http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/letters/ Hampshire Chronicle /letters/ en-gb Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:28:35 +0000 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:28:35 +0000 http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/letters/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/resources/images/1001932/?type=rsslogo http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/letters/ http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/letters/5052494.Park_and_ride_schemes_lead_to_more_cars_on_our_roads/?ref=rss SIR — The planning application for the Pitt Manor development makes the extraordinary claim that it will reduce traffic on the Romsey Road. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:53:30 +0000 1efc41f06fdc6fb962761e0038a46c26 http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/letters/5052498.A_plea_to_whoever_owns_me_/?ref=rss SIR — I have heard, from a reliable source, that the Horse And Rider bronze statue by the Law Courts has been removed for essential repairs; but what about me? Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:55:28 +0000 4d216a69264d28135afe9472289d8dcf http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/letters/5052507.Information_on_Graham_Hawkins/?ref=rss SIR — In 1998 the City of Winchester Trust, then the Winchester Preservation Trust, was bequeathed a collection of historic slides of old Winchester, by a gentleman named Graham Hawkins. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:00:05 +0000 ce83e484af2ceaa32a0b2fb015a81f6a http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/letters/5052503.Chinese_Lanterns_hazard_to_wildlife/?ref=rss SIR — Chinese lanterns are lightweight frames which gently float into the air powered by the heat of a candle. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:58:06 +0000 9d200fb3f987cbac4109e9a189d815ab http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/letters/5026064.Living_in_a_fantasy_world/?ref=rss SIR — the letter from Cllr Melville Kendal in last week’s Chronicle cannot be allowed to go unchallenged. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:18:21 +0000 3a58e28bab4aa69d1d4b07fdac8de08b http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/letters/5026081.Pitt_Manor__the_message_is_clear/?ref=rss SIR — Your paper has recently been full of articles and letters declaring dismay and anger at the scale and number of developments being approved and considered by the city council (eg 90 homes on greenfield site at Francis Gardens; 2,000 homes on greenfield site at Barton Farm; 56-bed, 60-staff carehome on site of Stanmore Hotel). Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:23:12 +0000 6cc64a3eab6f58f0edeae6a577c0d114 http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/letters/5026086.Art_spend_is_justifiable/?ref=rss SIR — Your lead article and comment of February 11 questioned the merits of spending public money on modern artwork by local artists. This was a reference to Hampshire County Council’s Art in Offices collection, built up over the last 20 years, and displayed in council offices, corridors, meetings rooms and reception areas of public buildings. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:24:26 +0000 e7fa6a624447503685e7062202d0a0cd http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/letters/5026072.City_can___t_wait_to_have_stain_removed/?ref=rss SIR — I have never previously been to Winchester, so on Monday, February 15, I decided to give your historic city a visit. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:21:01 +0000 68e8cf0eab646512b96cf54e8d6d7847 http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/letters/5013303.You_ain___t_seen_nothing_yet_/?ref=rss SIR — Your front page article (Chronicle, February 4) about halting the spread of student housing in Winchester was no doubt welcomed by residents of Stanmore, Winnall and Weeke. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:11:18 +0000 31211efd75f4b03a4612cb3c625b6660 http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/letters/5013305.Pitt_Manor_plan_thin_end_of_wedge/?ref=rss SIR — I write to you in astonishment that yet another greenfield site within Winchester, Pitt Manor, is being proposed for development — this time for 200 dwellings and a park & ride scheme. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:12:03 +0000 d8e525da5a76ed6e3001516820a1f8e0