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Whitfield shoot hits its charity fund-raising target

Hxwhitcheq THE silence of Whitfield’s picturesque landscape was shattered at the weekend by the sound of over 600 shot guns.

Last updated 22 May 2013
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Corbridge: Marvellous school

IN view of the recent press concerning the headship of Corbridge First School, I feel it is about time to say something positive for a change!

Last updated 22 May 2013
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Tynedale: Dying matters

WE would like to make your readers aware that we are coming to the end of this year’s Dying Matters Awareness week (May 13-19).

Last updated 22 May 2013
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Tynedale: Prime price

FARM land in the heart of the Tyne Valley could be worth more than some of London’s prime properties, according to new research.

Last updated 22 May 2013
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Jason Elliott – Dionne Crowe

HALTWHISTLE couple Jason Elliott and Dionne Crowe were married at St Cuthbert’s Church, in Greenhead, on March 16.

Last updated 22 May 2013
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You can count on cameo characters in the drama of elections

THERE are few more interesting places to spend a day than at an election count. I was lucky enough to be at the Wentworth leisure centre in Hexham the other week, when the votes were being counted after county and parish council elections.

Last updated 22 May 2013
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Mark Coates – Judith Louise Tindle

A GRETNA wedding was followed by a honeymoon in Gran Canaria for newlyweds Mark Coates and Judith Louise Tindle.

Last updated 22 May 2013
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Hexham: Holiday footfall

OUR local independent traders lament Hexham’s vacant retail units, yet on a busy Bank Holiday Monday most of them chose not to open!

Last updated 22 May 2013
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Hexham: Disappointment

ON behalf of Hexham Constituency Liberal Democrats, I would like to thank everyone who voted in the recent local elections. Those votes have helped to shape the new county, town and parish councils in the constituency which will remain in power for the next four years.

Last updated 22 May 2013
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VW quality makes Golf car of year

THERE are no emphatic curves and swerves in the body styling of the latest seventh generation, Volkswagen Golf.

Last updated 22 May 2013
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Prudhoe: Tough decisions

NOW the dust of the local elections has settled down, I want to wish my successor Coun. Eileen Burt the very best of luck over the next four years.

Last updated 22 May 2013
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Tynedale: Parties have little to celebrate following local election results

hxCountPic20ct YOUR coverage of the local elections makes interesting reading (Courant, May 10).

Last updated 22 May 2013
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Tynedale: Poor transport

THE poor 685 bus service from Newcastle to Carlisle needs to improve and be brought up to a far higher and up to date standard. The buses, provided by Arriva and Stagecoach, are antiquated, uncomfortable, dirty and unreliable. These buses are needing a fleet replacement now. They seem to be cast-offs from other services.

Last updated 22 May 2013
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