Readers' letters - Enfield Independent

Let us harness the outrage

10:02am Friday 18th November 2011

Let us harness the outrage we express when war memorials are urinated upon, used as skate parks, sprayed with graffiti or have their plaques stolen.

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Care given with pride

10:01am Friday 18th November 2011

With all the recent publicity about the unacceptable standards of care, particularly for the elderly, in some NHS hospitals I would like to redress the balance a little by endorsing the Magnolia Unit attached to Chase Farm Hospital.

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In defence of the Dugdale

9:59am Friday 18th November 2011

Enfield Town had no venue for local entertainment, so when the Dugdale had a Frankenstein Night at Halloween weekend, I was delighted.

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Beware of health privatisation

9:58am Friday 18th November 2011

For some minor surgery that was previously done by one’s GP, the primary care trust has to agree funding for it to be done at an NHS hospital.

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Hunting for the searchlight sites

9:54am Friday 18th November 2011

I am doing a project on Second World War searchlight sites, attempting to piece together all confirmed sites which were located in parks and recreation grounds.

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Traffic zone will benefit nobody

9:53am Friday 18th November 2011

Readers in Chase ward have been receiving consultation brochures from the council, detailing the proposed 20mph zone around two schools in Rosemary Avenue and another in Brigadier Hill.

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Campaign shows MP is an asset

3:27pm Friday 11th November 2011

The political events of the past week have emphasised how fortunate we are to have Nick de Bois representing our interests in Westminster.

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What about those younger than 16?

3:29pm Friday 11th November 2011

Well done Nick de Bois for getting the amendment to the knife crime bill that should include 16 and 17-year-olds.

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Young don’t want knives around

3:33pm Friday 11th November 2011

I was delighted to read that “Enfield’s law” will be brought in so that we have a new law to tackle youth knife crime. The Enfield Independent deserves great credit for backing the amendment put forward by our local MP Nick de Bois to create this much-needed new law.

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Smell will be widespread

10:49am Friday 21st October 2011

“I live five miles from the plant, along the A13. The smell is not present all the time, but when it comes, it can last for up to five days, it’s awful — like bad eggs, we have to keep the windows closed.”

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