Take the public concern seriously

COUNCILLOR Sheldon ('Pool debate is mired in insults', Letters, September 9) is making a valid point about her conduct and that of other chairmen of Elmbridge Council and Surrey County Council meetings.Read

Ashford deserves a splash of colour

IT HAS been interesting and, as a horticulturist, encouraging to read of the efforts of local councillors to 'brighten up' their wards, 'add colour to the roads', 'enhance shopping areas' etc, even though they appear to be using various grants and allocations for the purpose, no doubt funded by the taxpayer.Read

Check out the freedom of choice

I WAS surprised at the content of the recent letter from Kevin Barry deploring the decision to allow planning permission to build a Waitrose store in Egham.Read

Comments are food for thought

RE: Sunday Telegraph front page headline: "Expenses row MPs say: Don't blame us".Read

Clarification of investigator's role

HAVING seen the front page of the August 26 Staines and Egham News in which I am described as an ex-MI5 officer, I am obliged to submit a clarification of my background.Read

Junction is lined up for a crash

AS A result of concern expressed by the members of my residents' association, I wrote to Mr F Apicella, the Elmbridge highways manager, on December 13, 2007, regarding the danger to pedestrians and motorists alike at the junction of Oatlands Avenue and Oatlands Chase.Read

Pool debate is mired in insults

'SWAG member', last week's letters, has his facts seriously wrong in criticising the recent planning meeting to develop the site of the former Walton swimming pool.Read

Talks are needed to get on track

IT IS good news that Spelthorne Council is going to oppose Airtrack.Read

Altruism, not cash should be motive

NOT wishing to poke my nose into the internal affairs and the growing schism of the Conservative Party in Spelthorne, a part of the problem that strikes me about the whole expenses affair was voiced by David Wilshire MP in national newspapers recently, when he said: "Pay must be good enough to lure a wide range of MPs." He also stated: "Expecting people to accept cuts could return Parliament to a place of the wealthy."Read

Egham show was a huge success

MAY I, through your columns, thank all of your readers who made the 151st Egham Royal Show last weekend such a success.Read

People ignored over the pool site

WITH regard to the former Walton swimming pool, Elmbridge Borough Council has once again suppressed the voice of the people it is meant to serve.Read

Shedding light on young footballers

YOU may be aware that Runnymede Borough Council granted Manorcroft United Junior Football Club permission to erect three floodlight structures that will allow their teams to train at their ground at Coopers Hill Recreational Ground, Englefield Green, for three nights per week.Read

Site essential for front line money

YOUR paper reported that councillors who did not speak at the planning meeting considering the Walton swimming pool site did not know or care about the scheme.Read

Another tale about toads

WE LIVE in Wavendene Avenue, Egham, and we regularly find toads and frogs in our garden. Last week we moved full bags of compost that had been up against the side of the houseRead

Fascinated by musical links

I LIVE in Camden, London, but am staying with my parents in Weybridge during the holidays.Read

Gardeners do egham proud

I WOULD like to take this opportunity to thank all the people who entered gardens in the Egham Best Kept Garden competition. Read

New rules, not new food stores

YOUR disastrous news that Runnymede planners (Staines and Egham News, August 12) have approved the development of a superstore and hotel in Egham begs the simple question - 'why?'. Why did the planners agree to this development?Read

No sympathy for Redhill Road

I HAVE little sympathy for the residents of Redhill Road who I read are fighting a proposed power plant near them.Read

Pool site anger is just the start

Copy of a letter sent to Councillor Roy TaylorRead

Problem area made worse

A Copy of a letter sent to the chairman of Elmbridge Borough Council planning departmentRead

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