Letters

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

I don’t know how the council came up with the idea to put rubbish bags out at 6am but it is one of the most stupid ones yet. People will put their bags out the night before, which will encourage cats, birds and rats to rip them open, which means even more rubbish on our roads that the residents will ...

In response to The Voice article March 17, the options to “get Spalding moving”. Is this the same computerised system they used at Pinchbeck Road/Woolram Wygate junction to make so called improvements to the flow of traffic? If so, I would highly recommend they don’t bother, as it will surely make the situation worse as it has at Pinchbeck Road. ...

I have recently moved to rural Spalding, I notice there is so much litter, an old mattress and car parts float in our dyke at Whaplode St Catherine. If anyone would like to organise a litter pick I would definitely volunteer and leave the water and banks a safe haven for the wildlife. Donna Manser Whaplode St Catherine

Myths and misinformation abound in this debate on EU membership. The Labour party claims worker’s rights are enhanced, but thanks to a mass influx of East Europeans, wages have stagnated and job insecurity increased. The 3-4 million British jobs that are claimed to depend on EU membership are matched (using the same criteria, and allowing for the £60b annual deficit) ...

Craig Jackson ought to be able to present a cogent case on the merits of leaving the EU rather than resorting to using the Joseph Goebbel’s manual for manipulating public option. If politicians need to mislead the public make sure the deceit is a big one with just a hint of plausibility and credibility; repeat it loudly and often in ...

John Hayes asks readers to vote for Britain to leave the EU. In his letter (March 17), he praises the Prime Minister twice but spurns his cogent case for the UK to remain within the EU in favour of the blandishments of Boris Johnson, whose over-inflated ego and all-consuming ambition for “the top job” is rivalled only by Donald Trump. ...

What’s taking so long? I have suggested this in previous letters about replacing traffic lights with mini roundabouts months ago. As traffic lights are a direct order to stop or go and the timing of them is also not suitable, roundabouts let the driver choose and they tend to be way more courteous, even when traffic is heavy. I would ...

I believe that the traffic lights situated where Winsover Road meets Station Street could be disposed of and replaced with a painted roundabout. This could possibly work in conjunction with Swan Street being closed and eliminate congestion that at times can cause queues back as far as Hannam Boulevard on a busy day. Most traffic turns left toward Sainsbury’s, allowing ...