Letters to the Editor

These remarks are misleading

REGARDING the article in the Weston Mercury about the young man, Virgil Taylor, who has to pay for day care whilst working at the Town Hall.... » MORE

No reliable reason

I AM familiar with the arguments Mr Cole gives to support his belief that Weston was concerned in the 1897 Post Office trials of Marconi s wireless system in the Bristol Channel, but regrettably can find no reliable reason to suppose that our town played... » MORE

Wonderful floral creations

ANOTHER year has flown by so my family and I would like once again to thank our council s gardeners for their wonderful floral creations and displays all over Weston.... » MORE

Without the excess packaging

I WRITE in response to the Stop Tesco Campaign featured in the Weston Mercury on June 19.... » MORE

Only doing his job

I AM most disgusted with North Somerset Council how they treat an 84-year-old man was only doing his job by stopping this person who was driving too fast when there were lots of adults and children around Ashcombe School.... » MORE

Excellent idea

WHAT an excellent idea from the town council to try to put their water and play park at Park Place after the Ashcombe Park ideas fell through.... » MORE

Sounds fabulous

WESTON Town Council is far more in tune with what this town needs, a giant play area and water park sounds fabulous and probably what our seaside town should have.... » MORE

Important part

FURTHER to the letter from Stephen Cole, I would like to support his view that Weston did play an important part in Marconi's radio experiments.... » MORE

Charges at Bristol airport

IN RESPONSE to Dave Crump of Winscombe s recent letter, I would like to set the record straight on the issues he raised about charges at Bristol International.... » MORE

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