough skilled people available to fill these roles.

“As we have seen a decline in the number of people applying for these roles, Encore is dedicated to attracting new candidates so companies are not left with a shortfall.

“Encore is proactively looking to mitigate the possible impact of Brexit in manufacturing, supply chain and logistics, and with the creation of our new team will ensure companies can work to their full capacity at all times.”

• Established in 2002, Encore is a market leader in recruitment.

Named by Recruiter magazine as one of the UK’s fastest-growing recruitment businesses and finalists for Best Company to work for. Encore operates from ten offices across the country – Coventry, Nottingham, Derby, Telford, Slough, Spalding, Leicester, Leeds, Northampton and Birmingham as well as Managed Service provisions on site across the country

Encore are the 37th (out of 3,500) fastest growing recruitment businesses in the UK (Recruiter, Feb 2016).

The place an average of 4,000 temporary and permanent workers every week.

• For more information about the opportunities available with Encore Personnel, visit www.encorepersonnel.co.uk

Shoppers in Kirton enjoyed a family fun day to mark the 
official opening of a new-look Costcutter store on Boston Road.

Mother and daughter owners Manjula and Suenita Keshwara hosted an event with performances by Kirton Brass Band, face painting, food tasting, a raffle and a host of special offers and giveaways.

The new store has undergone a £150,000 transformation which has seen the introduction of a new food-to-go section.

There is also locally sourced meat, fruit and vegetables, bread and flowers. The store will also continue to operate a main Post Office counter and an out-of-hours counter offering a range of services. The new store will open seven days a week from 7am to 9pm.

Holbeach Bank daffodil grower Martin and Son is providing Asda with more than 480,000 flowers for Mother’s Day on Sunday.

The 1,200 acre farm in Roman Bank, of which 420 acres are used for daffodils, produce six million of the spring flower each season for 548 Asda stores across the UK.

Asda has seen a spike in sales of its daffodils in the lead-up to Mother’s Day, with the retailer recording a 15 per cent uplift on 2016.

Colin Martin, of K Martin and Son, said: “It’s a fantastic sight to see our fields full of daffodils, it’s a sign that spring has arrived.

“On an average week we harvest 280,000 of the flowers but in the run up to Mother’s Day we usually see harvesting double. This year 480,000 daffodils left the farm in one week alone for Asda stores across the country.”

Lucy Grieve, category planner at Asda, said: “We have seen a spike in sales in the past week, most of them destined for mothers up and down the country.

“Asda is committed to supporting and proud to champion local suppliers across the regions and we worked hard with K Martin and Son to ensure that daffodils were on the shelves ahead Sunday.”

Grown in Lincolnshire, Asda harvests and sells 25 varieties of daffodils year-round, giving customers quality blooms in varying shades of yellow.

Police are warning people about doorstep traders selling fish for high prices after a complaint of assault in Long Sutton.

It happened in Daniels Crescent, off Little London, where it was alleged that an item was thrown at an occupant on at about 11.30am on Monday, March 15.

Police are investigating the matter and, in the meantime, advising people to buy goods from them.

The issue was raised at a meeting of Gedney Hill Parish Council on Monday when it was claimed that three men were travelling around the Long Sutton area in a transit van, selling fish for up to £180.

Anyone with information should call 101, quoting incident 143 of March 15.

The following decisions have been made by magistrates at court hearings. In all drink-drive cases the legal limit is 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, 80 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood or 107 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of urine. Addresses of defendants published here are taken from the legal records held by the magistrates’ courts. V/S means victim surcharge.

Boston Magistrates’ Court

February 22

Peter Evans (33), of St Matthews Close, Holbeach. Stole 14 perfume gift sets worth £210 belonging to Wilko Retail Ltd (Spalding). £210 compensation. Stole children’s toys worth £50 from Peacock Stores (Spalding). £50 compensation. Commission of further offence during operational period of suspended sentence. £10 fine.

Robert Lochnicki (28), of Washway Road, Fleet. Criminal damage (Long Sutton). 12 months conditional discharge, £20 v/s, £85 costs.

Lisa Malton (49), of Winsover Road, Spalding. Drink driving (Spalding). £120 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 14 months.

Guntis Augucevics (30), of St Thomas’s Road, Spalding. Drink driving (Spalding). £200 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 20 months. No separate penalty for vehicle insurance offence.

