Wirral News Letters – November 25

Nov 25 2009 Birkenhead News

Hotel will steal our river view

FURTHER to Roger Hack’s letter “Planning by Exhaustion” – exhaustion or apathy?

Anyone living in the area knows West Kirby is desperate for more parking facilities.

We are all aware there are more cars on the roads today than ever and it is only going to get worse.

All side roads are used for parking whilst the owners go to work. Recently my friend and I drove around in circles, couldn’t find a space and drove to Upton to do our shopping.

Yes, Roger Hack, it would be a good idea to use the fire station but of course it will not be considered, as the hotel would not have the beautiful views over the Dee, which would be stolen from the local residents.

Do we really need a hotel here? By the show of hands at the first meeting, only one was for it out of a full hall.

PAT LAWTON

West Kirby

Amazing sight

ON Sunday, November 15 I saw a meteorite come down over Wirral. I was just coming out of the Wallasey Tunnel from Liverpool and it just came down vertically so it may have been in the river or on the coast line. It was amazing but I want to know I wasn’t alone in this sighting.

CASSANDRA HILL

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Poor excuse

IN reply to “Fine was unfair” (Letters, November 18).

My advice to Honora is to go to her local supermarket, select a product and leave the store having forgotten to pay for it.

I’m sure security and subsequently the police, will have every sympathy with her as it was her first offence.

Having worked in retail for the last 20 years, I have heard every excuse in the book! You did not have a valid ticket to travel on the train that day. How could that slip your mind?

Just pay the fine and accept you were caught travelling illegally.

A MURPHY

Rock Ferry

Innocent error

I WAS most interested to hear of Honora Evans’s experience with Merseyrail.

A few weeks ago my husband and I took a trip to Liverpool and decided to go by train as a nice change from the car.

When we arrived at Manor Road station a train was just arriving at the platform, but there was nobody at the ticket desk from whom to buy tickets.

We are not regular public transport users and the last time we used Merseyrail you could pay your fare on the train if you had been unable to purchase tickets from the station.

As no guard appeared during our journey, when we arrived at Liverpool Central we sought out a member of staff so we could pay our fares. To our horror, and despite our explanations, we were issued with penalty fares.

Like Ms Evans, we were told to write a letter of appeal and also like Ms Evans, our appeal failed.

I’m sure Merseyrail does have a problem with fare dodgers, and they need to tackle it in the correct manner, and not pick on “easy targets.”

ANNE MEARNS

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