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      <title>Mr Roger Hiley [Signature #7993]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Roger Hiley, Loweswater, Cumbria, United Kingdom<p>Having lived for 50 of my years in Swansea and sailed out of Mumbles and the Marina, the local knowledge of the guys at the Tutt Head has been valuable and re-assuring.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mr Anonymous [Signature #7992]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2014 03:40:26 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Dr Salvatore Febbraro [Signature #7991]</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2014 08:48:06 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mr nigel mccluskey [Signature #7990]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mr nigel mccluskey, stratford<p>Swansea Coastguard covers a large area of our inland waters,saving many lives each year,it would be madness if the government close this station .</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2014 04:55:48 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Melissa Miller [Signature #7989]</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2014 06:07:24 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Darren Lovering [Signature #7988]</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2014 05:36:36 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[mr anthony hunt, ross on wye, herefordshire]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 02:59:41 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mrs bev anderson [Signature #7986]</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 04:19:53 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>miss Amanda Anderson [Signature #7985]</title>
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      <title>Prof Tavi Murray [Signature #7984]</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2014 03:53:34 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Linda Grimes [Signature #7983]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Linda Grimes, Pontadawe]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2013 04:29:57 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Joanne Baker, Australia<p>Coast guards save lives.....   Please don&#039;t close them down</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 03:28:08 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>helen turner [Signature #7981]</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 08:52:38 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>miss rachel williams [Signature #7980]</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 08:51:29 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Dr Petar Igic [Signature #7979]</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 02:33:25 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Roy Hemingway [Signature #7978]</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 09:03:24 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2013 08:37:02 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Stephen Mickels, United States of America<p>As an Auxiliary member many years ago. This Station and its staff are a vital link to the public safety of this entire region.</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Jul 2013 10:00:11 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Jul 2013 09:56:18 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #7973]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2013 08:43:06 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Anthony Hunt [Signature #7972]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Anthony Hunt, Ross on Wye<p>Cannot understand such a crazy move as to shut down Swansea Coastguard sta.<br />
Was brought up in Swansea area years ago, and miss the inclusion of Mumbles during shipping forecast!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 06:33:54 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Jeff Harris [Signature #7971]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Jeff Harris, Martock, Somerset, United Kingdom<p>When (not if) a maritime emergency occurs in that area the loss of the Swansea Coastguard station will be crucial!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 05:03:43 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Ian Roome [Signature #7970]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Ian Roome, Barnstaple, North Devon, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2012 06:02:55 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Daniel Davies [Signature #7969]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Daniel Davies, Pevensey Bay, East Sussex, Australia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 04:21:10 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Ken Davies [Signature #7968]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Ken Davies, Llanelli, Dyfed<p>Crazy. More vessels on the sea than ever.<br />
More walkers on the cliffs than ever.<br />
More beachcombers than ever.<br />
More water sea sports than ever.<br />
More leasure time than ever.<br />
Government policy!<br />
LESS SAFTY ! !<br />
More Crazy.</p>

<p>http://www.kennypoems.com</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 2 Dec 2012 07:18:55 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:48:23 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2012 05:00:32 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Colin Rowlands [Signature #7965]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Colin Rowlands, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom<p>Local maritime knowledge and experience will be lost in the event of marine casualities</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:10:57 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Vivien Murphy, GLOUCESTER, GLOUCESTER, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2012 02:17:08 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Miss Rosy Steel [Signature #7963]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Miss Rosy Steel, Swansea, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Sep 2012 07:57:26 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Mark Lewis, Portishead, United Kingdom<p>I have sailed the Bristol Channel for some years now having previously sailed extensively on the south coast. Due to the extensive coastline covered by Swansea and the treacherous nature of the waters in this area, even a short period monitoring channel 16 would leave no sane person i. Doubt that Swansea coastguard is if anything overworked and to shut this busy station will undoubtedly risk lives.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Ms Amanda Barnett [Signature #7961]</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2012 02:35:55 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2012 07:58:45 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Wales<p>Swansea Coastguard has a sound knowledge about the local area, coastal areas and beaches. Closure of Swansea Coastguard will result in a much slower responce to any incidents and could risk peoples lives. Time is critical when it comes to responding to incidents, and a decrease in responce times will put peoples lives in danger.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr C J Williams, West Cross, SWANSEA, United Kingdom<p>CLOSING SWANSEA COASTGUARD IS AN INSANE IDEA THAT WILL POTENTIALLY PUT MANY HUNDREDS OF LIVES AT RISK.</p>

