Syrian refugees are "not our problem"
I THINK it's appalling that refugees are being allowed into this county.
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HOPEFULLY it’s clear to Redditch Advertiser readers that no-one is asking them to welcome a Syrian refugee into their own home, in the way that you might house your mother-in law at Christmas.
View ArticleOvercrowded
CONGRATULATIONS Mr M Hughes for your recent letter concerning refugees possibly arriving in Redditch.
View ArticleThankful for staff
JUST to say a big thank you to the consultants and staff in ENT and wonderful sister and staff in Cardiology who all run magical and efficient clinics, with smiles and patience.
View ArticleTake in refugees
I SHARE a lot of the concerns of your correspondents about Syrian refugees. But I disagree profoundly with many over what we should do.
View ArticleDiversion anger
I WAS just wondering whose bright idea it was to divert the traffic down Love Lyne due to the road to Callow Hill being closed? They could have diverted the traffic down a two lane road past the golf...
View ArticleOwn opinions
OH DEAR, I appear to have upset someone called Nigel Braithwaite, concerning my views on banning immigrants and foreign children from a small town like Redditch.
View ArticleEurope's future
IT IS good to have a discussion about the forthcoming referendum but one question which I have not heard is; will Europe as a whole be better if we stay or leave? There are many unknowns but I would...
View ArticleAnimal suffering
CONGRATULATIONS to postie Mark Edmonds for having his seven-year growth of hair cut and beard shaved to raise more than £1,300 for charity (“The seven-year itch ends for postie Mark”, Advertiser, Apr...
View ArticleSay no to PCCs
ON MAY 5, voters in 41 police force areas in England and Wales will be asked to vote for Police and Crime Commissioners. The last time we were asked to vote the response of the public was clear, they...
View ArticleEED is a circus
I FEEL I must make a statement about the EED. I like to call them the European Economic Conmen.
View ArticleBrexit model plan
DAVID Cameron is to spend £9 million of our money on a one-sided leaflet on Europe to go out to every household.
View ArticleColditz castle
HAVE you ever wondered what it was like to be a prisoner of war, plotting escapes and constantly trying to fool the guards?
View ArticleUnfair system
THE latest local elections show the iniquity of the first past the post system. The average turnout was 30.85 per cent.
View ArticlePraise for pub
IF I may, I’d like to recommend everyone in Redditch and the surrounding areas, go and visit the Village Inn in Beoley.
View ArticleThanks for vote
ON behalf of all the Labour candidates I would like to thank all the residents who voted in last week’s Redditch council elections. Thanks particularly to the 5,879 who chose to support a Labour...
View ArticleDedicated staff
PEOPLE are very quick to criticise the Alexandra Hospital but I for one would like to express how good they are. My husband was rushed into the hospital on April 28 and we were told to prepare for the...
View ArticleBe proud of town
I HAVE often felt sad that once all those of us who were born and raised in old Redditch were gone, there would be no record or memories of the history of our town, as I felt that ‘incomers’ would not...
View ArticleLet's rebuild spire
WITH reference to your article this week headed “Save our Spire”, considering an application to demolish the church was first made back in June 2014, with a later proposal retaining the spire in 2015,...
View ArticleDon't harm fish
COMPASSIONATE people will be sad to learn about the fishing tackle fair that took place recently in Redditch (“Fishing tackle fair reels in hundreds of visitors”, Advertiser, May 25).
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