Letters

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 ...

I refer to the letter from Mr Jackson entitled “Light at end of Covid tunnel” (The Voice, December 10). Whilst I am in agreement with most of his analysis of the development of the COVID-19 vaccine that is now being rolled out in the UK, he is perhaps in error in respect of the approval process. It is not the ...

I often walk into town from our house on the Cradge Bank estate, though usually I arrive home in a bad mood, and today was no exception. Along both sides of the river the situation is the same. The pavements, gutters hedges and verges are full of rubbish, from drinks cans to food wrappers to plastic bags and bottles, together ...

Follow up to Richard Corlett’s letter of 10/12/20: He could not be more correct in his comments, but I would like to also add, I do wonder if the people who come up with these ideas live in or around the village of Holbeach, or if they live out of town, and don’t understand the problems the one-way or closure ...

I am writing as a concerned resident of Holbeach. After reading about the proposed alteration to Holbeach High Street, neither of these schemes take into consideration where the diverted traffic will be travelling. All the surrounding road off the access roads to the high street from either direction are not suitable to carry the increase in car traffic and, on ...

Yet again, local MP Sir John has demonstrated his skill as a politician by delivering for his constituents when it really matters. When considering the uniformly tough approach taken to COVID-19 restrictions by the Secretary of State for Health, it is nothing short of incredible that Sir John managed to obtain a concession, in writing! Fingers crossed that case numbers ...

At last, there is light at the end of the COVID tunnel and they are not exaggerating when they say good things come in threes. Our local MP Sir John Hayes deserves our thanks for going the extra mile on behalf of his constituents in securing a commitment from Matt Hancock that an area-by-area review of the tier restrictions will ...

A message to Sir John Hayes MP and Lord Gary Porter: Don’t be so selfish. How much time will you both have off over Christmas while our NHS staff will be working in very difficult conditions? One reason we are in Tier 3, waiting for my partner I parked outside Iceland and counted ten customers enter the store, none of ...

Your report of a £200 fine for one of the few prosecuted flytipping crimes is completely derisory in terms of punishment and crime prevention. I noted our councillors’ comments, but a magistrates’ court can give up to £20,000 and or six months in prison for such an offence, even more at crown court. I also believe that a court has ...

I note in Mr Sloan’s characteristically contemptuous letter in your paper (December 3) that he regards Tory MPs who are members of Sir John Hayes’s Common Sense Group or were members of the ERG as ‘Swivel eyed loons’. In fact, as numerous commentators have said, the group that our MP leads – with over 50 Parliamentarians backing him – is ...

I would like to know what planet our local councillors are living on?I was speechless after reading plans they have put forward regarding the traffic flow through Holbeach High Street.Have they not learned the lesson from paving over the High Street in Spalding?Twenty years ago it was a busy and bustling town with lots of lovely shops. Now it is ...

Several correspondents have recently, yet again, drawn attention to the imbalance between the voting record of Sir John Hayes and the alleged benefits he brings to his constituents.In that context it should be noted that what an MP says in the constituency may bring votes, what is said in the House of Commons may bring a peerage.It appears that Sir ...

Thank you for your very revealing article in The Voice (November 26) relating to Holbeach Parish Council’s proposed changes to Holbeach High Street.The council gives only two choices but surely there should be a third one – leave it as it is.As Holbeach residents we regularly travel along the High Street to shop or pass on to Spalding and all ...

A. Dear writes (Spalding Voice November 26) that SHDC is blinkered and that he/she didn’t even know Spalding had a town centre manager. Also, that the water taxi is a ‘ridiculous service’. Those comments lead me to think that they may be the blinkered ones.Most retailers around at the time appreciated having somebody dedicated and committed to the promotion and ...

Lockdown has given me the opportunity to explore on foot some of the newest house building in Spalding.Some areas have nice play areas, wide pavements, attractive planting, little quiet areas, linking walkways, neat signing – all as one would expect. But, to me, several things seemed missing. There was a significant lack of planting of mature trees; very few cycle ...