Chris Pain

Fears raised after closure of surgery with 2,000 patients

December 13, 2016 Spilsby Online 0

Lives will be put at risk if a town does not reopen its only doctor’s surgery, a councillor is claiming. Around 2,000 patients are without a doctor after Wainfleet surgery had its registration suspended by the Care Quality Commission last month over concerns for patient safety. The closure was due to be a temporary measure, with patients transferring to Hawthorn Medical Practice in Skegness five miles away, and now there are fears the closure could […]

Travelodge shows interest in opening hotel in Skegness

December 23, 2015 Spilsby Online 0

A second budget hotel chain is eyeing up potential development sites on the Lincolnshire coast. Travelodge has confirmed it is keen to come to Skegness – and is looking at possible sites for a modern new building. This comes after East Lindsey District Council agreed to sell Pier Field on the foreshore for a new 80-bed Premier Inn hotel and restaurant, showing the first national name for the coast is already paving the way for […]

Rod Williams Returned As Spilsby District Councillor

May 8, 2015 Spilsby Online 0

Rod Williams is to continue as District Councillor for Spilsby for a second term. The Conservative candidate will now continue to be the District Councillor for the Town after he defeated the UKIP and Labour candidates at the polls yesterday with a majority of 171 votes. Candidate Political Party Votes Ebony Moore UK Independence Party (UKIP) 367 Christopher Prince Labour Party 297 Roderick Williams Conservative Party 538 The turnout was lower in Spilsby than most […]