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• Queuing at post office

  Sir, Today, I spent 25 minutes queuing in Witney's main post office, only to find the birthday card to my son would cost 32p in postage. read more

• 'Total support'

  Sir, Gazette readers might like to know that the town council has reported its views on the Marriotts Close redevelopment to West Oxfordshire District Council: 'The Town Council applauds this imaginative scheme and is happy to give its total support.' 'Total support'? Having listened to the town councillors' discussion at their meeting on August 2, I was dumbfounded to read these words. At that meeting, I heard town councillors raise specific concerns about the Simons proposals; I read in their own supporting statement to WODC over a dozen serious criticisms and reservations about the scheme. read more

• Do they know?

  Sir, In response to the lady who wrote about parents who do not know what their kids are up to in Witney. read more

• Mayor is right

  Sir, The article on mayor Chrissie Curry's concerns about the growing litter problem in Witney, and her letter in that issue (Gazette, August 30), concerning the same, is spot on. read more

• Traffic lights

  Sir, I assume that we will soon be getting a set of traffic lights in our street, as everyone else seems to be getting them. read more

• Join us

  Sir, I am writing to encourage your readers to dig out their running shoes and head down to Blenheim Palace, in Woodstock, on Sunday, September 17, for the Hearts First Blenheim 10K Bolt. read more

• Cruelty-free

  Sir, I would like to share a brilliant tip when it will come to doing your Christmas shopping this year. read more

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