AIR QUALITY: I was not surprised to hear Beckenham’s air quality does not meet European guidelines. This is due to endless building work going on through Penge and on to Shortlands along Beckenham Road. Every available piece of land is being built on, creating dust from drills, stone cutters and the like. Couple this with work on the tram and railway lines and car and lorry fumes and you get poor air quality. I can feel the dirt in the atmosphere and see it on my window ledges. Beckenham is no longer clean and green but has become part of the inner city with a rising population and pollution to match.

SUE BARRELL

Blandford Road

Beckenham

DOG LICENCES: My family have always had dogs. When a child is playing at parks, every dog should be kept on a lead. Years ago we had to buy a dog licence. Now is the time to make owners buy a licence, maybe costing £10 a year.

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