Latest Letters

  • Estate fire could have proved fatal
    • I WRITE to voice my deep concern about the fire that occurred on Rowley Way on Sunday January 10 and I, and many others who live on the estate who witnessed it have some serious questions. The...
  • Costs for a leaseholder trapped in the middle
    • CONCERNING high leaseholder bills, I would like to join the residents of St Alban’s Road in expressing my frustration at having Camden Council as landlords (Leaseholders’ shock as...
  • Duty of care includes that of gritting the pavements
    • I WAS somewhat confused by Liberal Democrat councillor Paul Braithwaite’s letter (Priorities, January 14) about the failure of his council to grit the pavements. He said: “We need...
  • Ordinary people who served us extraordinarily well
    THIS week we record the lives of two extraordinary public-spirited people – Avis Hutt, a nurse (page 13) and Godfrey Ridler, a teacher (page 20). They didn’t hold high office.  Nor...
  • Fall helpers
    • MAY I send very grateful thanks to the three unknown people who came to my assistance when I slipped and fell backwards on the ice at the corner of Hemstal and Hilltop roads West Hampstead on...
  • Mistake was mine
    • ROBIN Young is alas right to correct John Gulliver but it was I who must admit to being the inaccurate source of Jeremy Thorpe’s adapted guilt (Letters, January 14). Nothing original,...
  • Day centre safe for old
    • I AM writing about the article (One afternoon at a day centre. January 14). The day centre mentioned in the article is nothing like the type that I know and visit. I go to Age Concern Camden...
  • Town Hall’s hands are tied on business rates
    • YOUR report (‘They’re happy to shelve bookshops’, January 14) left the impression that Camden council sets business rates. You reported booksellers saying that  the...
  • Miller’s moves
    • JUST a quick word to say how much I appreciated the article on Jonathan Miller’s show  at the Estorick Gallery (Review, January 14).  He’s such a fascinating man. I...
  • Never mind the quality
    • THE insidious message of the internet “Never mind the quality, feel the speed” now seems to be dominating television – linear is out, fragmentation is in. One recent...
  • Eyesore of road signs
    • I AM really annoyed about the proliferation of road sign clutter. Our local Green councillors are committed to reducing street clutter. So what does Camden  Council do? On every road...
  • How much public money is being lost by bus scam?
    • I AM getting annoyed at the number of “free” passengers travelling on buses. I witness these frequently and regret to say they are encouraged by employees of London Buses...
  • Community fears on Crossrail compensation
    • I WRITE in connection with the concern expressed as to the fair treatment of residents and businesses affected by Crossrail particularly relating to the acquisition of the Tottenham Court Road...
  • Feeling the pinch with fare rises
    • I JOINED campaigners outside Victoria station to protest against the huge fare rises that mayor Boris Johnson has inflicted on the travelling public, especially those who use the bus network...
  • A slippery slope…
    • I WAS appalled to read that the council is seriously considering spending thousands of pounds sending its “events tsar” on a first-class ticket to the Winter Oly­m­pics (...