Still banging the same old drum

HERE we go ... again! A rant from Mary Hyde about Hillingdon People magazine being full of pictures and stories of those she disapproves of and the lack of coverage of all the 'good things that are happening in Hayes' (Power to people, but not to People, Letters, November 11).Read

We should avoid generalisations

YOU reported that the dispersal zone for Hayes Town has been extended for another six months and the headline was 'Zone to keep out yobs extended' (Hayes &Harlington Gazette, November 11).Read

A bunch of narrow-minded puritans

WITH reference to your story: Councillor too sexy for the Tories, (Uxbridge and West Drayton Gazette, September 9) I would like to draw your attention to the similarRead

Act now to make danger spot safe

I WAS pleased to read your article in the Hayes Gazette on November 4 about the proposed improvements to make the Carlyon Road underpass area safer (Upgrade at 'danger' subway, Hayes and Harlington Gazette).Read

Be generous and 'do a mitzvah'

I AM writing to urge all your readers, of any faith and of none, to consider giving just a few hours of their time to support a local charity.Read

Dance school raises the roof

I WENT to the Beck Theatre on Saturday so see Sue Smith put on another fantastic show.Read

Lord Rosser is an honourable man

I AM writing in answer to your request for readers' reactions to your lead story in the Uxbridge Gazette of November 4 about Lord Rosser's expenses (I am innocent). Read

Police car blocked my wife's vehicle

WHY is the Metropolitan Police force immune from the normal rules of motoring that blight everyone else's lives?Read

Power to people, but not to people

HAS anyone received the latest issue of Hillingdon People?Read

Seeking wartime evacuee friends

AS A small child growing up during the war years in Wiltshire (Great Bedwyn), I was able to make friends with children from the London area, and two of them returned back to Hayes at school leaving age.Read

Thanks to Dr Woo for excellent care

WE, AS a family, would like to thank Dr Woo and his very supportive, hard working team for all the excellent care and treatment recently given to my husband in the Woodland Centre, Oak Tree Ward, Hillingdon Hospital.Read

BAA winning? It's £785million down

I WOULD like to dispel the gloom and doom about the third runway as dispensed by Eilish Stone (BAA looks like it has won its battle, Letters, October 28).Read

Help for elderly during the winter

MAKING sure that 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

Let's cut speed on side roads

I THINK a speed limit of 20mph should be introduced on residential side roads.Read

Steam memories of southern region

I AM seeking recollections from former Southern Region Drivers, fireman and fitting staff regarding their former working days on the Bulleid Pacifics in the days of British Railways for a new book now under preparation.Read

The fundamentals of this technology

LORD Chief Justice Igor Judge's call for a jury system that will better reflect the needs of the current 'internet generation' when it enters adulthood shows just how fundamentally technology has changed the way we learn, work and assimilate information.Read

Three cheers for PCSO Jo Williams

ON BEHALF of Hayes Town Business Forum and Hayes Town Partnership, we would like to place on record our thanks for the outstanding work of one of our local police community support officers, Jo Williams.Read

Women need not die in childbirth

DECADES ago many of us would have had personal experience of mothers and babies dying in childbirth within our families.Read

High Street mess: who carries can?

UNDER the Environment Protection Act 1990, the council is responsible for investigating and clearing waste on public land only (Bonuses? Clear all our rubbish first, Letters, October 14).Read

Janet Gardner is an angel of mercy

I WOULD like to express my thanks to the Botwell Labour councillor, Janet Gardner.Read

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