Bad driver

11:48am Thursday 1st May 2008

I COULD not believe what I saw recently - a woman driver was going down Southborough Lane, Petts Wood, using her mobile in one hand and smoking a cigarette in the other, while steering with her elbows.

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Hospital thanks

11:46am Thursday 1st May 2008

I RECENTLY returned home after a six-night stay at the Princess Royal University Hospital, Farnborough.

Parking fees hike

11:43am Thursday 1st May 2008

I HAVE received a letter from the permit parking section of the London Borough of Bromley, in which it is stated the cost of a parking permit has been increased from £25 to £35, an increase of 40 per cent.

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Code violation

11:42am Thursday 1st May 2008

HAVE I missed some new law in the Highway Code?

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Disgust at phone parking charges

11:36am Thursday 1st May 2008

I AM writing to express disgust at the parking fees for the bays in Knoll Rise, Orpington.

Council should fine its workers

11:34am Thursday 1st May 2008

I WAS rather peeved at hearing the national news about people being fined for putting their rubbish out early.

Offensive analogy

11:22am Thursday 1st May 2008

I FEEL I must write in response to a letter from W Elliott (Keep Town Hall To Honour War Heroes, News Shopper, April 23).

Dated council

11:21am Thursday 1st May 2008

I NOTED with interest - in mid-April - Bexley Council's magazine was advising belatedly of March bin collections.

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Residents should have their say

11:20am Thursday 1st May 2008

IT IS encouraging to see other people as well as myself concerned about Crayford.

Rail work makes it tough to keep track of birds

11:19am Thursday 1st May 2008

I AM writing about the decline of bird species from gardens in the area, according to the RSPB's recent Big Garden Birdwatch survey.

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