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Maternity unit was top notch

I felt compelled to sing the praises of the staff at Duchess of Kent Maternity Unit, Hillingdon Hospital. Read

Put in the pipe but tidy up too

Wandering around the Fray's Farm nature reserve near Denham Lock last week, I was dismayed to see the extent of the gas pipeline project and shocked at the visual impact. Read

TFL is forcing a shop to close

We often complain about out of town supermarkets taking trade away from our local shopping centres. Read

Thomas - Dave from Oz calling

I am trying to find a old mate of mine. His name is Thomas Baten, and he used to live in Victoria Road, Uxbridge. Read

Young people - get involved

As a presenter I know first hand the power and influence the media has, especially in the portrayal of young people. Read

David is right man for the job

As a resident of Hayes and a councillor for Botwell, I feel that I should comment on the way that the Hayes Town Partnership is being steered to new heights by the new chairman, David Brough. Read

Gambling with peoples' lives

With reference to your front page story about the blaze in an eighth floor Fairlie House flat within The Mall Pavilions shopping centre, Uxbridge, thank goodness no one was physically hurt, I'm told. Read

Hospital would suit RAF site

David Seaman (Put Hospital on the RAF site?,Letters, September 10) has a great idea for RAF Uxbridge when it closes. Read

More than just a surface issue

The development of new 'shared surface' areas in towns and cities across the country is putting the lives and safety of blind and partially sighted people at risk. Read

Planners' wise action so good

Maybe it was unwise for the trustees of St Helen's School in Northwood to seemingly get involved in the recent application for planning relating to the erection of 13 residential houses with associated parking on the area designated as the playing field on the plan of the school affixed to one of their buildings in Carew Road. Read

RAF site would be too costly

As nice as the idea might be, the building of a new Hillingdon Hospital on the RAF Uxbridge site is not a possibility, it is simply not affordable. Read

We promise a full investigation

Folloiwng the story in last week's Gazette about a member of the public seeing documents through a window of a council building I would like to reassure residents that we have taken immediate action to ensure such an incident does not happen again. Read

Bank puts nail in shops' coffin

The decision by Nationwide Building Society to close their branch in Northwood Hills is yet another nail in the coffin for any future sustainability of Northwood Hills shopping centre. Read

Brough brings hope to Hayes

Three cheers for Mr Brough, a man of vision, someone prepared to acknowledge the potential of Hayes and then fight for it. Read

Drivers lack toilet choices

I read your item about mini-cab drivers urinating in public places and want to let you know how this has happened. Read

If you don't like it, just avoid it

It's pleasing to see that Mr David Brough was not put off his task of dragging Hayes back from the twilight zone by some of the negative comments published in previous letters. Read

Please respect Cherry Lane

I would like to make my protest against the access road going through or anywhere near Cherry Lane Cemetery. Read

Priviledge card unfair to rest

I read with some surprise about the proposed Priviledge Card for the residents of Hillingdon [Savings on the cards at outsiders' expense, Gazette,September 3]. Read

Put hospital on RAF site

I see that Hillingdon council are inviting the residents of Hillingdon to tell them what they would like to see built on the RAF site in Uxbridge when it is vacated by the RAF some time in the not too far distant future. Read

Six categories of devastation

WE ARE hearing a great deal lately of economic downturn, and the problems besetting the aviation industry, yet we still see the Government and the industry trying to press ahead with a third runway and sixth terminal at Heathrow. Read

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