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Nurturing worlds botanical heritage
A TRUE passion for nature, plants and the environment combined with a strong pair of legs is essential for the person in charge of Kew Gardens - considering it houses over seven million specimens from around the world and covers 300 acres of land. So
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From a bleak outlook to a bright future
LIFE naturally turned upside down for Janey Elgey when she was diagnosed with cancer but little did she know that phoning to win a pink fridge would lead to raising £85,000 and helping thousands of other woman. After discovering a cancerous lump in her
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We gave women back a sense of self
ERIN Pizzey pads about her Twickenham kitchen, getting mugs, milk and a plate for the biscuits. I make good builder's tea'' she says. It's true, but then she's had practice - the mother of women's refuge has had the kettle on for more than 30 years.
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MPs exchange focused on bees importance
SIR - Re: Twickenham Bees. Dr Vincent Cable made a timely reference to the threat of bees by urging more funds for research into bee diseases as reported in your paper last week (March 19). Thousands of bees have been wiped out by the mite, varroa destructor
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Council must get to grips with disorder in town
SIR - It is worrying when the borough's leaders are more concerned with protecting the reputation of local publicans than facing up to the reality of anti-social behaviour and disorder in our town centres. The complacency of the council leader never
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Abstinence should be an option
SIR - Who does Jenny Tonge, the Lib Dem MP, think she is fooling? (Letters, March 19). The real reason for the rise in pregnancies in the under-18s, from 38,439 in 2001 to 39,286 in 2002, is because the government's Teenage Pregnancy Unit (TPU) is pursuing
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No loos? Use the side streets!
SIR - Further to Mr Payan's letter of March 12, when the council authorised closing the heavily-used public toilets on the Twickenham riverside, it clearly failed to consider the impact of its actions. This is especially true on rugby days, when the
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Mogden odour problem is one of three priorities
SIR - I am writing in response to Steve Taylor's letter, published in this paper on March 19. Thames Water continues to provide MRAG with regular and frequent updates about the issues at Mogden through correspondence and discussions. We have tried to
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Mogden odour problem is one of three priorities
SIR - I am writing in response to Steve Taylor's letter, published in this paper on March 19. Thames Water continues to provide MRAG with regular and frequent updates about the issues at Mogden through correspondence and discussions. We have tried to
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Right to express views as a private citizen
SIR - I would appreciate the opportunity to put the record straight following letters from Messrs Silk and Grant last week (March 19) accusing me of hypocrisy and humbug. First let me correct Mr Silk by pointing out that he repeats a wholly incorrect
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Tantrums over Pen Ponds
SIR - Once again Ivan Waterman has thrown another tantrum, this time because the Pen Ponds car park is to be truncated. He writes in his letter (March 12) that this particular spot is one of the most picturesque in the UK. It could be, if its appearance
