Letters

What is going on at Spalding Recycling Centre?15 cars parked on road at 8.45am Friday morning waiting to get in. Julian Frostvia email

I have just read about the application for an adult gaming centre to fill the empty Dorothy Perkins shop. Having worked in the town centre’s existing adult gaming centre – a euphemism for gambling, because that is what it is – can I just say to the planning and town councils do not believe the hype. These places do not ...

I was amused to read the letter regarding jet engine noise – does he expect a muffler to be fitted to the jet fighter’s engine? The response was spot on. The noise must have lasted all of five minutes. This person should have a building site move in next door, apart from covering grade A arable soil, the noise of ...

Spalding and District Civic Society is disappointed that Poundland have not chosen to take taking the opportunity to make full use of the shop frontage on Winsover Road that was specifically designed to be an entrance and shop window for a retailer to display their offer. Instead, in their planning application for new signage, Poundland have chosen to follow the ...

In answer to Robert Rowley’s letter, I have lived in Lincolnshire for 66 years, so am used to the aircraft training at night and appreciate that they have to do night training. That wasn’t what was concerning, It was the sudden different sound that concerned me that I wasn’t used to hearing.I am sorry if upset anyone, it was unintentional. ...

I picked up my copy of the Voice on Thursday afternoon as usual on my way home but on getting to read it after tea I found that a one day ‘flash sale’ was being held in a Holbeach shop but on that very same Thursday – quite unbelievable. I note this is the brainchild of Holbeach Coun Tracey Carter ...

Every so often your newspaper publishes letters from Spalding residents who are appalled, if not disgusted, with the state of deterioration of their beloved town. I am very grateful that you do so as I completely share their feelings. It is often commented upon that no visible effort is made by SHDC to do anything about it. Although I find ...

The first picture shows a principal reason I’m not well disposed towards trespassing cats. This sort of sad event typically happens a couple of times a year. I believe the current culprit is a sneaky black one. The second picture shows why I’m glad the villain didn’t happen to call by when unexpected visitors made temporary use of my garden ...

I write in support of pro-sustainable transport proposals in Spalding, as a worrying trend seems to be pushing these ideas away, instead of supporting them. Spalding, like everywhere else, has to future-proof the infrastructure and I hear, with disappointment, that the car-free zoning in Spalding was pushed back. Come on Spalding, let’s be progressive. Road users include pedestrians, cyclists and ...

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Her Majesty’s (HM) Coastguardare calling for families to take care at the coast during the school holidays, as new figures released show RNLI lifeguards saved the lives of 54 children and teenagers last summer. Of those lives saved, 64per cent (35) were aged 12 or under, while RNLI lifeguards also came to the ...

I have just finished last week’s article ‘Drivers Warned Over Tip Queues’ and I can’t believe anyone wants to scrap the booking system. The system makes so much more sense as a user of the centre for the last 20 years there nothing worse then loading up your grass cutting only to find there is a queue so you have ...

I am writing after reading last week’s article ‘Drivers warned over tip queues’. If the booking scheme ends, we will without doubt return to the long queues waiting to use the tip, what is the response? Close the tip when it gets busy. Have the people who make the decisions stopped and thought that this will indeed add to the ...

South Holland District Council are short of drivers because they increased working hours. (Re last week’s article ‘Not Enough Bin Drivers). The job was always finish your route and go home, then they took lorries off routes making the fleet smaller.More houses have been built but yet there’s still not more lorries. I worked as a loader for Blue Arrow ...

Reading or rather wading through the latest gushing letter from Dean Eggleman once again in The Voice seemingly praising his hero Sir John Hayes for doing wonders while in fact all he is doing is what he is paid to do, being an MP. What Mr Eggleman fails to bring himself to also mention is the fact that Sir John ...

As a pilot of over 35 years’ experience I respond to the letter ‘Thought going to hit bungalow’. I understand many people’s aversion to aircraft noise, but please consider why these aircraft are here. They are here to protect our liberty and must train in all aspects of military strategy and tactics to be prepared in the event. The biggest ...

Last week my cat was killed by an out of control dog. It happened on Thursday July 8, at Haarlem Court and also in Ailsmeer Rise. My cat was in the garden when the dog and owner went by. The owner lost control of the dog which broke off its leash and killed my cat. A neighbour says he saw ...

The government introduced its Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts bill last week for debate. I watched our MP, Sir John Hayes, speak during that debate and he got right to the core of why this is needed. He is widely regarded as the most eloquent MP of his generation. He was right that this is a long overdue return to ...

It has occurred to me, that the proposed repairs to Cross Keys bridge at Sutton Bridge next year will cause unprecedented consequences. According to local reports, the bridge will only be open to one-way traffic, with a manned traffic light system in place. Today, Friday 9 June, I counted 95 cars and 15 trucks going across the bridge to the ...

I am writing to complain about the noisy aircraft. We live at Austendyke Road, Weston Hills and when we got into bed last night at 11.30pm the planes were coming over low and mega loudly. We thought they were going to hit our bungalow. Any idea how long we have to put up with this? Ordinary planes we are used ...

A boundary dispute between Donington neighbours has led to one of them appearing in court charged with damage. Philip Gardner, 38, of Station Street admitted causing £10 worth of damage to a fence belonging to his neighbour when he appeared at Boston Magistrates Court. Prosecuting Dale Brownless said it was a neighbours’ dispute which should never have got so far ...