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Police had no choice other than

August 31 2008

Letters - The Fest Control posterMadam - May we respond to the allegations of police being 'spoilsports' and 'bullies' by objecting to the 'Fest Control' event permit being granted by Mid Bedfordshire District Council on ... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



A lucky escape

August 24 2008

Letters - Crash in Loch NessMadam - I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw your front page picture last week regarding the family who had a nasty car accident while on holiday in Loch ... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



SAD at politicians' stance on development

August 17 2008

Letters - Janine O'Callaghan pictured outside Luton AirportMadam - In recent weeks our campaign Stopsley Against Development (SAD) has been highlighted in your newspaper and some interesting comments have been made ... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



MP's use of time simply sensible

August 10 2008

Letters - Margaret MoranMadam - I was disappointed to see Mr P B Smith's letter (last week), attacking Margaret Moran MP. He says he has had to 'make contact with her on three occasions' ... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



Unwarranted criticism of police parking

August 3 2008

Letters - Police car in disabled bayMadam - Why does a man complain about the police parking in a disabled bay when they were only doing their job? Was he the driver of the taxi parked ... (02/08/2008) Read More [Read More]



I'm tiring of Moran's duplicity

July 27 2008

Madam - Like many people in Luton, I am getting a bit fed up with Margaret Moran, Labour MP for Luton South, voting for a Government policy in Westminster and ... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



The idea for the NHS born in Liberal budget as early as 1909

July 20 2008

Madam - Nick Murray in his letter last week laboured under the myth that Nye Bevan was the sole inspiration of the NHS.History tells us a somewhat different story ... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



Tories will wreck our beloved health service

July 13 2006

Letters - NurseMadam - Sixty years ago Labour's Health Minister Aneurin 'Nye'Bevan founded the National Health Service which most of us take for granted, not remembering that before July 5, 1948 dentists, ... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



We're tired of the talk - let's just get on with the football

July 6 2008

Letters - Luton on Sunday front page June 29 2008Madam - As an avid LTFC fan and someone who has lived in Luton or the surrounding area for the best part of my life it didn't surprise me to ... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



The power of the press leads to community benefits

June 29 2008

Letters - pigeonsMadam - Great to see that your story regarding the pigeon infested flat in Marsh Farm led to the repair works being completed. It just goes to show that Luton... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



Looking for new

June 22 2008

Letters - LuDun 'support in employment' serviceMadam - As you may well be aware,Bedfordshire County Council's executive committee has agreed to introduce a change programme to develop employment opportunities for people with disabilities ... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



Still bemused by mantra trotted out by council on community care

June 15 2008

Letters - Pramodrai Riaz who has had a stroke, and a quadruple he art by-pass and suffers from angina, breathlessness, a hernia and impaired visionMadam - Once again your newspaper highlights the plight of a senior citizen whose recent care assessment has resulted in care services being withdrawn ... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



Was the wind to blame for this ?

June 8 2008

Letters - The fallen tree in Thrales CloseMadam - That was a great front page picture of the tree falling onto the house in Thrales Close Marsh Farm, last week ... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



Bureaucratic border not just daft - it's unjust

June 1 2008

Madam - As the Luton Borough Councillor who began the debate on this topic at a recent council meeting ( when we saw a rare but welcome display of cross-party ... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



This is illegal So why do they get away with it?

May 25 2008

Letters - On parkland off Crawley Green RoadMadam - I live in the Wigmore area and am sick and tired of seeing the travellers set up camp on any piece of grassland they see fit ... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



I don't think it's a scooter issue - it just depends on which bus driver you get

Letters - lettersMadam - I sympathise with the scooter owners who have not been allowed to take their scooters on the bus.Last year I was asked to leave a bus at Luton ... (17/05/2008) Read More [Read More]



Fraudsters' piddling £1 punishment shows crime really does pay after all

Letters - Jon MaddoxMadam - I read with disgust the ruling of Judge Richard Foster on the case of Jon Maddox and Mark Joyce. Has the judge lost his senses or does he really ... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



Ex-drug addicts have life experience

May 4 2008

Letters - Trust The Process building in Telford PlaceMadam - Following last week's story about the employment of a former drug dealer at Trust the Process, I would like to raise some important points that were not covered ... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



Another senseless killing leaves me wondering: what have we become?

