Letters - The Voice

LETTERS – I asked the same question

Richard Rush — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:54:11 +0000

In response to the letter from Mr Odell in last week’s edition of the Voice regarding missing the chance to improve the Pinchbeck Road and Park Road junction – I asked this same question and was told that piece of land belongs to the railway and they won’t alter it. Trisha Futtervia email

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LETTERS – I will fight against solar plans

Richard Rush — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:51:24 +0000

Speaking on behalf of my constituents at the Planning Inspectorate hearings on September 8 and 9 on the ‘Meridian’ proposals I explained my fierce opposition to giant solar developments built across four sites close to Crowland, Shepeau Stow, Cowbit and Whaplode Drove, taking 2,700 acres of grades 1 and 2 land out of food production. […]

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LETTERS – Look after market traders

Richard Rush — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:48:32 +0000

I am writing as a concerned resident who regularly uses Spalding market and I am increasingly worried about how our market traders are being treated. Week after week I speak to traders who tell me the same thing – they feel unsupported, ignored and left in the dark by South Holland District Council. We all […]

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LETTERS – Thanks for sharing taxi

Richard Rush — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:39:35 +0000

I’d like to thank the young lady whose name is Grace and who let me share a taxi with her so I could get home from Spalding Station on Saturday night. I’d arrived back from a holiday in Germany on the train at 8.30pm. The taxi company had cancelled on me and there were no taxis […]

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LETTERS – AI is not always the right way

Richard Rush — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:16:54 +0000

Just used the new AI type reception system at my local medical centre. On the positive side it did work and hopefully will deliver what I asked for, a review of some of my medication. I understand that all surgeries are now having to cope with a bigger population and thus under strain. A problem […]

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LETTERS – Campaign has taken step forward

Richard Rush — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:16:07 +0000

A campaign to save The Ship Inn at Surfleet Seas End has taken another decisive step forward. The Shipmates board voted on Thursday, August 27 to push ahead with its reopening plans after winning Asset of Community Value status for the pub. Shipmates chairman, Mark Newlands, said: “We know we have a hard road ahead, […]

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LETTERS – Average speed system

Richard Rush — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:14:38 +0000

How many people have to be seriously injured or killed on Lincolnshire’s roads before our safety partnerships deploy permanent speed enforcement? As residents on Fleet Road in Fleet can testify, lowering a speed limit means nothing without enforcement. Despite a recent drop from 40mph to 30mph, a recent traffic survey over 15 days, logged over […]

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LETTERS – Chance to improve junction

Richard Rush — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:13:36 +0000

Is it me or was this not a fantastic opportunity to improve the junction of Pinchbeck Road and Park Road? We are all fully aware that this is the worst junction in Spalding. Turning left into Park Road from Pinchbeck Road has always been a nightmare. Instead of trying to put a small relief road […]

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LETTERS – Spalding needs to grow again

Richard Rush — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:50:30 +0000

As a business in Spalding town centre I have to reply to a letter in the voice by John Hayes. Isn’t it enough that this council allowed Springfields in the first place which has been the decline of the town which was once rich with independents and flourishing little businesses? The town is now struggling […]

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LETTERS – Respect and pride in parade

Richard Rush — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:49:29 +0000

Having read last week’s article about Spalding’s Remembrance Sunday Parade taking place on November 8, I was delighted to see that voices have finally been listened to. The decision to have the parade march from the town centre to Ayscoughfee Gardens and back again is a very welcome step, and restores the event to the […]

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