Letters

Are comments proof of a hidden agenda?

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

I AM writing regarding the proposed development of the Inn On The Park, Skegness, as displayed on the ELDC website, and the seeking of £1 million of funding to achieve this.

Cllr Dick Edington is quoted as saying: "It is important that local people help to shape the...

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A travesty of common sense and democracy

Wednesday, August 05, 2009

THE decision to demolish Horncastle Town Hall against the wishes of the local population is a travesty of democracy and common sense. As another...

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Clarifying touring caravan debate

Wednesday, August 05, 2009

AS the owner of the field adjacent to Jubilee Park, can I please correct the inaccuracies that seem to be fuelling the current debate regarding my...

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Ode to expenses

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

FOLLOWING the stories of MPs and their expenses claims, here is a topical poem. I want a floating duck house, I want to clear my moat, I need to mend...

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No excuses please – pick it up

Tuesday, June 09, 2009

AFTER losing my dog nearly three years ago, I am now the proud owner of a new one. She is absolutely lovely (my retirement present), but alas things...

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No law which stops abuse of power

Tuesday, June 09, 2009

LOCAL MP Sir Peter Tapsell has entered the arena to announce that what MPs are claiming as 'expenses' is not wrong. Maybe it is not wrong in the...

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Council planning form is deeply personal

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

A COLLEAGUE has just given me a form issued by the planning dept of ELDC. It is headed Planning Services and the opening sentence reads: "The...

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Why should our wide skies carry burden?

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

AT a time when local authorities are trying desperately to attract and keep new tourists, it is ironic that there is so little protest about the...

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Say 'no' to use of animals in circuses

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

ANIMALS don't belong in a circus. The constant transportation from town to town for 10 months each year and confinement for long periods means that a...

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