Letters

I read with interest (The Voice, February 16) our local council wish to spend millions of pounds on new workspace to let commercially on a for-profit basis. Do the councillors propose to use the same business model as they very successfully did on the Spalding Red Herring Quarter? I propose they take another look at this colossal faux pas before ...

Thought I would drop a line to express my surprise at the opening of the new Post Office in Holbeach at the Co-Op centre, where they have omitted to place a post box! Although the open plan area is very nice, I had to go elsewhere to post my letter. I will be sticking to Tesco in future, as they ...

I understand the NHS in England is now embarking on another major organisational upheaval – implementing five-year ‘Sustainability and Transformation Plans’ covering all aspects of our NHS spending. This latest attack on our NHS comes with more pressure to squeeze the health service and follows on from the wholesale marketisation reforms under the previous coalition government. The stark warning from ...

Given the publicity surrounding the shortcomings of the National Health Service, I should like to cite my own recent experience of how excellent the local service can be. A short time ago I was involved in an emergency relating to a ward member who collapsed, and I called 999. The response was reassuring and speedy. The doctor and medics (up to six at ...

In response to Coun Malcolm Chandler’s letter (“Vital to keep reporting offences”, February 9). I think it is quite right to mention some of the issues regarding the tackling of anti-social matters now in this reply.  Several people during last year kept mentioning that the reason they no longer call the police is that the police conclude that things like street ...

Beware homeowners, landlords, tenants and all home sharers who are not family members – changes are coming that affect us all. We all know, especially the shift workers of Spalding returning home in complete darkness, that councils are short of money, but maybe not for long. Have you received recently an electoral role application form? It is our duty, as ...

Hats off to Lincolnshire Co-op and its new shopping centre in Holbeach – bright, sunny, smart and appealing. With the Post Office, pharmacy and library all accessed through the same portal there’s a nice bustle to the place yet plenty of space. Even upholstered seats around a table in the window—to sample your library book, wait for your prescription. The library ...

I found your story “Spalding shop: ‘Staff must speak Polish too'” (February 2) interesting, but it seemed to lack the essential information that the supermarket in question states on its window “Polish Food & Grocery” (pictured above). Unfortunately the photo that accompanies your article (pictured, right) is taken from such an angle that this is not visible and, in addition, ...

In response to PEDALS chairman David Jones (February 2), I totally agree not all motorists obey the rules of the road either, but they do stick to the road. As I have said before and will say again, for the amount of cyclists out there, a large number do not obey one single rule of the road. I encounter cyclists behaving ...

Now that British Premier Theresa May has become the latest in a long line of her predecessors to sign us up to ‘poodle status’ regarding the trans-Atlantic relationship with America, it’s time to think a little more seriously about this lady. It seems to me, on most recent evidence, the lady prefers to shun her duty to answer straightaway, honestly ...

I was pleased to see the positive response to the pre Christmas introduction of the Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) to replace to former Designated Place Protection Order in Spalding town centre. The proactive introduction was in response to concerns of Spalding town users regarding anti social behaviour (ASB) in the town centre and it has been generally well received. ...

With reference to a letter (January 26) from Geoff Taylor, of Chain Bridge Forge, I would like to draw attention to an inaccurate statement. Mr Taylor asks: “Why does the council support the football team at the Sir Halley Stewart Field to the tune of £50,000?” The football team (Spalding United FC) does not receive any financial support from the ...

I understand a new scheme aimed at cracking down on street drinking and other anti-social behaviours in Spalding town centre has been launched. A Public Spaces Protection Order [PSPO] has been set up by South Holland District Council and I have seen recent reports that these areas cover St Thomas’s Road north to West Elloe Avenue and from the railway ...

Well, first of all answering the question: should councils be scrapped across Lincolnshire? My answer would have to be “yes”. If run as a business, over a few years many inside jobs are created for people that aren’t really required, for family members or friends of friends. It happens in most companies. After time they end up running at a loss ...

One feels obliged to respond to the rather vicious and clearly self interested letter (January 26) concerning Beechfield Medical Practice and its intended half day “training” closures. By the content and style of the rather basic “rant”, it is apparent that the writer has some connection and self interest with the surgery given the bias views expressed. Such a pity. ...

With reference to Mr N Bingham’s letter (January 19) concerning what I would like to believe is a minority of cyclists. As a female pedestrian, I have experienced intimidation and bullying by cyclists. I start my day walking my dogs in the “democratically” introduced total blackout. I regularly encounter darkly-clad cyclists without lights or any audible warning. At other times, ...

Once again the biggest issue comes up about the switching off of street lighting in Spalding! May I remind the local council that the issue doesn’t finish in Spalding. You ought to send your officials into Donington after midnight especially around Chestnut Avenue/Ash Court etc. It is absolutely pitch black. It is safer to walk home on the road than the ...

Mr Bingham (Mail, January 19) is absolutely right to criticise poor behaviour by cyclists. We at PEDALS, who strive to provide facilities for cyclists – with great difficulty, given the culture in Lincolnshire that usually favours the motor car user – do not condone any illegal or inconsiderate cycling. However, the headline provided by The Voice is more helpful than the sentence ...

Not long ago Lincolnshire County Council decided to reject the devolution plans on offer from central government. Although I voted to accept them as a first, rather small, step towards giving back to local government some of the powers usurped by central governments of all political colours over many decades, I was fully aware of the flaws attached to the ...

In response to the letter (January 19) regarding the once monthly afternoon closure of Beechfield Medical Centre, has the complainant considered that staff training is essential, not just an afternoon off? The staff who are not working that afternoon will still have to attend, and in some cases arrange childcare, at an extra cost to them. Or, do you suggest ...