Banks' sales ethos is damaging to society

RECENTLY I met a bank manager in the Ealing branch of a major international bank to discuss a competitive savings account advertised in a national paper. Read

Did police react like this because car was theirs?

WITH reference to your report of a road accident in which a pedestrian was hit by a car in the centre of Ealing at half past nine on a Friday morning - the victim is reported to have been "lying in the middle of the road" before being airlifted to hospital. Read

Double-deckers do harm along the E2 route

A SUSBSTANTIAL increase in (largely empty) double-decker buses along route E2 via Pitshanger Lane on to Mount Avenue has already occurred over the last week following the announcement of proposed modifications to Pitshanger Lane. Read

I will serve all without reference to their party

I REFER to Ronin Taylor's letter in the Gazette of June 12. Read

Join neighbours seeking fix for dangerous junction

A NUMBER of residents' groups in West Ealing (Five Roads Forum, Kingsdown Residents Association and West Ealing Neighbours) are working together, initially at least, to look at ways to improve pedestrian safety at the Lido Junction where the Uxbridge Road meets Northfield Avenue and Drayton Green Road. Read

Need to make 'Scoobie' underpass safe again

I THINK Ealing Council needs to do something quickly in the Greenford underpass. Read

Neglect of Elthorne Park bandstand a poor show

WHATis happening to the bandstand in Elthorne Park - it's so neglected. Read

Students can claim a refund on TV licence

AS THE university summer holidays have now begun, TV Licensing is reminding students in Ealing that they may be able to claim a refund of more than £34 on their TV licence. Read

Tell us why the dearth of information on pipeline

SOME three years ago the Hayes Gazette published the proposed route for a 1.22-metre diameter gas pipeline that would transport gas from Harefield to Southall. Read

Act on Green plan before it is too late

HOW many of your readers know the plans for Shepherds Bush Green that are about to be inflicted on us unless we protest? Read

A blow to Singh ego lies ahead

CONGRATULATIONS to Cllr Gurcharan Singh, Southall's prospective Tory parliamentary candidate, for the coverage he has gained for himself over the issue of Ealing Hospital's stroke services. Read

Call us if you can volunteer time

I AM writing on behalf of The Stroke Association to pay tribute to our team of volunteers during this important 25th anniversary of National Volunteers' Week. Read

Brace for new EU war on lightbulbs

I HAVE just spent four years in Brussels winning a long fight to allow shops and traders to continue selling goods in traditional measures such as pounds, ounces and pints where customers prefer these. Read

Call us to learn about Macmillan

THIS week is Carers Week and I am writing to highlight the vital work done by people looking after a friend, partner or relative with cancer. Read

London plan is out of economic step

KEN Livingstone's London Plan, published in 2004, was based on the idea that London's future success would be delivered through massive growth in the financial services sector. Read

If you like people then read on ...

DURING National Volunteer Week (June 17) I would like to appeal to readers who enjoy meeting people, are good listeners and are interested in learning about epilepsy. Read

Free travel and the like are privileges

I HAVE just read in astonishment the letter sent into you by Ruqayyah Mehmud (Letters, May 29: 'Don't criminalise all us teenagers'). Read

Travel scheme is a 1960s throwback

THERE are fundamental contradictions in the traffic management plan outlined by David Millican last week. Read

Well done, TfL, for bridge effort

MY COLLEAGUES and I on the London Assembly have been calling for a number of years for the Perryn Road footbridge to be replaced with a design that will accommodate cyclists and disabled users. Read

15 years and a million kilometres

I AM stepping down this week after 15 years as the borough's representative in the European Parliament. Read

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