Letters

I watched traffic going past my home for about an hour at school leaving time on Wednesday (March 15), when the road use was busy, and saw eight people in particular. Two I could clearly see were using their phones, both of them professional drivers. The rest of them were looking down at their lap, it was fairly obvious as ...

There is now much publicity about the coming work at Peppermint Junction in Holbeach. At last we get the roundabout that should have been built there in the first place.   There seems to be a sudden spurt of activity and media coverage about our council portfolio holders. These people are appointed by the leaders of the Conservative ruling party. Our local ...

Re. Springfields. Expansion of the opening hours to weekdays at 9am and Sunday at 10am would be good for starters! Terry Byatt via email

Your front page (March 9) casually mentioned that “Springfields, which opened in 2005, was always supposed to have been limited in what it could sell so that it didn’t compete with the town centre”. Followed by the “acceptance by South Holland District Council that that policy has never been properly enforced”. It wasn’t properly enforced because it had never been ...

I read with interest your front page (March 9) regarding the expansion plans for Springfields Shopping Outlet. Yes, I agree, with the ongoing housing development plan for South Holland, it will bring thousands of homes which will be built over the next three decades, bringing more people, more cars and the greater need for added infrastructure and amenities. With more ...

The last nail in the Holbeach coffin was the moving of the market from High Street to Boston Road South car park. This was done by South Holland District Council without consultation or reference to Holbeach Parish Council of which I was a member. I found this outrageous decision unbelievable and also baffling especially as Holbeach appeared to accept the ...

However unintentionally, Andrew Withers’ letter (March 9) regarding Pinchbeck Glebe field and our village football club is somewhat misleading, as their existing arrangement to use the field has not been in jeopardy. Historically, the club’s use (albeit never sole use) of the field has been justified and appropriate, as the only other public open space in our “rural” village is in ...

I was interested to read of the “Latest council purge on dog mess” (Voice, March 2), which is admirable in its intention. I presume that the logo and message is painted on the pavement so that the dogs can see it – note that both Rachel Thompson and Anthony Casson have to get at “dog height” to show the sign ...

The proposed revamp of the Priory Road offices has been triggered by the central government selling off assets such as Job Centres because most of their work is now done online.   Perhaps it is also an admission of how few claimants actually find work via them? This does not justify a £2.7million spend. When the last Labour government introduced ...

I would begin by saying that the vast majority of dog owners do clean up after their pets but as in every walk of life there are people who are ignorant and bloody-minded. We could put it down to human nature. Dog mess is unpleasant and smelly to step in but there is no direct contact with the Toxicara canis ...

The Bell Inn and large car park have been vacant in the heart of Pinchbeck village for many years. The new District Plan proposes more than 4,000 new houses in the parish. The existing medical facilities are overstretched so conversion of The Bell to a medical centre seems an ideal solution to cater for both current and future needs. I ...

I was disturbed and saddened to read Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary’s “PEEL” report published last week in which Lincolnshire Police was graded as requiring improvement in the area of protecting those who are vulnerable from harm and supporting victims. The inspector highlighted inadequate training for frontline officers, saying that “The force does not respond well enough to child sexual ...

Following on from Joan Woolard’s most valued comments I wish to add my own dissatisfaction regarding the use and high charges of the community centre. I created a group called Friends of Fleet, the intention to befriend people who had moved to the village over recent years as well as existing residents to add another social dimension to the area. However, ...

Thank you for publishing the article “Live exercise in case of major emergency” (Voice, February 16). On behalf of Suttons on The Wash and Lincolnshire County Council, I would like to extend special appreciation to those Lutton volunteers who made the exercise a resounding success.  The exercise provided the opportunity for Suttons on The Wash community group to test the procedures outlined in their Community ...

People are using the green/football pitch at Holbeach Community Centre in Fishpond Lane as a racetrack. My husband walks our dog there most days (and’ yes’ he does pick up any poo our dog may deposit and puts it in the dog poo bin up at the Community Centre). This morning he came back and showed me a couple of ...

I have just spoken to the Local Government Ombudsman regarding my complaint about the very restrictive use of our local South Holland District Council community centre at Hargate Close. Before 2011 tenants of the sheltered accommodation had free use of the hall and could invite non-sheltered friends provided any sheltered tenants could attend if they so wished. Sheltered rents include ...

I would like to take this opportunity to say a personal thank you to all the people who helped to clear up the destruction carried out by “Storm Doris” last week in Whaplode Drove churchyard. Sometimes things are just taken for granted. I sit back and I do ask myself, do the people in Whaplode Drove know what happens in their village? ...

In reply to last week’s article in The Voice, may I thank [news editor] Nigel Chapman for informing us of the council’s decision not to give us the necessary permission for the ground alterations as we had not been informed by the parish council. Indeed it was only at 20.46 on Monday (Feb 27) that I received official confirmation and the reasons why. ...

Two branches of European Movement in East Midlands have been inaugurated last week: Lincolnshire branch and Leicestershire branch. The objectives of the branches were agreed as: to promote awareness of the European Union (EU) to disseminate a positive image of European Union and Britain’s role in Europe to campaign to remain a permanent member of the EU to further the ...

I read with interest the article “Crowland as it might have looked with River Welland through town” (The Voice, February 16). A photo of a print I have in my possession gives some indication as to how the merging water courses at the Trinity Bridge would have looked in circa 1726. The print is by one Samuel Buck who visited ...