<p>ANYONE ENFORCING THIS IDEA WILL HAVE BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[mr keith brankin, bristol, United Kingdom<p>Mumbles Head looks out accross Swansea bay providing visual safety for all water users in the bay regarldless of the users own safety equipment.</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 01:44:42 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Jun 2012 08:57:58 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Jun 2012 08:56:18 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Stephen Quinn, Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales<p>To rid Swansea and as serviced area of this facility makes no sense at all &ndash; I am ex Welsh government and currently &lsquo;ops in a $10bn revenue per annum global company and have never made a mistake to date; I visited the Swansea station several years ago . . .  all looked good, functional (several real  emergencies when  I was there)  and highly professional . . . Keep the Swansea station, it was working like hell when I was in their &lsquo;ops room, so much so it encouraged my ocean activities knowing I</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Peter McLaren-Kennedy, United Kingdom<p>A</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 02:24:30 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[MR DAVID ROBERTS, United Kingdom<p>SWANSEA COASTGUARD SAVES LIVES!!!!</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Terry Smith, Dartford, Kent, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:03:34 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Rachel Seal, Swansea, Swansea, United Kingdom<p>Saving Swansea Coastguard is essential part of the safety for our children. It would have a huge impact on everyone.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:12:48 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[mr david mabbs, barry, south glam, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:42:37 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Miss Kayleigh Pratt<p>Please reconsider and keep Swansea coastguard! It is of vital inportance to the safety of thousands of people.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[MR GARETH NICHOLLS, HAVERFORDWEST, PEMBS, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:08:12 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Michael Stewart, Swansea, Wales<p>This is a decision that has its basis in public sector cost cutting, rather than in the maintenance of an institution that numerous bodies are reliant on. The area of control is large and the removal of this coordinating centre would prove hugely detrimental to the safety of and the policing of this very busy maritime region.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Peter Gould<p>Please don&#039;t put dogma before lives</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[miss mary wilson, bagshot, United Kingdom<p>one of my distant relitives worked here in the 1800&#039;s and i feel the work they do is far to important to bring to an end</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Richard Lewis, Wales<p>Rubbish proposal from a rubbish government that only looks after the welfare of people in constituencies that return Tory MPs</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:52:39 UTC</pubDate>
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Tourism is a growth industry, we need to increase capacity not restrict it.</p>]]></description>
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SAVE THE COASTGUARD</p>]]></description>
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bristol channel, we have 32ft. yacht and feel very safe and secure knowing that in case of an emergency swansea coastguard are in easy reach, so save our station, please.</p>]]></description>
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This huge region cannot be hived off to a further distant rescue coordination centre without loss of public confidence, and an inevitable loss of life. This is a desperate gamble by the UK Government.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Miss Joanne Morse<p>HMG MUST review this.  It is ludricous to suggest that the closure is justified due to other public sector jobs available in the area.  DVLA workers in Morriston are not equipped, situated or trained to provide the vital service the Swansea Coastguard provides to the majority of the Bristol Channel.  The decision to close the station flies in the face of common sense and is dangerous considering the lives that may be lost as a result.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[mr daryl thomas<p>They&#039;re closing the busiest coastguard in Wales....... where&#039;s the government&#039;s logic in this madness. Wake up and smell the coffee</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Nigel Richards, Prague, Czech Republic<p>I know how much the Swansea Coastguard is needed, risking lives for money is immoral and plain wrong! Maybe we should dump a few Whitehall bureaucrats in a rubber dinghy in the Bristol Channel in January and let them appreciate the coastguard. Just knowing Swansea Coastguard is watching over the waters makes everyone feel secure!</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Brenda Sedwell, Teignmouth, Devon, United Kingdom<p>Many lives will be at risk if coastguard stations are closed, please reconsider.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Jennifer MacRae, United Kingdom<p>I holidayed on the Gower every year when my daughter was growing up.. Fully aware of just what a vital service the Swansea Coastguard provides to this and the wider coastal area of the Bristol Channel.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Mike O&#039;Brien, United Kingdom<p>Given the nature of the Bristol Channel, Swansea provides an essential service that cannot be interfered with merely to save money. Follow that logic to its ultimate conclusion and the entire Coastguard service becomes unviable.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[James Yeoman, Cardiff, United Kingdom<p>Save Swansea Coastguard! They do so much great work that it is completely illogical to shut down the 24 hour Search and rescue Coordination Centre at Tutt Head, Mumbles, Swansea.</p>]]></description>
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