Opinion
Letter: Salter hypocrisy over post office vote
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Published: Thu, 3rd Apr 12:00PM
WHERE to now after post office sell out? After reading this story, it makes you want to spit.
How can an MP and Labour Councillors stand outside the Wantage Road post office, trying to save it, only for the Labour MP to vote against it in Parliament?
Letter: Bordering on a geographical error
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Published: Thu, 3rd Apr 9:40AM
WITH reference to the headline in last week’s Chronicle “Free travel nationally with pass”, and Mike Orton’s comment “free bus travel has been extended nationally” for pensioners.
Letter: Labour shamelessly claiming credit for playground decision ![]()
Published: Thu, 3rd Apr 9:00AM
AS a regular user of the facilities at ERAPA (East Reading Adventure Playground Association) I welcome the news that it has been granted a 'stay of execution’ (The Chronicle, March 20).
Letter: Teachers wrong over service recruitment ![]()
Published: Thu, 3rd Apr 8:55AM
AS a proud National Service airman I would like to bring to your reader’s notice that the RAF celebrates its formation 90 years ago this week and mention how I regret that one of the teachers unions intends to support any school that decides to ban Armed Service Recruitment Officers from future careers evenings.
Letter: Labour hypocrisy over new Cross Town Route ![]()
Published: Thu, 3rd Apr 8:40AM
IT'S official, Labour hypocrisy knows no bounds. They are criticising the Tories for their East Reading Bypass - which is the new name for the Cross Town Route - whilst at the same time supporting the East Reading Mass Rapid Transport scheme.
Published: Thu, 13th Mar 10:00AM
AT last the Reading Tories are drip, drip, dripping their transport policies to the press.
Letter: Labour’s agenda on council tax ![]()
Published: Thu, 13th Mar 9:05AM
DESPITE the self-congratulatory letters (The Chronicle, March 6) from Labour Councillors on this year’s council tax charge, they hide the fact that this year they will raid the council reserves to pull off this political stunt, 'to facilitate fluctuations in net (2008-2009) expenditure’.
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