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Letters

• Not just OAPs suffer

  Not just OAPs suffer Your report in last week's Gazette OAPs face hike in course fees' failed to point out an important consequence of the decision to dispense with discounts for OAPs undertaking recreational courses at Chippenham College. read more

• Boost for our funds

  Chippenham Link Transport's April coffee morning raised £27 for our funds. Our next coffee morning will be on May 17 in the Jubilee Rooms at 10am. read more

• Grateful for support

  We would both like to take this opportunity in thanking the constituents of Chippenham Allington ward for taking the time to vote in the recent local elections and in electing the two of us as their district councillors. read more

• Campaign success

  I would like to thank all the electors who voted for me in the recent council elections to the Malmesbury Town Council in which I was successfully elected. I would also like to thank David Harvey and Paul Kearney who proposed and seconded my nomination. read more

• Democracy at work

  The results of the recent district council elections have shown that democracy is alive and well in North Wiltshire. The turnout was high and the campaign relatively mature and civilised. read more

• We are not planning to build theatre

  Chippenham Area Community Partnership is delighted that its first newsletter in March created such interest and comment, the latter mostly positive. Apathy is the greatest enemy of democracy and destroyer of community life. read more

• Nothing essential here

  We are now about half way through the 16 weeks of essential' roadworks on Bath Road in Devizes. My observations on the work so far are that there must be some other definition of essential of which I am unaware. read more

• Cash for children

  May I thank the people of Devizes and District who contributed £430.51 in our street collection on Saturday. read more

• People will stay away

  The article in last Thursday's edition about a downturn in trade in Marlborough lately (page eight) and a letter from a resident in Priorsfield could be linked. read more

• Voters not bothered

  In reply to Are They Worthy?' (letters, May 3), there are indeed some arrogant politicians but very few at councillor level. There are Responsibility Allowances and Travelling Expenses but nothing for loss of earnings. I can assure you that it costs the working man money to become a councillor which is why a high percentage of councillors are retired. read more

• As Kermit said, it's not easy being green

  This weekend I have sorted through plastic, cardboard, tin, glass, paper, broken electrical goods and clothing. read more

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