Letters

I am writing today as a local person as well as a politician, but I hope this can be considered by all of us, regardless of political parties. As a keen supporter of Buying Local, I wanted to share with you the five reasons I think you should head over to some of our great local shops this Christmas and ...

Please would it be possible to make an appeal to your readers? I would like to receive information and photographs of Les Fensom, the racing cyclist, also known as the Fenland Flyer. The reason for my search is that I’m attempting to list all Lincolnshire cyclists who have ridden a 24-hour cycle race. Les Fensom set the Lincolnshire record of ...

We would like to thank our friends and colleagues for everything you did on Friday, helping to make the day a success, without you this event would never have had so many people in the town. Thank you firstly to everyone involved in the Tulip Queen competition and for the prizes we received for the event, the two queens will ...

I would like to express my grateful thanks to the members of Saracen’s Head Over 60s Committee for the most excellent Christmas party held at the village hall on Saturday, November 29. The party started with an excellent three course Christmas dinner served by the members of the committee followed entertainment from Five o’clock Somewhere and Robert London which was ...

How curious that UKIP’s Mr Foyster did not think to check his facts before sending his recent inaccurate letter, sadly published by the Spalding Voice. It turns out the comparison between the two photographs which shows a full and empty House of Commons is based on a complete fallacy! The picture he captioned ‘MPs debate their own wage’ was from ...

As the Government continue to go forward with the development of “fracking” using low cost tax incentives, concerns are growing over the potential damage it could cause on a national basis. Government spokesmen highlight the numerous advantages fracking is supposed to bring, but little is said about the most important factor, shale gas is a fossel fuel which, when burned, ...

I have followed with interest the action group in Sutton Bridge who successfully defended their village against the proposed actions of South Holland District Council, thereby proving that SHDC’s arguments were flawed and inept, notwithstanding that SHDC spent over £10,000 of our taxpayer’s money on their legal action. One assumes that as it is unlikely that many senior council officials, ...

About the Brylaine Into Town bus. I feel for the very elderly people who have to use the buses. They have no other choice because taxis are expensive. Brylaine must know Tuesdays are busy, being market day, but there is no need for the drivers to be rude to the public. Their job is to be friendly and helpful. Sometimes ...

Once again I boarded the 9am bus into town and it was crowded. We were like sardines in a tin like Carol and Daisy said, with 25 of us standing and 35 passengers seated. What a shambles. Malcolm Wheatley, in my view, could not organise the proverbial in a brewery. How come you have the job title you hold? There ...

I write regarding “Elderly risking life and limb on overcrowded bus”. I’m sorry to say it’s getting worse. We boarded the 9am bus from town which picked us all up at the Wygate Park area. When we boarded the bus it was full, people were standing. I’m only 75, but there were three friends with me who are 76, 78 ...

I have been following the articles in The Voice regarding the current works being carried out by Network Rail. I have to say that my reaction to Network Rail’s defence is that they must live in a different world to the rest of us. They say they have spoken to around 400 people in both Spalding and Gosberton. In the ...

I would like to ask The Voice newspaper to help Carol Hudson and Daisy get one of our early buses back as this would stop our buses being crowded and help us elderly people stop being frightened. Brylaine buses ought to be ashamed of theirselves. Haven’t they got elderly families? If so, would they want to want to think people ...

I write about the Brylaine buses. I was on the bus the day Carol Hudson and granddaughter Daisy took photographs of our crowded bus. It happens every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. I was left standing right from Park Close and I was staggering and holding on to the bars. I was very frightened. Carol and Daisy offered me their seats ...

I have just heard something about volunteers who drive for NSL Care Service. They are apparently aggrieved because after they have driven 10,000 miles in any one year, they have to advise the authorities and their payment goes down from 40p per mile to 25p. I am chairman of South Holland Parish Voluntary Car Service and we run a scheme ...

I would like to thank all businesses and individuals who again sponsored baskets, troughs and floral arrangements in our town this year, and also welcome on board new sponsors. The town has looked lovely this year and I know hundreds of people have appreciated seeing so many flowers and the efforts of all who have given many hours of their ...

We write regarding Carol Hudson and 19-year-old Daisy’s report in your newspaper this week. What Carol and Daisy said are very true, it is very frightening for us. I am 88 and my friend is 79 and we board the bus regularly as it is our only means of getting to the shops and the doctor’s. I am not very ...

Dear Spalding in Bloom lovers! We would like to thank many people who took part in Spalding in Bloom and some making that extra special effort to come along and help tidy, litter pick, weed or to help supervise where needed. Firstly a very big thank you to all Jim Harvey’s team from the South Holland District Council who never stopped working ...

I find it intolerable that a very well printed, and so called well respected member of the community, that Mr Williams professes to be, is permitted to render such a disgusting term of phrase to the local inspector. In fact I believe in better days gone by, this disgusting comment would itself have been a crime. The work that Inspector ...