6th September 2010

Latest Letters

  • • LIVING in a small residential street in Camden, I frequently suffer from the nuisance of urban 4x4 usage. The fact my door opens directly onto the street means each day the first thing I see...
  • • I WRITE to voice my deep concern about the fire that occurred on Rowley Way on Sunday January 10 and I, and many others who live on the estate who witnessed it have some serious questions. The...
  • • CONCERNING high leaseholder bills, I would like to join the residents of St Alban’s Road in expressing my frustration at having Camden Council as landlords (Leaseholders’ shock as...
  • • I WAS somewhat confused by Liberal Democrat councillor Paul Braithwaite’s letter (Priorities, January 14) about the failure of his council to grit the pavements. He said: “We need...
  • THIS week we record the lives of two extraordinary public-spirited people – Avis Hutt, a nurse (page 13) and Godfrey Ridler, a teacher (page 20). They didn’t hold high office.  Nor...
  • • MAY I send very grateful thanks to the three unknown people who came to my assistance when I slipped and fell backwards on the ice at the corner of Hemstal and Hilltop roads West Hampstead on...
  • • ROBIN Young is alas right to correct John Gulliver but it was I who must admit to being the inaccurate source of Jeremy Thorpe’s adapted guilt (Letters, January 14). Nothing original,...
  • • I AM writing about the article (One afternoon at a day centre. January 14). The day centre mentioned in the article is nothing like the type that I know and visit. I go to Age Concern Camden...
  • • YOUR report (‘They’re happy to shelve bookshops’, January 14) left the impression that Camden council sets business rates. You reported booksellers saying that  the...
  • • JUST a quick word to say how much I appreciated the article on Jonathan Miller’s show  at the Estorick Gallery (Review, January 14).  He’s such a fascinating man. I...
  • • THE insidious message of the internet “Never mind the quality, feel the speed” now seems to be dominating television – linear is out, fragmentation is in. One recent...
  • • I AM really annoyed about the proliferation of road sign clutter. Our local Green councillors are committed to reducing street clutter. So what does Camden  Council do? On every road...
  • • WESTMINSTER Conservatives say they plan to cut £2.2million from the education budget over the next two years and, at the same time, increase the number of pupils achieving five good...
  • A CAUTIONARY TALE This week ‘Dignity Ambassador’ Michael Parkinson condemned standards of care for the elderly in hospitals and care homes. Caroline Leigh (above), a local volunteer for...
  • • I HAD the misfortune to mislay my keys last week, including that to the communal door of my block of flats. Eventually I gained access to my property, having had the foresight to leave a...