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Letter: Thanks refuse collectors, but please don’t move the bags

09 May 2020
Letter: Thanks refuse collectors, but please don’t move the bags

Letter: Thanks refuse collectors, but please don’t move the bags

09 May 2020

SIR – On Thursday evening when I, like millions of others, make as much noise as possible in praise of our NHS and other essential workers, our wonderful…


Letter: Stamp out these arrogant Forest cyclists

08 May 2020
Letter: Stamp out these arrogant Forest cyclists

Letter: Stamp out these arrogant Forest cyclists

08 May 2020

SIR – There is nothing wrong with cycling as a sport, hobby or social family exercise. Unfortunately, there is a small minority who spoil it for the rest…


Letter: Heartened by others’ generosity during coronavirus

30 April 2020
Letter: Heartened by others’ generosity during coronavirus

Letter: Heartened by others’ generosity during coronavirus

30 April 2020

SIR – In the midst of the coronavirus problems, it is heartening to see how quickly people’s generosity has blossomed, with countless unsung heroes stepping…


Letter: Confused about lockdown rules

30 April 2020
Letter: Confused about lockdown rules

Letter: Confused about lockdown rules

30 April 2020

SIR – Matt Hancock the health secretary has said it, countless articles in the media have said it, but according to the Hampshire police force they’re…


Letter: Let's get to the root of road defects

23 April 2020
Letter: Let's get to the root of road defects

Letter: Let's get to the root of road defects

23 April 2020

SIR – Hampshire County Council contractors have marked defects on the road surface in Church Lane, Boldre, in preparation for top dressing. No attempt…


Letter: Thank you for all your support of Lymington hospital

23 April 2020
Letter: Thank you for all your support of Lymington hospital

Letter: Thank you for all your support of Lymington hospital

23 April 2020

SIR – My name is Emma Edwards and I work at Lymington hospital in the radiology department. I just wanted to say a massive thank you to all the support,…


Letter: Is it now time to leash dogs in public?

16 April 2020
Letter: Is it now time to leash dogs in public?

Letter: Is it now time to leash dogs in public?

16 April 2020

SIR – I note the two instances of attacks by unleashed dogs (A&T, 10th April) – one on the 70-year-old elderly runner , and the second on the horse…


Letter: Lest we forget our NHS heroes

16 April 2020
Letter: Lest we forget our NHS heroes

Letter: Lest we forget our NHS heroes

16 April 2020

SIR – It was a good year, the year that Norma Helen Sinclair was born. Her friends (of which there were many) always called her by her abbreviated name,…


Letter: Not the time to be building HS2

13 April 2020
Letter: Not the time to be building HS2

Letter: Not the time to be building HS2

13 April 2020

SIR – It is atrocious in this contemporary era of environmental consciousness that this potential project HS2 is being built at the cost of pristine ancient…


Letter: Disappointed in plans for Holbury Club

08 April 2020
Letter: Disappointed in plans for Holbury Club

Letter: Disappointed in plans for Holbury Club

08 April 2020

SIR – I feel very sad that the proposal put forward for this site [the Holbury Club] does not include some kind of building for community use. There are…


Letter: Carers are owed a great debt

08 April 2020
Letter: Carers are owed a great debt

Letter: Carers are owed a great debt

08 April 2020

SIR – I wrote this article a few years ago, but it has much greater relevance for today and the very stressful time we are experiencing. I asked then:…


Letters: New Forest small businesses falling through the cracks

02 April 2020
Letters: New Forest small businesses falling through the cracks

Letters: New Forest small businesses falling through the cracks

02 April 2020

SIR – Many of the New Forest ’s smallest businesses are unsupported by the current measures as they fall between the cracks leaving them particularly…


Letters: A smile to a stranger goes a long way in these times

02 April 2020
Letters: A smile to a stranger goes a long way in these times

Letters: A smile to a stranger goes a long way in these times

02 April 2020

SIR – First of all a huge ‘thank you’ to all the staff at the Advertiser and Times for continuing to keep us informed and entertained during these difficult…


Letters: Talk is cheap when dogs keep killing the deer

27 March 2020
Letters: Talk is cheap when dogs keep killing the deer

Letters: Talk is cheap when dogs keep killing the deer

27 March 2020

SIR — Having lived and worked in the New Forest for a long time, I have witnessed many deer being maimed and killed by dogs – all kinds of breeds from…


Letters: Won't closing the car parks concentrate the crowds?

27 March 2020
Letters: Won't closing the car parks concentrate the crowds?

Letters: Won't closing the car parks concentrate the crowds?

27 March 2020

SIR — I am disappointed to read of the closing of the bigger car parks in the New Forest . Yes, I understand closing the campsites and pleasure parks…


Letters: Our just-in-time businesses are not ready for crisis

19 March 2020
Letters: Our just-in-time businesses are not ready for crisis

Letters: Our just-in-time businesses are not ready for crisis

19 March 2020

SIR - Over 20 years ago I was flattered to be asked by the then Department for Trade & Industry (DTI) to write a guide, to be issued by them to all…


Letters: Panic buyers are selfish and thoughtless

19 March 2020
Letters: Panic buyers are selfish and thoughtless

Letters: Panic buyers are selfish and thoughtless

19 March 2020

Sir - Panic buyers come across as selfish, thoughtless people who by their actions cause inconvenience to others, myself included. Shopping online as…


Letters: Horrified by country lane's loads of litter

12 March 2020
Letters: Horrified by country lane's loads of litter

Letters: Horrified by country lane's loads of litter

12 March 2020

SIR - I found 108 cans and 48 bottles in half a mile. Where? Hordle Lane...


Letters: Closing pubs to Travellers was clear-cut racism

12 March 2020
Letters: Closing pubs to Travellers was clear-cut racism

Letters: Closing pubs to Travellers was clear-cut racism

12 March 2020

SIR - Local pubs and eateries closing last Thursday solely to avoid having to serve Travellers attending a child's funeral is a clear-cut instance of…


Letters: Can you help me find my stolen military medals?

05 March 2020
Letters: Can you help me find my stolen military medals?

Letters: Can you help me find my stolen military medals?

05 March 2020

SIR - I wonder if there is a chance through your newspaper to find two medals. Some years ago we were unfortunate by being burgled. The thief took anything…


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