Somerset County Gazette | Letters https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/letters_and_comment/ Somerset County Gazette Letters en-gb Sat, 24 Oct 2026 13:03:59 +0100 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 13:03:59 +0100 https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/rss/terms/ M6 toby.granville@newsquest.co.uk (Toby Granville) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/resources/images/sitelogoalt/?type=rsslogo Somerset County Gazette | Letters https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/letters_and_comment/ Letter: Social care fees run the risk of wiping out inheritance https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/lifestyle/health/26652840.letter-ocial-care-fees-real-inheritance-tax/?ref=rss Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0100 d43cc222a8b6aa8c91fa78a402e312b8 Letter: European Commission staff receive extremely generous perks https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/letters_and_comment/26634377.letter-european-commission-staff-get-generous-perks/?ref=rss Thu, 15 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 c6454cc25c9e35eaec3b84cd566b23d7 Alan Reeve Letter: Could the next economic crisis force politicians to embrace MMT? https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/letters_and_comment/26637141.letter-calls-modern-monetary-theory-guide-policy/?ref=rss Thu, 15 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 e4d80658d563498c03a1295b9ad4bc06 'Musgrove Park needs a new maternity ward for its amazing staff' https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/lifestyle/health/26608236.letter-musgrove-park-hospital-needs-new-maternity-ward/?ref=rss Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 b054334a37b4256dd358e0a793bdaee7 Steve Smith Letter: Rejoining the EU would be regressive for the UK's growth https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/letters_and_comment/26612380.letter-exploring-case-uk-rejoining-eu/?ref=rss Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 48b413c18d489f5324863c71faca4828 D Bradley Letter: Humans will wipe themselves out before AI has the chance https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/letters_and_comment/26608176.letter-humans-will-extinct-ai/?ref=rss Tue, 06 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 40532124ce3dd15b5a4c8cf25694284e Nicky Matthews Letter: Orchard Portman landowner compensation should be considered https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/letters_and_comment/26608405.letter-consider-landowner-compensation-orchard-portman/?ref=rss Tue, 06 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 a68b3a8b8c08c4d9c8a4fd3faabb8ddd Geoffrey Bailey Letter: The case for the UK to rejoin the EU is becoming overwhelming https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/taunton_news/26589462.letter-case-uk-rejoin-eu-overwhelming/?ref=rss Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 39bf5970fab4fa4ca4b5aae06e1f4160 Tony Sutcliffe Letter: A thanks to the Taunton man who returned my lost 'lifeline' https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/taunton_news/26560107.letter-taunton-resident-thanks-man-returned-lost-phone/?ref=rss Fri, 18 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 27a9892a3705e9480998e38a124bbce1 Pamela Hosey Letter: A County Gazette article recalled fond Singh family memories https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/letters_and_comment/26542867.letter-editor-fondly-recalls-singh-family/?ref=rss Sat, 12 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 d684be971bb3f11b388e71547f97ff0d Alice Hodges Letter: New housing estates lack infrastructure and threaten land https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/letters_and_comment/26537625.letter-warns-somerset-housing-growth-lacks-infrastructure/?ref=rss Fri, 11 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 fe317938bb0eed2c52b986b38924d0c0 Letter: I urge Somerset Council to reconsider parking charge increases https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/taunton_news/26531719.letter-somerset-council-not-increase-parking-charges/?ref=rss Wed, 09 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 5f0e4afc86673f9200d016dd6a5d1b18 Alex Martin Letter: My childhood memories of New Look founder Tom Singh https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/taunton_news/26531422.letter-reader-remembers-new-looks-tom-singh-childhood/?ref=rss Wed, 09 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 7302aedb1624e4a9991670660094ad34 Bob Hill Letter: Fond memories of New Look founder Mr Singh https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/letters_and_comment/26530518.letter-reader-remembers-mr-singh-founder-new-look/?ref=rss Wed, 09 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 cbaf0f5c1ff05e1f2aaf7e3f3865ca38 Yvonne Bowey Letter: Somerset Council views needs evidence, not generalisations https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/letters_and_comment/26493447.letter-views-dilly-bradleys-somerset-council-letter/?ref=rss Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0100 c2f00f4f967726b7a9f5e55df6e58a6a jack.roberts@newsquest.co.uk | Jack Roberts Letter: Proposed 7,000 garden village on edge of Taunton proposal benefits no one https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/taunton_news/26454031.letter-tauntons-taylor-wimpey-7-000-home-plan-insulting/?ref=rss Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0100 8531fa3cb76256274fe2b83d4fef8127 Sarah Lewis Letter: The Coal Orchard outrage looks like political opportunism https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/taunton_news/26453779.letter-coal-orchard-attack-example-selective-memory/?ref=rss Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0100 70085fc09a4e417b5c99dc6f0ca419bf Cllr Habib Farbahi Letter: Our disgusting Taunton Flower Show parking experience https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/taunton_news/26451226.letter-taunton-flower-show-car-park-disgusting/?ref=rss Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0100 bdbac3dff4dff66503b334ebd6e4fb1f Letter: Andy Burnham's social care talk has me feeling optimistic https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/taunton_news/26451111.letter-uks-social-care-issues-may-finally-addressed/?ref=rss Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0100 ce8607635c5df19f73f1636f1fb28367 Tony Sutcliffe Letter: Why dialogue must triumph over conflict https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/letters_and_comment/26445052.letter-wisdom-must-triumph-war-conflict/?ref=rss Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0100 75808f2379b214ed2a592e29ed14332f Jefferson Horsley Letter: I feel let down by Avon and Somerset Police - here's why https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/taunton_news/26438282.letter-concerns-anti-social-behaviour-taunton/?ref=rss Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0100 4ddfde063ff13e17537bd4ed3a370f93 Rudi Dobson Letter: Andy Burnham's fast start is nothing more than gesture politics https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/letters_and_comment/26416070.letter-andy-burnhams-gesture-politics-will-little/?ref=rss Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 d753645ee31f9b918372e4a3f4538ddc Alan Debenham Letter: We should be cooperative over our differences, not divisive https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/taunton_news/26415966.letter-division-never-become-destination/?ref=rss Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 cc5b91633077fafe5266f50b83a6a243 Cllr Habib Farbahi Letter: A big thank you to the staff at Wildwood Taunton https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/taunton_news/26294582.letter-thanks-wildwood-taunton-care-shown-elder/?ref=rss Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 3c8b61b8d3172e5c365512ea41fda58e Habib Farbahi Letter: Here's why Britain should re-join the European Union https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/taunton_news/26260267.letter-reasons-uk-re-join-eu/?ref=rss Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 815b10c6d82b7444bcc915f671fdb296 Tony Sutcliffe Letter: Taunton roadside advertising boards remain an ongoing blight https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/taunton_news/26258608.letter-tauntons-roadside-advertising-boards-unsightly/?ref=rss Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 b9b6601768bed523b3082d07a62ccc8e Jeremy Leyton Letter: 'Without rejoining the EU, Burnham will fail to deal with any problems' https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/letters_and_comment/26220084.letter-without-rejoining-eu-andy-burnham-will-fail/?ref=rss Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:25:43 +0100 4a31aebfe375c171724895b0487d9d4f Pam Earnshaw, a letter to the editor Letter: I love watching Taunton's garden birds but cats can be a problem https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/taunton_news/26198553.letter-problem-cats-birds-tauntons-gardens/?ref=rss Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0100 ed078cd03efb6303ec6b9e6c08ff04e6 Brenda Weston Letter: When did our 'beautiful game' get so ugly? https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/sport/26190481.letter-alternative-taken-football-world-cup/?ref=rss Sun, 14 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0100 22443e14b2cdd3b9a75a995519dee9c6 Alan Debenham Letter: Celebrating West Somerset and Exmoor's wonderful cinemas https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/west_somerset_news/26183596.letter-exmoor-brilliant-independent-cinemas/?ref=rss Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0100 da70a0a83fa6dbf972f45f8fdc07ab66 D Gliddon Letter: The Church of England is institutionally hypocritical https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/letters_and_comment/26178477.letter-criticising-hypocrisy-church-england/?ref=rss Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0100 fd4aa1b1b634271942b8b087e45eaafc Mark Dyer Letter: Why I am starting a new political party after a court farce https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/letters_and_comment/26178575.letter-court-farce-led-new-political-party/?ref=rss Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0100 4fe721af88800dbba67fc64a34f5a043 Christopher Pugh Letter: