After reading about the pensioner who was glad he cut fence that split Market Drayton (Shropshire Star, April 4) I just about fell off my chair.

I’m a gay man, born in Wellington but I moved, in the late 70s, to London.

May I start off by saying I’m a dog lover and a proud and responsible owner of my own dogs.

Well done to the Wrekin Community First Responders who recently climbed the Wrekin.

Mike Cockett asks if anyone understands the Shadow Chancellor.

Regarding the Budget, and all of the people who moan about it and use it to score political points.

An open letter to the mayor and Shrewsbury Town Council: How can we possibly justify a new shopping centre? There are many shops empty in ‘The Loop’ and in the two existing indoor centres.

The ban on battery cages for laying hens has caused the price of eggs to rise sharply, and caused job losses in this country.

It was not without a little pleasure that I read the report by the 60 members of the co-operative council that said Telford’s primary need is to create jobs and encourage businesses to base themselves here.

An unusual letter by Mr Astley (February 28) regarding the ‘Importance of History’ was sensitively written and makes many points of interest.

I was pleased to see the sensible decision by Ludlow Town Council to ban the use of live goldfish as prizes.

As members of the majority law-abiding community of Shropshire we would like pass on recent experience of our excellent police force, and the despicable thieves they try hard, daily, to catch.