LETTER: Please keep an eye out for stolen ornamental elephants

Sometime during the period between Christmas and New Year, two concrete elephants standing about two feet high, two feet deep and about a foot wide with a recess in their backs to hold plants, were stolen from outside our porch on Kings Road. A vehicle was obviously used as they weighed about 60kgs each. We have had them since 1994 ...

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LETTER: Make a Sea Cadets challenge your new year’s resolution

Have you made your New Year’s resolution yet? If the answer is no, why not consider taking on a challenge in aid of youth charity Sea Cadets? For the first time, we have places available for a whole host of exciting charity challenges. The money you raise could really make a difference, as 93p in every £1 that we receive ...

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LETTER: Sorry but ‘Leave’ voters do not represent ‘we, the people’

Mary Hamilton-Goya doesn’t want her intelligence insulted by a suggestion that ‘Leave’ voters in the referendum were unaware of the consequences (VMail, December 15). Ok! She refers to ‘we, the people’ voting to leave the EU. Less than 40 per cent of registered electors voted leave. Of those who actually voted, there was a modest majority in favour. Hardly enough ...

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LETTER: Referendums mean little more than a town-centre survey

In response to Ms Hamilton-Goya of Long Sutton (VMail, December 15), I’d like to say that quite simply, if people are going to be ignorant to the workings of the British voting system, maybe it’s not a matter of the aforementioned people being insulted, but rather, being ignorant members of society. You state that Brexit should be a legally binding decision, ...

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LETTER: Thanks from Ella’s Project

Mark, Sarah and Ella Le Sage, along with the trustees of The Rightside Trust and Ella’s Project, would like to thank everyone who donated or supported our work over the last 12 months. We are entirely a voluntary organisation and could not complete any of our work without the wonderful work and support of our volunteers, collection points and those that ...

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LETTER: Speed cameras need to be on rat run too

Reference the new speed cameras on the new A16 from Peterborough to Spalding, I think that there should be speed cameras on the old A1073 (James Road). Drivers use this road as a rat run to overtake the slower lorries on the A16. The speed that cars and white van men go is well in excess of the 50mph. There ...

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MP: I’ll make representations over lenient sentence for street attack on police officer

I suspect my reaction to your front page story of December 15 (Is That Justice?) was similar to that of many of your other readers – shock and disappointment that the man found guilty of assaulting a police officer was merely fined for his behaviour. Ordinary, decent people know that breaking the law in such a violent way should incur ...

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LETTER: So many thanks for £25,686 to Poppy Appeal

2016 saw the centennial anniversary of the battles of Jutland and The Somme and raised the public’s awareness of the sacrifices made on behalf of all our futures. The sheer scale of casualties incurred is staggering and almost too difficult to envisage but is, nevertheless, true. Whilst the survivors of those battles are now gone and the survivors of the ...

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LETTER: Well done to Tracey et al for Holbeach Hub Christmas event

I would just like to thank and congratulate Tracey Carter and her team of helpers for the Holbeach Hub Christmas Celebration event on December 4. They did a great job arranging it in a short time. It was disappointing that the parade and market which I had organised didn’t come off but the efforts of Tracey and her team made sure ...

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LETTER: We voted for Brexit – get on with it

Please do not insult our intelligence or try to twist things to suit your devious plans, by stating that the people who voted to leave the EU are unaware of the consequences of doing so. The government were so arrogant in thinking that we would want to vote to remain in the EU that they, under David Cameron, spent nine ...

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LETTER: Bad parking in Holbeach never ceases to amaze me

l am constantly bemused by the drivers parking their cars anywhere they think fit in High Street, Holbeach. The number of idiotic places they park is amazing. Between the traffic lights at QD up to Lloyds Bank, which is far too narrow for parking, does not bother these drivers. Buses, tractors and articulated vehicles have to wait because some inconsiderate ...

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LETTER: What has post-Brexit vote 2017 got in store?

I wonder what 2017 has in store for us post-Brexit? An American style, deregulated economy, or an economy that is based on highly skilled jobs, high productivity, and high levels of investment? As the UK government prepares to negotiate Brexit, levels of uncertainty are bound to increase unless a clear vision is outlined. It is not enough to defend the ...

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LETTER: How much of £416,000 for new site did travellers chip in?

I read with interest the article (December 8) quoting a figure of £416,000 for the new travellers site off Drain Bank. My question is a simple one. How much did the travellers contribute to this cost? Martin Dickinson Long Sutton

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LETTER: Maybe you should try waste collection round if it’s such a doddle

In response to Mr Wayne Seaborn’s letter (December 8), I’d like to offer the following. I have already responded in detail to him directly, on all of the issues raised. In addition, our service manager has taken action on the specifics where appropriate. I am therefore disappointed that, once again, he has chosen to ‘go public’ with his criticisms, before ...

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LETTER: Time for us to reflect on factors in disappointing by-election result

I have read and heard with interest the stories about the “demise” of the Labour Party on the strength of one by-election result; that of the recent Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election. It was a disappointing result for the Labour Party.However, there are many factors which may have contributed to this and which will be addressed. Only one-third of voters ...

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LETTER: How about a swimming pool in Holbeach?

I read with interest the letter (last week) regarding the overused leisure facilities in Spalding. I use the swimming pool regularly and, as mentioned, it is always very busy. This pool has to cover the needs of the schools and the general public not just in Spalding but from the surrounding towns and villages as well – a big area ...

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LETTER: Litter and leaves everywhere in parts of Spalding

Had a walk through Spalding today, what a sad appearance it is. What did one find on our walk from Saxon Close to the town centre? 1. Most, if not all, the litter bins were full. Well, it was Monday and we had had a weekend – is that something unique one asks! 2. The area around the bin in ...

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LETTER: UKIP will be increasing pressure on sitting representatives in Lincolnshire

Christmas – a Christian celebration cemented into our culture for some 2,000 years – is not a time for politics but I see the Conservatives have already started campaigning. So before the festivities start, it seems appropriate to encourage all those who voted for my party at the last elections and to again thank South Holland for returning the second ...

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LETTER: Devolution supporter Lord Porter should not be pursuing a political ideology

I would like to reply to your article ‘Why failed devolution bid makes me sad’ (Voice, last week). Lord Porter writes that he is sad that the devolution deal offered to Lincolnshire will not now go ahead, but as an elected official is he not aware that his job is to represent the people of South Holland, and not to ...

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LETTER: That check of our Anglian Water bills really paid off

Thank you to D Loos, of Fleet, for their advice ‘Check your water bill’ (November 17). I have been promised a refund of £125 since I had been charged “foul and surface” despite my downpipes going to soakaway and not into a drain. J Newman Spalding I am writing to say thank you to D Loos for their letter. I ...

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