Letters

Through your newspaper could I please thank the small army of rubbish collectors who have been very evident around the town which now looks so much cleaner. Keep it up everybody and thank you. Jane Earlvia email

I would like to thank local company Gousto for their generous donation of 500 food boxes to local residents. They made contract with South Holland District Council and the Communities team were swiftly putting into action a plan to deliver these boxes. I joined council officers, fellow councillors and volunteers to deliver these boxes to deserving residents and during a ...

This morning a friend and I attended consecutive, prearranged appointments for our COVID-19 vaccinations at Springfields Exhibition Centre. We arrived early but were parked, shown into the centre, had our vaccinations and were out of the area well before our appointment times. We were both very impressed by the efficiency of the whole operation and the help we received, and ...

Phillip James can be reassured that my “retired” council laptop has for some time been enjoying a new lease of life at a primary school.Ps. Well done to all the Wombles! Coun Christine LawtonSpalding

I would just like to thank and congratulate everyone concerned who helped to organise, plan, coordinate and staff the vaccination hub at Springfields Event Centre this weekend, as well as all the volunteers who made it all possible. Everyone there was friendly, helpful and cheerful and the whole thing flowed like a dream during my visit for my jab at ...

In response to I Sloan – I was also lied to 47 years ago, the very first time I voted. We were then told it would be free trade with all the countries of Europe. No one had any idea it would grow arms and legs and grow into the money wasting monster it is today. Where would it all ...

I have been reading, viewing and listening to all the concerns raised about children missing out from attending school. The issues are discussed as problems. However, they need not be ‘problems’, there are precedents and possible solutions for this situation. Open University – The OU has been operating for decades as a home/TV-based learning facility. Surely a similar scheme could ...

Sir John Hayes asked Prime Minister Boris Johnson to reassure people in South Holland that local doctors’ surgeries will be equipped and supplied to vaccinate the vulnerable sooner rather than later. He replied: “It is our intention Mr Speaker that doctors surgeries will play a crucial part in the vaccination programme.” I for one am not reassured by this response. ...

President Richard Baker and members of South Holland Rotary would like to put on record our sincere thanks to the people of Spalding who contributed so generously to our Christmas Sleigh Collection in December. In this most unusual year we were unsure of what to expect and how we would be received. We were determined that Santa would be able ...

With the advent of the pandemic it is noticeable that much goodwill by the general public as a whole has gone towards supporting local charities and those in need. As a pensioner myself, I am fortunate to be healthy and have time on my hands to also give some support. However, I have volunteered to assist two local causes but, ...

Why is it now no matter which vets you use in Spalding if you need your vet over a holiday or out of hours, you now have to ring Peterborough? If you need to take you pet over it’s a £179 call-out fee, plus you pay for the vet to look at you pet, plus any meds they might need. ...

There’s no getting away from it, 2020 was a terrible year for jobs. With forecasters predicting that 2021 will be just as tough, and unemployment possibly soaring to 2.6 million, UK workers desperately need a plan for jobs. My union, Unite has a plan for 2021. Here’s how it can be achieved in seven steps. Carbon Capture Use and Storage ...

Now that our departure from the EU is finalised further discussion might be considered futile as we must look to the future where we are all going to prosper mightily, or is it mightily prosper, I forget, given the barrage of hyperbole and exaggerated metaphors to which we have been subjected for years. What can we look forward to? Assaults ...

I visited Springfields’ Winter Wonderland and it was really very good.I would like to thank the team who arranged this for putting on such a good show.Thank you for bringing Christmas to Spalding. Gill Allenvia email

Imagine a situation: Mr A is a prominent member of a golf club, and one of the more influential members of its governing committee. He decides, however, that he wants to end his membership, and notifies the committee accordingly. He makes clear that, although he is ending his membership and consequently not continuing his subscription, he would like to negotiate ...

Although Tier 3 is enormously frustrating, currently it would not be right for South Holland to move into Tier 2 when the figures are moving in the wrong direction. With numbers rising in South Holland and The Deepings, and the number of patients with COVID in Peterborough – which has been placed in Tier 4 (the highest level of restrictions) ...

As a proud grandmother to six young children I was so happy to be able to visit Spalding Fire Station’s Santa’s Grotto with some of them last Sunday night. It was an hour of pure joy in a difficult time for children, they have had to miss out on so many of the simple pleasures they would normally enjoy during ...

There are suggestions for the new Spalding town plan that I think are good. The drinking fountain would be an excellent addition to the town, placing it in Hall Place in the centre of the existing circle of seats. When COVID is controlled what will be left in Spalding? The majority of shops will be empty, so what will attract ...

We have just encountered our first taste of bad weather for this winter which, fortunately, caused very little disruption. However, I do wonder what will happen when the weather causes an accident on the A17 and traffic has to be diverted. If Holbeach High Street is pedestrianised as suggested, where will the traffic be diverted? Previous correspondents have highlighted the ...

Urgent action is required – UK demand for Electric Vehicles (EVs) will grow rapidly as regulatory measures take effect and consumer pressure grows. The recent UK government announcement prohibiting new sales of ICE powered vehicles post 2030 must be accompanied by a comprehensive industrial strategy and plan that provides for a just transition for the UK automotive sector. Investment in ...