THANKS TO THE MILFORD MERCURY

Without any prior knowledge, I read the Milford Mercury (28.6.07) to find that they have done a whole page (7) on the Cleddau Bridge and its future.
The Editor, Simon Carr had promised me several weeks ago that they will speak to our 2 AM's and 2 MP's to get their views.
I must therefore use this opportunity to make public the fact that my phone call to Nick Ainger's constituency office and a follow up fax (sent through www.faxyourmp.com) has resulted in complete silence.
In fairness, e-mails sent to Stephen Crabb and Paul Davies, have also not had even the courtesy of an acknowledgement or even a reply. These were sent several weeks ago.
I am not passing any comment. I leave it to you, the reader to make your own mind up.
HOWEVER, I must say that I am more than pleased with the views Nick, Stephen and Paul have been quoted as saying in the Mercury. I did ask Paul Davies to forward my e-mail to Angela Burns, as I did not have an e-mail address for her and I wanted to ensure she was kept informed of my petition. I have had no reply for her, either.
Whilst Angela may be currently viewed as sitting on the proverbial fence, I certainly hope its not the fence to be found on the bridge itself. If she falls one way, its a 3 foot drop onto the bridge footpath. The other side is a 100 foot drop into the Cleddau and a bye-election in the South Pembrokeshire Assembly seat. I sincerely hope that Angela will realise the strength of feeling and the actual argument about tolling needs to be brought into the 21st Century, with regard to the Cleddau Bridge.