Latest Letters

  • Cyclists who break law
    Published: 12 August, 2010 • ON the concourse of Sainsbury’s, Camden Town, I was “bumped” by a determined cyclist the other day.  Strange that Sainsbury’s seems to...
  • Parking punishments don’t fit the ‘crime’
    Published: 12 August, 2010 • FURTHER to the story about me (‘Punished for being old’ Gran clamped, August 5), I am in fact 70 years old not 60 as stated in inadvertent error. And the...
  • ‘Bedsits’ decision behind closed doors
    Published: 12 August, 2010 • THE Town Hall’s recommendation for a scheme of cramming 16 bedsits into a late Victorian building is totally inconsiderate (Building ‘dream home’ a...
  • Chancellor could start by taxing the non-essentials
    Published: 12 August, 2010 • JOHN Mills asks (Forum, August 5) what we would do if we were the Chancellor.  Well… if this country is living beyond its means, we must either make and...
  • US-style healthcare decision is not about patient choice
    Published: 12 August, 2010 • I WAS disgusted but, frankly, not surprised to read that NHS Camden has failed to sign the contract it awarded to Camidoc, the locally-based non-profit “...
  • Deliver UCL Academy on time!
    Published: 12 August, 2010 • IT was great to get the good news that the government has given the go-ahead for the UCL Academy, the new Swiss Cottage Special School and the new South Camden...
  • Why losing my Freedom Pass will mean losing much more
    Published: 12 August, 2010 • I AGREE with Illtyd Harrington views concerning the attack on the Freedom Pass (July 29). This will cause hardship and distress to older people in Camden who rely on...
  • Area ‘stereotype’ hurts us
    Published: 12 August, 2010 • I FEAR your correspondent (A few minutes pass… another two teenagers are stabbed... , August 5) needs to consult an A-Z map..  Neither Willes Road nor...
  • Editor's Comment: Is Camden Town Tube Station doomed to permanent nightmare status?
    Published: 12 August, 2010 WE must hope that Ken Livingstone’s prediction about Camden Town Tube station will not come true. He told this newspaper that the station is doomed.   ...
  • Oppose attacks on tenants and beware ghettos for the rich
    Boroughs including Camden and Westminster may well become virtual no-go areas for any household on a low income looking to find a home in the private rented sector, warns the...
  • Give credit where due!
    Published: 06 August, 2010 • IF Islington Labour council leader, Catherine West, is claiming the credit for saving £350,000 by entering into a consortium with other councils to buy...
  • This is no backwater
    Published: 06 August, 2010 • JUST for the record, I never described my neighbourhood as a “nondescript backwater” (Street gardening… the idea that kept growing, July 30) and...
  • When different generations click
    Published: 06 August, 2010 • THE photographs with your lovely article (Young and old click as they turn camera on the community, July 30) were really great and a pleasure to look at.  They...
  • A trap for motorists?
    Published: 06 August, 2010 • FOLLOWING your report (Top solicitor to take on scourge of CCTV camera, July 30) I have requested a full report from Islington Council, who I believe are sailing...
  • Success of trust helps unlock youngsters’ talents
    Published: 06 August, 2010 • I AM fortunate enough to be chairman of the Transformation Trust, a children’s charity which recently celebrated its first birthday at the O2 arena.  This...