No vote, no tax

9:45am Tuesday 23rd September 2008

Mr and Mrs Glenister should be warmly congratulated for refusing to pay the Olympic precept within their council tax bill (‘We’d rather go to jail’, Times Series, September 4).

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Did you know Sergeant Kano?

9:46am Tuesday 23rd September 2008

I have, as Mayor of Barnet, received a letter from a Belgian historian, Wim Govaerts. He is hoping to write a book about the Lancaster bombers which crashed in Belgium during the Second World War.

Cracks in the system

8:40am Wednesday 17th September 2008

A fundamental issue with respect to compensation claims is that the paving or footpath is not considered in need of renovation unless the pavement slabs are protruding 20mm or the slab is wonky. (‘Council’s low road safety payout’, Times Series, September 11.) It would appear that the 20mm criteria has been set by insurance companies who deal with liability, but it is not known how they arrived at this measurement.

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Stores come at a steep price

8:40am Wednesday 17th September 2008

It is all very well of Theresa Villiers MP (Soapbox, September 11) to say we don’t need any more stores in New Barnet when residents often shop elsewhere, and she well knows that it is very likely planning permission will be granted without much of a struggle.

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Brothel ban sets a good example

1:45pm Tuesday 16th September 2008

I was very glad to read in the last paragraph of your article ‘Charity finds 45 brothels’ (Times Series, September 11) that the publishers of your newspaper have banned adverts for ‘adult services’ in all your publications.

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Make no mistake

9:50am Thursday 11th September 2008

A small flyer hit my doormat last week advertising a new café in Edgware-bury Park, presumably franchised by Barnet Council.

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Pedalling the truth

9:00am Thursday 11th September 2008

I refer to Councillor John Marshall’s presentation of three elderly sailing dinghies to the Sea Cadets, and to the letter you published from Councillor Julie Johnson (‘All a flounder at reservoir’, Times Opinion, September 4).

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Only free to go home

9:50am Wednesday 10th September 2008

I am writing to express my surprise at having been asked to pay a £2.50 entrance fee to get into Montrose Park for the festival.

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