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Car policy consistent?

8:58am Friday 24th May 2013

SIR – With regard to the Council’s proposal to cut over-generous car payments.

Issue not a priority

8:57am Friday 24th May 2013

SIR – There have been months of debate and discussion in parliament regarding same sex marriage.

Choice is the key

8:58am Friday 24th May 2013

SIR – Peter Finan accuses me and others who oppose windmills of selfish nimbyism (Letters, May 20).

Rail stations overkill

8:56am Friday 24th May 2013

Rail stations overkill SIR – Re the recent report ‘Bingley station to be given a makeover’ (T&A, May 16).

Event to help forces

8:57am Friday 24th May 2013

SIR – Could I, through the columns of your newspaper thank the organisers of the Haworth 1940’s weekend for selecting SSAFA as their chosen charity, this year.

Junction proposal

8:55am Friday 24th May 2013

SIR – What will our wonderful Bradford City Councillors come up with next?

Putting library at heart is a great idea

8:55am Friday 24th May 2013

SIR – Never thought I would say it but ten out of ten, Bradford Council!

Hall magic moments

9:39am Thursday 23rd May 2013

SIR – We held a magic show in Clayton Village Hall last Saturday afternoon. It was a great success and very well attended – a full house! It was an absolute joy seeing all the children enthralled and taking part in the fun.

A strange perspective

9:39am Thursday 23rd May 2013

SIR – About a week ago we received an envelope from Bingley Parish Church seeking a donation to Christian Aid.

Fantastic celebration

9:35am Thursday 23rd May 2013

SIR – ‘Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them’ in City Park, Bradford on the warm afternoon of Pentecost Sunday, May 19. In a moving re-creation of Acts 2:3 in the Bible, noisy blasts of fire complemented by the ever-changing fountains of water around the mirror pool provided the setting for Pentecost Praise led by the Rev Robin Gamble.

Savouring success

9:34am Thursday 23rd May 2013

SIR – What wonderful news for Bradford City football fans. Their team has made it into League One.

Victory well deserved

9:35am Thursday 23rd May 2013

SIR –What a wonderful day at Wembley on Saturday.

Former Lord Mayor sprinkled sunshine all over district

9:33am Thursday 23rd May 2013

SIR – On behalf of the Bradford Bulls Wheelchair Rugby League Club, we would like to say a very big thank you to our last Lord Mayor, Councillor Dale Smith, and his lovely wife Margaret for representing the great City of Bradford so well during his time in office. His Sprinkle Sunshine Fund was an excellent idea which saw many organisations across the district, including ourselves, benefiting.

Parents’ bad parking

9:33am Thursday 23rd May 2013

SIR – Re your article on the new CCTV car (T&A, May 20), anything to deter inconsiderate parents from parking around schools should be applauded.

A sad end for pet

10:09am Tuesday 21st May 2013

SIR – On the morning of Wednesday, May 8, while walking my friend’s dog on Whetley Lane, I found a white, female cat at the side of the road.

Unrealistic ambition

10:07am Tuesday 21st May 2013

SIR – After a long absence, the Labour party has at last made a policy statement to the effect that they would like to achieve ‘full employment’, an ambition which I am sure is shared by every other party, large or small, but is in fact totally unrealistic and almost certainly unattainable with continued unlimited inward migration from the EU distorting the labour market here.

Who pays for events?

10:06am Tuesday 21st May 2013

SIR – Can anyone tell me what it cost to police the recent parade in honour of the prophet Mohammed’s birthday and the Sikh procession a few weeks before? And who paid?

Investigations, please

10:05am Tuesday 21st May 2013

SIR – In the article “Vital role played by local press” (T&A, May 15) editor Perry Austin-Clarke stated that “we do believe our readers know and appreciate the work of the T&A, and recognise our support of the Bradford district.”

Tennis club worries

10:06am Tuesday 21st May 2013

SIR – I write, as a member of Ilkley Tennis Club, to express my deep concerns about the club’s latest multi-million-pound expansion scheme currently being put before council planners.

Preserve pub for all to see in museum

10:04am Tuesday 21st May 2013

SIR – It was with great interest I read the article and pictures about the refurbished back-to-back houses at the Industrial Museum. It is with great anticipation I look forward to seeing them.

Crossing is needed

10:04am Tuesday 21st May 2013

SIR – Re Mr Watson’s letter (Money poorly spent? T&A Letters, May 17), to criticise new pedestrian lights on Valley Road due to Green Lane/Otley Road Baildon junction not as yet having traffic lights shows a typical dog in the manger attitude on his part. “If we can’t have a safer junction why should Valley Road have lights?”

Praise for the T&A’s vital role

9:15am Monday 20th May 2013

SIR – We wanted to write to you, in Local Newspaper Week, and put on record our support for the vital work that the Telegraph & Argus does in the Bradford area.

A pleasure to serve

9:54am Monday 20th May 2013

SIR – As I near the end of my second consecutive term as chairman of Ilkley Parish Council, I wish to take this opportunity to thank all the groups and organisations in the town for their kind invitations to attend functions or other gatherings over the past two years.

A refreshing change

9:52am Monday 20th May 2013

SIR – Calling the other day for fuel at the Pool filling station, how refreshing it was to be politely asked by an attendant on the forecourt how much I required and asked to go into the kiosk and pay while he topped it up, a very civilised operation. I could not recollect when this happened to me last – probably in the Sixties.

Selfish Nimbyism

9:50am Monday 20th May 2013

SIR – The UKIP candidate has just hit the nail on the head with the final paragraph of his letter (T&A, May 17).

