Huge support for 'warden watch'

FOLLOWING the letter entitled 'We need to watch the wardens' in the Chronicle of January 22, many local residents contacted the writer to express their full approval and support of what was stated.Read

I'll vote to protect the countryside

ALL too often, the environment and the countryside do not get the attention and priority they deserve from politicians, and they risk being forgotten altogether in the pre-election hubbub.Read

Lib Dems are a joke

A LIB Dem leaflet has recently been circulated and as a resident I feel I must take issue with some of their statements.Read

River centre will be a 'wonderful asset'

I REALLY must correct the letter from Lady Hale (Cloud of suspicion heads for the river, Informer letters, February 12) where she states that 'anyone who wishes to consult the archival sources can see for themselves that the majority of the site was designated for public open space'.Read

School plan flawed

AFTER attending the new school consultation meeting at Fernhill on Tuesday, February 9, I saw the future we were offered as this: **To build an eight-form entry school on a small site next to two other schools and having no immediate access to playing fields and playgrounds. The provider for this new school is uncertain. **It would be situated next to a primary school due for expansion and a large, selective girls' school, which was assured that their land wouldn't be used as part of the development or shared with the new school. **The potential of 3,000 students heading out on to the Richmond Road during drop-off and collection times - a nightmare to organise even with a proposed staggered start. I wonder which pupils would have the late start and finish to the day? How much later would that be? How are parents expected to work around this? **Constructing a school on this site would also deprive residents of the popular adult education facilities currently serving 2,000 students.Read

That's the pub where I was born!

I AM a Brentfordian, born and lived here all my life and I enjoy reading the Chronicle, especially Eddie Menday's column, which I always turn to first.Read

Crime statistics are worthless

Open letter to Councillor Mark Bowen, prospective parliamentary candidate for Feltham and Heston LABOUR home secretary Alan Johnson wrote to your party leader, David Cameron, in November, questioning bogus Tory claims on violent crime, as the British Crime Survey shows violent crime down by 41 per cent since 1997.Read

Producer's ringing endorsement

WITH Tinnitus Awareness Week taking place, I'd like to highlight the invaluable support the British Tinnitus Association (BTA) provides to those who experience tinnitus.Read

West bank city is the perfect twin...

AS ONE of those involved in theRead

Cremation form is no cash cow

REGARDING your article in the Hounslow Chronicle headlined 'Ash cash takings', all medical practitioners nationwide get a fee for signing a cremation form.Read

In search of a wartime hero

MY NAME is Mike Kleinlugtebeld. I am 39 and live in a town called Zwolle, which is in the county of Overjissel in the east of the Netherlands.Read

Let's provide bays for small shops

RE: CHISWICK High Road third in parking tickets league.Read

Send non-voters to back of queue?

REGARDING the Chronicle's web vote question, 'should Hounslow residents be fined for not returning their electoral registration forms'.Read

Use tesco cash for the local area

IT WAS interesting to read your article (January 15 edition) regarding the council looking to appoint a town centre manager for Brentford.Read

Boris is breaking homes promise

BEFORE the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, was elected, he promised to build 50,000 affordable homes by 2011 - giving hope to the third of a million Londoners waiting for a home they could afford.Read

No generics for epileptic drugs

MAY I appeal to readers to support the National Society for Epilepsy (NSE) in making sure the government exempts all anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) from its proposals to implement cheaper generic versions of prescription drugs.Read

What are service charges for?

AFTER the heavy snowfall on Wednesday, January 6, I saw no sign at all of any caretakers on my estate salting and gritting the access footpaths. What are the service charges for?Read

Working together keeps us safe

FOLLOWING your article on Hounslow High Street last week, we wanted to let your readers know about some of the things we - the police and the council - are doing to help make our streets safer for everyone.Read

Don't let myths sink chance of dialogue

LIBERAL Democrat councillors have recently distributed letters about the Twickenham Riverside development in several wards.Read

Fare increase will reverse progress

HIGHER fares will push people off the buses and back into their cars.Read

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