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Letters

• Donations are vital

  MARLBOROUGH and District Lions Club wish to thank the residents for their generosity in supporting our carol float collection in the weeks leading up to Christmas. read more

• Thanks for kindness

  On the afternoon of January 5, my aunt fell outside the old Post Office building in Devizes. May I sincerely thank all the kind people who came to her aid: calling an ambulance, waiting with her and even giving their coats to cover her as she lay on the wet pavement. read more

• Parking is a danger

  I am contacting you with regard the parking situation in Maple Drive in Wootton Bassett. read more

• Real stars are young

  I am writing to thank David Stevens for the kind words about the junior section of the rugby club expressed in his letter printed in last week's Gazette & Herald. read more

• Brief escape to past

  The recent letter about old Calne brought back many memories of the time when one could buy literally anything without having to go out of the town. Indeed, a trip to Chippenham on the Calne bunk' was a rare occasion. read more

• Lane is dangerous

  I am writing in response to the article on January 25, on your website, Tempers flare over road safety'. read more

• Hunting cannot be expected to survive

  When 21 people so far have been convicted under the Hunting Act, with two recently pleading guilty to a charge of illegal fox hunting, and an Early Day Motion has been put before Parliament concerning the widespread breaches of the Act and calling for tougher action to enforce it, can the Countryside Alliance expect live animal hunting to survive? read more

• Players will lose out

  I read with interest your article on January 24 regarding Bishops Cannings Youth Football Club. read more

• HSE is beyond belief

  The Health and Safety Executive carried out an investigation following the gas explosion which demolished three houses in Malmesbury in 2007. Its findings were reported at a public meeting in Malmesbury on January 23. read more

• Who will lose out?

  To oppose the development of an Asda store on the grounds that it is owned by a foreign company and that we would be losing vast numbers of highly skilled job opportunities is ridiculous. read more

• Roads will get worse

  The recent report in the Gazette regarding an increase in council tax of eight per cent, four times the rate of inflation, should make most of us question the competence of the people who make these decisions. read more

• Thanks for honesty

  My daughter came to visit from London and we went into Chippenham on January 18. Unfortunately she left her ring in the toilet, but only realised this after about half an hour. She saw the attendant and to her great joy, her ring had been handed in. read more

• One train is on time

  Sadly, people who complain about the service provided by First (or Last?) Great Western are living in the Steam Age. These days the only train that runs on time is the gravy train. read more

• Security is no better

  I fear the lady from Calne, who said in the Gazette recently that she would no longer go to the Sainsbury's there, due to lax security, but do her shopping in the Devizes branch instead, may be disappointed. read more

• A little hypocritical?

  In your article last week, councillor Dobson appears to be very unhappy with the newly elected councillors' concerns at the way the new mayor is elected, and he gave a strong defence of the existing policy, which he claims avoids any personality differences between councillors. read more

• Display of St George, not Union flag

  if any flag is to be flown on a public building in England, it should be the flag of St George and not the Union flag. read more

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