Jul
2008
Articles from 15th Jul 2008
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Aghast at extermination
Jul 15 2008 | Reader Letters
I AM aghast at the fickle and cavalier attitude of the Kirklees Council decision to exterminate a healthy dog. The council had an expert’s opinion that this healthy dog was not feral. He was a stray, fending for himself, therefore obviously intelligent. Read
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Don’t the strikers realise that we seem to be nearing a recession?
Jul 15 2008 | Reader Letters
I WRITE with reference to the impending strike action by local government employees, including at Kirklees Council. Read
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Open market suggestions
Jul 15 2008 | Reader Letters
IF the open market in Brook Street is struggling why not transfer the stalls to the adjacent covered market? This would then release the site, and this, together with the car parking area at the bottom of Brook Street, could be offered to Tesco. Read
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Disgusted over dog’s death
Jul 15 2008 | Reader Letters
I MUST express my disgust at Kirklees Council regarding the story you printed on the “stray dog”. I understand it is the law that a stray dog must be kept for seven days and the bill must be paid by the appropriate council. Read
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Praise for Peggy’s poetry
Jul 15 2008 | Reader Letters
I WOULD like to make a comment on the poetic skills of Peggy Reeves, of Newsome. Read
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Casting the first stone
Jul 15 2008 | Reader Letters
YOUR reporter needs to read the planning application for the proposed hotel at Aspley Marina more carefully (Examiner July 11). It is not proposed to build it in stone as he claims. The ground floor will be “reconstituted stone” but the three upper floors will be cream coloured render – hardly appropriate for a building in a predominantly stone area facing the listed canal basin. Read
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Disgusting treatment
Jul 15 2008 | Reader Letters
I’M absolutely disgusted. We got our dog from Dumfries and Galloway Canine Rescue Centre, Scotland, and even if a dog there has problems they would never put it down. The people at Kirklees want putting down! Read
