Having previously worked in local government and, more recently, as a parish councillor, I was interested in the letter (Be Proactive For Town Future, News Views, August 9) from Professionals In Newark (PIN) which related to the future of Newark.
Everyone at the Advertiser has been left devastated by the death of our sports and news reporter Warwick Lane at the age of 25. He worked with us for four years, mainly on sport, and in that time had made a huge impact.
As taxpayers we give almost £14bn a year away in foreign aid, of which almost £1bn goes to the EU.
To put a light-hearted view on Brexit, have you considered this similarity?
Only a week after the district council was persuaded by developers, on the basis of viability, to reduce the number of affordable homes at Fernwood, it was revealed those developers were paying their chief executive millions of pounds.
I am acting on behalf of the authorities at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery Busan, South Korea, where more than 800 British Servicemen are buried.
