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LETTER: We do not have a secret vote in the UK

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:32:47 GMT

Oh dear, less than 38% turnout for another election; Lancashire County Council.

LETTER: Time to report lazy dog owners who do not pick up after their pets

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:32:44 GMT

I am pleased to note Ribble Valley Borough Council’s new policy banning dogs from children’s play areas and sports pitches.

LETTER: Time to pull plug for good on child porn websites

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:32:41 GMT

Calls for on-line child porn sites to be blocked are long overdue and every pressure must be applied to Google and Microsoft until this happens.

LETTER: We should take care of waste paper recycling sacks provided

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:32:40 GMT

Has anyone been puzzled by the fact that many of Ribble Valley Borough Council’s sacks for paper have holes in the bottom?

LETTER: Can the Conservatives find a local candidate?

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:32:32 GMT

The last District Elections were just over two years ago.

LETTER: Statements on Whalley Hydro ‘misleading and mischievous’

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:32:23 GMT

Two recent letters have sought to undermine our Whalley Hydro Scheme before fund raising for it starts.

LETTER: A big thankyou to Children’s Society volunteers

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:27:03 GMT

The first week of June is Volunteer’s Week and I would like to take this opportunity to thank our amazing volunteers for the impact they have on the lives of vulnerable children in the North-West and across the UK.

LETTER: Advice on tracing your family tree

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:27:02 GMT

Searching your family history and discovering your roots is of great interest to many people. However, for those who are adopted searching can be more complex, challenging and emotional.

LETTER: Memories of ‘the Gods’ at Burnley’s Empire Theatre

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:26:55 GMT

Way back in the early 1950s I remember sitting in “the gods” with my elocution teacher Miss Frances Parker. The seating was extremely hard and we had to lean precariously to see the stage.

LETTER: Shame on the owners of Burnley’s Empire Theatre

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:26:52 GMT

Before reading the article on the front of the Burnley Express on Tuesday, May 28th, about the awful state of the Empire Theatre and Cinema, I had written two articles about this dump, one on November 12th, 2010, and another on November 16th, 2011. I got no response from the council about what was going to be done about it.

LETTER: Government cash is core funding, not a boost

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:03:53 GMT

Mention was made in your columns of a cash boost that Burnley Council had received from government.

LETTER: Car parking charges hit dog walkers

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:03:51 GMT

I am writing to ask why, just because I am a dog walker who uses Towneley twice a day, seven days a week, I have to pay £1 or 70p an hour, between 8am and 10pm.

LETTER: More dog wardens needed round our school

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:03:47 GMT

Whittlefield Primary School Council is concerned about people not picking up after their dogs. The dog mess is on the paths around our school and on the grass outside the school gates. The pupils of Whittlefield Primary School are standing in the dog mess and treading it onto school property.

LETTER: Death of a respected journalist

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:03:43 GMT

I am very sorry to read of the death of Keith Fort.

LETTER: Councillor’s attendance record at meetings

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:03:29 GMT

I would like to take issue with Coun. Mottershead’s comments in his letter regarding my non-attendance of the residents’ meeting held at Whittlefield School.

LETTER: Guide Dogs for the Blind says thanks

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:03:22 GMT

The Burnley Committee members of Guide Dogs for the Blind wish to give their heartfelt thanks to the people of Burnley and district who gave so generously to our street collection on Saturday, May 18th, which raised the splendid result of £524.

LETTER: Obsequious claptrap written about Alex Ferguson

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:03:21 GMT

If, like me, you are appalled by the obsequious claptrap in the English press about the “greatness” of Alex Ferguson, I recommend a visit to the Melbourne Age website and an article by Greg Baum on Saturday, May 11th.

LETTER: Murder of Drummer Lee Rigby is beyond belief

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:03:12 GMT

The horrific murder of Manchester soldier Lee Rigby is almost beyond words as well as belief.

LETTER: Blooming Great Tea Party for Marie Curie Cancer Care

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:03:10 GMT

As a local Marie Curie Nurse I would like to ask everyone in the area if they might hold a Blooming Great Tea Party for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

LETTER: If you don’t do politics, you don’t do anything

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:03:01 GMT

Re John Cave’s letter of May 21st: he expressed the opinion that “the faces at the top may change, but the overall policy remains the same”.