Letters

It's the elderly who show little respect

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

IN the opinion section of your paper you get many letters complaining about the behaviour of young people, but I am writing to you regarding a most upsetting incident involving OAPs.

I would like to ask the three elderly gentlemen and one old lady (with a walking...

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Life should not be so hard at council

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

I RECENTLY sent the following letter to customer services at Derby City Council: I am writing to say that my black bin has not been collected. I am...

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Who will stand as an independent?

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

ARE any of you having a dilemma and a crisis of conscience concerning who the good folk of Chellaston and Shelton Lock should vote for in the...

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We don't all have to be millionaires

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

WATCHING TV's Secret Millionaire on March 8 was so moving. I shared Paul Ragan's awe at the incredible sacrifices made by those who care for sick or...

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I fear voting won't change status quo

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

NICE to see us public service workers being penalised for the recession by not being allowed a pay rise, despite bills going up almost on a daily...

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Good locations to fit bird nest boxes

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

I WOULD like to raise the issue of the fitting of bird nest boxes to some of the large trees that are growing on housing estates and other open areas...

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Warming us up for even higher taxes

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

SCIENTISTS at the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia would not disclose either their raw data of world temperatures or the...

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Labour wanted to replace lampposts

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

BRENDA Longworth's letter, "Discrimination on lamppost project?" (Letters, March 3) implied that Labour is in some way to blame for lampposts not...

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Veterans snubbed by UK Government

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

IT has been announced that the Queen has approved the official regulations and design for the award of the Australian General Service Medal for Korea....

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