The Church has never hesitated to speak out against war

3:18pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

JOE Flynn (letters, May 1) draws attention to the fact that war is just as much a moral issue as the current attempt to legalise the creation of hybrid embryos, about which the Church has been outspoken.

Redbridge has enviable record planning for emergency situations

3:16pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

I WOULD like to set the record straight about the story in last week's paper Emergency training needs an overhaul.' Although the article quotes quite accurately from a part of the Community Safety Services Scrutiny Committee agenda from the meeting on April 17, the reference to atomic bombs and the cold war refers to the legislation that was in place in 2000 and not to Redbridge's state-of-the-art Emergency Planning system that is in place today.

Voting for BNP is like desecrating war graves

3:14pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

SADLY, it would seem that 9,500 people in the Redbridge and Havering area did not take the advice of the leader in last week's paper warning of the electoral dangers represented by the far British National Party (BNP).

We brought over stray dogs from Asia with our own money

3:13pm 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.

Were you a fan of Status Quo?

3:12pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

TWO years ago, with my husband, I managed to go to every Status Quo concert on the UK winter tour, a total of 31 concerts in 6 weeks. As a result I am compiling a book of people's memories for a book entitled Goin' Quoin' Past and Present'.

Surreal for council to ask our schools to solve the swimming pool problem

3:11pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

FOR people like myself who have spent their whole lives living in a big city, miles from the sea, something as simple as a swimming pool really does bring something extra into our lives.

Don't go on strike look for another job instead

3:09pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

I HAVE felt compelled to write to you in response to an article in your paper of April 24 under the headline Teachers walk out in pay row.' I am a member of staff at Woodbridge High School and I was dismayed to read the article and to think that the views of one member of staff could be taken as representative of the teaching staff in general.

Shocked by their reaction to Firs Estate L-motorists

3:07pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

I HAVE been reading your paper for the past couple of weeks and the various issues raised over the use of the Firs Estate by learner drivers.

Unity Square extravaganza, who needs it? We don't

2:46pm Wednesday 30th April 2008

WITH regards to Unity Square (Guardian, April 24) I can assure those living in the west of Redbridge that many of us living near Ilford Town Centre aren't keen on the Unity Square extravaganza either.

This fish and chips bar serves community well

2:44pm Wednesday 30th April 2008

MAY I use our Guardian local newspaper to publicly thank the staff at Wanstead's Lighthouse Fish Bar on our High Street for their ever cheerful and polite customer service. This gem in our community deserves a big up and full marks.

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