An excellent idea

10:00am Thursday 28th August 2008

SIR–What an excellent idea E Taylor (August 25), to muck spread as a deterrent to trespassing travellers.

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They need the boot

9:50am Thursday 28th August 2008

SIR – As the old saying “truth will out”. I refer to SW Clayton’s letter (August 22) asking for an apology from our untruthful politicians for telling us the European Union had nothing to do with the closing of our post offices.

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Cheap at the price

9:40am Thursday 28th August 2008

SIR – I spend £1.62p a week on stamps to the local papers, a writing-pad costs 59p, a pen 20p.

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Free licence for you

9:30am Thursday 28th August 2008

SIR – Young George Cowley seems to have a strange notion of economics (August 22).

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Thanks for having courage to speak

9:20am Thursday 28th August 2008

SIR – Regarding a letter from John E Iebole (August 15).

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Is there a God who inflicts such misery?

9:10am Thursday 28th August 2008

SIR – You cannot blame God for backing a loser at Royal Ascot or missing the 10.15 train from Shrub Hill. But you can blame socalled loving, caring, God for creating a beautiful creature like zebra.

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Harmony belongs to every human being

9:00am Thursday 28th August 2008

SIR – With reference to Bob Churchill’s letter about music and Christianity (August 22).

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Easy to forget plight of less fortunate children

8:50am Thursday 28th August 2008

SIR – We are full of admiration for the achievements of Rosemary Henman in helping to raise £3,000 to help restore the sight of the little boy from the Gambia.

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Sauce sandwiches

10:10am Wednesday 27th August 2008

SIR – Charles Dickens wrote Hard Times in the 19th century.

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Left over from war

10:00am Wednesday 27th August 2008

SIR – Colin Layland asks (August 21) if we had waste food collections.

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We used to provide our own electricity

9:50am Wednesday 27th August 2008

SIR – Mr Shearon is apparently unaware that electricity was once provided adequately by Worcester City Council and we had the first hydro-electric power station.

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May I say grateful thanks to bin men

9:40am Wednesday 27th August 2008

SIR – We hear so many negative reports from around the country about household recycling/ collections, the pros and cons of bin bags/wheelie bins, good, bad or mad bin men. May I take this opportunity to say a big, appreciative, thank you to the men and women of our local waste management company – FOCSA.

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No right to criticise Russia over Georgia

9:30am Wednesday 27th August 2008

SIR – Against the United Nations Charter, the illegal invasion of Iraq by Blair of the UK and Bush of the USA, means that the UK and USA sadly have no right to criticise Russia for their barbaric invasion and occupation of Georgia.

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Why don’t the MPs listen to people?

9:20am Wednesday 27th August 2008

SIR – For many years now, a lot of us have written constantly about the obvious demise of England and the UK as a whole – all to no avail. Letters appear across the country daily pointing out to any MP that they are following the wrong path.

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These clinics are not all what they seem to be

9:10am Wednesday 27th August 2008

SIR – Despite our MP pushing in favour of a new super clinic in Worcester, a recent independent report by the King’s Fund found they would be a huge waste of money with significant risks to patient care. Evidence exists that it may actually decrease patient care and they are unlikely to ease pressure on NHS hospitals.

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Yobs take over

11:00am Tuesday 26th August 2008

SIR – Mr Jones asks (August 13) What are our town centres for? Apparently they are for drunken yobs to create havoc in each evening.

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No contest for me

10:50am Tuesday 26th August 2008

SIR – I am amazed at the residents’ and council’s choice of a statue for Droitwich for me there is no competition.

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Let’s have it in the old measure

10:40am Tuesday 26th August 2008

SIR – The weather forecast is always given in Centigrade, followed by “this is xx in Fahrenheit”.

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Someone should empty those bins

10:30am Tuesday 26th August 2008

SIR – Your report concerning wheelie bins not being emptied for more than six weeks as someone had put the wrong rubbish in the wrong bins.

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Slag has many more meanings

10:20am Tuesday 26th August 2008

SIR – I am indebted to Mr J Pritchard for his comments on basic slag as mentioned in my letter.

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