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‘Nimby’ complaints about Lambley battery site are ‘hilarious’
Sir,
Is it just me who finds the whole NIMBY battery storage site whining hilarious? (Gedling MP says he has ‘serious concerns’ about plans for battery storage site near Lambley)
When i read your story about the public meeting I did laugh when it said residents were perfectly happy to have this ‘unsafe’ and ‘dangerous’ site placed in Stoke Bardolph, just not in the utopia of Lambley.
All we hear about is complaints about the price of fuel, yet something being put in place that would store energy rather than having to buy more is dismissed out of hand.
The rest of us are having to see the countryside taken away for infrastructure improvements and housing – so why should Lambley be an exception?
Terry Ford
via email
How can we keep warm with smoking fuel ban?
Sir,
I find it laughable that a Labour council is enforcing a smoke control zone.
It was a Labour government that took the heating allowance of us pensioners and they now want to stop us burning cheap fuel so we can afford to keep warm.
What next? Why not take away our state pensions and force us back to work!
Paul Linfield,
Carlton
Just move to Arnold – or stop whinging!
Sir,
Why doesn’t Alan Fagg just move to Arnold and stop whingeing about it? (Business centre in Arnold ‘makes no sense’ – Letters 13/02/25)
Personally, as an Arnold resident, I wish they’d force the owners of Front Street shops (ex Bon Marche etc) to refurb or preferably demolish them – its an utter eyesore
Will Rob,
Arnold
Short-term thinking over smoke ban will harm planet
Sir,
Yet again, the grey-haired, old men brigade are out moaning about the forthcoming smoking fuel ban being imposed across Gedling.
No interest in the future generations, but as long as they are ok, the planet can go to hell as they will be dead in twenty years, so who cares.
I do! I care about our planet – and so should we all.
Honestly, the ‘I should be able to light my fire’ rantings I have seen on your site and social media are hilarious. No interest in the future, just today. I should be able to swim in the River Trent but can’t as it’s highly polluted.
Such short-term thinking is why our once beautiful planet is in such a mess.
I bet these folk are the same who cried when the steam engine was replaced.
D Jones,
Carlton
Japan has right idea about cracking down on retail crime
Sir,
Our convenience stores and supermarkets in the borough are a happy hunting ground for shoplifters and thieving in this country who act with near impunity.
If caught they tend to get nothing but a slapped wrist or a fine that they’re unable to pay and it’s not unusual to be out thieving the next day.
Things coulkd be different though if we took a leaf out of the Japan’s book on crime prevention.
A Japanese woman was charged with criminal damage in Fukuoka for damaging a 95p cream-cheese bun by squashing it.
The Japanese police are also cracking down on ‘Sushi terrorism’ where people spoil sushi meant for diners and lick soy sauce bottles.
Just what sort of deterrent have we in this country?
None compared with the Japanese approach to petty crime.
If we did something similar, retail crime would quickly fall!
Ron Lim,
Carlton
