I'm against closure of ambulance call centre

8:00am Tuesday 6th January 2009

SIR – The ambulance centre at Bransford closed against the strong wishes of the people of Worcestershire.

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Land Rover is vital to our engineering

8:00am Tuesday 6th January 2009

SIR – I refer to Alex Kear’s letter on December 24.

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Remedies have not been sought by MP

8:00am Tuesday 6th January 2009

SIR – Away over Christmas, my attention was belatedly drawn to Michael Foster’s comment column of December 18.

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It's a good job we did not join the EU

8:00am Tuesday 6th January 2009

SIR – Recently there have been a number of voices in the letters column of this newspaper suggesting this is the time to join the euro.

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Well done Mr Luff

8:00am Tuesday 6th January 2009

SIR – Congratulations to Tory MP Peter Luff’s victory in helping county farmers hire more seasonal labourers from eastern Europe (December 29).

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No parking provision for the shop workers

8:00am Monday 5th January 2009

SIR – With reference to the article headlined: Lack of parking may kill shops, on December 29.

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Speak out against crimes in Israel

8:00am Monday 5th January 2009

SIR – The governments of Britain and the United States refused to call for an end to Israeli air strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza.

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Return call centre back to Bransford

8:00am Monday 5th January 2009

SIR – Worcester News on December 30 told us about the problems at the new centralised ambulance control room at Brierley Hill which took over our own Bransford control room.

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Change notice to alert the cyclists

8:00am Monday 5th January 2009

SIR – As a cyclist-grandmother, I often use footpaths, always being aware of pedestrian priority. I use the Barneshall Avenue footpath to avoid heavy traffic on Bath Road.

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Hunt ban should be even tighter

8:00am Monday 5th January 2009

SIR – Another reason not to vote for the Tories in the next election. It appears they are getting ready to repeal the fox hunting ban.

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Thanks to all who came to the hunt

8:00am Monday 5th January 2009

SIR – A very big thank you to all the people and visitors in Pershore on Boxing Day who came to see the hunt meet.

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I'm urging the city to voice views on plans

8:00am Saturday 3rd January 2009

SIR – I wonder how many have read the county council’s pamphlet entitled Worcester Bus Rapid Transport Explained.

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City will cease to exist if taken over

8:00am Saturday 3rd January 2009

SIR – Recently there have been suggestions that Worcester City Council should be merged with Worcestershire County Council, supposedly to save money.

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Astounded at how expensive life is

8:00am Saturday 3rd January 2009

IR – I have just returned from Christmas with my eldest daughter in Paris. I was astounded at how expensive life in the rest of the EU now is for us Brits with the pound worth barely a fraction more than the euro. And when you use our money changers it is at times even less. That’s about 50 per cent less than a year or so ago.

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It is time to reduce the energy prices

8:00am Saturday 3rd January 2009

SIR – I really think it’s time the Government stepped in and forced the energy companies to cut their electricity and gas bills by at least 30 per cent.

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Watching the birds feed relaxes me

8:00am Saturday 3rd January 2009

SIR – I throw bread down to seagulls, crows, magpies, pigeons, starlings, sparrows and an occasional solitary wagtail.

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It was nice to see so many supporting hunt

8:00am Thursday 1st January 2009

SIR – I read with some amusement your report on December 27 of the large crowds who turned out to support the annual countryside event of hunting.

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We aim to make it easier for families

8:00am Thursday 1st January 2009

SIR – Regarding Ethan Currill. Thank you for highlighting the difficulty premature babies and their families face despite substantial investment in health care both locally and nationally.

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Why are they not closing the doors?

8:00am Thursday 1st January 2009

SIR – Walking briskly along our deserted and freezing cold local High Street at 8.45am on Saturday morning after Christmas, I was amazed to see shops already open but with their doors wedged wide open.

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