Letters

"Upon learning of the forthcoming closure of the NatWest in Christchurch in August, I emailed my local MP"

"I admire those animal rights activists so much."

"The public was entitled to assume that town centre car parks would be free"

"Local initiatives to promote sustainability can only be realised if the national infrastructure to implement and support them exists"

"It is about time we started looking inwardly."

"There is something badly wrong in Lymington."

Sir – I can’t be the only person who’s received a letter from the NatWest bank announcing the Christchurch branch closure.

Sir – I write with some dismay that roadworks have reappeared in connection with fibre optic installation.

Sir – Many hundreds of new houses are being built in the New Forest and many of these developments are being constructed on greenbelt land.

Sir – At last the public seem to have woken up to how banks have manipulated us all.

"It’s about time banks stopped treating their customers with contempt."

Sir – What on earth has New Forest District Council let happen to our community leisure centres?

Readers debate the merits of cows on the open Forest.

Sir – The new parking meters on the high street in Lymington are less of an eyesore than predicted

Sir – Watching a new drama serial, The Consultant, I noted the now-customary line of cautionary warnings appear before the opening credits.

Sir – I have been wondering if I am the only local resident concerned about the quality of the monitoring of temporary traffic light systems.

"Aside from it seeming like a Lymington takeover of Hurst, visitors will be familiar with the feature as an above-high-water extension of the spit."

"I am amazed that Pennyfarthing is resisting demands to keep to their promise."

"Local councillors have argued against the density of housing here with good reason."

"Why are our local councillors not pushing hard to purchase the site for social housing or flats for key workers?"