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BBC cuts in region are an act of cultural vandalism Oct 21 2011

Dear Editor, There can be no justification for ending all factual programme making at BBC Birmingham.Read

Not all public workers get gold-plated pensions Oct 21 2011

Dear Editor, I work as a homecare assistant and I don’t think that I will be able to carry on working until I am 66, 67, 68 or 69. I am really worried, not just about my own health, but whether I will be a danger moving and caring for the elderly.Read

Combining city mayor and chief executive job is wishful thinking Oct 21 2011

Dear Editor, So Sion Simon intends to save money if elected Mayor of Birmingham by combining the role as mayor with that of chief executive. (Post, October 13). Head cook and bottle washer so to speak. What a talented individual he seems to be.Read

City support of high speed rail is waste of our money Oct 21 2011

Dear Editor, On October 11, I attended the city’s Older People’s Reference Group where Coun Sue Anderson gave an update on changes in the services affecting older people. She made it clear that further cuts will need to be made and we could participate in saying where these could be.Read

Supermarket and council must keep word over canal restoration Oct 21 2011

Dear Editor, Sainsbury’s and Land Securities, have recently announced that they intend to modify plans for their new store at Selly Oak, Birmingham.Read

Jesus Army is not the problem but nimbys are Oct 14 2011

Dear Editor, The controversy over the homeless facility proposed by the Jesus Army [in the Jewellery Quarter] is about more than the location of the current planned site.Read

Budget cuts for translators could threaten justice for crime victims Oct 14 2011

Dear Editor, I write on behalf of members of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI) in response to your article (West Midlands Police to cut £750k from budget for translators, Post September 8).Read

BBC has added to city culture - treasure it Oct 14 2011

Dear Editor, I was very saddened to hear of the job losses at BBC WM.Read

Character was not all fictional Oct 14 2011

Dear Editor, Lorne Jackson didn’t do Tom Stoppard (or Henry Carr) full justice. The narrator and leading character in Travesties, Henry Carr, was not, as stated, “entirely fictional”. He was in Zurich in 1916, having been invalided out of military service in France, and was a minor English consular official.Read

Digital TV hell Oct 14 2011

Dear Editor, What a disappointment it has been for me, an avid Teletext watcher, since the recent changeover to digital TV.Read

Birmingham could be such a green and pleasant land... Oct 14 2011

Dear Editor, Councillor Peter Douglas-Osborn should be congratulated on bringing forward a brilliant proposal to surround our city with greenery (Plan to circle Birmingham with trees to protect green belt, Post September 29).Read

Council must protect trees from development Oct 07 2011

Dear Editor, I read with interest the article about the proposed building development in Harborne on land which currently has 14 mature trees, all of which have preservation orders.Read

Are reasons for wanting seat changes purely selfish? Oct 07 2011

Dear Editor, I was interested to hear that Councillor Robert Alden, the deputy leader of the Conservative group on Birmingham City Council, state recently at the Erdington constituency public meeting that he favoured Sutton New Hall Ward becoming part of Erdington constituency under the new boundary proposals.Read

Turn library into heritage site Oct 07 2011

Dear Editor, We support Laurence Holme’s call for Birmingham to capitalise on its proud industrial heritage (letters page Sep 22). For the last five years we have tried to persuade the city council not to knock down its Central Library.Read

Time to rebuild economy and put pensions and savings at heart of it Oct 07 2011

Dear Editor, I read with alarm the article attacking public service pensions – a piece based on myth, a lack of understanding and more than a little prejudice (‘unions please think again before striking’, September 29).Read

Fairer to share out BBC departments around country Sep 30 2011

Dear Editor, As the person who wrote a letter to the Birmingham Post about yet more possible cutbacks at the BBC in Birmingham, please may I correct a mistake in my own letter... I should have said that the BBC are moving six of its programme-making departments from London (not Birmingham) to Manchester.Read

Cricket catastrophe Sep 30 2011

Dear Editor, I find it impossible to believe that Edgbaston is going to be overlooked as a Test venue in 2013 (the Ashes, no less) and 2014 (Sri Lanka and India, with a huge number of those countries’ supporters in our catchment area).Read

Birmingham should be at heart of UK film-making Sep 30 2011

Dear Editor, With regards to your article “Final Plea to Save City’s BBC Heritage” (Post, Sep 22) some of the reasons that BBC Birmingham is expensive are:Read

Parking pallaver for Artsfest Sep 30 2011

Dear Editor, I drove into Birmingham City Centre last Saturday to enjoy the annual Artsfest and, knowing the centre of Birmingham quite well, decided to park in the multi-storey on Brindley Drive/Cambridge Street as it was close to where the majority of the events were taking place.Read

Civic pride is alive and kicking Sep 30 2011

Dear Editor, Your correspondent Trevor Fisher (Post, Sep 22) is mistaken in his belief there is no civic leadership in the city – and he cites, amongst others, organisations such as the Lunar Society and Birmingham Civic Society for failing to provide a forum for debate. What nonsense!Read

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