Columns and blogs from the Lancashire Telegraph

Letter: Teachers should play it fairly

3:58pm Friday 17th May 2013

RE ‘East Lancashire parents to face fines for holidaying during term time’, this should only be brought in if the teachers are going to play fair.

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Letter: Good intentions, negative results

3:57pm Friday 17th May 2013

I pass my condolences to all whose lives were positively affected by Maundy Relief founder Dorothy McGregor.

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Letter: Power cuts explained

3:56pm Friday 17th May 2013

I would like to respond to the recent article and letters regarding the electricity supply in Blackburn.

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Blog: I was a poor speller - and had big issues with comas!

1:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

THIS week my nine-year-old had a spelling test.

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Letter: Bad news from reading rooms

4:06pm Thursday 16th May 2013

libraries no longer have newspapers in their reading rooms, and what few magazines they have are redistributed around all the libraries.

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Comment: We can all do our bit to help A&E

4:07pm Thursday 16th May 2013

THE rising demand at casualty units is something we should all be worried about. According to the College of Emergency Medicine and Foundation Trust Network, the country’s accidents and emergency system is near collapse.

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Letter: We need more people-power

4:05pm Thursday 16th May 2013

ABOUT the story on the 300 residents marching in protest against plans to build new homes in Clitheroe – do the paltry turn-out figures for the recent Lancashire County Council elections (where the highest turnout was only 35%) not suggest that there is total apathy in East Lancashire (as in the rest of the country)?

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Letter: No shortage of empty properties

4:06pm Thursday 16th May 2013

But why do they have to be built? It’s not as if there’s a property shortage in Lancashire when there are more empty properties than people wanting them.

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Letter: Standard school year was flawed

4:05pm Thursday 16th May 2013

In 2006/07 Lancashire County Council adopted the ‘Standard School Year’ to a pattern determined by the Local Government Association.

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Letter: Pupil absence rules unclear

4:04pm Thursday 16th May 2013

IF East Lancashire parents are to face tougher fines for holidaying during term time (LT, May 13), this rule will probably get abused depending on the parents’ relationship with the teachers, and will not be consistent from one family to another or from school to school.

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Blog: Justice can cross borders thanks to the EU

2:31pm Thursday 16th May 2013

Rachid Ramda bombed the Paris Metro in 1995. Eight people were killed in this terrorist outrage. He then escaped to Britain.

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Blog: Have things changed, and is it all for the better?

5:17pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

Anyone follow the BBC Sunday night drama, The Village, set against the backdrop of the so-called Great War?

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Comment: Welcome boost for CAB

2:51pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

THE Citizens’ Advice Bureau plays a vital role in East Lancashire. Over the years, it has helped thousands of people get their lives back on track by giving expert and unbiased advice.

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Letter: Geoff Driver has voters' interests at heart

2:50pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

MY view on the story ‘Lancashire County Council coalition with Tories ruled out’ is that, at least Councillor Geoff Driver tried.

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Letter: Mercer Clock restoration bid is long term

2:50pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

WE appreciate the claim by Councillor Gareth Molineux in his county council election leaflet that the Labour Party supports community groups in Great Harwood.

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Letter: Don't advertise the adders

2:49pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

IF she had that bad of a reaction to an adder bite, maybe she should get tested for allergies as it sounds like she’d have the same reaction to a bee or wasp sting.

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Letter: Wasps are more dangerous than snakes

2:44pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

WITH reference to the story ‘Dog walker bitten by snake near Haslingden reservoir’ (LT, May 10), wasp stings kill far more people in the UK through anaphylactic shock than adders.

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Letter: Poisonous is a misnomer

2:48pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

Poisonous does not mean venomous. I think it unlikely that the snake was in fact poisonous, given that there are only one snake I know of that is poisonous.

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Letter: TV ignored cup final plans

2:44pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

I watched the FA Cup Final after waiting until 5.15pm for it. Before that, Aston Villa and Chelsea played at 12.45pm.

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Blog: Passionate about politics? Then get involved!

9:53am Wednesday 15th May 2013

I am a member of a minority. We are not liked, we are at times jeered and we are laughed at. I would like you to join us.

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