Kids take life in their handsFrom Marianne StevensonI AM a near neighbour of Barry Bates and am very grateful that he parks his Land Rover in Meaford Road, rather than on the grass verge (Newsletter, ... (03/07/2008) Petty health and safetyFrom E BurtonWE THE public keep reading of the many farces produced by Mr 'Elf' and Mr 'Safety'. They do cause laughter and make us smile in disbelief. During the ... (03/07/2008) No surprise at failure of town's cycling bidLong-time CyclistI WOULD like to ride the cycle paths of Stafford but quite frankly, they are in the main, not fit for purpose. A spokesperson for SCC has ... (03/07/2008) Plans have makings of a repeat disasterFrom John BostockI AGREE entirely with Councillor Chris Baron's comments about the proposed £25,000,000 development in Stafford. To think of losing almost 300 car parking spaces at this time is ... (03/07/2008) Will county match the £48k from the borough?From Councillor Mike Smith, Cabinet Member for Leisure at Stafford Borough CouncilTHE EDITORIAL and headline you ran about school holiday activities in the Newsletter of June 26 were ... (03/07/2008) £25m for a new building? Aren't these hard times?From David S ParkerI WAS mesmerised by the artist's impression of the new Staffordshire County Council headquarters in Tipping Street, Stafford, depicted on page three of Staffordshire Newsletter of ... (03/07/2008) Festival thanksFrom Peter Jones, David Brass, Mary Dodkins, David Pownall and Joy Jones the organising committee, Ecclesahll FestivalTHE ORGANISERS of the 2008 Eccleshall Festival would like to pass on our grateful thanks ... (03/07/2008) Praise where it is dueFrom Gwen WhortonA MONTH ago I was due to have an operation in Stafford General Hospital. This I faced with many reservations; bad reports and the fact that my husband ... (03/07/2008) Charity boostFrom Sherif Hegazy, Marketing Co-oridnator, Asda StaffordFOLLOWING the collections the Air Ambulance and the Cerebral Palsy in collaboration with Asda Stafford have raised almost £3,500. Asda Stafford offered the venue ... (03/07/2008) Where are the extra nurses?From Christine JonesWHY IS it that Mr Yeates the chief executive is always blowing his own trumpet about how much he is doing for Stafford General Hospital Foundation Trust? Again ... (03/07/2008) Trucking waste into the county just does not make any senseFrom Julia FoxSTAFFORDSHIRE County Council's plans to build a huge 300,000 tonne incinerator at Four Ashes near Cannock will cost the taxpayers of Staffordshire in the region of £1 billion. ... (03/07/2008) County must pay the true cost of care in the independent sectorFrom Fred Fennell, Chairman, The Staffordshire Association of Registered Care ProvidersTHE STAFFORDSHIRE Association of Registered Care Providers and the Staffordshire Viability Forum represents the vast majority of independent care ... (03/07/2008) Legislate against all this junk postFrom NostradamusSINCE it was revealed that Stafford Borough Council intend to change the way in which cardboard is recycled, I have conducted a survey of the cardboard and paper ... (03/07/2008) Time the PM changed his mindFrom Jeremy Lefroy, Conservative prospective parliamentary candidateStafford constituency THE RESULT of the referendum on the Lisbon Treaty (the revised EU Constitutional Treaty) in Ireland shows clearly why we must ... (03/07/2008) |

