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

Time to Mark's hotel career

YOUR headline on last week's My Ealing page was Helen Pinney's question 'Did Ho Chi Minh work at my pub?' (the Drayton Court in West Ealing). Yes, Helen, he did.Read

Time to stand up on public transport

I WAS appalled by the scale of transport fare increases announced by Boris Johnson on Thursday.Read

What makes a dignified death?

DIGNITY in Dying believes that no one should be forced to suffer against their wishes at the end of their lives.Read

Blues are closer to green than reds

THE housing market of England and Wales is showing signs of recovery and it is incumbent on the Government to create policies which are conducive to its recovery.Read

Follow in footsteps of Judith Chalmers

WHILE I was working on Wish You Were Here..? for 30 years, I had the chance to visit so many parts of the world, see some stunning and spectacular sights and experience a vast array of wonderful cultures.Read

Help for those who cannot pay

I AM the founder of the Bankruptcy Association, that I set up more than 26 years ago to campaign for changes in the law and to provide independent advice to people in debt and those facing bankruptcy.Read

Love greyhounds from the cradle...

AFTER 15 years of promises and talks, this week's release of the Government's proposed Regulations into Greyhound Racing have been branded a whitewash by Dogs Trust, the UK's largest dog welfare charity.Read

Noisy things are foxing my fences

I AM BEING driven insane by foxes. They are in my garden most nights, have damaged my fences getting in and out and I am continually spending money on reinforcing them, only for them to find some other way of getting in.Read

No need to feel the cold this winter

MAKING sure older people receive the information and advice they need to stay warm and well in the colder winter months is a vital part of the work of Age Concern and Help the Aged.Read

Right, Hounslow, time for park action

AS A PASSIONATE Ealing Common Conservative councillor, and as a member of the Gunnersbury Park Regeneration Joint Advisory Board, I am only too aware of the state of the wonderful assets that we share with our neighbouring borough.Read

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