Caernarfon Herald Letters

Electorate sent right message May 8 2008 HAVING digested the recent local election results for England and Wales, by and large I would say the electorate have got things right. more

I HAVE just had a month of canvassing for the latest election, standing for the first time and for the price of a cheap holiday it has been a wonderful experience. Knocking on doors and meeting old and new friends, reminiscing about old times, enjoying the laconic Cofi humour. May 8 2008 Surprised in many a case of finding familiar faces living here and there, when I still remember them from school days in the 50s, living in certain areas like Twthill, Cefn Hendre, Maesincla, etc. When asked how long they have lived in their present home, it was usually since the 60s or 70s. Time flies! more

Vote Plaid and you get the Tories May 8 2008 LABOUR did not have a good result on Thursday, May 1 and we will need to reflect on the messages given by the electorate in order to move forward with effective government. more

Not good for Welsh economy May 8 2008 GORDON Brown has said he wants more immigration to Britain because it is good for the English economy. more

Economic ethnocide May 1 2008 GORDON Brown has said that he wants more immigration to Britain because it is good for the English economy (bricks made in England). more

Unhelpful image of estate people May 1 2008 I WOULD like to express my thoughts regarding the article “Music to their ears” in the Herald (April 24). more

REGARDING the article in last week’s Herald about the closure of Deiniolen post office, may I point out that there is another post office at Clwt-y-Bont which is only three or four minutes walk from the Deiniolen PO. You failed to mention this in the article. May 1 2008 I know that many people from Dinorwig travel down to Clwt-y-Bont post office on a daily basis either by public transport or car, and several people, including pensioners, also walk down. The postmaster has been in this office for the last 23 years and he provides all the postal services. The post office is open every morning, including Saturdays, which is a good thing especially for people who are working in the weekdays. more

Slate quay’s glory days May 1 2008 LOCAL Assembly Member Alun Ffred Jones is pressing the claim of Caernarfon’s Slate Quay, Cei Llechi, to be one of the old Welsh industrial sites to be regenerated, that is improved in view of their historical importance. Within a stone’s throw it also has the magnificent backdrop of the town’s famous castle. Let’s wish AM Jones all the luck in his efforts. more

PLEASE may I through your column thank those who gave to the Stroke Association collection at the Tesco store in Caernarfon on April 4. Apr 24 2008 We collected £373.33. Under the Stroke Association’s 50/50 scheme, half of this amount, £186.66, will be returned to the local Môn and Arfon Stroke Club. On their behalf I would like to thank all the generous people who supported us. more

Cowardly criticism of soldiers Apr 24 2008 IN your sister paper on April 11, a story appeared about four soldiers preparing to go off to Afghanistan on a tour of duty. One of the soldiers was Corporal Kevin Pritchard (pictured left), of Groeslon. more

Illegal war is no cause for thanks Apr 17 2008 YOUR correspondent “Reassured Civvy”, of Mochdre, speaks of his feelings of intimidation and inadequacy when he sees people in military uniform (April 10). Is that why he writes under a pseudonym? Because his inferiority complex makes him scared to give his name and address? more

Conspiracy theory Apr 17 2008 I DIDN’T think that things could get any worse in Caernarfon, but I hadn’t taken into consideration the coordinating brilliance of Gwynedd Council. more

Bus stop breaks law Apr 17 2008 SOME 30 years ago Gwynedd Council highways department concluded that major work needed to be carried out on Bangor Street, Y Felinheli, in order that the road be brought to a safe standard. However, the highway engineers met with a problem. The houses on the seaward side of the street were at a lower level than the roadway. more

EU behind PO closures Apr 17 2008 I CONTINUE to be amazed that our UK press covers the affairs of the EU as “foreign news” as though Westminster were still sovereign and what goes on in Brussels is merely trivial and boring. more

‘Soldiers make us inadequate’ Apr 10 2008 I MUST write to congratulate Dr Léwis on his marvellous letter (Uniform Folly). more

Why should Gwynedd lose its cultural heritage? Apr 3 2008 WHY does this area always lose out? It has been reported that if funding is taken away from Bangor Museum and Art Gallery, it will probably close. Where will its contents go? more

Education is a vital issue Apr 3 2008 WHEN Gwynedd Council dropped their bombshell last autumn, saying they proposed to axe 29 village schools, “federalise” a few others and radically alter the secondary and further education set-up in our county, it was a wake-up call to voters of all political persuasions. more

No free parking Apr 3 2008 EASTER came early this year, and so did the traffic wardens. Pwllheli has an ailing economy at present and Gwynedd Council and its traffic wardens are certainly trying to put yet another nail in its coffin. more

GWYNEDD Council have got it wrong. Alun Ffred Jones AM (A Week in the Assembly, March 20) concedes that Plaid Cymru leading councillors should have implemented a voluntary federalisation pilot scheme in some areas at the start. Mar 27 2008 He states: “With hindsight, perhaps this would have been the best way to proceed in the first place.” Those same leading councillors are now saying that in 12 months’ time the Assembly will publish new regulations and guidelines on federalisation that will be “more congenial to our circumstances here in Gwynedd”. more

Taking glory Mar 27 2008 IN last week’s Herald, Rhydian James on behalf of the Bontnewydd branch of the Party of Wales sings about “excitement” on having a bypass for the Bontnewydd-Llanwnda area – wholly in the name of the POW (no-one else exists!). more

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