Ealing Gazette - News - Letters to the Editor

Anger at misuse of taxpayers' cash

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I AM sure that many people in this borough get up every morning to go to work to support themselves, their families and pay their bills.

Find a way to keep this lovely building

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Copy of letter sent to Ealing Council leader Jason Stacey

Here's my record as a campaigner

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

LAST week Mr McManus kindly inquired in your letters page as to what I would do for Ealing and Acton.

Mayor must listen to our community

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE entire community of Southall, along with all councillors of Southall-Ealing, unanimously rejected the the plans to build 3,500 homes on the Southall Gas Works site.

Political parties still have a part to play

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I REFER to the article in the Gazette (March 5) regarding an independent candidate, nicknamed 'Uncle Sam', declaring his bid to stand for Parliament in the new Ealing Central and Acton Constituency.

Why we lack trust in our politicians

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

HAD Tory Cllr Phil Taylor turned up on time at the Save Ealing Centre (SEC) "Ealing in Crisis" question time he would have known that the Green Party candidate for Ealing Central and Acton, Sarah Edwards, could not attend due to an illness. He would also have known that I had made a statement at the event on her behalf.

£10m Scheme is rotten for residents

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE performance of the present council has been exemplary in areas such as waste collection, recycling, budgetary control and, most recently, dealing promptly with weather-related potholes. It is therefore all the more disappointing that "Good for Greenford" should better be named "Rotten for Residents".

C-Charge is not the answer to problems

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I WAS staggered to hear the Labour parliamentary candidate, Bassam Mahfouz, say at the Save Ealing Centre meeting last week that a Congestion Charge in Ealing could be a way of paying for a new bus station.

Council needs a better scheme

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

I WOULD like to congratulate the Save Ealing Centre campaign on their public meeting last week, attended by 400 local people who care about the future of the centre.

Councillor wrong about bus stands

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

IN YOUR story 'Patience runs out on bus gripes' on February 5 Councillor Jason Stacey recommends the cabinet removes the bus stand at Acton Green and takes measures to improve the area.

Do the Tories really care about climate?

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

IN THE lead-up to the Copenhagen Climate Change summit, the Tories' slogan was Vote Blue; Go green.

Ealing badly needs leisure facilities

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AT THE Save Ealing Centre meeting it was amusing to hear Angie Bray criticising the rejected Arcadia redevelopment plans and then squirming when she was forcefully reminded that she had said none of those things when they were being enthusiastically promoted by the Conservative council and mayor Boris Johnson.

It's perfect time to give up meat

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

MARCH is veggie month, so if you, or someone you know, has been thinking about going veggie, this is the perfect time to kick the meat habit and open your mind, body and taste buds to the possibilities of new foods and improved health.

Most agree hunting with dogs is wrong

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THIS week marks five years since the cruelty of hunting with dogs was made illegal in this country.

Please keep the hospital as it is

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WE ARE a married couple of 68 and 65 years old respectively.

See Hadrian's Wall for a good cause

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE MS Trust is offering an exciting opportunity for people to visit Hadrian's Wall this summer.

The tories use our cash for their gain

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AT A SAVE Ealing Centre meeting last Monday, Conservative councillors said they have no money to fund a vital transport interchange at Ealing Broadway and no plans to try to raise the money.

Time government got a bit smarter

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

FRIENDS of the Earth congratulates Stephen Pound MP for backing a call in parliament to bring cheaper and greener transport options to Ealing North.

Chariot tracks need filling in!

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

LIKE Mr Prasad ('Pothole misery continues', Gazette, February 5), I have a road near me that is badly in need of re-surfacing.

Countdown timers needed here

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

COUNTDOWN timers are urgently needed at the main Ealing Broadway bus stop (Uxbridge Road going east, opposite Sainsbury's) as sometimes we have to wait for ages, while it would be quicker to walk or to take the Tube from Ealing Broadway.