There were rats, rats, as big as...

I HAVE lived in Hartington Road, W13 for nearly three-and-a-half years. I can honestly say that in general, I am very happy with Ealing Council.Read

Well, they do have some bad leaks

IN VIEW of the current unemployment situation, how many local plumbers are likely to be involved with replacing the 'busted flush' otherwise known as the Labour government?Read

Dial-a-ride does have problems

I AM pleased that S J Bull, who wrote a letter to the Gazette in praise of the Dial-a-Ride service is satisfied.Read

Fare rises hurt the less well-off

FARE rises for public transport are not only bad for Londoner's pockets, they also damage the environment as more people take to their cars.Read

Feelings on park clearly misjudged

IN HIS letter of November 13 about Councillor Dabrowska misleading the public, Mr Wisdom, chairman ofRead

Just what do we do with cartons?

ONCE again the collection service has not been properly delivered by the refuse collection department. I stood outside today, to ensure the collection of clothes placed in a bag almost two weeks ago, which the collector refused to take.Read

Labour has written off a generation

LATEST unemployment figures reveal that youth unemployment is now at a record high, with one in five young people unable to find a job. I am deeply concerned that the rise across Ealing and Acton since October 2008 is now a staggering 59 per cent.Read

PM seldom takes required action

HOWdo we know a general election is in the offing? Prime Minister Gordon Brown visits a 'nice' area with a high non-white population and promises to be tough on immigration (news report, November 13).Read

Thanks for helping Tesco collections

I'D LIKE to say a huge personal thank you to the many people in London who helped to make the recent Muscular Dystrophy Campaign collections at Tesco stores a huge success.Read

Tories' appeal for funds is insulting

ALTHOUGH I am not a member of a political party, I have just received an appeal for funds from the Conservative candidate for the new parliamentary constituency of Ealing Central and Acton.Read

Tram is just a way of getting to shops

NO DOUBT AJ Manukyan will always put down all of Ealing's and Acton's failings to the decision not to tear up the Uxbridge Road and lay a highly expensive, highly disruptive tram along the area's main artery, diverting both commercial and non-commercial traffic off it on to residential roads (Gazette letters, November 13).Read

We are grateful to CSV volunteers

MY THANKS to all the volunteers who took part in Community Service Volunteers Make a Difference Day this year. Tens of thousands ofRead

Where was our MP on poppy day?

LAST week, we observed Remembrance Day as well as Armistice Day. Local dignitaries and politicians and the general public attended events in great number.Read

Bloodthirsty night is on the cards

I WAS horrified to see Birthdays shop window at Westway, Greenford. It was supposed to be dressed for Halloween but it looked more like Amityville house of horror - chopped limbs, bloody skulls and a strung-up line of blood-soaked assorted knives and cleavers.Read

Give people a reason to vote

IN THE Gazette I read that Andrew Slaughter MP came down against the BBC in allowing Nick Griffin to appear on Question Time. He does not seem to understand how these matters work in reality.Read

Going wild in the dark near you

ONLY10 minutes from Ealing Broadway station there is wildlife not far short of Autumnwatch on television: A fox and cubs and, a few months ago, three of them playing at the bottom of the garden, quite at home; squirrels in the chestnut trees; hedgehogs; field mice; and recently an unwelcome rat near the compost.Read

Only dustbins will put a lid on foxes

THE only thing guaranteed to keep foxes away is dogs barking. Read

Remember the four-legged victims

AS REMEMBRANCE Day approaches, it is important not only to remember the human victims of wartime, but also the animals which have been used for detection, scouting and rescue, as messengers, as beasts of burden and on the frontline.Read

Seeking views on assisted suicide

AS DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions I am calling on readers to give their views on my interim policy on assisted suicide.Read

Time for pound's two penn'orth

ISAW Steve Pound on Sunday's Politics Show fulminating against Boris Johnson's proposed estuary airport; when can we expect a similar denouncement of the projected third runway at Heathrow?Read

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