Buckinghamshire Advertiser - News - Letters to the Editor

Great piece about school's 'darasa'

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AS A Holtspur School governor, I was delighted to see Polly Manser's story about our new outdoor classroom on last week's front page.

Most cash goes on staff pensions

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AS A resident of Amersham-on-the-Hill, I was unaware of any local consultations about parking meters. But no surprise there, as why actively publicise 'controversial' local authority spending/taxation.

Objection based on legal advice

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THERE has been much misinformation recently about Amersham Town Council's rejection of the Village Green status of Barn Meadow, generated by ignorance of the town council's finances.

Speed limit would encourage walking

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

IF EVER the 20mph temporary speed limit comes to the schools precinct in Wattleton Road, Beaconsfield, as suggested by Peter Wilde (Letters, February 25), it should cover the whole of Wattleton Road, not just the Station Road end.

Traffic agony set to continue

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

OVER the past 12 months any motorist in Gerrards Cross has had to contend with Tesco's construction company, Costain, stopping traffic at will so that lorries have free access to the Tesco site on Packhorse Road.

Helpline for carers gets my support

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

MORE than five million people across the UK currently care for a loved one, yet shockingly, more than two-thirds of those do not see themselves as carers, and do not register on the radars of health or care organisations.

Now is the time to be a veggie

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

MARCH is veggie month, so if you, or someone you know, has been thinking about going veggie, this is the perfect time to kick the meat habit and open your mind, body and taste buds to the possibilities of new foods and improved health.

Potholes need to be repaired again

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I HAVE reported to Bucks County Council that the repairs carried out last month to the potholes in Warwick Road were so poorly executed that within two weeks they were breaking open.

Roads are hole-ly unacceptable

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I AM absolutely incensed by your article implying David Shakespeare might be able to claim for damage to his BMW tyres as a result of pothole damage.

Show you care about carers

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Step back in history for MS

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE MS Trust is offering an

Water way to make a profit

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I WONDER how many readers saw the television programme about water companies charging for processing rainwater?

Hospital has a fine blood team

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I FEEL I must write to let readers know about the excellent haematology team at Hillingdon Hospital.

Lane an accident waiting to happen

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I FULLY recognise the 'priorities' in repairing potholes in Bucks.

Speed limit rule drives me potty

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

TWO statements from Bucks County Council (BCC) in the February 11 edition of the Advertiser beggar belief.

Withholding tax a pothole solution

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I AM absolutely incensed by your article inferring David Shakespeare might be able to claim for damage to his BMW tyres as a result of pothole damage.

Big thanks from Shay's family

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

DEAR friends and customers. I would like to express a heartfelt 'thank you' from Shay Comaskey's family, in particular his mother of 88.

Don't be an iPad phish out of water

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

EVERYBODY in the UK will now have heard about the launch of Apple's latest protégé gadget, the iPad.

Help get 20mph limit on this road

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE Wattleton Road traffic problems that were highlighted by the Beaconsfield Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) are unique (Advertiser, February 11).

Please back our Haiti aid appeal

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WE IN Chiltern, and in particular in Chalfont St Peter, are rightly concerned about large-scale housing construction. But just think how much worse unannounced natural destruction of such construction would be, as in Haiti, with thousands dead and others suffering emotionally and physically.