I am currently in the process of objecting to a neighbour’s application for planning permission for a two storey side and rear extension which will result in overshadowing and a view of a large expanse of brick wall. I have addressed all of the “planning issues” including loss of natural light but have been amazed that there is nowhere to ...

Our hard-working local MP John Hayes has always been known as a “Eurosceptic” and so it was no surprise (though very welcome) that he’s now backing the “out” camp in the upcoming referendum on the European Union. I read John’s article on the Voice website and he’s spot on when he says that the EU today is nothing like the ...

How interesting to see a photo and story regarding a day room under construction on the £1m travellers’ site. Will SHDC take action? I doubt it. How about a photo of the former site on Cranmore Lane? A wire fence, concrete bollards, roadways, brick walls and a storage container, SHDC returned it back to agricultural usage! Is it true that ...

I would like to complain about Lord Gary Porter and the way he is allowing Spalding to look like a rubbish tip. He has got a seat in the House of Lords because he is a friend of David Cameron and this is not right. I intend to complain to the public standards committee and I think the council should ...

Horse riders will be able to pick up a bargain at an equestrian car boot sale. Four Winds Equestrian Centre at West Pinchbeck will hold the event on Friday (March 18) to go towards the costs of buying mirrors for its arena. Sellers can set up in the floodlit arena from 5pm with buyers arriving from 5.30pm. Pitches are £5 in ...

Bye Bye Baby – The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons The Cresset, Peterborough Friday, April 1 Tickets £20/£19 Box office: 01773 265705 Bye Bye Baby takes you back in time on a musical journey through the career of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, whose songs graced such films as The Deer Hunter, Dirty Dancing and Grease. ...

Celebrating the spring with a festival of arts, crafts and wonderful pagan and magical wares, the Easter (Ostara) Festival takes place in Sutton Bridge. Organised by Rainbow Festivals, the event is at the Curlew Centre on Saturday, March 26, (11am-5pm). Attractions include arts and crafts, dragon, fantasy and fairy wares, jewellery, therapies and readings, soaps and candles, glass, ceramics and ...

The Remarkable Tale of Oliver Twist – by Red Earth Theatre South Holland Centre, Spalding Tuesday, 1pm Tickets £7.50 Box Office 01775 764777 www.southhollandcentre.co.uk Everyone has heard of Oliver Twist, the small Victorian boy who dared to ask for more. And on Tuesday Red Earth Theatre bring the original story of the famous orphan to the South Holland Centre stage. ...

As a Holbeach resident I certainly hope the Queen will not be using this bus shelter (pictured above) at the top of Wignals Gate. Liz Portass Wignals Gate Holbeach

Having just read the news about the handbag snatch from a disabled lady and the nasty assault on Pete Williams and his wife (Punchbowl public house) I felt I had to comment about matters in the town centre. I have visited the town centre on three occasions during the past six days and the one thing very conspicuous by its ...

Well said Mr J Burman (V Mail, March 10) but first how would Lord Porter know where he is in Spalding. He knows the way to House of Lords and the pot of gold that awaits him there in form of £300 a day. And Mr Hayes, he’s too busy forming his campaign to leave the EU. It’s about time ...

I note the need for the road closure on London Road but don’t know how the contractors and Lincolnshire County Council Highways can think the arrangement at the junction with Haverfield Road is anything but an accident waiting to happen! When exiting Haverfield Road you are directed to one lane traffic – the same lane that vehicles will be turning ...

Are the highly paid people who work for the council that blind that they cannot see that one application has been withdrawn for the ex China City premises for another to be presented by the brother of the shop owner who has had two licences revoked for selling illegal alcohol and cigarettes? Can they not see what is going on ...

TODAY South Holland Healthy Walks, 10.30am, Holbeach Services Club. Holbeach and Spalding Explorers: Spalding, 7pm-9pm; Holbeach 7.15pm-9.15pm, 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 424084. Fitness ...

A few weeks ago I had a letter published in The Voice suggesting that Lord Porter take a walk around Spalding litter picking the rubbish that blights our market town. I would be interested to hear how he got on. May I also suggest that John Hayes join him on his next round. Both are welcome on their rounds to ...

I am currently running an online survey to find out what people who live and work in Lincolnshire think about heritage, as part of a project called “Our Lincolnshire”, based at the University of Lincoln and funded by Arts Council England. We really want to hear from people across the county, particularly in rural areas, about what the heritage of ...

Your story on the overflowing waste bins does not surprise me. On February 2, a lady from South Holland District Council told me that they inspected a car parked in St Johns Street car park Holbeach at 4am. Not quite sure why the person was instructed to go there at that time of morning but I am sure he was ...

Coun Gary Taylor (February 25) considers the EU an undemocratic institution. EU law – aside from the major treaties – is enacted by the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers. The parliament is elected by proportional representation, which is fairer than the British first-past-the-post system (for example, UKIP got a substantial representation in the EU parliament, in proportion to ...

I refer to the application made for a premises licence at the former China City. As you are aware, The Voice newspaper has urged the council to consider a cumulative impact policy of granting a licence to these premises. I support this action but wish to add further points which I believe are pertinent to the case. I am aware ...

I would like to take issue with Mr Jackson, the Vote Leave co-ordinator on his assertion that the European Commission makes the laws of the country. It is clear that he has not taken the opportunity to examine how the European Union works. The Referendum on the UK’s membership is the most important collective decision that this country has had ...