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Letters
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Letter: Money could be put to better use
The £50K-plus it costs keeping people like murderer Donald Neilson alive in prison (‘Killer didn’t want to live’, LT, August 14) could be spent giving children a better start in life so that they don’t end up in a life of crime. read more
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Letter: Common sense is best policy
I've witnessed many cyclists doing crazy things on the road, but most are sensible. read more
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Letter: Holiday county was so clean
We recently had a lovely holiday in Norfolk. I couldn’t believe how clean it was compared with Darwen/Blackburn. There was very little litter and the streets were swept clean. read more
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Letter: Halal methods out of date
Primitive, out-of-date religious beliefs that cause undue suffering to other forms of life should not be tolerated in this country read more
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Letter: Olympics? This one will run!
I understand the government has allocated £4.5million to cover the cost of bicarbonate of soda to tackle the post-Olympics repeats on the BBC. read more
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Letter: First have to get it right
AS a regular passenger on Virgin Trains, I was a little saddened to see the West Coast Main Line franchise go to FirstGroup, if only because the fancy red livery has felt part of the infrastructure for so long. read more
