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Poisonous addition

4:30pm Monday 13th May 2013

FLUORIDATION of Southern Water supply will not be by the addition of some naturallyoccurring fluoride, but by the addition of hexafluorosilicic acid.

The damage

4:29pm Monday 13th May 2013

BERYL Addison’s remark that Margaret Thatcher was a “tyrant” has certainly created a storm of righteous anger amongst the adoring right wing fraternity.

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Conservatives are not so wonderful

3:36pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

ONCE again, Colin Smith of the Totton Conservatives writes to tell readers that his party is so wonderful that spending millions of pounds on a funeral is not excessive.

True tax bill paid for by pensioners

3:36pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

I AM 87 years old with a works and state pension. During the 2012 Budget a young man said to me “you have no need to worry as a pensioner, you don’t pay taxes”.

Huge number see rise in water bills

3:34pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

Mr Bentham of Southern Water says that 57 per cent of Southampton’s households have seen their water bills reduced since the introduction of water meters.

Balance out meter bonus

3:34pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

I TOTALLY agree with Darren Bentham of Southern Water (“Metering is fairest way to charge”, Letters, May 1), water meters for the majority of households work well.

Earth is under attack

12:00pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

IT is astonishing to think of the constant threat of which the environment is under every day.

Parties not to be trusted

12:01pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

AS a floating voter I wanted to ask the Conservative Party a question and went to their official website for clarification, but was unable to find any section that allowed me to post a comment or question – it’s merely a “how good are we” propaganda site. I was not impressed so they did not get my vote.

Challenging MP is not harassment

12:00pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

AS the grandfather of two children who are victims of the Family Courts, I voted in 2010 based on issues close to my heart.

Maggie had mettle

12:01pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

UNFORTUNATELY, David Cameron will not listen to any warnings, and as in the EU referendum debacle, he will lose at the ballot box! What is needed is the mettle of Margaret Thatcher.

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Help for living with ME

11:59am Tuesday 7th May 2013

MAY is ME Awareness Month – and I know that many of your readers will know someone affected by the chronic, disabling condition ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis).

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I think there are still questions over MMR vaccination

5:15pm Friday 3rd May 2013

ON December 20, 2001 the Echo published a double paged article questioning the MMR safety.

Is fluoridated water classed as ‘safe water’?

5:16pm Friday 3rd May 2013

WHAT is ‘safe water’? Two words used by Professor Jenny Colebourne, chief inspector of drinking water, who appeared on the BBC’s Breakfast show on April 29.

‘Rayment ought to have resigned too’

5:14pm Friday 3rd May 2013

AN investigation into the conduct of the leader of Southampton City Council, his deputy and other Labour councillors concluded that the leader and the deputy leader had not lived up to the standards required in public office.

New leader should have gone too

5:14pm Friday 3rd May 2013

THE inquiry into the conduct of Labour councillors found former Labour leader Richard Williams and his successor Jacqui Rayment guilty of the same offence. That was not living up to the standards expected of those in public life.

Benefits cuts will impact on our vet’s bills

5:13pm Friday 3rd May 2013

I ALREADY knew that vets made a fortune.

Elderly deserve consideration

5:14pm Friday 3rd May 2013

THE surrender of one’s heating allowance if you can afford it, is all very laudable if you are well heeled. If one is dependent on it then it becomes a different story.

New council leader should stand down

6:08pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

AFTER the misleading of the public over Councillor Keith Morrell’s resignation from the city council Cabinet, do we not feel that new council leader Jacqui Rayment’s involvement in the investigation should now be viewed as nothing less than contempt?

Council cover-up must be wasting our money

6:08pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

THE latest shambolic episode displayed by our city council doesn’t inspire me at all.

NHS has lost the plot over MMR jabs

6:07pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

THE NHS is trying to persuade parents who cared enough for their children not to allow them the MMR inoculation due to their worries over the MMR and autism to have it now.

Bring bus shelter back to Woolston

6:08pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

IN THE wake of one of the wettest periods on record, I call on Southampton City Council to prioritise the return of a bus shelter to Wrights Hill, Woolston.

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Deserve to lose

6:06pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

AS A Southampton council tax payer and voter I can’t believe the behaviour of local councillors regarding the resignation of Cllr Keith Morrell.

Explain fluoride decision

6:07pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

ON APRIL 16, I had an an open letter published in the Daily Echo, asking the newly formed body Public Health England to respond, explaining how they arrived at the decision to continue with the scheme to mass medicate the local population with fluoride in our tap water.

Is fluoride change fraud?

3:39pm Monday 29th April 2013

A WILLS (Letters, April 22) draws attention to the wholly unethical nature of enforced water fluoridation.

