Reader's letters

Sirs, We are all living through unprecedented and frightening times with understandable concerns about our health, livelihood and how to best protect our families. The recent arrival of travellers on the Kennet Valley Hall playing field has added to these anxieties and fuelled concerns about other travellers in the area. This letter is intended to …

Letter regarding Traveller encampments – from Kennet Valley Community leadersRead More

Sirs, The empty shops and pubs around us are a reminder of the number of people who have lost their livelihoods because of the lockdown.  Despite the Government’s financial support programme, many people are suffering hardship.  Foodbanks nationally have seen almost a doubling of demand: an 81% increase overall since lockdown began, and 120% for children.   Our …

Where Are We Going? – a letter from Jasper SelwynRead More

Sirs, As a George Lane resident I have some concerns regarding the Marlborough Police Station development, in terms of its impact on pedestrian safety, which I have communicated to Wiltshire Council. Due to the location of the two public footpaths on opposite sides of the road, this section of George Lane is a busy area …

Marlborough Police Station development – a letter from Kate HunterRead More

Sirs, Following the letter from David Chandler expressing concern over the possible loss of important historical features on the present building, I thought that readers would be interested to know that back in October when I became aware that the Police were thinking of selling the Police Station I wrote to Kim Glenister who was …

Development at Marlborough Police Station – letter from Wiltshire Councillor Stewart DobsonRead More

Sirs, I would like to lend my strong support to Rob Dickens’s letter regarding the Marlborough Police Station development. There are three features on the current wall : A stone sculpture “VR” which records that the former police station on the site was built in Queen Victoria’s time (1898), A stone sculpture “Wilts Constabulary” which …

Development at Marlborough Police Station – a letter from David ChandlerRead More

Sirs   In his recent letter, Councillor Dobson merely underlines the point I made in my letter complaining that government money passed to local authorities to alleviate COVID-19 issues, is not ‘trickling down’ to town councils. He states that Marlborough Town Council’s COVID-19 volunteer scheme, the Jubilee Centre’s meals-on-wheels and St John’s students needing digital tablets …

Wiltshire Council funding of the Town Council Coronavirus efforts – letter in reply from Tony MillettRead More

Sirs, Being of very mature years and with medical histories we both have needed to self isolate these past few weeks. It was with great relief to discover that Waitrose had put us on a priority list for internet shopping. We are so grateful to both Waitrose and our Surgery, whom we presume must have …

Thanks to Waitrose and our Surgery – letter from Eileen and Eric GilbertRead More

Sirs, Would be nice to have the current carved stone crest and “Marlborough Constabulary” used at the front of the police station development…..    Or failing that we will have to see if we can find somewhere to keep it safe. Yours, Rob DickensMarlborough

Marlborough Police station development – letter from Rob DickensRead More

Sirs, Following the recent letter from Tony Millett regarding his concern that Wiltshire Council were not helping the Town Council during this present crisis, I thought that readers should be aware that I and my three fellow Marlborough Area Board Councillors have given grant aid to the Town Council to help them set up the …

Reply to Tony Millett’s letter re. Wiltshire Council funding of the Town Council Coronavirus efforts – from Wiltshire Councillor Stewart DobsonRead More

Sirs,  The government has shaken its money tree and is pledged to provide billions of pounds to support those working to limit the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and lock-down. The government gave local authorities £1.6billion additional funding – aimed mainly at stopping some councils falling into bankruptcy because the pandemic has cut their day-to-day …

Is localism dead AND bankrupt? – a letter from Tony MillettRead More

Sirs, Just to cheer everyone up, the cuckoo has not deserted us and he called at 8 am this morning (Thursday April 16). What a welcome sound in our isolation. To know he is out there with his cheery call in the Axford /Ramsbury area, and just to be able to stop gardening and listen …

First sound of the cuckoo – letter from Margaret RoseRead More