Letters

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 ...

Please no wheelie bins. A lot of the houses in Spalding don’t have the space to store these monstrosities, especially the terrace type housing. Also as we are an ageing population (as we are frequently reminded) how are the older generation supposed to manhandle such large objects from the rear of their premises out to the curb and back again ...

Members of The Rotary Club of South Holland together with our friends who helped Santa on his rounds during December would like to thank everyone in Spalding who supported us or donated. We are delighted with the final total of more than £10,000 in our collection for Rotary charities. We shall use the money during 2019 to support charities and ...

South Holland crusaders against litter and fly-tipping have called for urgent action from the district’s leaders. Regular letter-writer Paul Matten sent his latest findings to the press and the district council and is now threatening legal action on environmental grounds. He wrote: “I don’t expect any action from SHDC any time soon, but I will start prosecution proceedings against SHDC ...

I’m sure I am not the only person who thought when we were getting a new hospital it was going to be the state of the art everything under one roof, operating theatres, eye clinics, maternity units, etc etc, only to find it was a big disappointment. We still had to travel to other hospitals for operations and many other ...

We as a family would once again like to thank the Christmas fairy that is Tracey Carter, for her consideration and thoughts for ensuring that the children in our family received a gift from Santa. This lady is beyond kind, and thinks of others all year round and we would like to say a very big thank you and hope ...

As Chief Executives and Principals of Further Education Colleges and Executive/Managing Directors of training organisations, we write to publicly congratulate John Hayes MP on the announcement of his Knighthood. John was acknowledged as an exceptional Minister for Further Education and Skills, widely admired in the sector for his understanding of, and commitment to, practical learning. It is no exaggeration to ...

With Christmas over and being one of the most expensive periods of the year for most people will 2019 get any better for us all? On December 19 the UK Government’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) released the latest retail price index (RPI) figure. It shows that prices are up 3.2 per cent from a year ago. With fuel and ...

No doubt I’ll get shot down here but as is so often the case, real experience shows the difference between what should happen and what actually does. We have a wonderful new medical facility in the Spalding Johnson Hospital with kind and efficient staff but it seems that neither the public nor some local surgery staff understand exactly what services ...

The Parish Council wish to convey their sincere thanks to everyone who attended the Christmas Activities Event in the Long Sutton Market Place on December 9. It was an extremely enjoyable day and it was great to see everyone having a such a good time. The support from local businesses was very much appreciated and the council thanks those businesses ...

At this time of year I am personally and professionally absorbed into retelling the historical Biblical Nativity story as remembered and written down for all future generations to read and interpret. It doesn’t make sense without acknowledging faith and mystery and putting it into the context of other storyline threads of the Holy Bible. One could read of covenant love, ...

I’d like to thank everyone that came to the Holbeach Community Fayre on Saturday, December 15. The event went very well and we raised over £800 for the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance. Thank you to all of those who helped on the day with stalls or who helped with the entertainment. Thanks also to everyone who came and helped ...

I write with regards the subject of Santa Claus. A hearing of his sleigh bells was formally recorded around 1954 in the region of Stockhouse Lane and Chase Road in Surfleet. They were heard by a boy who lived there. I know this because his mother told my aunties and I was in the room and heard her very words. ...

Many people will have heard of Daniel Defoe – he wrote “Robinson Crusoe” and lived between 1660 and 1731. He travelled widely and kept diaries of his travels. His description of Holland, the Fens, and Spalding is quite apt, as it is now some 300 years later not very different. Spalding is a dirty, smelly, rubbish infested dump of detritus! ...

I am writing to you regarding your front page article of December 6 “Reception children told to smash Santa”. I am absolutely horrified and disgusted this was allowed to happen to children as young as four years old. The parents of these children must be furious to say the least and I agree with them 100 per cent. As for ...