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Criminals should be made to clean up river

From The Equaliser,
Stapenhill,
Name and address supplied
THE fiasco over the litter and detritus polluting the River Trent tributary behind Burton College has all the makings of a classic in that favourite ... (26/06/2009) Read More [Read More]


Cat owners must take some responsibility

from Name and address supplied
I WOULD like to agree with the sentiments expressed in the letter regarding cats from 'A keen gardener' in your June 11 issue. ... (22/06/2009) Read More [Read More]


Washlands confusion

from Councillor Michael Rodgers
REGARDING an article published in the Burton Mail on Monday, June 15, 2009, under the heading of 'Time to clean up the the stinking mess'. ... (22/06/2009) Read More [Read More]


Maggots everywhere

from Very Disillusioned Pensioner
I HAVE just read your column in the Mailbox from Mr Clive Jones of Tutbury.
He says that the way to remove this 'cesspit ... (22/06/2009) Read More [Read More]


Market left its mark

from Shirley Anne Harrison,
via e-mail
I WOULD like to use this space to thank the lovely people who helped me on Friday, June 12, when I fell in Market Place, injuring ... (22/06/2009) Read More [Read More]


Pride of Lions Club

from Pamela Anderson,
Burton Lions Club
BURTON Lions Club would like to thank everyone who joined us at the Spring Festival on Bank Holiday Monday. .. (22/06/2009) Read More [Read More]


Tax rate discriminates against bingo women

from Andrew Sackey,
General manager,
Mecca Bingo,
Middleway Park,
Burton
I AM writing to highlight the threat to my local bingo club arising from the Government's decision to increase bingo taxation from 15 per cent ... (16/06/2009) Read More [Read More]


All's well that ends well . . .

from Rachel Oakley,
Newborough Well Dressing Committee.
THE Newborough Well Dressing Committee would like to express their sincere thanks to the Burton Daily Mail for your help in supporting this year's Newborough ... (16/06/2009) Read More [Read More]


Never forget courage and sacrifice of D-Day

from R Williams,
Eton Road,
Burton.
THE weekend marked the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings, which saw the eventual liberation of France and the end of World War Two. ... (16/06/2009) Read More [Read More]


Enough cats are abused without scaremongering


from Debbie Brogan,
Caldwell Road,
Linton
SO SUMMER must be here — the flowers are in full bloom, the swallows have returned to Britain and the cat haters, I see ,are in full ... (26/06/2009) Read More [Read More]

How about your own village?


from Pam Roobottom,
via email
I READ with interest the article 'Trees galore to give business park lift' as published in your paper on June 16. ... (26/06/2009) Read More [Read More]

Thanks for support


from Carol Johnson,
Mount Pleasant Road,
Castle Gresley.
PLEASE could you through your letters page allow me to thank everyone who gave so generously to help raise money in aid of The Guide ... (26/06/2009) Read More [Read More]

Health and safety is a scapegoat for parade


from Ray Hurst,
Immediate Past President,
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)
WHO killed the Overseal parade? ('Health and safety halts big parade', Mail, June 15). ... (22/06/2009) Read More [Read More]

Danger to children


from Name and address supplied
I WOULD like to express my opinion regarding cats following the letter from 'A Keen Gardener" in your June 11 issue. ... (22/06/2009) Read More [Read More]

Keeping cats is cruel


from Lily,
Burton Resident
CATS were never made to live in houses. They smell and are dirty. ... (22/06/2009) Read More [Read More]

Gardener is so wrong


from A Very Keen Animal Lover
WHAT a pity these vicious little claws don't get you, 'Keen Gardener' ('Sometimes cats may deserve to be killed', Mailbox, June 11). ... (22/06/2009) Read More [Read More]

Time for Election to rid us of maggots


from Clive Jones
Tutbury
THE maggots who inhabit Parliament are preparing to mutate. ... (16/06/2009) Read More [Read More]

Thanks for support


from Linda Blood
A CHARITY coffee morning was held at the Breast Care Unit at Queen's Hospital, Burton, on Wednesday, May 21,and the sum of £286 was raised, with all monies ... (16/06/2009) Read More [Read More]

Information request


from J Green
I AM looking for relatives or friends of Peter Edwards Collingwood, who was a Sergeant Pilot in the RAF. ... (16/06/2009) Read More [Read More]

Cafe help


from Kimberley Wright,
Cornwall Road,
Stapenhill.
MAY I through your letters page please thank all the customers who came to my mother's aid in Birds Cafe when my two-year-old daughter, Millie, had an ... (16/06/2009) Read More [Read More]

Dedicated


from Chris Key
DCF Trent Valley
A VERY special thank you to the 2008/9 Captain and Lady Captain of Branston Golf Club, for dedicating their fund-raising to local organisations and charities. ... (16/06/2009) Read More [Read More]





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