Congratulations to all the team at The Voice. Where has the year gone? Well done, a very readable paper. Angela Newton Spalding

Visitors to Spalding’s St Paul’s Primary School stepped back in time over the weekend. The school hosted a medieval festival, organised by James Farrar, who has three children there. This is the second time James has put on the event and although numbers were up on last year, he was still a little disappointed with the turnout. He said: “We ...

Your readership will have received a leaflet from me in the post last week, stating my five pledges and plans for the area. I have listened to feedback from the electorate and wanted to respond. Additionally, I recently engaged with Mr Hayes and other candidates in a debate on BBC Radio Lincolnshire and I want to set the record straight ...

I want to say that I’m pleased to finally see the travesty of the internal modifications of Spalding Constitutional Club making the news, though it does sadden me how this has all come about. For too long, my father has been silenced over this controversy and it is now, that I feel I should speak out on his behalf. In ...

In response to Mr Robert West’s comments in a recent edition of The Voice relating to removal of an internal wall at the Constitutional Club in Broad Street – “a crime against the grade 2 listed building”. I would ask whether or not it is prudent as a member of the Spalding and District Civic Society’s planning committee to be ...

There has been another example recently of a resident writing to this newspaper before doing research or checking facts. In the April 2 edition of The Voice, on the issue of Network Rail and its relationship with the district council, the letter contains incomplete and baseless statements regarding having a conversation with someone about who knew what and when. This ...

Shirley Giles, the battling granny, is a local hero! Whilst independent councillors kept their heads down over the proposed Sutton Bridge incinerator, Conservative campaigner Shirley put up her own money to fight the big battalions. Whose help did her money buy? None other than Justine Thornton (Mrs Ed Miliband) – yes, the Labour leader’s barrister wife! Where were the independents ...

I read with amusement that Wygate residents are being given the chance to have another say on a community “facility”. The introduction of yet another noun to describe this shows that Coun Gambba-Jones is still behind it even though he has suddenly become shy, can’t think why that might be? I wonder if the councillor would like to answer a ...

Matthew Mahabadi (Letters, April 16) fails to demonstrate any in-depth knowledge of local issues, nor show how he’s contributed to the benefit of local causes. And, as we’ve seen so little of him, perhaps Mr Mahabadi would explain how campaigning in Lincoln for another parliamentary candidate serves to raise his profile amongst those who he claims to wish to represent ...

The team at British Heart Foundation (BHF) Shop in Spalding is appealing to local residents to search through their wardrobes and scour their homes for unwanted good quality clothing, handbags, shoes, books, DVDs, CDs and bric-a-brac – all of which will help the BHF continue its life-saving work in Spalding. Donations are the lifeblood of BHF shops – we sell ...

I was very interested in the latest article by Nigel Chapman (see “Good causes get council cash help” 02/04/15) stating that “each financial year each, all 37 (district) councillors are given are each given £5,000 as a designated members’ budget to allocate as THEY wish”. Let me say, most of this reported expenditure seems very worthwhile, but while our latest ...

This week, whilst out and about campaigning to be re-elected as Conservative district councillors for the Moulton, Weston and Cowbit ward, it came to our attention that several people we spoke to were confused in respect of how many candidates they can vote for in the forthcoming district election. We’ve spoken to several people about local issues but one worrying ...

As a likely UKIP voter, I decided to Google our local candidate David Parsons. I was shocked to read of the widely reported misdemeanours whilst he was leader of Leicestershire County Council: questionable financial dealings and travel expenses – according to the local press, matters that resulted in him being forced to quit and then subsequently facing a police enquiry. ...

With reference to the recent article about possible use of the Spalding Magistrates’ Court, I think that the building would be ideal to use for a museum for Spalding and district. I believe the Spalding Gentlemen’s Society could be looking for a new home for their collection. This would seem to be the best solution to bring together all the ...

I saw a gorgeous oil painting of a lady in white in the window of the Cancer Research shop next to Superdrug on Thursday evening. But sadly, by the time I could get in on Friday it had already been sold and I was really, really gutted. I appreciate that this is a long shot, but if you were the ...

A project to get a village church clock working again has been officially launched. Visitors at the launch of the Cowbit St Mary Clock project enjoyed a talk on the clock manufacturer J B Joyce, by horologists Steve and Darlah Thomas, and had a chance to view memorabilia and photographs covering the heritage of the clock and village life in ...

A Spalding man who admitted photographing himself sexually abusing a toddler has been jailed for seven years. Peter Fox (62) was originally arrested after he was caught taking indecent photographs of young girls at Heckington Show. He was given a community order with a condition he complete a sex offenders’ treatment order for those offences but at the time he was detained computers and ...

A coach driver from Saracen’s Head has been given a suspended prison sentence for breaching tachograph regulations. Bevin Beckley (42), who was working for Prestige Coaches at the time of the offences, admitted five breaches of regulations and was given a six-month jail sentence suspended for two years and £500 costs. Leigh Robbins (52), trading as Prestige Coaches, of Pethley ...

Whilst shopping in town on Tuesday I was very shocked to see Nigel Mann having a clothing delivery, so my wife and I decided to go in for a top. I did not get that special service I used to get from Stuart Parkin. He is a gentleman through and through. So Mr Mann can you tell the local public ...

A “gallant knight” known for donning pink tights for a village pantomime has again come to the aid of parishioners. Moulton parish councillor Steve Walker subjected himself to a “close shave” and the removal of his beard to help raise funds to buy some synthetic grass to cover a well-used area of land at John Harrox Primary School. Fellow parish ...