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Find out what's happening in South Holland by reading our latest media releases and announcements. This page includes releases from the past two years, if you would like information from something older than this, please email communications@sholland.gov.uk with your request.
A number of families in South Holland will be in new homes in time for Christmas thanks to a South Holland District Council's new housing acquisitions which completed last week.
Christmas is a joyful time for many, but there's a lingering environmental impact that isn't often considered. It's estimated that we produce 30% more waste each Christmas, and our wrapping paper use alone costs the planet 50,000 trees! But, there's loads of ways to have a greener, thriftier Christmas, keeping all the wonder, fun and traditions. Which will you try?
At times of flooding - as seen most recently in Lincolnshire with Storm Babet - there are stations housing machinery which pump flood water away to help reduce flood risk to homes, businesses and farmland.
The South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership is leading the way in delivering the most Home Upgrade Grants in the Midlands, just two years after starting to build its unique in-house team.
The three councils which form the South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership have collectively set their five-year vision for the communities they serve.
November proved a busy month for South Holland District Council's Public Protection team, with 20 prosecutions for those who failed to pay FPNs (Fixed Penalty Notices) for littering offences and a further 109 FPNs were issued for offenders caught fly-tipping, spitting or littering in the District.
Seven more new, quality properties in Crowland and Sutton St James have been made available for market rent following a purchase by Welland Homes, a housing company wholly owned by South Holland District Council.
The South and East Lincolnshire Community Lottery has gone from strength to strength in its first year. Celebrating its one year anniversary on Saturday 25 November, the scheme to date has managed to raise £34.7k in Boston, East Lindsey and South Holland, supporting local community groups and charities such as Blackfriars Theatre and Arts Centre, Woodhall Spa Cricket Club and Moulton Windmill.
Local businesses and skills providers in the South and East Lincolnshire sub-region can now apply for grants that will support the growth of jobs and higher pay in our area.
Residents are being urged to tell South Holland District Council if they are claiming Single Person Council Tax discount they are no longer entitled to.