Letters

I read your recent article on the noise nuisance from the Lincolnshire Field Products site in Whaplode with great interest. As one of those directly affected I thank LFP for the efforts that they have made to date, but I believe Mr Hancox has been economical in his comments about the operating hours on the site. During winter when the ...

I would like to say something about the situation with builders parking at the junction at Love Lane and Cowbit Road. I am a carpenter working on the restoration of the house on the corner that the person has written in and moaned about. Unfortunately due to the location of the house, we, “the builders” have no option where to ...

I write in response to a letter I briefly caught sight of regarding the poisoning of cats in Sutton. While I sympathise with the victims of ripped open rubbish bags, they should be reminded of the Criminal Damage Act of 1971. Within the act, cats are regarded as “property” with a legal owner and by poisoning a cat, they are ...

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the people over the last ten years who have been involved with Home-Start South Holland; from the initial steering group to the current board of trustees who have the unenviable task of closing the charity down. I feel really privileged to have been appointed to set-up the family support charity ...

If on Friday, June 24 the UK has voted to leave the EU, Clause 50 of the Lisbon Treaty will be activated. The UK government informs the Executive of the European Council that the UK will be leaving the European Union. It in turn informs the president of the EU Commission, who informs the governments of the 27 remaining states. ...

We must be crazy to vote to stay in the EU. £350m a week we pay to belong to this circus – the people we elect do not have a proper say in how this amount is spent. The unelected comedians squander our money. We have everybody here calling out for more money, NHS, police, education, care of the elderly ...

I have just read the headlines in the Lincolnshire Free Press, 05/04/2016 –The safety of A16 now in government’s hands. As many of your readers may know, I have campaigned against this killer junction the A16 old Radar Corner, since it was first opened. I’ve recently held a positive meeting with MP John Hayes, both agreeing something must be done ...

It had been in the pipeline for weeks and everyone was looking forward to the Chairman and Lady of South Holland District Council, Coun Francis Biggadike and wife Freda’s, civic reception and the occasion did not disappoint. Because I had been given certain civic duties to carry out, we arrived at the South Holland Centre in Spalding in good time. ...

The residents of South Holland and The Deepings have recently received a leaflet through their doors entitled “The UK and the European Union: THE FACTS”. This leaflet looks official and purports to give the facts about the referendum – indeed, for more information, recipients are advised to contact www.eureferendumfacts.org For many people a magnifying glass will have been needed to ...

Pleased to see that Swan Street is going to be closed. That would allow for a left turn filter from Winsover Road into Station Approach which would ease congestion on Winsover Road. Extending the yellow “keep clear” hatching at the top of St Thomas’ Road to the far side of Winsover Road would also help traffic wanting to turn right ...

One of the beguiling arguments of the Leave (the EU) campaign is that, released from the EU, British businesses will demonstrate their sterling worth by rising to new heights of success in oversea trade and business. John Hayes was on that tack in his letter in your March 17 issue. Is their confidence justified? It was reported not long ago ...

John Hayter is right. Myths and misinformation do abound in the debate on EU membership. He and UKIP are responsible for peddling most but not all of these myths. Jobs in Britain’s traditional industries, coal, steel, shipbuilding, textiles and heavy engineering were lost in the 60s and 70s, well before the influx of migrant workers from the EU. British products ...

As commented on two weeks ago in these pages, the problems caused by builders parking their vehicles in totally unsuitable places around the Love Lane turning into Cowbit Road have been with us for some three months. From previous comments it appears neither the council nor the police have taken any action despite having knowledge of the situation. I have ...

Another option to get Spalding moving would be to remove all the traffic lights on the Winsover Road/Station Approach/Station Street junction and replace with a mini roundabout. There is sufficient room at this junction for a mini roundabout with minimal work. Mike Chapman via email

I have recently moved here from Tunbridge Wells, Kent and have settled well and am beginning to find my way around with help from my daughter and my satnav. My husband is in East Elloe nursing home which I can’t fault. They have been so kind and he had settled well but my only complaint is there is nowhere in ...

Following your recent article in respect of improving the traffic flow in Spalding, I’d like to draw attention to the daily convergence of traffic from several directions between the BP garage on London Road, Little London and the nearby bridge over the River Welland. At peak times commuters collectively compete for space in the traffic flow from both directions London ...

May we, through your paper, thank the fire and ambulance services for helping Mike when he collapsed. They both acted with great speed and efficiency and eventually let Mike go home, to his relief! Many thanks once again and we are thankful to say he is recovering nicely. Rosemary Smith and Mike Johnson Spalding

An open letter to South Holland District Council Leader Gary Porter: Dear Gary, just been catching up on the local news. It seems that perhaps you have not had the best of press lately whilst your low profile as leader of the council is quite noticeable. Perhaps the two fit together? It does seem that there is a reasonable head ...

I enclose a photograph of what I picked up over the Bank Holiday weekend from the dead end just past our property. I cannot always retrieve it all because some is thrown down the river bank and into the river. Who is going to sort this problem out locally? I will if someone doesn’t soon. So seriously what are the ...

Oh Mr Porter what shall he do? He wants to go litter picking, And work the whole day thro’, But he’s due to get to Westminster, To catch the gravy train, So to hell with Spalding, He’s so much more to gain. Mr J Burman Spalding