http://www.metronews.co.uk// Top stories for Letters http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1070440_traffic_calming_needed_on_lane RE: speeding on Carrington Lane in Sale (Trafford Metro, September 26) I have lived on the stretch of road between Manor Avenue and Hawthorn Lane for over 56 years. http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1070440_traffic_calming_needed_on_lane Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1070441_coffee_morning_raised_vital_cash STAFF and customers at Bonmarché in Sale raised £115 for Macmillan Cancer Support by putting the kettle on for the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday, September 26. http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1070441_coffee_morning_raised_vital_cash Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1070442_workers_will_be_left_out_of_pocket_by_ccharge WITH reference to the government’s ‘loan’ to help with the improved transport system, with the money we have already paid in taxes, it is not the government’s money. http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1070442_workers_will_be_left_out_of_pocket_by_ccharge Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1069113_ccharge_nothing_to_do_with_traffic IT’S not entirely clear in the advert for the Greater Manchester YES Campaign that appeared in Metro News last week what they are voting yes for. http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1069113_ccharge_nothing_to_do_with_traffic Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1069114_barren_roundabout_to_bloom YOU carried a story some weeks ago about residents complaining about having their roundabout barked over instead of planted out, as has been done in past years, through shortfalls in council budgeting. http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1069114_barren_roundabout_to_bloom Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1069115_why_dont_elderly_understand_bins RECYCLING bins do confuse the elderly, writes Harry Wild. http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1069115_why_dont_elderly_understand_bins Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1069116_muzzled_mastiff_gave_me_a_fright Dog alert! Recently, while walking across the playing field behind Bowdon Vale, I was suddenly circled from behind by a black and brown mastiff, fortunately wearing a muzzle over its mouth. http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1069116_muzzled_mastiff_gave_me_a_fright Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1067439_swim_row_reveals_a_lack_of_debate_ EXECUTIVE councillor John Reilly, leisure spokesperson, called a press conference on September 1 to announce the council’s decision to refuse the government’s generous offer of £120,000 to aid the cost of free swimming for the elderly and the young and to build new pools in Trafford. http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1067439_swim_row_reveals_a_lack_of_debate_ Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1067440_shop_staff_make_brews_for_charity STAFF from Bonmarché in Sale will be putting the kettle on to join the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday, September 26. http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1067440_shop_staff_make_brews_for_charity Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1067441_metro_language_usage_slammed I READ your newspaper every week, it’s very informative and contains some good stories. http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1067441_metro_language_usage_slammed Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1067443_recycling_bins_do_confuse_elderly_ IF you received your recycling bin, then God help you. http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1067443_recycling_bins_do_confuse_elderly_ Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1065535_make_antisocial_yobs_look_after_our_gardens I read with interest your report on August 29 on Trafford Council’s budget cuts for flower bed maintenance. http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1065535_make_antisocial_yobs_look_after_our_gardens Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1065534_police_park_help_is_appreciated I WOULD just like to say how pleased I am that the police have managed to get a dispersal order to tackle the problems around Victoria Park. http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1065534_police_park_help_is_appreciated Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1065532_city_supporters_were_generous SALE local committee and supporters of Cancer Research UK held a collection at Manchester City Football Club on Sunday, 24 August (Manchester City vs West Ham.) http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1065532_city_supporters_were_generous Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1065530_support_for_free_prescriptions I AM writing to support Macmillan Cancer Support’s campaign for free prescriptions in England. http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1065530_support_for_free_prescriptions Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1063806_workers_should_be_encouraged_to_ditch_cars I READ with interest about the council’s plan to sell the green space on the corner of Barrington Road and Stamford Road, as reported in last week’s Trafford Metro News. http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1063806_workers_should_be_encouraged_to_ditch_cars Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1063805_urmston_reminds_me_of_the_blitz TAKING a stroll around Urmston these days, one wouldn’t be all that surprised to see residents sandbagging homes and putting up blackout screens in windows. http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1063805_urmston_reminds_me_of_the_blitz Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1063804_are_there_such_things_as_ufos I READ recently in your paper of a Stretford lady who saw an unusual object in the sky. http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1063804_are_there_such_things_as_ufos Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1063803_reunite_with_expupils_at_bash WE ARE looking for ex-pupils from Urmston Grammar for our Diamond Jubilee Reunion on Saturday, September 6. http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1063803_reunite_with_expupils_at_bash Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1063801_its_certainly_not_grim_up_north THE call by a Conservative-leaning think tank for people from towns and cities of the north to pack their bags and move to the south is appalling. http://www.metronews.co.uk//letters/s/1063801_its_certainly_not_grim_up_north Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0000