Tidy up our city

3:38pm Monday 29th April 2013

HOW I agree with ‘Bassett resident’ (“Spend some cash on cleaning areas”, Letters, Friday April 19).

Awful plan for cuts

3:39pm Monday 29th April 2013

I HAVE just read how the council is cutting services and money to disabled people in Southampton.

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Bedroom tax is a sensible policy

3:37pm Monday 29th April 2013

THE Government should be applauded for recent legislation to protect Army families, foster carers and parents of disabled children from the reductions in housing benefit.

Time for Tennant to answer queries

3:38pm Monday 29th April 2013

AS THE county council election date approaches, we are again bombarded by circulars from the various political parties.

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Race for WCRF in the BUPA 10k

3:37pm Monday 29th April 2013

WITH the London Marathon over for another year, the eyes of the capital’s runners turn to the BUPA 10k race.

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Super highway is a complete mistake

5:07pm Monday 22nd April 2013

I AM writing in response to the article Drivers Blast Cycle Highway (Daily Echo, April 12).

Fishing-friendly?

4:40pm Friday 19th April 2013

CAN someone please explain why fishing is such a bad thing?

Litter a national problem

5:11pm Friday 19th April 2013

LITTER is a national problem, and it starts in the home!

Saving cash but costing representation

5:11pm Friday 19th April 2013

I NOTED the letter in the Echo from Cllr David Harrison requesting that the number of New Forest councillors is reduced by 50 per cent and would like this considered.

Spend some cash on cleaning area

4:42pm Friday 19th April 2013

WITH regards to the letter (“Show some pride and tidy up mess”, Daily Echo, April 11) re litter and mess around Southampton.

Keep NHS safe

4:42pm Friday 19th April 2013

CONGRATULATIONS on your article on the conflict of interests GPs will face from now on (Daily Echo, April 13).

Not right to keep building on green spaces

5:54pm Thursday 18th April 2013

IF I were Roy Kingdon (Letters, April 9) I would have given a little more thought to my words before criticising the residents of Romsey.

Arts complex

5:53pm Thursday 18th April 2013

I HAVE just read with great excitement that the long-awaited arts complex and buildings to complete Southampton’s Guildhall Square are back on the radar (Daily Echo, April 12).

No bus shelter

5:54pm Thursday 18th April 2013

NEW bus shelters have been going up all over the city, but for some reason the passengers at Four Post Hill have to stand in the wind and rain. The stop was moved several years ago during road works, but the shelter stayed, 12-15 yards away from the bus stop.

Housing benefit changes will just cost more

5:53pm Thursday 18th April 2013

I WOULD like to make a statement regarding many UK councils’ change to social housing benefit and how it will work from this month.

Worth remembering those we have forgotten

11:01am Wednesday 17th April 2013

LADY THATCHER’S funeral reminds me of another “state” funeral that should have taken place not so long ago but was quietly dropped.

Maggie a tough cookie

11:00am Wednesday 17th April 2013

MUST admit I’ve voted for Conservatives, but only once, and that was when Margaret Thatcher was leader of the Conservative Party.

Funeral an insult to previous leaders

11:00am Wednesday 17th April 2013

THE decision to grant Margaret Thatcher what amounts to a state funeral is an insult to other former Prime Ministers, as is the decision of the Queen to attend.

A funeral - not a party political broadcast

10:59am Wednesday 17th April 2013

I AM becoming increasingly disgruntled with the Conservative Party Political Broadcast that is Margaret Thatcher’s funeral.

No Costco membership for me

10:57am Wednesday 17th April 2013

WE have had months of putting up with the house shaking and constant noise and disruption during the building of Costco in Southampton.

Problems with ‘Smart’ site

10:58am Wednesday 17th April 2013

AM I the only person to have trouble with the Smartcities website when trying to either view the balance or add funds for Southampton’s Itchen Bridge?

Against strategy

4:07pm Tuesday 16th April 2013

I NOTED your report today (Daily Echo, April 8) and editorial re fluoride in water supplies and totally agree with the editorial comment.

Please explain the fluoride decision

4:05pm Tuesday 16th April 2013

A new body called “Public Health England” was born on April 1, following abolition of the Strategic Health Authorities.

Hidden agenda?

4:06pm Tuesday 16th April 2013

I CAN only suppose that there is some hidden agenda involved if Public Health England is still determined to fluoridate our water.

Labour ‘wasting’ money

4:05pm Tuesday 16th April 2013

SO Labour been in two minutes and already they wasted council tax money on consultants (Daily Echo, April 10).

Pensioners hit hardest

4:04pm Tuesday 16th April 2013

I WISH to set the record straight on the quoted 12 per cent council tax increase for pensioners.

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