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Readers have been sharing their views about what’s in the news.
Here we share some of the letters, emails and comments that have come in over the week, including this cartoon from John Elson.
Send your letters to: news@lincsonline.co.uk
What is happening to Royal Mail?
My mother is registered blind and the highlight of her week is receiving and listening to her “talking Mercury”. For many years the system of the kind people of the Stamford Lions reading it and recording it and sending it out via the Royal Mail has been brilliant but something now has gone seriously awry.
The memory sticks are now recorded and put in the mail box on a Saturday and as I write this on the following Friday evening it still has not arrived in the village three miles away, meaning that it cannot be returned ready to be recorded with the next issue.
When Mum gets them now it can hardly be described as a newspaper and is more of a history book.
What oh what is happening to our Royal Mail deliveries? I thought that “articles for the blind” received priority service. If this is priority, goodness knows how anything else moves.
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Pub is valued in the community
A note of warning to all political parties – it makes no sense to keep milking the same cow, it will run dry .
I was saddened to read of the threat to The Bertie Arms at Uffington, having watched this lovely pub being built up to become a thriving community hub again, being hit by the threat of crippling new tax increases
Hard work and success run together to make for a better standard of living for everyone , this should not make those businesses an easy prey for the government – think of the many hard working farming families being driven out of existence – as well, entrepreneurial creative industries seeking support having to take their creative investment out of this tax happy country.
Travelling on the A1 between Stamford and Colsterworth the central reservation and embankments are an appalling mess of litter and need a community ‘clean up’. They are an embarrassment to those of us who love this beautiful country.
Note to Rachel Reeves, think ‘who are those people who are not contributing and not working for their future? and find ways to utilise this untapped work force. And please stop penalising those hard working people who are our country’s pride.
As a wise lady recently told me ‘Soon we won’t be able to buy a cabbage!’
Joan Brocklebank
Waltham-on-the-Wolds, formerly of Stamford
The Bertie Arms is the hub of our village community in Uffington and Katie and James work hard to create that special friendly environment to welcome villagers and visitors to enjoy their services. We simply cannot face the thought of losing such a great asset.
Whilst we will continue to support them through our patronage – maybe others from Stamford and outlying areas will do so too.
Pam Orme
Uffington
Bus is no longer serving village
I am really upset as a user of the R1 Rutlander bus service that it is not currently serving Gretton.
Originally a road closure at the junction of Mill Road and Lyddington Road was scheduled for January 10 and 11, understood to be necessary for Severn Trent Water to do work. A notice was posted on the buses advising passengers but the closure is now ongoing. Fellow passengers and I want to know why.
The R1 Rutlander was introduced to Gretton only six months ago as a new service which was gradually building up passenger numbers only to have this happen.
Personally I want an investigation. For goodness sake, the village waited so long for a regular bus service.
It is really disappointing this has happened and needs resolving because make the service unreliable,lose passengers and then cut the service all together
Please can you help get us back on the R1 urgently please.
The road closure is understood to be necessary for Severn Trent Water to do work in the location mentioned.
David Fursdon
Gretton
Why am I going to the side gate?
I visit graves at Stamford Cemetery but I am now finding I have to go all the way around to the main gate. Why have they taken the side entrance gate away?
Mary Stubbs
York Road, Stamford
Editor’s note: as reported in last week’s paper, the town council has said this is to deter dog walkers and prevent anti-social behaviour in the cemetery.
Reform is the only lifeboat in sight
The clock is ticking for many of Lincolnshire’s Tory MPs like Gareth Davies who can talk the talk on local issues as seen in his Journal interview last week. In post but powerless to pressurise our current government to implement further significant “U” turns. His constituents in local business, be it retail, hospitality, farming, defence or indeed manufacturing are all mentioned but he has little to reassure them apart from pathetic phrases like “can’t really do anything” and “try to hold the government to account” . What he could actually do is follow Andrew Rosindell and Robert Jenrick’s courageous action and jump-ship, saving their careers, may be, and giving their long suffering constituents some hope.Reform is the only lifeboat in sight, for them and us, who are desperate for change but not the socialist nightmare change of the last 18 months. We are all waiting for radical, positive action to turn our country round from our elected representatives.
Rod Hatherill
Lodge Way, Grantham
A reminder of responsibilities
According to the Journal it would appear that almost half of our elected town councillors need reminding of their responsibilities. The overall attendance of the meeting of the council to discuss the budget was disgraceful. Did the meeting acquire quorum? When one puts oneself up for election it is to represent those who voted for them, to be absent from such an important meeting means that nearly half of the Grantham residents were not represented. Councillor Roberts must be revolving in his grave. Grantham deserves better than this.Finally I would like to point out that the decision by council officers to approve planning permission for the HMO on Dudley Road, is advice only. It is not an order. Members of the SKDC planning committee should vote on their own principles.
Mike Cook
Grantham
Thank you to lottery players
A big thank you to players of People’s Postcode Lottery in the Midlands for their commitment to improving global health. Since 2019, they’ve raised an incredible £16.6 million to support Sightsavers’ work in Africa and Asia.
Your kindness is vital at a time when global health systems face immense financial pressure. It helps us work with governments and partners to improve access to eye care, glasses and sight-saving surgery.
Eye conditions such as cataracts are treatable, but access to eye care services is not universal. More than 85% of people with vision impairment live in low and middle income countries.
Good eye health can help children to learn, adults to earn, and boost independence. This can be seen through the story of Aziza in Mozambique, who had to give up farming due to cataracts. She relied on her family to cook, and support her with personal hygiene, eating and drinking.
Thanks to cataract surgery through a project supported by Sightsavers, Aziza has her independence back. She can take care of herself, sell beans to earn a living, as well as do household chores.
Thank you for helping transform the lives of people like Aziza. You can learn more about the impact of your support at www.sightsavers.org.
Dr Caroline Harper
CEO, Sightsavers
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