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THE concerns of your correspondents Trefor Davies and Evan Owen about the openness of Gwynedd Council on giveaway public property deals is indeed a cause for concern to the ratepayers. Read

Don’t blame sea levels

MY name was mentioned in last week’s Your Views page in the Herald by Edmund Cartbottom. In his letter he tries to explain that the flooding on the A499 (Pwllheli to Lln main road) is partly due to “the increasing amount of sea water coming up the river”. Read

What’s happened to local democracy?

THE letter contained within the wide black border by M Jones, Pwllheli (October 23) immediately attracted my attention as I assumed it referred to the untimely demise of someone or something. Read

Printing history ended up in tip

I FIRST came to visit the Goleuad (pictured left) printers business near the Victoria Dock in Caernarfon while working for the Federation of Small Businesses. Read

Press leak paranoia

GWYNEDD Council seems reluctant to discuss its investments, or more specifically, where they are and what the current risk assessment to the taxpayer is. Read

Worthy of town honour

A WEEK or two ago I called at the Gwynfa residential home in Caernarfon to see an old friend of mine known to many locally as Jack Hughes the Chemist. Soon he will be celebrating his 100th birthday and is, thankfully, enjoying life to the full. Read

Learning disabled need support

WE refer to the article in your paper last week under the heading “No support for care centre”, referring to Canolfan Segontium, a day care centre for adults with complex learning and physical disabilities. Read

Don’t reject jobs

THE sooner the new Tesco and prison are built in Caernarfon, the better. More employment opportunities that come into this area have to be embraced. Read

Give us a vote

IT WAS interesting to note who has been reappointed/ appointed to the North Wales Police Authority. Read

Activists deserve better

I WAS astounded, and greatly saddened, by the swingeing penalties in fines and costs (£750 each) levied by Pwllheli Magistrates on Osian Jones and Steffan Cravos for daubing slogans on shops – Boots and Superdrug – for refusing to erect bilingual signs. Read

‘No’ to store

I DO not welcome the proposed new Tesco and think the people of Caernarfon should say enough is enough. Read

Help us help young people

FOR the past couple of years, GISDA has been attending and contributing towards projects that use theatrical methods to tackle issues that oppress and affect young people. We are part of Drums for Peace, a network that works across Europe. Read

Felin sgwrsio a big hit

I WOULD like to thank you for publishing a letter last week that has drawn your readers’ attention to the new community use that is being put to the old cafe on Bangor Street, Y Felinheli. Read

Public road, not path

CONGRATULATIONS to Cyfeillion Lln for drawing attention to what is yet another carbuncle on the already ruined face of Pwllheli (Herald, October 2). Read

Felin Sgwrsio could lead to trouble at the mill

RECENTLY a new centre was opened in what was known as Y Tebot Poeth, which was a small cafe in Bangor Street, Y Felinheli. The new venture is known as Y Felin Sgwrsio. This was the idea of a group of people from the village and it is to be open on three mornings a week. Read

Refuse deal is rubbish

ONCE again Plaid Cymru members on Gwynedd Council have shown complete contempt for the care of our communities. Read

Society let my daughter down

AFTER reading your article “Don’t miss out on your benefits” (September 18) I had to wonder why, if there is so much help out there, a young person genuinely in need of help cannot get any. Read

Politics is an inescapable part of daily life

DAFYDD Edwards from Blaenau Ffestiniog seems to regard me, because things I write on are invariably of a political nature, as a person who should be excluded from all letters pages in local and presumably the Welsh national papers as well (Herald, September 11). Read

Bringing peace to Africa

WE all know that trade in weapons is big business. We also know about the vast destruction, distress and poverty they cause. Maybe it comes as a surprise to learn that Oxfam is funding a project trading in guns in West Africa. Read

Facts on social housing

THE pressure group Defend Council Housing seems to be working under the impression that council tenants can’t read. Read

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