The poor financial management of Somerset Council https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/letters_and_comment/26176326.letter-somerset-councils-financial-situation-mystery/?ref=rss Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0100 2a4f6d2706ed7e78d25419e4dbc9bb78 Chris Mann Letter: My appeal over lost photos of German POWs in Taunton https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/taunton_news/26164750.letter-borrowed-photos-german-pows-never-returned/?ref=rss Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0100 7c25b8497d74af020e5a83228957960e Greg Lovell Letter: Why I'm delighted UK students will get to experience Erasmus https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/letters_and_comment/26158723.letter-erasmus-scheme-can-help-students-learn-europe/?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0100 f7a5ec64969024559a4a8a9a6aaa105a Tony Sutcliffe Letter: Check your vets' out-of-ours policy after our ordeal https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/taunton_news/26159842.letter-no-emergency-vets-taunton-unacceptable/?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0100 db8d82657bfa6e7086f840d1cce71fc3 Letter: It's time to evaluate our societal mindset of interventionism https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/letters_and_comment/26140091.letter-welfare-state-become-free-for-all/?ref=rss Wed, 27 May 2026 05:00:00 +0100 232aab18abc803e5548c61671dd9a537 D Bradley Letter: My thoughts on Taunton Town Council's footbridge U-turn https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/taunton_news/26130776.letter-take-goodland-gardens-footbridge-u-turn/?ref=rss Sun, 24 May 2026 05:00:00 +0100 2872c1faccec29870cd5959d232862b9 jack.roberts@newsquest.co.uk | Jack Roberts Letter: Why the obsession with spending money saved in Taunton? https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/taunton_news/26132922.letter-stop-spending-taunton-taxpayers-money/?ref=rss Sat, 23 May 2026 05:00:00 +0100 33ec9a26e234d29bfedee75308202cf0 Michael Pitt Letter: Billionaire propaganda is driving Reform UK's vote https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/letters_and_comment/26121424.letter-reform-uks-vast-billionaire-backed-propaganda/?ref=rss Wed, 20 May 2026 05:00:00 +0100 9b7466fd85c6cfc37a41ccb62102e690 Alan Debenham Letter: PIP assessments are failing thousands with MS https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/lifestyle/health/26119139.letter-pip-assessments-unfair-ms/?ref=rss Wed, 20 May 2026 05:00:00 +0100 1f824e77667297e09f855d533787ccf1 jack.roberts@newsquest.co.uk | Jack Roberts Letter: End of two-party politics means time for voting reform https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/letters_and_comment/26099273.letter-local-elections-prove-first-past-post-history/?ref=rss Thu, 14 May 2026 05:00:00 +0100 67fbfeb28452ab7feb2543ca5d42bb49 jack.roberts@newsquest.co.uk | Jack Roberts Letter: What are Reform UK's policies beyond immigration? https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/letters_and_comment/26099214.letter-reform-uks-policy-focuses-much-immigration/?ref=rss Wed, 13 May 2026 05:00:00 +0100 77616c9f9f62c9d8d4ac2a6f7b9c6ea5 Val Withstandley Letter: Redevelopment of Taunton site should be a 'big asset' https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/taunton_news/26090010.letter-happy-plans-approved-gasworks-redevelopment/?ref=rss Sun, 10 May 2026 05:00:00 +0100 fb49bb66258bfd18febaf2375b3052ef Steve Smith Letter: Taunton and the surrounding area is perfect for garden visits https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/taunton_news/26083107.letter-taunton-tree-town-south-west/?ref=rss Thu, 07 May 2026 05:00:00 +0100 8403c60b24efd355116794c90193a841 Letter: I believe Somerset Council will not issue Glastonbury a PSPO https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/letters_and_comment/26079733.letter-glastonbury-sick-death-pspo-delay/?ref=rss Wed, 06 May 2026 05:00:00 +0100 a5b94f4924fa02ecb824b30d112d28a0 Cllr Ian Mutch Letter: The closure of Worle Library is a short-sighted decision https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/leisure/nationalentertainment/26080211.letter-closing-worle-library-wrong-course-action/?ref=rss Wed, 06 May 2026 05:00:00 +0100 e23dc045c6b96d9260707e84d595a8df Sue Novell Letter: It is a real joy to see Killams Park flourish https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/taunton_news/26070676.letter-killams-park-housing-estate-joy-see/?ref=rss Mon, 04 May 2026 05:00:00 +0100 c0de557404d202c92272d92525815bb3 Maureen D'Albertanson Letter: My thanks, as a Somerset military veteran, to Anna Sabine https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/letters_and_comment/26069891.letter-anna-sabine-standing-fairness-veterans/?ref=rss Sun, 03 May 2026 05:00:00 +0100 4fabf81d34518b2712ad7194d54b2def Lt Col (Retd) Richard Baillon MBE Letter: What humanity could learn from sparrows' mating season https://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/letters_and_comment/26068112.letter-learn-lessons-sparrows-courtship/?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:00 +0100 0b1a77757f429edff168df4f9dd837a4 Clare Marsden