Paul Walls has invited me to share with the public how those who are campaigning for a Vote to Leave the EU will protect our borders, and maintain our access to the EU “single market”. Let’s start with protecting our borders. The only way we can retake control of our borders and begin to control immigration is by leaving the ...

Having read your page three article re a migrant who admitted burglaries – it said that after serving his time in custody – he will then be removed from the UK. Why should the English taxpayer fund his stay in prison when he will be deported at the end of it? Surely there must be a way to deport the ...

Well, two weeks now of the new system for collecting refuse. We make sure that our black refuse bag is at the end of our drive by 6am. So far we have not had a collection till the afternoon, this means that our refuse bags are ripped open by cats and rats. The refuse men do not scoop up the ...

Did anyone else notice the mistake by the SHDC spokesman in the report “Council left to clear up traveller’s car park mess”? The spokesman said: “The area of car park occupied near the bus station is, to the best of our knowledge, not a pay and display car park, so no tickets were issued.” Yes it is. It is a ...

On April 8, the Spalding Branch of the RNLI held their annual quiz night. We were delighted to raise £252. We would like to thank everyone who supported the event, including Spalding Yacht Club who kindly allowed us to use their club house. The Spalding branch is now in its 40th year of fundraising. Members of the committee wish to ...

Regarding the EU referendum, let’s get away from both sides’ scare stories. Keep it simple! The idea of the EU is wonderful, everyone equal, with same living standards? Has it worked? Decision making with the crisis up to now? Has there been parity with the Euro currency for all members? Now on our own, how would we do? Our decision ...

I read with interest your article in The Voice regarding noise from LFP, and as I live in Churchgate it is not only the noise that is the problem but also the speed of some of the farm vehicles. We are often woken at 6am by tractors and the very large tracked vehicles actually shake the house. Although they may ...

So there is a move afoot by some residents for our local district council to start using wheelie bins for refuse collection. I understand there is downside with the current system, ie some residents experiencing raided and torn refuse sacks, but those residents petitioning for wheelie bins should consider the downsides. Firstly, most towns that use them suffer from wheelie ...

I read in The Voice dated April 7 that a small petition has been raised in favour of introducing wheelie bins to South Holland. It would be a really bad idea. There would be considerable expense to provide the bins. They are heavy and cumbersome for everyone, but especially the old and less able. They need moving around, and keeping ...

I received a phone call last week from a member of the Luton Women’s Institute saying that she and her ladies want to visit Spalding on a market day in June, because they had heard our market was really good and also want to ride on the Water Taxi. This is the second such call I have received in as ...

The owner of a Crowland wine bar who set fire to his own premises has been jailed for six months. John Carr piled up wooden chairs and a wooden clothes horse inside the bar before starting the fire at the Trinity Wine Bar in West Street, Crowland. Phil Howes, prosecuting at Lincoln Crown Court, said that Carr, who had been ...

TODAY South Holland Healthy Walks, 10.30am, Holbeach Services Club. Holbeach and Spalding Explorers: Spalding, 7pm-9pm; Holbeach 7.15pm-9.15pm (14-18 years), www.handsscouts.com Tots and carers, 9am-11.30am, Moulton Village Hall. Vitality classes, Broad Street Methodist Church Hall, Spalding, 11.30am-12.30pm and 1.45pm-2.45pm; Weston Village Hall, 2pm-3pm, £1.50, 01529 411941. Vibe Contemporary Youth Choir, 5.30pm-7pm, South Holland Centre, Spalding, £3.50. 1st Holbeach Brownies, 5.30pm-6.45pm, 01406 ...

The next Lincolnshire Rural Touring event coming to the Market House in Long Sutton is a welcome return visit from Ginny Davis. Fashionably Late continues the exploits of the Rich family. Ginny Davis and James Goldsworthy skilfully perform 13 characters in this delightful show. The Rich family are planning joint birthday celebrations for Dad’s 60th and Fred’s 18th. Granny insists ...

This year’s Holbeach Town and Country Fayre is on course to be one of the biggest to date as more and more inquiries come in from people expressing involvement in this outdoor event. The two-day event is being held in King’s Field, Ravens Gate/Fen Road, Holbeach, by kind permission of local businessman Ashley King on June 18 and 19. Much ...

No-one knows exactly what happened to Trudy before she was rescued by the RSPCA but her injuries left her unable to walk. She is being looked after at Greenpeace Kennels in Whaplode St Catherine, where staff are slowly but surely nursing her back to health. Tony Dominy, from the kennels, said: “Trudy had an accident or suffered some sort of ...

St Mary Magdalene Church at Fleet holds its flower festival from Friday, April 29 until Monday, May 2, from 10am to 4pm each day. There will be various stalls including cakes,a tombola, jewellery, wooden items, plants, vegetables and books. For more information call 01406 424113.

A Northern Soul/Motown & 60’s Vinyl Soul Night takes place at Holbeach Community Centre on Saturday. In aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital, the event runs from 7.30pm to midnight. Admission is £5 on the night or tickets are available from Let’s Get You Moving and Escape Hair Salon, both in Holbeach, JK Sheds in Crowland or by calling 01406 ...

Transported, in partnership with the artsNK aerial dance programme for Lincolnshire and the South Holland Centre, is bringing aerial dance classes to South Holland. After running well received aerial classes as part of circus skills workshops in Boston in 2015, and with artsNK seeing how popular sessions have been in North Hykeham, it was decided to look into offering regular ...

I read your recent article on the noise nuisance from the Lincolnshire Field Products site in Whaplode with great interest. As one of those directly affected I thank LFP for the efforts that they have made to date, but I believe Mr Hancox has been economical in his comments about the operating hours on the site. During winter when the ...

I would like to say something about the situation with builders parking at the junction at Love Lane and Cowbit Road. I am a carpenter working on the restoration of the house on the corner that the person has written in and moaned about. Unfortunately due to the location of the house, we, “the builders” have no option where to ...