February 27

Vaidas Naprys (28), of Akita Close, Spalding. Driving while disqualified (Spalding). Community order with 100 hours unpaid work, £85 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 18 months. No separate penalty for no insurance.

March 1

Julie Cosmen (52), of Brown Wilkinson Walk, Holbeach St Marks. Failed to notify DWP of change of circumstances affecting entitlement to employment support allowance. £365 fine, £36 v/s, £85 costs. No separate penalty for dishonestly making a statement or representation to DWP.

John Pullen (56), of Porthouse Drive, Pinchbeck. Entered as a trespasser and stole various item worth in excess of £500 (Pinchbeck). 6 months prison sentence suspended for 24 months, curfew requirement, £115 v/s, £85 costs.

Ruslan Semeniuk (21), of Oxford Road, Millfield, Peterborough. Failed to stop after an accident (Spalding). £200 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 6 months. No separate penalty for driving without due care and attention and driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.

Jason Whetstone (47), of Stennett Avenue, Spalding. Driving while disqualified (Spalding). Community order, curfew requirement, £85 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts. No separate penalty for no insurance.

March 3

Wiktoria Calka (18), of St John’s Road, Spalding. Possession of cannabis, possession of crack cocaine, possession of diamorphine (Skegness). 12 months conditional discharge, £20 v/s, £85 costs, drugs to be destroyed.

Mateusz Jasnos (32), of Sandholme Lane, Kirton. Speeding (Swineshead). £100 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Kenneth Maidens (41), of Ralphs Lane, Frampton. Assault (Spalding). Community order with 150 hours unpaid work, £85 v/s, £620 costs.

March 7

Gary Roberts (26), of Princes Street, Sutton Bridge. Assault (Spalding). Community order with 40 hours unpaid work, rehabilitation activity requirement, £85 v/s, £85 costs.

Tanveer Akhtar (37), of Cromwell Road, Millfield, Peterborough. Driving without due care and attention (Deeping St James). £80 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts.

William Hart (33), of Church End, Fleet. Driving while using a hand held mobile phone (Boston). £150 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Alexander Lowndes (32), of Swift Close, Peterborough. Speeding (Deeping St Nicholas). £569 fine, £56 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts.

Christopher Bond (34), of Barnes Road, Donington. No insurance (Donington). £400 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 12 months. No separate penalty for driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.

Luke Britton (36), of Acacia Avenue, Spalding. Failed to give driver ID (Lincoln). £300 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts.

Robert Hewinson (22), of Sleaford Road, Boston. Speeding (Kirton). £180 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts.

Joseph Moneron (48), of Wargate Way, Gosberton. Speeding (Quadring). £292 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 5pts.

Dennis Rate (83), of Moons Green, Moulton. Speeding (Whaplode). £121 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, disqualified from driving for 6 months.

Lincoln Magistrates’ Court

February 23

Patrick Grimwood (49), of Crown Avenue, Holbeach St Marks. Breach of non-molestation order (Holbeach St Marks). £400 fine, £40 v/s, £85 costs.

February 27

Jamie Clark (28), of Edinburgh Drive, Spalding. No insurance (Spalding). £200 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts. No separate penalty for driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.

Dainis Budicis (53), of Avebury Gardens, Spalding. Failed to give driver ID (Lincoln). £660 fine, £66 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts.

March 2

Laszlo Suhajda (44), of Simmonds Place, Wednesbury, West Midlands. Speeding (Sutterton). £100 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 4pts.

Jason Medlycott (42), of Park Road, Upper Sheringham. Speeding (Cowbit). £116 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Kenneth Foster (70), of Queens Road, Grimethorpe. Speeding (Swineshead Bridge). £220 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Regimantas Gaigalas (29), of Crocus Walk, Spalding. No insurance (Spalding). £660 fine, £66 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts.

Mark Gent (42), of Manor Close, Harpole, Northants. Speeding (Sutterton). £115 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Alan Mayhew (40), of Uplands, Werrington. Speeding (Cowbit). £220 fine, £30 v/s, £85 costs, 3pts.

Roland Warth (68), of Holmes Road, Frampton Fen. No insurance (Spalding). £660 fine, £66 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts.

