SIR – At long last, the government is considering the possibility of forcing cyclists to have number plates on their bikes.
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SIR – I read with interest your articles and letters regarding off-road cycling issues in the New Forest National Park.
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SIR – Thank you for giving prominence in your headline to the recent spate of local break-ins and thefts from businesses and charities in New Milton.
"Why a member of the public feels able to tell a stranger what they should or shouldn’t be doing is beyond me"
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SIR – This year the streets of Lymington were invaded by a weed called fleabane.
SIR – I have just parked on Lymington High Street. It was 3.15pm on a Monday, and the town was empty of people and plenty of spaces to park.
SIR – I was sorry to read last week the letter about "a poor show at town church" (Letters, 23rd September).
SIR – So, another Bournemouth Air Show draws to a close, completing four days of pollution and totally unnecessary expense.
SIR – We are sadly used to seeing burnt out hulks on the evening news as the Ukrainian people bravely defend themselves against Putin's war.
SIR – I’m writing in regard to the proposed major affordable housing development on land off New Inn Road in Bartley.
"Every walk where we might consider it safe to let our dogs off-lead here is fraught with tension and worry."
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"Quite specifically what are those rights that they have?"
SIR – I won’t enter the cyclists/motorists debate but wanted to address one point in Tim Kilsby's letter.
SIR – I have looked at the proposed plans for the site off Manor Road, Milford, and if alarm bells don't start ringing now, they never will.
SIR – I’d like to highlight an elderly gentleman who on a daily basis is out litter-picking on very narrow verges on the Milford road.
"We will all be the losers if their actions mean the pub is not viable and closes"
It’s great to know that people appreciate the Forest, but the concept of Monopoly, which hinges around acquisition, is an uncomfortable one.
SIR – I read with interest the problems Freedom Leisure are having running the New Forest District Council leisure centres.
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SIR – The new bridge installed at Holmsley, including the works to the roads immediately around it, has cost millions.
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SIR – What has happened to snowflake Britain when three or four days of discomfort bring sections of the community and workforce to a grinding halt?
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