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One of our readers raises the following issue:

I feel the matter of the non-replacement of the traffic warden when he retires should be open for discussion.

Who made this decision?

On what basis was this decision made?

With the new hospital about to open and the thoroughfare via Cawdor Street / Road being very restricted I feel now more than ever we need a new traffic warden.

I have nothing against Sandy he is a really nice fellow but has he ever given out a ticket?

There is always someone double parked in the High Street, Lodge Hill Road is like a national car park.

All schools in Nairn suffer from people parking on the yellow lines and no one seems to care.

If the decision to do away with the position of the parking warden was based on the amount of tickets given out by the current parking warden then there needs to be a rethink.

We need a traffic warden – a real traffic warden one who implements the law and we need one now.

Allen

MarieNairn asks:  Where are you living now? Are you abroad and if so where? Why does Nairn matter to you and is important to you? What is so special about the town?

It would be great to hear from all those now living away from Nairn and those who come back for “The Games” or “Hogmanay”.

What are your memories? What can we do to improve your town?

Concern is often expressed about the speed of traffic travelling up The Brae. Today, it was reported that a cat was hit by a fast moving vehicle. We know how fast a cat can move but it could not avoid this vehicle. Of course, it is always possible that it simply sped across the road in front of the vehicle. A loud bang was heard by shopkeepers but the driver, knowing they must have hit something, failed to stop. While I don’t believe it is legally necessary when a cat is hit, it would have been a courtesy to have done so. The Ballark Place owner was deeply disturbed by the event but we must surely be thankful that it was not a pedestrian. Drivers please note this is a 20MPH zone and caution is required.

Within Nairn much strong feeling has been expressed about the “dumbing down” of Christmas and its apparent replacement with terms like “Wintersong”, “Winter lights”. Much has been said about political correctness squeezing out traditional values or perhaps being overly concerned about offending those of other faiths. I don’t believe non-Christian faiths are offended and would actually prefer us to celebrate the event.
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Just been up the High St again and dismayed at the amount of chewing-gum on the pavements. These were cleaned no so long ago and The Council do their best to keep them clean – and use our Council Tax money to do so. But I object that I should have to pay for the careless actions of litter-louts who simply don’t care about the appearance of the town.

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