Readers' letters
Cumbria election hopefuls disagree with BNP stance
WE WRITE with regard to the forthcoming General Election.
Last updated 30 April 2010
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Sign confusion in Workington
AFTER six months, Workington now has a road bridge, which we are told has been constructed in a remarkably short time.
Last updated 30 April 2010
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Workington's new bridge is a boon to the town
IT WAS my great pleasure today to take the bus across the new road bridge at Workington.
Last updated 30 April 2010
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Where has our MP been in Workington?
AS A resident of Barepot, I would like to know where our MP has been?
Last updated 30 April 2010
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Remember to vote - there's wars going on for democracy
A BRIEF appeal to readers to vote in the election.
Last updated 30 April 2010
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Wind turbines are restful
I READ that wind turbines are ‘terrors,’ ‘infernal machines,’ ‘monstrosities,’ ‘warts,’ and ‘monolithic detritus.’
Last updated 30 April 2010
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There's no excuse not to vote
THANK you for your wise leader comment (Times & Star, April 9) urging all to vote to shape a government we deserve.
Last updated 30 April 2010
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Allerdale council should have charged a premium for banks and TV crews in Cockermouth
IN THEIR desperate attempts to avoid granting 12 months parking relief for Cockermouth traders, Allerdale council stated they had generously “given up spaces in Fairfield car park for temporary banks and providing room in Wakefield Road car park for the Bridge Cafe.”
Last updated 30 April 2010
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Is traffic more of a danger to schoolchildren than dog fouling?
WHAT a disappointing reflection on modern society that schoolchildren will not be taken to a local nature reserve (Times & Star, April 9), as teachers said it did not pass the risk assessment due to dog fouling.
Last updated 30 April 2010
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Civic trust is working with Cockermouth businesses
THE article “Row over bank’s neon sign in Cockermouth Main Street” (Times & Star, April 9) was for the most part correct but would benefit from clarification.
Last updated 22 April 2010
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You ain't seen nothing yet if Labour get re-elected
IF YOU thought that local community views about planning applications, such as wind farms, had been ignored during the last 13 years of this authoritarian Government, then you ain’t seen nothing yet, if Labour gets re-elected.
Last updated 22 April 2010
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Safety implications of a new supermarket in Maryport need assessing
SO, talk of a supermarket in Mealpot, Maryport, rears its ugly voice again (Times & Star, April 2).
Last updated 22 April 2010
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Cockermouth was not the only place to suffer in the floods
I AM not a letter writer and never have been, however I am so incensed by the non-stop coverage of Cockermouth and its floods on the TV and in other media.
Last updated 22 April 2010
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Financial arguments against windfarms are overwhelming
I STRONGLY support the comments made by the Times & Star correspondent, Geoff Fawcett (letters, April 2) who drew attention to the inefficiency of wind farms.
Last updated 22 April 2010
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Cockermouth must send out the message that it welcomes new visitors
WITH reference to Councillor Wilson’s letter (Times & Star, April 2) I fear he was either missing the point or was writing on the morning of the previous day.
Last updated 22 April 2010
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We should set up a bus users group
OTHER than feeling offended by a variety of complaints about the company he manages, Christopher Bowles of Stagecoach (letters, February 26) failed to address any of the customer issues raised in previous letters.
Last updated 22 April 2010
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Unemployed penalised for living in wrong postcode
I READ with interest your article on the Moss Bay housing scheme (Times & Star, April 2) which said Thomas Armstrong will be working with Routes to Work, and two unemployed people will be given the chance of work.
Last updated 22 April 2010
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We hope Allerdale will campaign to have parking limits restored
THANK you to Mr Standage (Times & Star letters, March 26) who clarified the situation regarding responsibility for the decision to make parking in the centre of Workington half an hour only.
Last updated 22 April 2010
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Maryport Golf Club is not rich
I WRITE on behalf of Maryport Golf Club regarding a report from Maryport Town Council (Times & Star, March 26) that alluded to a refusal by the council to approve a grant application from the club.
Last updated 22 April 2010
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For wind power to work, we would need turbines on a huge scale
SO THERE is another proposal to develop a wind farm on Tallentire Hill.
Last updated 22 April 2010
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