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Pioneering work

12:37pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

Sir – I am writing to say thank you to all your readers who are doing something during Diabetes Week (June 9 to 15) to help make life better for people who have diabetes or are at risk of developing it.

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Most people not interested in politics

12:35pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

Sir – Mr Brian Wallis suggests (Letters, May 23) that I have forgotten the referendum about proportional representation. Not so.

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Popular notion

12:34pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

Sir – Helen Robertson (Letters, June 6) says of describing Professor Grayling as a thinker: “This seems to imply that most people do not think.”

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Dogmatic debates

12:34pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

Sir – I’m finding some of the atheist vs. believer debates in these columns rather polarised and dogmatic.

Leaps of faith

12:26pm Wednesday 19th June 2013

Sir – Given the limitless suffering and waste inherent in the struggle for existence on this planet, Helen Robertson (Letters, June 6), and millions of others, are entitled to their wishful thinking that there are magical entities which somehow Make All Well in some magical realm.

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Search for survivor

11:08am Wednesday 19th June 2013

Sir – I am writing a book about New Zealanders who flew from Britain in the last year of the war. I am trying to find family or friends of a man called Williamson Charles John Beeson.

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Voluntary fee?

10:58am Wednesday 19th June 2013

Sir – Re the booking fee at the Oxford Playhouse. If the fee is retained by the Playhouse for charitable purposes (Letters, May 23) surely it should be voluntary.

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Disappearing bins

10:46am Wednesday 19th June 2013

Sir – Three weeks ago my green wheelie bin was stolen from its usual place outside the house. I reported this to the police and the council. The police officer told me that a number of green wheelie bins had been stolen from Oxford, but none from the surrounding area, which he found baffling.

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Close Longwall to cars

11:35am Tuesday 11th June 2013

Sir – I very much welcome the proposals to remove buses from Queen Street, though it’s much better since the stops were removed.

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Major benefits of Westgate

11:32am Tuesday 11th June 2013

Sir – I’m sorry to hear that Chris Brewer (Letters, May 30) is disappointed that only 30 new homes are included in the redevelopment of the Westgate shopping centre. This is, of course, 20 more homes than are currently on the site.

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Bus plan needed

11:31am Tuesday 11th June 2013

Sir – Before the plans for the new Westgate are set in concrete, the public transport infrastructure to serve it must be sorted out. May I suggest a solution?

11,000 back market

11:29am Tuesday 11th June 2013

Sir – The traders in Oxford’s Covered Market would like to say a heartfelt thank you to every member of the public who has taken the time to complete our petition forms.

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