This is Leicestershire --
The latest YouGov poll puts Tory support below that achieved by Gordon Brown at the 2010 General Election for the first time.
The Conservative Party is tearing itself apart again over Europe, when what the public want it to focus on is delivering economic growth, which they have failed to do for three years.
UKIP achieved only 23 per cent of the national vote (BBC) and came third.
Well done, UKIP, you beat the Lib-Dems, but Europe comes way down the list of concerns of the majority of the population. I
was also delighted to see that whilst there is currently a small 11 per cent lead for voters who want to leave the EU, the majority of those under 40 want to stay in.
That is because it is the younger generation who are taking advantage of the benefits of the EU, with freedom to travel, study and work overseas.
I can understand why older people may want to go back to the past, but do we really have the right to deny the next generation the freedom and rights that come with membership of the EU.
Eric Goodyer, Colsterworth.
We agree with the letter ("Lets link the city", Mailbox, April 26), about the need for a city centre circular bus service in Leicester.
However, we think that, to be well used, it needs to be every 10 minutes weekday daytimes, not every 20 minutes.
We think a good, and comparatively cost-effective way to do this would be for the council to work with Arriva to extend these services coming into the city centre via Leicester Royal Infirmary, so an arrival in the city centre can continue past St Margaret's bus station, Causeway Lane and St Nicholas Circle, to regain their present outward bound route at Welford Place.
Their London Road services could continue via the same route around the city centre to Welford Place, then Welford Road, Tiger's Way and East Street before regaining their outbound route at the Railway station.
Alternate buses could operate clockwise and anticlockwise around the city centre.
This could form part of the mayor's Connecting Leicester strategy.
Another option could be to have a dedicated city centre circular service following the route as outlined above, running free of charge, financed by the council, using low emission vehicles.
Nottingham does this with their Centrelink, so why can't Leicester?
Terry Kirby, Barwell.
Here in Oadby we must spend hundreds putting benches in places where residents like to sit, but many of them need a good spring clean.
They are filthy with dirt from trees, bird mess and general dust which has built up over the months. The benches in Burtons Corner need a repaint/ stain.
For some reason no-one claims responsibility for doing this, one minute it is the council's job, the next it is the Oadby Forum's.
I hope someone will sort this!
Anne Bond, Oadby. Reported by This is 7 hours ago.
The latest YouGov poll puts Tory support below that achieved by Gordon Brown at the 2010 General Election for the first time.
The Conservative Party is tearing itself apart again over Europe, when what the public want it to focus on is delivering economic growth, which they have failed to do for three years.
UKIP achieved only 23 per cent of the national vote (BBC) and came third.
Well done, UKIP, you beat the Lib-Dems, but Europe comes way down the list of concerns of the majority of the population. I
was also delighted to see that whilst there is currently a small 11 per cent lead for voters who want to leave the EU, the majority of those under 40 want to stay in.
That is because it is the younger generation who are taking advantage of the benefits of the EU, with freedom to travel, study and work overseas.
I can understand why older people may want to go back to the past, but do we really have the right to deny the next generation the freedom and rights that come with membership of the EU.
Eric Goodyer, Colsterworth.
We agree with the letter ("Lets link the city", Mailbox, April 26), about the need for a city centre circular bus service in Leicester.
However, we think that, to be well used, it needs to be every 10 minutes weekday daytimes, not every 20 minutes.
We think a good, and comparatively cost-effective way to do this would be for the council to work with Arriva to extend these services coming into the city centre via Leicester Royal Infirmary, so an arrival in the city centre can continue past St Margaret's bus station, Causeway Lane and St Nicholas Circle, to regain their present outward bound route at Welford Place.
Their London Road services could continue via the same route around the city centre to Welford Place, then Welford Road, Tiger's Way and East Street before regaining their outbound route at the Railway station.
Alternate buses could operate clockwise and anticlockwise around the city centre.
This could form part of the mayor's Connecting Leicester strategy.
Another option could be to have a dedicated city centre circular service following the route as outlined above, running free of charge, financed by the council, using low emission vehicles.
Nottingham does this with their Centrelink, so why can't Leicester?
Terry Kirby, Barwell.
Here in Oadby we must spend hundreds putting benches in places where residents like to sit, but many of them need a good spring clean.
They are filthy with dirt from trees, bird mess and general dust which has built up over the months. The benches in Burtons Corner need a repaint/ stain.
For some reason no-one claims responsibility for doing this, one minute it is the council's job, the next it is the Oadby Forum's.
I hope someone will sort this!
Anne Bond, Oadby. Reported by This is 7 hours ago.