Letters

Yesterday (March 17) my wife’s Yorkshire Terrier was attacked during a walk along the riverbank footpath that backs onto Double Street in the centre of Spalding.The other dog wasn’t on a lead. At one point my wife was having to hold our dog above her head to keep him safe.She thinks it was an American Pitbull-type. This morning she has ...

“I feel like I am giving something back to people at the most difficult times of their lives.”Shares 64-year-old Helen Perkins from Peterborough as she shines a light on her role as a complementary therapy volunteer at her local Sue Ryder hospice.Helen hopes that by revealing more about her experience this Complementary Therapy Week (March 20 to 26), she can ...

It was interesting to read former councillor Christine Lawton pick up Coun Jan Whitbourn on a typo in the Spalding Voice last week.Perhaps Christine should have proof read her own submission as she would have noticed she had spelled the current councillor’s name wrong!It does highlight to me, though, why Jan is a councillor today and Christine isn’t.I have never ...

We would like to introduce our latest In Memory Appeal for 2024, Feathers from Above.At St Barnabas Hospice we recognise the importance for those in our local Lincolnshire communities (not just those touched by Hospice care) to remember their loved ones.Every two years we present an ironwork campaign, which consists of a bespoke, handmade ironwork that can be displayed at ...

Can I say a big thank you to the young man who stopped his van and jumped out to help me up as he saw me fall on Holbeach High Street on Friday, March 1 at 10am.I do not know how I would have managed to get up on my own.I do hope he reads this. Pat MearsHolbeach

A powerful response on behalf of its thousands of supporters was submitted on Wednesday, March 6 by No Pylons Lincolnshire to National Grid’s Grimsby to Walpole Great Grid Upgrade consultation.It calls National Grid to account on a number of important issues and forcefully makes the point that it absolutely opposes the pylon proposals.It firstly challenges the consultation process itself and ...

The National Pensioner’s Convention warns that the Spring Budget spells yet more disastrous news for today’s, and more worryingly, tomorrow’s retirees.Chancellor Jeremy Hunt may appear to be giving with another state pension rise, due in April, but he is also taking away much of this income boost by stealth.Worst of all he has completely failed to offer any plan for ...

Well done to Coun Whitburn for organising this event, but I am left with the image of The Royal Anglicans “marching as to war”, hymn books at the ready. (Ed – We didn’t spot it either).I am sure the Royal Anglian veterans thoroughly enjoyed their Big Breakfast and will not begrudge me a smile at the typo. Christine LawtonSpalding

As a former Cabinet member for Housing (now enjoying retirement) I was pleased to read your “Upgrade for all sheltered housing” article.Whilst I was in post we began a fundamental review of all our sheltered housing stock, to consider all options including upgrading, modernising and making it more relevant to 21st century lifestyles and conditions.This accommodation, comprising bungalows, flats and ...

I was delighted to read about the proposals for updating the very outdated play equipment especially in Cinder Ash Park which I believe is probably 50 years old!I was on the council for a short time and managed to get the fencing erected, but that was all.I drive through Leverington weekly and they have a wonderful play area mainly made ...

Saving lives can’t wait: last chance to save local suicide prevention funding before it’s gone for good.The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is to announce the Government’s spending plans for the year ahead on March 6.This was our last chance to put pressure on the Government to renew local suicide prevention funding for England before it ends next month – and let our ...

The issue of shops in Spalding dealing in illegal tobacco products is not new.This was highlighted by the BBC Radio 4 programme “The Patch”.A researcher is given a random generated postcode and asked to investigate local issues with no prior briefing.In this case it was Spalding in 2018 and the findings are interesting and relevant to closure of shops.The programme ...

On February 5 at about 5.45pm, I was on my way home in Whaplode when I tripped over a kerb and fell.I was very fortunate that a kind gentleman saw me fall. He saw me safely home and unbeknownst to me, also let my neighbours know what had happened.I hope he reads this as I am so very grateful to ...

Government policy makers must dismiss new proposals to raise the retirement age to 71 as a fix all for the UK’s ageing population.The National Pensioner’s Convention believes pushing up the age we can claim our State Pension so high will make things worse not better.It would considerably add to the 2.1 million pensioners, one in five, already living in poverty ...

My husband has many prescriptions and now it is taking over a week to get many items because of severe shortages at chemists!I have seen television reports also talking of shortages.I contacted my doctors’ surgery to tell them and to ask if they had had discussions as to what to do.If my husband can’t get his pain killers he will ...

I would like to respond to Steve Timewell’s letter in The Voice, last week.I was really saddened to hear of your dilemma and I can personally empathise with some people’s opinions and voicing their views, trouble making.It is such a shame that more people are not prepared to do good in the local communities.If we all did one good dead ...

As the Trading Standards office said in your article that the closed shops on Winsover Road were run by out of the country crime syndicates, why or how did they manage to get trading licences?The added insult to the public at large is the fact that they all seem to sell the same produce which cannot make much of a ...

Steve Timewell, I respect your enthusiasm and drive in bringing back the flower parade last year, you have worked endlessly to bring back a tradition that never should have died.So from me, well done, but I have one question – do you or any of the readers think that the UK would ever crown a man as a royal queen ...

For Steve Timewell, please don’t be dismayed by my previous comments two issues back.You have done a brilliant job and please continue with future flower festival plans.My comments previous were only to highlight that a queen is female and a king is male and I felt it unfair that individuals would use our historical annual attraction to draw public attention ...

The EnviroCrime officers run by Kingdom and employed by the under-functioning South Holland District Council, have the power to fine you for spitting.That is, if they can find out who you are and where you live.Spitting is deemed as anti-social behaviour.I wonder why, then, that standing in the middle of town, outside many shops and businesses, shouting out on a ...