March 3

Joe Jobling (26), of Dick Turpin Way, Long Sutton. Failed to give driver ID (Sutton Bridge). £660 fine, £66 v/s, £85 costs, 6pts.

Lincolnshire County Council could be one of the only councils in England and Wales to not be a member of the Local Government Association (LGA) if a proposal goes ahead.

A report prepared by Conservative council leader Martin Hill recommends that the council withdraw from the association – which works on behalf of councils to ensure local government has a strong, credible voice with national government – from April 2018.

The report says this would save the council £77,957 a year – £65,000 in annual membership and £12,000 in membership of a special interest group.

But Labour’s Coun Phil Dilks, who represents the Deeping St James ward, has asked for the decision to be “called-in” and it will be discussed at an overview and scrutiny management committee meeting on Thursday.

He believes it may be a “false economy” which could end up costing the council even more than the current membership fees in additional fees for consultants and lobbyists – which the council currently benefits from as a member of the LGA.

Coun Dilks said: “This is the latest example of the bizarre decisions being taken under Coun Hill’s leadership without consultation with elected members of the council and without the proper evidence.

“It is clear this decision has been taken with no analysis of the extra costs of consultants and lobbyists that the council would incur if we walk away from the LGA.”

The county council is currently one of 414 English and Welsh authorities which are members of the Local Government Asssociation.

Coun Dilks added: “We would become the only non-London local authority in the country not to belong to the LGA. So instead of being part of the national voice of local government in Parliament, we would be isolated and would have to go it alone to find ways of attempting to lobby Parliament.”

The LGA is chaired by Lord Gary Porter, Conservative leader of South Holland District Council. He said: “Lincolnshire County Council can do whatever they need to do and it’s right that everyone looks to see that they are getting good value for money.

“But the LGA services the needs of all councils and we have to address the balance of our membership appropriately.

“As chairman of the LGA, it would be wrong of me to fight for the needs of county councils by taking away from all the other district, town, parish and councils.

“I’m hoping that once the people at LCC see what they are getting from the LGA for their money, they won’t go through with their decision to leave.”

Coun Hill was unavailable for comment.

Outline planning permission is being sought for residential development of nine plots on land off Cobgate in Whaplode.

The site is land to the rear of existing frontage development on the southern side of Cobgate. It contains a number of domestic outbuildings and structures used in connection with the breeding and training of birds of prey.

South Holland District Council’s planning committee has been recommended to grant permission for the plans subject to conditions, with it being considered ‘suitable for housing with particular regards to the principles of sustainable development and the protection of the rural character of the area.’

Objections have been raised by residents over road safety, noise and privacy.

A play area regularly used by children in Long Sutton could be used for new homes if plans are approved by South Holland District Council’s planning committee on Wednesday (March 29).

It has been recommended to grant full permission for the plans for two semi-detached and a terrace of three dwellings on the site to the rear of 100 London Road.

However, Long Sutton Parish Council ‘vociferously’ objects to the application.

It said: “There have been previous applications to develop the site which is a play area that is regularly used by children. The previous applications were refused due to the land being a recreational area. To build on this site would be over development and would provide an oppressive environment for residents.”

An application for full planning permission has been put forward to change a gypsy site at Clay Lake, in Spalding, into a mobile home park.

Applicants Mr and Mrs J Welch want to change the use of the transit caravan site to a residential site for 12 units at Hawthorns Caravan Park.

The caravan park has been in use for some time and the last planning consent was in 2007, for its continued use as a transit caravan park together with a shower/toilet block. The applicant plans to carry out alterations and improvements to the caravan park, including providing mobile homes. This is due to the change in legislation for continuing its use solely as a gypsy site. Planning papers say the mobile home park will be for all types of residents (gypsy and non gypsy). It has been recommended permission is granted for the application, subject to conditions.

The owners of a camper van hire business are seeking planning permission for a new building on land in Crowland.

Applicants Mr and Mrs Powell, who currently operate the business outside of South Holland, want to provide a light industry building for attending to camper vans on site at the land at 73 Peterborough Road.

The 17 metre long building will replace a current brick and corrugated steel existing workshop building which is also used for vehicular storage and minor repairs.

The applicants also aim to operate their sideline business at the site of upholstery and trimming and fitting out other people’s cars.

South Holland District Council’s planning committee has been recommended to grant full permission subject to conditions, including that the business is operated solely by the applicants.