April 27 2008

Letters - Ringleader Darryll Bennett (extreme left), Nicholas Garland, Shane Liddy and Richard McNamara were all found guilty of murdering Stephen GreenMadam - My heart goes out to the family of Stephen Green.What a terrible way the life of this man was ended. The teenagers responsible for this should never be free ... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



Identity robber is a sign of our sickening times

April 20 2008

Letters - Abdul Furkaan ZahoorMadam - Identity theft is a low form of crime at best. But Abdul Furkaan Zahoor's crime - where he took identities from dead people - couldn't be more sick ... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



New rules are a dog's dinner

April 13 2008

Letters - Stray dogMadam - The article on Luton Council's new stray dog rules (page 16 Luton on Sunday last week) made interesting reading but Luton residents need to understand they are now ... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



Writing on wall for unelected assemblies

March 29 2008

Letters - Cllr Richard StayMadam - Further to Nicholas Capp's letter (March 23) it should be noted that the East of England Regional Assembly is - along with the other unelected Regional Assemblies set ... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



Travellers are making our live a misery

March 23 2008

Letters - Traveller parked in a car park off York StreetMadam - I run a small business in High Town and the travellers are a menace and make our lives a complete misery. It's like being under siege ... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



Farm residents voted for jobs, services and a better future

March 16 2008

Letters - Glenn Jenkins,Madam - Your article on the decision by Marsh Farm residents to choose Option 1 rather than Option 4A gives a very misleading picture to your readers by labelling Option ... (15/03/2008) Read More [Read More]



Council naivety is simply staggering

March 09 2008

Letters - CasinoMadam - I note from your columns that a small casino has been proposed for the former Vauxhall site at Napier Park, and that Luton Borough Council, has revealed that they are of the opinion that this will produce benefits for Luton ... (08/03/2008) Read More [Read More]



OAP transport concerns over super-surgery

March 02 2008

Letters - ambulanceMadam - Your front page article last week regarding emergency services at the hospital reminded me that there are plans afoot in Dunstable to help ... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



Hatters Way and speed limit factor

February 24 2008

Letters - High casualty route signs on Hatters WayOn reading your article on the Hatters Way safety initiative which has just been launched, l have the following question. The road has from 2005- 2007 had a number of serious ... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



No wonder hundreds leave the UK every day with so many showing this attitude

February 17 2008

Letters - Sharon RobinsonMadam - It is with some sadness that I read the report in your paper last week about single mother-of-three Sharon Robinson 'slamming' the district council for not moving her ... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



Leniency of JPs just amazes me

February 10 2008

Letters - Margaret Rita WalshMadam - I was shocked to read about serial shoplifter Margaret Walsh. Ms Walsh - a mother of five, what must her children think of her? - was convicted of stealing ... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



Invention is nothing short of sheer genius

February 3 2008

Letters - The DisintegratorMadam - Forget your old sliced bread, you can keep it,we've seen it all before and have grown bored by it.Now there's something much better, and it's called 'The Disintegrator' ... (02/02/2008) Read More [Read More]



Thatcher's blame for banks' policy

January 27 2008

Letters - Bishop the Rt Revd Christopher HerbertMadam - The Bishop of St Albans is quite correct to criticise banks and to suggest the time is right for them to 'reflect on moral values which should underline ... (26/01/2008) Read More [Read More]



'Pitiful' sentence for theft from NHS

January 20 2008

Letters - Casino regular Calvin Chen-Fatt was sentenced to 27 months in prisonMadam - I write regarding your front page story last week headlined 'Gambler embezzled £70k to fund habit'. To be honest I could not quite believe what I was reading when ... (19/01/2008) Read More [Read More]



Furore follows festive gift fiasco

JANUARY 12 2008

Letters - Our front pageLast week we revealed how a police constable based at Luton Police Station resigned after he gave a bottle of wine and some bacon as a 'secret Santa' present to ... (19/01/2008) Read More [Read More]



Cold Carolyn was let down terribly

January 6 2008

Letters - Carolyn Oakley outside her homeMadam - My heart broke when I read about poor Carolyn Oakley enduring a cold Christmas without central heating. While all of us were sitting down to our lovely festive meals, ... (06/09/2008) Read More [Read More]



Would Joe Public have been treated the same as PCSO?

December 30 2007

Letters - Ashley BalkhamMadam - What is the world coming to? Not only is one of our police officers - a PCSO whose job it is to prevent violence - guilty of assault, but when Ashley Balkham was found guilty of pushing a man over for no apparent reason, he was barely even punished - and instead walked free ... (05/01/2008) Read More [Read More]



Get kids outside and give them a choice

December 23 2007

Letters - Motorbike stuntMadam - Luton seems to be fast becoming an area which is anti-children having fun outside and against them being given a ... (19/01/2008) Read More [Read More]



You try living in Pigeon Street

December 16 2007

Letters - PigeonsMadam - I write in response to the article of 'Hair-raising Response to pigeons'.Unless you have them on your property, you really can't imagine how disgusting they are ... (05/01/2008) Read More [Read More]



Hasn't this man's name been dragged through the mud enough already?

December 9 2007

Letters - guilty mick irelandMadam - Am I alone in feeling a little bit of sympathy for Mick Ireland? I have never met the man but it just seems to me that this is a case where the punishment is out of all proportion to the crime ... (05/01/2008) Read More [Read More]



Litter is the problem, not the pigeons

December 2 2007

Letters - Mary amos- Cole with husband GeoffMadam - How very cruel of the Cole's (Dunstable on Sunday last week) to say that pigeons should be shot or poisoned ... (05/01/2008) Read More [Read More]