LETTERS – Ann works hard to help others

I am the husband of Ann Gregory, of Boston Road South, Holbeach, we have been married for 48 years. I would very much like to point out that she has worked tirelessly for three years raising very much- needed funds for our local Jerry Green dog rescue; £22,958.58 exactly. to date. It’s a cause very dear to her heart with ...

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LETTERS – Disgust at treatment of Ann

I write in disgust that the wonderful lady, Ann Gregory, has been reported to South Holland District Council. She is a volunteer charity worker for Jerry Green Dogs Trust, selling donated items from her driveway in Holbeach, a few days per week. All money goes to Jerry Green, often thousands of pounds per year. Sadly, some nasty person has reported ...

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LETTERS – Angry over council tax refund

I am writing to express my disgust and anger at SHDC’s failure to refund £150 from council tax that we are entitled to and already paid in April to people who pay by direct debit. We paid our council tax in full at the beginning of the fiscal year. I have made enquiries by phone several times and been given ...

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LETTERS – Blind loyalty to Tories is irrational

Judging by the patterns of newspaper consumption still favoured, notwithstanding recent price increases, at my local shop, I can’t imagine many local residents will have seen the recent publicity the town received in one more liberal section of the national media. I am afraid it does not reflect well on us. The stubborn inability of local Johnson loyalists to accept ...

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LETTERS – Cruel decision is wrong

I have been a supporter of Ann Gregory and her husband Mac, who have tirelessly worked for the last few years to raise about £23,000 for this charity by organising a “yard sale”. I was shocked and disappointed to learn that SHDC have stopped their admirable devotion to this cause, deciding that they are running a business from their home ...

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LETTERS – Did you not wear your badge?

I write with regard to the letter from Gill Allen (30/6/22), which appears to berate the recent strike action(s) by various workers and having particular reference to the miners’ strike of the 1980s. It is stated how, as a serving police officer at the time, they had to send officers to help other forces, with the inference being that this ...

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LETTERS – New homes for those with disabilities?

After looking at all the planning applications for new homes with affordable homes, Help to Buy and shared ownership schemes, I am wondering where there are any for people with mobility issues (bungalows)? If I have missed them please let me know. Please remember people with disabilities would like these schemes. C Harman

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LETTERS – Parking fees need changing

I accept the subject of parking fees has been aired several times but I must add my observations to previous remarks. Today I visited Horncastle and parked in the middle of the town. The fee was £1 for up to four hours, but for one hour it was free parking. Is it not possible for South Holland to implement similar ...

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LETTERS – Choose next leader carefully

All Boris’s faults and weaknesses – habitual lying, shallow thinking, self-interest – were widely known years ago, so Conservatives knew what they were doing when they chose him as leader. The end point was foreseeable and foreseen by many. Presumably, the determining factor in the choice was his good-old-boy manner, which was calculated to bring in votes from those who ...

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V Mail (July 7 edition): This week’s letters in The Spalding and South Holland Voice

Fund should be shared fairly Long Sutton Parish Council wish to advise that they are disappointed that they have not been advised of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund consultation until June 22 when they were indirectly advised. The council have made it known to ward members of their disappointment that SHDC did not send the council details directly. As one ...

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LETTER: New attacks on pension rise

The National Pensioner’s Convention is shocked by new attacks on the government’s decision to reinstate the state pension triple lock rise next April.A recent report shows pensioner poverty is rocketing to well above 2 million, the UK’s largest older people’s campaign group says it’s shameful that so many are criticising the increase, which may see state pensions legitimately rising by ...

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LETTER: How many miners are left now?

I remember the miners going on strike in the 80s. They caused no end of trouble.I was a serving police officer at the time and we had to send officers to help the local forces.If today’s strikers look at the results of that prolonged action, they might think again. How many miners are left in England? Gill AllenSpalding

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LETTER: Already made a start

I had to smile at the headline in the advertising feature in last week’s edition of The Voice newspaper – “Holbeach to get medieval”.I guess they’ve already made a start with closure of the roads around the town! Terry ByattHolbeach

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LETTER: I want to know why

An open letter to Lincolnshire County Council, South Holland District Council, and the people of South Holland.The Ivo Day Centre in Albion Street will close on September 9 this year.We will vacate the building as instructed by the legal department at County Hall.We will leave along with approximately 250 residents of South Holland whom we have supported and cared for ...

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LETTER: To educate you…

In response to Phillip James of Fleet Hargate.Well this is a bit embarrassing isn’t it?It’s a perfect example of the sort of low educational level, and ignorance which gave us the Brexit shambles.To educate you – the ECHR has nothing to do with the EU.In the early 1940s, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill raised the idea of a ‘Council of ...

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LETTER: ECHR is not part of the EU

Phillip James (letter, 23 June) appears to think that the European Court of Human Rights is part of the EU. Nothing of the sort! He needs to distinguish between the (political) European Union and the (geographical) continent of Europe.The Court of Human Rights relates to the latter, of which Britain has always been a part, and still is; and its ...

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LETTERS – A lovely woodpecker

I saw this lovely green woodpecker looking rather camouflaged on the pole along the river bank in Sutton Bridge. Julie SmartKing’s Lynn

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LETTERS – May I suggest he moves?

In response to the letter printed from D. Davis of Castlefields, Spalding. Regarding the proposed 3G football pitch from local councillor Nick Worth, and the response from a resident of Castlefields, I wonder if Mr Davis is aware which I’m sure he is, that the Castle field (ironically his street is named after it) was there for many, many years ...

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LETTERS – First look at the empty shops

Before money is spent on any improvement to the town centre should South Holland District Council not start looking at the empty shops which require filling with retailers? This I’m sure will help to bring footfall into the town. Reduce rent, rates etc, not just talk, do something about it! What is there now left to entice people? Nothing! The ...

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LETTERS – Why are we still tied to ECHR?

Dear Boris, It’s time to cancel our involvement with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). We have left the EU, why should we still be tied to a European Court with authority to override our highest courts? The EU is simply using the ECHR to punish and humiliate us. It’s time to remove this barrier to our self government. ...

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