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  • Giving plastic the push

    THE morning milk, that takeaway coffee on the way into work, the carton of sandwiches at lunch – most of us would be amazed if we actually sat back and considered the plastic we use every day. That is without the 11 free carrier bags each of us

  • Help put cars parade in pink

    Sir – Please can you help? On Saturday, October 5, the charity ABC Against Breast Cancer is holding its annual Witney in Pink Day. We plan a parade of pink cars through the town centre. Do you have a car that is pink, or do you know of a business

  • Buses review is cause for concern

    DISTRICT councillor Duncan Enright was right when he said there were a lot of people relying more heavily on public transport at the moment. So the idea of cutting bus services across West Oxfordshire will come as an unpleasant shock to many.

  • Clarifying Carterton housing situation

    Sir – Writing as someone who has lived most of my life in Carterton, perhaps I can help Dr Phil Holmes with his concerns about employment (Gazette, August 21, Build houses near jobs) in the town when more new homes are built. He ought to relax,

  • Solar panels are waste of farmland

    Sir – The idea of placing solar panels over 64 good acres at Salutation Farm, Barnard Gate, is horrible (Gazette, September 18). The panels will cover some of the best land on the planet – land which will be cut off from sunlight by the solar panels

  • We would like answers, please

    Sir – In response to Mr Shorrock’s letter (Gazette, September 11). We also, as residents of Brize Norton, have been awaiting a press release, not only from West Oxfordshire’s council leader, Mr Barry Norton, but also our local MP and Prime Minister