Letters

If you asked anyone why they voted to leave the EU, about 99 per cent will say to have more control over our borders and to stop further immigration. We did not have to go through all that nonsense as nothing has changed. The floodgates remain very much open still. Yes, you feel for the Afghan people but we are ...

As you may or may not be aware every year for the last 31 years I have raised money for WW2 soldiers to take them back to the Normandy graveyards to visit fallen comrades and lay wreaths. These veterans have sadly slowly passed away and last week I lost my last original veteran Ernie Covill at the age of 97. ...

In response to W Kirk (August 12), has South Holland District Council gone completely mad regarding the proposed adult gaming centre in Dorothy Perkins’ shop for Merkur Slots? Can’t they see the trouble it will cause? There is a public house nearby – are they blind? Spalding is nothing but an eyesore come rubbish dump now. If this gaming centre ...

I very much doubt those looking for a council house will welcome Afghan Immigrants when they realise that they have even less chance of getting one. Gary Porter is once again showing utter contempt for local people. Has he asked them what they think?And as for the comments from David Hill, no wonder churches are empty. People like these two ...

Council leader Gary Porter believes that local residents will respond hospitably if refugees from Afghanistan settle in the area (The Voice, August 19). History suggests he is right; but only in the short term. The current national tone of virtue-signalling self-congratulation on such points is painfully familiar. It was prominent – especially in the same tabloids – when Kurds fleeing ...

I have lived in Holbeach since 2004 and the main supermarket Tesco is still the same size as it was 16 years ago. But in the meantime hundreds of new homes have been built and hundreds more are being built right now, with still more at the planning stage. Nowadays the Tesco store is full to bursting with so many ...

Following the letter from Gill Allen about films at the South Holland Centre, I believe that it is now possible to ring their number at limited times to book a ticket, instead of having to be online. If this is correct it would be good if the voice message on 01775 764777 would now include that information. Not everyone is ...

It’s been four weeks since I wrote to your paper regarding the state of Spalding and I have been gratified to see a number of people agree that South Holland District Council need to do more to improve the appearance of the town centre. I am really quite disappointed though that there has been absolutely no response from SHDC. I ...

On Saturday I took my grandchildren to watch a children’s film at the South Holland Centre. This is the middle of the school holidays, yet we were the only people in the cinema. Apart from feeling like the Kardashians having the place to ourselves, I was disappointed that people aren’t supporting this centre. I don’t really think the council has ...

I must reply to the letter sent by Bert Collins in The Voice on August 12. Why on earth will an adult gaming centre bring problems and add to the town’s deterioration? The town has deteriorated because of anti-social behaviour and lack of funds to provide adequate policing. A gaming centre will bring jobs. Are you suggesting that ‘undesirables’ frequent ...

The ‘planning board’ referred to in your news item of August 12, is the ‘Advisory Board’ appointed by the government to drive up building – especially housing – design standards as part of revised planning arrangements. The Advisory Board consists primarily of heavyweight industrial leaders with a variety of relevant experience. For instance, its chairman, Nicholas Boys Smith, founded the ...

As time passes and we attempt a return to whatever normal is these days, I thought I would take the chance to reach out to your readers and share a hidden gem of the much-criticised local high street. For the last 18 months (with obvious intermissions), I have been volunteering at the St Barnabas shop in Hall Place. We stock ...

Your letters page contains many problems affecting the local community and the town in general. Most are directed to the local council. Indeed, the theme on the letters page does not put the council in a very good light. More and more these letters are directed at the responsibilities of our local council representatives and the departments identified. One would ...

Great news about the new solar farm to be built on top grade farm land at Holbeach St Matthews. A couple of small details omitted from Green Energy International’s press release is how many homes will the farm by supplying electricity with overnight and also how many millions of pounds in subsidies paid out of my, and every other electricity ...

Another gaming centre in the town centre? Is this what the town needs? I think not. Apart from adding more problems to an ever increasing deterioration of the town it will only make people stay away.Spalding is fast becoming a no-go area to decent people. It does nothing to make people want to shop there. It is dirty and run-down. ...

On going home from work on a dark frosty late night at approximately 11.45pm, I decided to take a main road to be safe. So from Cowbit to Holbeach I went to Moulton Chapel to Saturday Bridge (Fen Road), then left towards Holbeach. Then I turned left on Hither Old Gate, not using this road normally, as I would have ...

What on earth is the council playing at? I booked my slot to go to the Spalding Recycling Centre as I have done since the booking system was introduced. Never any problem. In and out in about five minutes. When I arrived, there was a queue with about six cars in front of me. As I waited I saw the ...

I refer to the article in The Voice of August 5 regarding relocating the funfair. I would wholeheartedly agree that the existing location of Victoria Street car park is totally unsuitable for this event. But I would not agree with the suggestion of relocating to the Castle Playing Field as there is definitely a lack of car parking at this ...

Regarding the proposed adult gaming centre in the empty Dorothy Perkins shop – an application for signage for Merkur Slots has been lodged with South Holland District Council (application number H16-0789-21). Please object to both the business moving into our town and the signage proposal. If you don’t it will come! Our councillors don’t seem to care what is happening ...

Having been caught up in the recent queuing debacle at the recycling centre, when is it going to dawn on the county council that the site is no longer fit for purpose? The population of the area increases every month and they expect the populace (voters), to use the same inadequate resources instigated years ago. Additionally, how much recycling is ...