Letters

On January 16, The Voice published an insightful letter from G Ogden explaining why no net benefits can conceivably emerge from Brexit, but there will be huge disbenefits if we leave the EU… despite all the siren calls of Leave campaigners who insisted in 2016 that the UK would benefit from “the exact same benefits”, “they need us more than ...

I note that Coun Brewis has started his election campaign early, by adding further to the misunderstanding of the legally required notice recently posted in all South Holland District Council car parks. The purpose of the notice was to inform the public that SHDC needs to amend the existing off street parking enforcement order, so that parking fee payment machines, ...

With all the focus on Brexit let’s not forgive this Tory government for the crisis in our NHS as the staffing shortfall of 100,000 could reach quarter of a million by the end of the next decade, this is shocking. I note the latest joint briefing by the King’s Fund, the Health Foundation and the Nuffield Trust think tanks warned ...

I would like to thank the person who found my handbag I left in the trolley at Tesco’s in Holbeach and returned it to the shop at Wednesday tea time. Thank you very, very much. Mrs S Hatton via email

The Spotless Spalding Social Group has seen many areas cleaned and restored to a former glory, but lately I’m starting to realise that the group’s popularity is helping to connect the many good people of Spalding who quietly solider on in their areas. On our Facebook page we have been taking people’s own work and trying to showcase it as ...

I am delighted that our MP John Hayes, voted against Theresa May’s ghastly Withdrawal Agreement on January 15 – honouring the pledges he made to his constituents to respect the outcome of the 2016 referendum, and Leave the EU. It is timely that our Brexiteers in Parliament who are fighting this new ‘Battle of Britain’ to ‘Take Back Control’ of ...

I am writing this letter to remind readers to always obtain a receipt when paying for shopping at a self service till. On January 16 I planned to visit a friend in Holbeach Hospital. I do not drive so planned to catch a bus to Holbeach. I had then arranged a Call Connect bus to the hospital. As I had ...

With regard to the report in The Voice on January 10, I fully support Paul Matten in his concern about litter in Spalding. Another bad area where litter is allowed to pile up is the junction of WInsover Road and St John’s Road. Not entirely the council’s fault but the lack of community spirit. It is offensive to look at ...

“It takes a big man to admit he was wrong.” Obviously referring to integrity and ethically. Now when it comes to Brexit, perhaps intentionally, this is thrown high into the air. Politicians have a mixed track record in this regard. Never more so than in the claims made by Leavers re the wonderful future that the UK will enjoy if ...

Your report on the cancellation of plans for additional dental surgeries in Spalding (front page, January 10), records that John Hayes will be ‘pushing the NHS for answers’ and suggesting that the NHS should give incentives to dentists to come here as the need is so desperate. He has always been a solid supporter of his party, which in 2010 ...

There have been several letters about Sir John Hayes recently. I would like to say that Sir John has been helpful on many occasions in dealing with my various enquiries over matters such as EuroAtom treaty, JET and INTER, medical isotopes, in context of Brexit. Domestically queries over Windscale (Sellafield), long term high level radioactive waste storage, especially in relation ...

Spalding Lions would like to say a big thank you to all the residents of the villages that we recently visited with Santa. We have had one of the most successful years of raising money and it would not be so without your kind donations. We would also like to say thank you to Morrison’s and Sainsbury’s supermarkets for supporting ...

I note the extraordinary notices concerning parking charges which appeared a while ago. Introducing parking charges to small communities which currently have none would punish small places with retail sectors already struggling to survive. At the eastern end of the district, there is also the added ‘draw’ whereby the nearest sizeable town, Wisbech, has free car parking as do all ...

Having been a regular reader of the Voice since you started publishing I wondered if I could make a suggestion. Week in, week out, the paper has a letter(s) from Rodney Sadd and photo(s) of Harry Drury. I wondered if it might save the reader having to suffer through these articles if you gave them a combined page. I thought ...

I have just read your article re food recycling and wheelie bins. I have written to SHDC on several occasions asking why we seem to be the only authority who do not use wheelie bins. I live in a rural area and the black sacks are frequently attacked by crows etc leaving waste all over the garden. I also pointed ...

No to wheelie bins thank you. They’re an eyesore! The black and green bag system works fine so why change? If wheelie bins were introduced they would have to be permanently out the front of our house as there would be no other place for them to be. Perhaps the council would be better spending our money clearing all the ...

My husband and I are against the use of wheelie bins because they are big and ugly, take up far more space than the bag system and attract vermin. They are an eyesore when left out. Bags are gone once collected. Margaret Smetham via email

There is nothing wrong with the system we have at present, it’s cheap and efficient. The cost of the bins would be enormous at a time when the council can least afford it. The money would be much more beneficial being used to mend roads which are in a terrible state in places especially near me i.e. Holbeach Drove. Graham ...

No, I do not think residents in South Holland should have wheelie bins. They are hideous things – just look at Boston! William Stanley via email

Given the shocking reports of the many issues surrounding the disposal of plastics, especially single use plastic it is totally irresponsible to continue to add to this problem. So yes it is well beyond time for SHDC to invest in wheelie bins. Furthermore, I attach a photo of the roadside just up the road from my house following the collection ...