Hereford Times | Letters

Mrs S C Brown of Birtley, Bucknell, thinks there's no growth from just housebuilding

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0000

CAN any of your readers explain the current view at county and national levels that economic growth arises from mass house building, projects such as HS2 and a new airport in the Thames estuary or, from all of us simply spending more?

A McDonald of Ledbury hopes people realise what good theatre Ledbury have

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000

I HAVE just been to the Market Theatre to see a performance of Aladdin.

Mike Cobb of Barrow Common, Kingstone, had great night of live music from groups

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0000

WHAT a great night was had by all at TGS with two great bands – The Rocky Road to Ruin, followed by King Mantis.

Nick Simpson of Wallasey, Wirral, is calling Dunkirk veterans

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0000

I WOULD be pleased to hear from any Dunkirk veterans or their relatives who would be willing to share any memories of the Dunkirk evacuation of May to June 1940.

Jane and David Straker of Fownhope, Herefordshire, ask for new travel hub

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000

YOUR article about the ESG link road (Hereford Times, January 19) prompts us to write on a subject close to our hearts: the unique opportunity presented by large scale redevelopment in the area of the railway station to develop an integrated transport hub.

Dr J H Ross of Overbury Road, Hereford, tells of New Radnor village doctor’s film star wife

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000

THE film Resistance, about the occupation of Britain by the Germans in the 1940s, has created considerable local interest as it was filmed in the Olchon Valley near Longtown, starring Michael Sheen.

Christopher Short, of Barry, South Wales, comments on the Hereford Times report that some parts of Hereford are a blackspot for child poverty.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000

HEREFORDSHIRE is an outstandingly beautiful county and one to which I return from my home here in South Wales, whether to visit friends and clients (I am a human rights lawyer), to see a game at Edgar Street and enjoy local cider, or meet up with old comrades.

Coun Liz Harvey, Vice-Chairman, Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Herefordshire Council, says affordable homes at prices too high

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000

I AM pleased to see Frank Hooley (Readers’ Times, January 19) calling for more affordable housing in Herefordshire – especially as he is doing so from his home in Powys.

Coun Geoffrey Vaughan, chairman, Pyons Group Parish Council, says affordable homes in the wrong place

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000

I WRITE in response to your report (January 19) of plans for housing on a hay meadow in Canon Pyon.

Darren Morgan of Kings Pyon, Hereford, says roads not repaired to a proper state

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0000

I RECENTLY complained to the council regarding the state of two of the busiest roads in our city.