I was let down three times by Blue Star

10:00am Saturday 10th May 2008

I HAD three bad experiences on the No 1 Blue Star service from Southampton to Winchester recently. I sent an e-mail to the address they give on their posters aand I have not had a reply.

Sad bedside vigil was made even worse

10:00am Saturday 10th May 2008

SOUTHAMPTON General Hospital has an excellent rate of success, but one area of neglect is the patient who is dying. A relative of mine sat by the bedside of his ageing parent in a single room for two nights.

Asda’s very poor

10:00am Saturday 10th May 2008

DO the people of Totton realise what they are doing by being solely dependent on Asda?

No punishment

10:00am Saturday 10th May 2008

ALEX Winning was spot-on in his letter of April 25 condemning the Arts Council for giving inmates of Winchester Prison £10,000 to stage a play.

Let's hops for a few U-turns

10:00am Saturday 10th May 2008

AGREE with Christopher Murfin (Letters, May 3), Southampton has over 2,000 years of historical heritage, yet little is publicised.

I'm fed-up with attacks on others by the Lib Dems

10:00am Saturday 10th May 2008

DURING the recent election campaign I was bombarded with party political blurb.

Why send ambulances to drunks?

10:00am Saturday 10th May 2008

I SAW a report on ITV Meridian's news that ambulance crews are being attacked by drunks.

New traffic lights will make drivers angry

10:00am Saturday 10th May 2008

I TOTALLY agree with the letter about traffic lights slowing vehicles (April 29).

Fluoridation

10:00am Friday 9th May 2008

After reading Dr Mortimore's recent letter in the Echo about fluoridation and Professor John Newton's subsequent claim that "the fluoride consultation will be a fair process" and "the opportunity to look at the available facts" will be given to the public, I decided to visit the website (southamptonhealth.nhs.uk/fluoridation) that Dr Mortimore recommended for those seeking more information on the subject.

Fluorde would made a big difference to dental health

10:00am Friday 9th May 2008

Last year Southampton City Primary Care Trust's dental service removed over 3,900 teeth from 700 children under a general anaesthetic to relieve pain and infection caused through tooth decay.

Fluoridation benefits misrepresented

10:00am Friday 9th May 2008

I would like to believe that Prof Newton's assurance (Letters, May 3) that the fluoridation consultation will be a fair process but I doubt it.

Why should we have mass-medication?

10:00am Friday 9th May 2008

MY partner and I read the letter from Dr Andrew Mortimore, public health director of Southampton City Primary Care Trust, condoning fluoridisation for the area and were very upset to read his opinion.

Fluoridation would combat tooth decay

10:00am Friday 9th May 2008

I fully support the topping-up of fluoride in Southampton's drinking water to a level of one part per million in order to improve dental health in all ages, and especially to combat the huge levels of tooth decay in young children.

A different fluoride

10:00am Friday 9th May 2008

DR Andrew Mortimore of Southampton City Primary Care Trust (letters, April 26) tried to persuade readers that the fluoride chemical should be added to local tap water supplies.

Dentists support fluoridation

10:00am Friday 9th May 2008

FLUORIDE is a naturally occurring mineral that has a history of being used to reduce dental caries.

No evidence of ill-effects

10:00am Friday 9th May 2008

I was elected by Hampshire dentists as media representative on the Local Dental Committee. As a practice, we look after over 5,000 patients and I can assure you dental decay is real in all ages, which if left can cause tremendous pain and suffering.

Fluoridise and quickly!

10:00am Friday 9th May 2008

I'M headteacher at the school which has had, for years, dental health statistics amongst the worst in the country.

A worthwhile move

10:00am Friday 9th May 2008

FURTHERr to Dr Andrew Mortimore's letter (April 26) in the Daily Echo, I'd like to express my support for the planned fluoridation of Southampton's water supply.

Taxi drivers' dress code

10:01am Thursday 8th May 2008

I AM vice-chairman of the Southampton Unite/T&G cab section. We have always advocated that taxi drivers should be dressed in appropriate attire.

Tories gain

10:00am Thursday 8th May 2008

At the last General Election, the Labour candidate told people to vote Liberal Democrat in New Forest East and the outcome was a bad result because even then, as people did not want to have Blair as Prime Minister.

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