Online blogs on sport, business, law, farming, photography, from the Westmorland Gazette

Don't vilify cyclists

12:10pm Thursday 10th May 2012

Allan Tunningley's comments were yet another example of the uninformed commentary on road use (Allan Tunningley column, April 26, ‘Not cycling to longevity’).

Road tax does not exist

10:10am Thursday 10th May 2012

As a local cyclist I would like to respond to Alan Tunningley’s column (Gazette, April 26, ‘Not cycling to longevity’). I enjoy reading Alan’s column and he is entitled to his opinion, which is always an interesting read.

'Outrageous' comments about cycling

6:20pm Wednesday 9th May 2012

I'm sure that being provocative is part of the brief, but it is simply outrageous of Allan Tunningley to suggest that cyclists should keep off the roads (Allan Tunningley column, April 26, ‘Not cycling to longevity’).

Cyclists should be taxed

10:10am Wednesday 9th May 2012

Allan Tunningley’s tongue in cheek anti cycling piece raises one or two serious points about a hobby which is gaining popularity but is also the one area of transport in which deaths and accidents are on the increase.

Motor vehicles are the problem on country roads

10:10am Tuesday 8th May 2012

I think that Allan Tunningley has got the wrong end of the stick (Allan Tuunningley column, April 26, ‘Not cycling to longevity’). It is the motor vehicles on our country roads that cause the problem, not the cycles.

If people cycled more, our roads would be safer

9:10am Monday 7th May 2012

When I read Richard Leafe's Podium article (Gazette, April 12) in which he outlined plans to reduce the amount of cars going into the Lake District by encouraging people to cycle and use public transport, I felt like writing a letter in support of his ideas, but thought 'Who could not agree with him?'

Questioning the resurrection

2:00pm Wednesday 2nd May 2012

I was interested to read the letter from Steve Brain about the putative death and resurrection of Jesus (Letters, April 26, 'This is not a mader-up tale').

Universal need for reasoned dialogue

3:50pm Tuesday 1st May 2012

Two letters caught my eye in the April 19 edition - David Boulton’s humanist one (‘Mythic truth and realism’), alongside Gavin Wilshaw’s for believers (‘Questioning Gospel facts’). Both were very welcome. Each responded politely but firmly to the Christian Viewpoint from Tim Farron.

New Testament record is thoroughly reliable

9:50am Monday 30th April 2012

Truly, I feel sorry for those correspondents (Letters, April 19) who do not feel able to believe that Jesus Christ really died and rose from the dead.

Resurrection jump-started the Christian church

3:50pm Saturday 28th April 2012

Recent correspondents on the subject of the resurrection of Jesus seem to have overlooked the evidence of the letters of Paul, which predate the four Gospels, all of which are first century documents.

Questions for the NIMBYs

11:10am Friday 27th April 2012

They don't want wind turbines - "they spoil the view"; they don't want nuclear power stations - "too dangerous".

The Bible means what it says

3:55pm Thursday 26th April 2012

I am responding to the letters ‘Mythic truth and literalism’ and ‘Questioning Gospel facts’ which appeared in the April 19 edition.

Belief in the resurrection changes lives

4:01pm Thursday 26th April 2012

I was pleased that David Boulton and Gavin Wilshaw (Letters, April 19) took the trouble to respond to Tim Farron’s Christian Viewpoint. They have taken a vital topic seriously.

LETTER: SSAFA needs volunteers

4:48pm Thursday 29th March 2012

Not many people have heard about SSAFA and what we do.

LETTER: History of Chapel Island

4:42pm Thursday 29th March 2012

On the Nostalgia page, under the heading 'Did you know?' (Gazette, January 26) is the following: 'Chapel Island was built in the 14th century by Cistercian monks from nearby Conishead Priory to serve the needs of travellers and fishermen working in the Leven fisheries. The island lies on the path of the ancient crossing from Cartmel to Conishead.'

LETTER: Royal honour for firm where loyalty counts

4:44pm Thursday 29th March 2012

We were very interested to see a picture of our Ambleside garden centre in 1968 (Within Living Memory, February 2).

LETTER: Poor welcome for visitors

4:46pm Thursday 29th March 2012

Having walked for the first time in quite a while from the area around the entrance to Lane Foot Farm on Windermere Road at Kendal up to the roundabout at Plumgarths, I must say how appalled I was at the amount of trash and litter discarded in the hedgerows and grass verges on either side of the road.

LETTER: White bread harms swans

4:46pm Thursday 29th March 2012

Most species, including our own, may suffer and even die as a result of ingesting the wrong things, misled by taste buds or empty stomach.

LETTER: Cycling laws need obeying

4:49pm Thursday 29th March 2012

Society has rightly adopted a harm reduction culture, in which we seek to persuade people by law and reason to safeguard their health.

LETTER: Dog owners - don't be lazy

4:41pm Thursday 29th March 2012

I have just read the letter from Emily and Lucy about the river walk at Kendal being a mess (letters, February 16, ‘Don’t spoil the riverside’).