Another barb for British fishermen

The European Parliament's Fisheries Committee is currently debating the extension of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) to recreational anglers. Those who fish for sport from piers or small vessels will be required to purchase licenses and to log every fish they catch: a hugely cumbersome, expensive and bureaucratic procedure.Read

Roads buffoons held to account

I was very pleased to see the ITV News on Friday attacking the pathetic efforts of Buckinghamshire councils to cope with the current snows. Leaving aside the global recession, I consider local government to have been one of this country's biggest problems for some years - it is swamped by corruption, inefficiency, bloated self-serving buffoons and incompetence. In this area we are particularly poorly served.Read

Huge thanks to all littlies in Big Toddle

Wewould like to thank all the under-fives in Buckinghamshire, who took part in the BarnardoÕs Big Toddle last summer. These terrific toddlers joined others from across the UK in a sponsored half-mile walk and helped to raise over £18,000 or their local community and Barnardo's early-years work. Read

Sorry to be proved correct on roads

I was so sorry to read of the death of a pensioner, Margaret Beeson, on the dark stretch of the A40 Oxford Road between Gerrards Cross and Beaconsfield.Read

Don't use recession for political gain

I read your article 'CDC Cuts' with some confusion (and dismay if I'm honest). The recession has hit public services hard, and I was disappointed to see LibDem Cllrs Bramwell and Jones using it to make political hay. Read

I'd like a cut in my council charges

For the second week running the Bucks Examiner states that"a band D property will be paying £155.61 per year".Read

Compensation for parking fee

Greg Morgan (January 22) should not feel unduly deprived.Read

Three reasons behind Chiltern District Council job cuts

I feel I must respond to Cllr Jones' misleading letter in last week's Advertiser/Examiner. Our response to the Council's financial situation has been made after careful consideration and is in line with the Council's medium term financial strategy. The key factors are as follows:Read

Burying bodies in old tip an odd idea

I have read your article on the burial ground in Potkiln Lane and I know that you are not worth much when you are dead but can you explain to me why they have chosen to bury people in an area that was up until 25-30 years ago a rather large rubbish tip and I mean RUBBISH of every sort you can imagine.Read

Good sense won in the end

I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who supported me over the last three months during my dispute with CDC regarding a parking ticket which was paid for and displayed, in good faith, but became dislodged from the dashboard when my daughter closed her car door. Read

A glimmer of hope about parking?

I was interested to read on the front page of "The Examiner" this week your article about parking and particularly the statement from the C.D.C. spokeswoman Rachel Prance.Read

Responding to criticism

While I do not wish to enter a long discussion with Hugh Wilson via your pages I must note the completely incorrect spin his reply put on my letter which you published on January 15.Read

No life is worth streetlight project

A speed camera is sighted just west of the start of the unlit section of the Oxford Road - A40. Have the lights been switched off to increase the takings from that Speed Camera? Read

Helping to mitigate effects of aircraft

I would like to respond to the letter from the Chilterns Conservation Board about the impact of a third runway. The Government's decision is just the first stage in an exhaustive planning process and, as yet, little detailed planning work has been carried out on the project. Read

Anger being fired in the wrong direction

Here we go again. As soon as we hit an economic downturn, the Chiltern 'Angry Brigade' snarl back to their computer and bash off a letter to your paper. And to where does their anger turn? Read

Critical decisions about Heathrow

THE Government has given the go-ahead to build a third runway and sixth terminal at Heathrow. This news comes after recent lobbying from the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Group in support of the expansion.Read

Lack of streetlights 'disgraceful'

It is absolutely disgraceful that the council is not providing adequate road lights. If they were not necessary why were they installed all those years ago. Pls could you also mention the size and lack of repair of potholes. Read

Backed into a corner on housing

What a fine mess we are in!! The Rural Housing Trust had, it seems, been in merger talks for some months [according to their Press Release], yet still work started on the Garden Field site on 1st September last and carried on for two months. Read

The 'do nothing' party

As each week passes it becomes ever clearer as to just where Gordon Brown's concept of the Conservatives as the 'Do Nothing' party originated. Along with his burgeoning pile of official weekend reading for his journey to Chequers on a Friday evening an enterprising aide has been slipping him regular copies of The Buckinghamshire Advertiser into his 'must read' file.Read

County council should be held to account for road accident

What are the Council going to do, apart from denying any responsibility for this accident? Read

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