Letters

After reading in last week’s Voice that a development was being approved out of the South East Lincs Plan I wonder how many more have gone through? I mean what was the point of the plan. Would love to know how much it all cost. It was only approved in 2019 and is already being abused. The South Holland planning ...

I am pleased to see OFGEM suspend the forced prepayment installations, albeit for six weeks, but this is so concerning. As Jan Shortt, General Secretary of the NPC recently commented. The National Pensioners Convention is grateful for the intervention of the Regulator at Ofgem in terms of the forced prepayment meter fiasco. However, the suspension is only for six weeks, ...

Award-winning local charity Tonic Health would like to thank all those who supported their inaugural Gala Evening on February 4th. Funds raised from the event are going to support the many community projects and groups run by Tonic Heath across the South Holland area. Michael Morris, chairman of trustees, would like to thank Lambs flowers for their donation of tulips ...

After reading your page three article ‘Yellow lines for trading estate’ it’s a pity that Lincolnshire County Council’s priorities are all wrong. Surely rather than painting yellow lines outside of people’s properties they should be concentrating on fixing the pot holes? I don’t see the point in these lines when they should be concentrating on fixing our roads and putting ...

The recent high profits reported by the energy companies is an affront and abuse of the Free Market Economy. Enterprises should be free to make a fair and reasonable profit, not abuse their market strengths by making excessive profits. The excessive high profits coincide with consumers being charged higher prices for their energy use. To mitigate against the higher prices ...

Recently Tesco Holbeach have removed the recycle points for various items. The next option for glass is in the public car park near Carter’s Park, ironically opposite the electric car charging points! This has become overflown, see photo above, and is now hazardous and likely to encourage vermin. It will be very challenging for the glass containers to be safely ...

The state pension age is currently 66, with plans already in place to increase this to 67 between 2026-2028, and to 68 between 2044-2046. However, recent reports suggest that the government is looking to bring in the rise much sooner. The National Pensioners Convention is fundamentally opposed to further rises in the state pension age. It is claimed that the ...

I wanted to say a huge thank you to the man who helped me after I slipped over and could not get back up again while walking on the path along Vernatt’s Drain two weeks ago. I’ve recently had to have a new left hip and right knee and I’m struggling with my balance at the moment. I love dog ...

I would like to thank everyone who attended the People’s Parade and Poppy Drop on Remembrance Sunday last year. I apologise for this extremely late thank-you but as you may know I have been suffering with illness since last October. I also had a fall and broke my hip, which didn’t help the situation. I spent several weeks in hospital ...

A short note to say a big thank you to the good folk of Spalding who came to my mum’s assistance on Saturday, January 28. A number of amazing people came to assist her after she fell and hurt herself in Red Lion Street, unfortunately we do not know all of your names to thank you individually, hopefully you will ...

Spalding Gateway gets busier week by week. After a quiet reopening in December, when a handful of previous members returned to the group, people with learning disabilities are returning to the Gateway Club. Each week sees a number of regular faces supplemented by a number of different people. People with a learning disability have a reduced intellectual ability and difficulty ...

This letter is about memories of the Mermaid public house, Surfleet. In the 1841 census the person who was keeping it was a Jane Richardson, a widow who had a son. I have no idea if she was in any way related to my forbear, who moved into the village about 20 years later. The Mermaid is a place where ...

Thank you to Harold Payne (letters January 19) for highlighting the retirement of GP Dr Andrew Sykes from Littlebury Surgery. It is a shame that no more has been mentioned on his complete retirement by local media. I am sure (I know) that all the older generation will sadly miss him. I believe that Dr Sykes should be honoured for ...

May I, through your letters page, thank the good samaritans who helped me last Tuesday afternoon. As a nine-year brainstem stroke survivor I was returning from a medical visit at my local surgery, when I tripped and fell heavily onto my knees. The camber on the footpath in West Elloe Road caused me to roll into the roadway just as ...

Coun Jim Astill ought to concentrate on the disgusting service given out by the people who answer the phones at the district council. In the last few years when I have tried to renew my garden rubbish pick up all they come up with is ‘I cannot, my computer is down, I’ll phone you back’ and they never do, so ...

I would like to publicly thank Dr Sykes for over 50 years of service to all of our family and many in and around the Holbeach area. I am so sad to hear you’ve retired. Thank you for your hard work and dedication and being such a special doctor to so many. You will be sadly missed. Wishing you all ...

Central Co-op has expressed its delight at the continued generosity of local communities despite the current financial climate. It’s annual Christmas Toy Appeal gathered over 7,000 toys for children in need which were distributed across its many partners across the country, including: lFamily Action, providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation ...

Health and Wellbeing for Spalding will be the theme of an upcoming networking event organised by Beechfield Medical Centre Patient Participation Group, the Spalding Neighbourhood Team, Spalding Primary Care Network and key partners across the NHS. The event will highlight the various healthcare services available to the public in the Spalding area.Collectively, they will come together to show how they ...

Can I, through your letters page, say a massive thank you for all of the people who have supported me over the last 15 years in the running of my charity car boot sales in aid of Springhill Hospice, whether by donating all of the quality goods for me to sell, or by being one of the thousands of customers ...

Richard Davies, county councillor, comments in the recent local papers “Our roads just don’t register in the ivory towers of Westminster” regarding the condition of South Holland’s roads. It seems he’s also lost faith in local Conservative MP Sir John Hayes. There’s no support in helping towards or putting his position behind the ongoing problems of our district roads. Sir ...