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Council has ignored our views on traffic plan
11:02am Thursday 30th October 2008
REGARDING traffic schemes, Councillor Terry Wheeler must be living on a different planet when he says “Residents will democratically vote to determine whether a scheme is introduced on an area,” (Guardian, October 16) What utter nonsense.
Comments (0)Fast food plan shows lack of joined up thinking
11:04am Thursday 30th October 2008
THE Greens support the council in preventing fast food shops being near schools and parks as childhood obesity is a major challenge for Waltham Forest.
Please don't hide council's good work in your paper
11:05am Thursday 30th October 2008
THE Greens support the council in preventing fast food shops being near schools and parks as childhood obesity is a major challenge for Waltham Forest.
Council's CPZ plans show democracy is not at work
11:06am Thursday 30th October 2008
WHAT have ex-London Mayor Livingstone, the current Government, our council leader Clyde Loakes and a spoilt child got in common?
I must express my sadness at death of an inspirational councillor
11:08am Thursday 30th October 2008
LIKE many others in the locality, I was shocked and saddened to hear of the untimely death of Cllr John Beanse.
Councillor never said a bad word in his political life
11:09am Thursday 30th October 2008
I WAS stunned to hear of the sudden death of councillor John Beanse – a truly good man.
Consult young people on plans for new entertainment venues
10:57am Thursday 30th October 2008
IF OUR council has serious intent to implement the new local management boards for libraries, heritage museums and galleries, such as William Morris and Vestry House, then it should listen to Cllr John Macklin, who asked: “What is the diet on offer locally in Walthamstow for our young people?”
CPZs are just a cash-making 'green tax'
10:58am Thursday 30th October 2008
REGARDING the current debate taking place in the Waltham Forest Guardian about controlled parking zones in the borough, I would advise any resident body contemplating it to think twice.
Thanks to the partnership
11:00am Thursday 30th October 2008
I WOULD like to say a big thank you to those at Parent and Partnership in Walthamstow.
Authorities are no friends of cycling fraternity on current evidence
10:32am Thursday 23rd October 2008
I AGREE with Scott Whitehead that cycle routes locally are in a terrible state (Letters, October 16).
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