A fine heritage idea

9:51am Monday 20th May 2013

SIR – I think it would be a lovely idea to open up Keighley’s hidden street with shop units – ‘New plan to open up hidden street’ (T&A, May 9).

Comments on target

9:50am Monday 20th May 2013

SIR – Jason Smith’s claim that UKIP supports tax cuts for all (Letters, May 16) means that hard-working people get crumbs while the idle rich get the cream. UKIP’s policy also means that there would be less money available to spend on vital services such as education and the NHS.

Tackling fare dodgers

9:49am Monday 20th May 2013

SIR – An interesting story regarding fare dodging on the Airedale rail line – ‘Saltaire is a hotspot for rail fare dodgers’ (T&A, May 3).

Domino set to fall

9:19am Monday 20th May 2013

SIR – I note John Hall’s letter in response to my view that in many respects I consider UKIP’s views to be the right ones. He did not mention the opposition to the high-speed rail venture which UKIP are against, and that only days after my letter a Parliamentary committee spotted a £3.5 billion gap in funding, not to mention a very poor business case.

Change is needed

9:20am Monday 20th May 2013

SIR – If this is ‘Big Society’ then we need change. I feel quite angry that, in this day and age, our citizens are having to depend on foodbanks in order to eke a living.

UKIP and election

9:16am Monday 20th May 2013

SIR – I would just like the opportunity to clarify the situation with regard to UKIP candidates standing at the next General Election. Contrary to various articles, there are no current plans for UKIP to stand aside for Tory candidates at the next election, irrespective of whether that MP is euro-sceptic or not.

We are poles apart

9:18am Monday 20th May 2013

SIR – So David Cameron has promised a referendum on Europe if re-elected. I recall Tony Blair promising the same, but reneged once elected.

Money poorly spent?

9:12am Friday 17th May 2013

Sir – Shauna Bramham (Letters, May 14) rightly points out how dangerous the Green Lane/Otley Road junction in Baildon is, and adds to the numerous requests for traffic lights to be installed.

Council tax puzzle

9:13am Friday 17th May 2013

SIR – Councillor David Green backs the proposed combined authority to drive through major transport and regeneration projects (T&A, May 14).

A dementia alert

9:12am Friday 17th May 2013

SIR – There are currently more than 800,000 people with dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, in the UK.

Opportunity knocks

8:55am Friday 17th May 2013

SIR – You rightly report on the impenetrable nonsense that is the ‘road map’ document for Bradford’s ‘Joint Strategic Needs Assessment’.

Charity gift plea

8:54am Friday 17th May 2013

Sir – I feel it necessary to draw readers’ attention to a worrying activity regarding the random dropping of charity bags through letter boxes.

Windpower problems

8:54am Friday 17th May 2013

Sir – Mr John Hall suggests windmills are very effective and reliable (Letters, May 15).

Making bus users aware of the rules

8:53am Friday 17th May 2013

SIR – I’m pleased to see the Telegraph & Argus highlighting behavioural problems on our public transport and the way police officers are dealing with it (T&A, May 14).

Remembering raid

9:09am Thursday 16th May 2013

SIR - Today, we commemorate the 70th anniversary of the celebrated Dambusters raid, one of the most daring operations carried out by the RAF during the Second World War.

Fossil fuel hostility

9:07am Thursday 16th May 2013

SIR – Just a point of information which your readers might not know. The EU and its UK vassal state are politically hostile to fossil fuels.

The grass is greener

9:08am Thursday 16th May 2013

SIR – It is not often that one reads such a one-sided negative article (Helen Mead, “Gardening is no bed of roses”, May 13), though it was the author’s point of view, on a subject.

Missing the point

9:06am Thursday 16th May 2013

SIR – John Appleyard is very far off the mark when he claims ‘Parties so similar’ (Letters, May 13) in regard to UKIP and the Tory party.

Energy bill shocker

9:07am Thursday 16th May 2013

SIR – I am in a bit of shock right now due to receiving a letter from my electricity and gas supplier, First Utility.

How much was refurb?

9:06am Thursday 16th May 2013

SIR – As someone who passes the old Crown House tax offices in Shipley, which has been empty for a good while, I was pleased to see lots of work being done on the building in recent months and was curious to see who the new occupants would be.

Bridge is a vital way to cross busy road

9:05am Thursday 16th May 2013

SIR – The new bridge on Manchester Road, Bradford, was purposely built without steps to enable anyone to safely cross over a very busy road at leisure, especially the elderly, the disabled, people with prams or in a wheelchair and even cyclists.

Thanks to runners

8:59am Wednesday 15th May 2013

SIR – I would like to thank and congratulate our 126 runners from across the UK, who ran for The Children’s Trust in this year’s Virgin London Marathon in April and will look to raise £290,000 for the Trust.

Where are solutions?

8:57am Wednesday 15th May 2013

SIR – For Jason Smith’s benefit (“No green solution”, Letters May 10), I never stated that extreme weather is linked to increased atmospheric CO2. Some, possibly.

What would Tom think?

8:56am Wednesday 15th May 2013

SIR – The 1983 film The Dresser had scenes filmed in the Cock & Bottle. The picture starred Tom Courtenay, Albert Finney and Edward Fox.

Call for consitancy

8:55am Wednesday 15th May 2013

SIR – I share Brian Holmans’s negative view of companies like Starbucks using creative accounting to limit any UK taxes they pay (Letters, May 1), but the real fault lies with successive governments, of all parties, in developing a tax system of such monumental complexity that loopholes are inevitable. And legal loopholes will always be exploited by the unprincipled, not just the rich.

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