Echo | Letters

Blame your councillors for our rip-off culture

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:22:21 +0000

Every council must have a department which thinks up ways to screw more money out of people, beyond its right to gather the standard council tax.

£2k fee to get a mortgage

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:22:50 +0000

Having read Steve Askham’s letter (Feb 2), I feel sure he has not fallen foul of the recent miscreant activity some bankers have bestowed upon the public.

Put homes on industrial site

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:23:21 +0000

John Lamb’s comment that “housing would not be my choice” for development of the Aviva site at Prittle Brook industrial estate is typical of the woolly thinking of our councillors.

What price leadership?

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:23:49 +0000

I read that Basildon councillor Tony Ball could receive an award for best council leader of the year.

Kick this evil man out of UK

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:24:13 +0000

The decision to release radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada on bail has rightly been condemned as a disgrace.

Hospice plan should be resubmitted

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:24:39 +0000

V L Palmer’s years in business may have left him with the rueful recognition that there are a lot of sneaky people out there doing seriously sneaky deals all the time (Jan 20).

Empty homes prove we do not need another 600

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:35:05 +0000

The vote to approve outline planning permission for 600 homes in Hall Road, Rochford, was not exactly overwhelming.

Consultation a waste of £250k

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:35:43 +0000

The first lot of consultation literature relating to the local plan for Castle Point duly arrived and included a glossy document which specified the three roles of the plan.

Building work is below par

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:36:10 +0000

Where does Southend Council get its builders?

Four hours to drive 3 miles

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:36:37 +0000

My son visited the First World War battlefields of Belgium on Saturday, and his coach party was driven through northern France and Belgium, where it was also snowing. The roads were as clear as a bell, despite the depth of the snow, similar to here.