We should encourage, not ban child martial arts

3:42pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

FURTHER to Mrs J Forrest's letter (Let's deliver a KO to child Thai boxing', May 1), I would like to say that there is nothing wrong with children doing such sports and they should, in fact, be encouraged.

My wildlife weekend was a joy to attend

3:40pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

I WANT to say thanks to everyone involved in the Lee Valley Wildlife Weekend.

Make prudent use of any giant screen in our town centre

3:38pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

WHILE I was in Walthamstow town centre on Saturday, I took a few minutes to image the giant screen that there is a plan to instal there.

Hoping our politicians have now got message on how voters feel

3:36pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

LOCAL politicians would do well to learn the lessons of last week's elections.

Trips to Sri Lanka to save desperate dogs were self funded

3:34pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

WE would like to make it clear that Animal SOS Sri Lanka has never spent a penny of charity funds importing a single street dog from Sri Lanka into the UK (Five dogs are beheaded after rabid puppy attack', Guardian, May 1).

Wrong to ask patients to pay for their prescriptions

3:32pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

I AM writing to support Macmillan Cancer Support's campaign for free prescriptions in England.

Someone should tell Mayor doomed building is a local asset

3:31pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

DID you know that Waltham Forest Theatre, in Lloyd Park, could be demolished soon?

Festival organisers treated shabbily by council

3:29pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

SERIOUS questions have to be asked about the future of arts funding in the borough after the council pulled funding from the Walthamstow Festival (Guardian, April 24).

Scrapping 10 p tax rate was the final straw

3:28pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

THE sooner we get rid of this Mickey Mouse Government the better.

How can a film dealing with suicide be classified as comedy?

3:27pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

THE new film Three And Out (Freetime, May 1) has upset far more people than the train drivers' union.

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