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	Is bigger better? Sir - What is it with our obsession that bigger and modern is better? Have the owners of Brian Fords missed the point why North Devon loves it so much? The supermarket provides all round no frills shopping (much of it locally sourced), to all walks of l... » MORE NORTH DEVON LETTERS

A week of woeful news

SIR - The June 25 Gazette must go down in history as an edition possibly unsurpassed in infamy. To start with there is the Brian Ford's situation. A much loved Barnstaple institution we all believed to be the largest independent supermarket in Britain" h... » MORE

Better to reform the EU from within

SIR - In response to Mr Johnson s letter of June 25, suggesting, among other things, that the 11 UKIP MEPs should become redundant, I personally wish they had never been elected, since their platform is wholly negative and entirely hypocritical, in that... » MORE

Path precedes homes

SIR - Why did the complainants of Moreton Avenue keep complaining? They must have realised when they bought their houses that the cut-through was there, and has been for over 40 years! It has probably been there longer than the houses they live in! D Walt... » MORE

Footpaths defined

SIR - I was interested to read about what looks like unauthorised blocking of a public right of way (Tarka Housing at Moreton Park, Gazette June 25). Something similar happened about six years ago when I lived in another Devon town and it provoked an exc... » MORE

Lundy race was magic

SIR - The Ilfracombe Yacht Club Lundy race was held on June 21. This race has become what must be the most challenging and fun race in the whole Bristol Channel. It is designed for enjoyment and can be taken as seriously or lightheartedly as any crew wish... » MORE

Frightening power of the superstores

SIR - I have heard, with utter disbelief of the selling of Brian Ford's store to Tesco. I have been shopping at this store because I believed it to be local and independent and wanting to support local companies. I feel that the people who have patronise... » MORE

Make all MEPs redundant!

SIR - The letter from Ricky Knight, the Green Party European Union candidate, regarding MEPs' expenses, shows once again why the use of percentages in isolation is used so often by politicians. While it is true that the Open Europe Survey did indeed show... » MORE

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