May
2008
Articles from 24th May 2008
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Another broken promise
May 24 2008 | Reader Letters
AN Examiner article May 16 quite rightly refers to the crisis in social housing that has gripped the country. Read
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Plea to business chiefs
May 24 2008 | Reader Letters
AS The Prince’s Trust celebrates the 25th anniversary of its Business Programme, I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to our volunteer business mentors, staff, supporters and donors who have made it possible for thousands of disadvantaged young people to launch enterprises and boost Yorkshire and Humberside’s economy. Read
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Voting for a good laugh
May 24 2008 | Reader Letters
WASN’T it Oscar Wilde who commented that “One must have a heart of stone to read the death of little Nell (The Old Curiosity Shop) without laughing.” Read
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Scout troop poser
May 24 2008 | Reader Letters
THE picture shown in the Examiner on Monday May 19 had an incorrect caption. The 16th Huddersfield Scout troop was the Huddersfield New College troop, based at Salendine Nook; King James Grammar school at Almondbury was the 46th Huddersfield. As both groups were in existence at the time of the picture I personally do not know which group it was. Read
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Background to a strike
May 24 2008 | Reader Letters
I NOTE Mr Andrew Johnson’s response to my recent letter wherein he opines that had I been following the story of Unique Care Providers (UCP), that I would have appreciated the impact the strike had on provision of care. Read
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Just my cup of tea
May 24 2008 | Reader Letters
WELL done to Art Critic Adam for making an absolute ass of himself in Tuesday’s Mailbag (“Storm in a polystyrene cup”). I visited the show at Bates Mill on the weekend, and I’m guessing he didn’t! Read
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The place to be
May 24 2008 | Reader Letters
Upon a cloud I’ll float away Read
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Questions about the cups
May 24 2008 | Reader Letters
DEAR Adam the Art Critic (“Storm in a polystyrene cup, “Mailbag May 20): the fact that your lasting impressions are a series of questions surely says something about the impact the “art” has made on you. Read
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If you live in the West, play by its rules or leave
May 24 2008 | Reader Letters
I WAS upset to read the report regarding a transsexual driving instructor being left devastated after a Muslim customer in Sheffield threatened legal action (“Gender row upset” Examiner, May 22). Read
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Preserve our own traditions
May 24 2008 | Reader Letters
A SAD day it is when an immigrant from Kashmir, Clr Hussain, who came to England to reap himself of better opportunities this country has to offer, is elected the honourable role as mayor of Kirklees, only to start by breaking our traditions of the mayoral ceremony. Read
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More votes for the BNP
May 24 2008 | Reader Letters
I AM at a loss to understand why the mayor would choose as his consort someone who will refuse to shake hands with about half of the people she will meet. Read
