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Steve gets ready to share his knowledge
BPEX, the organisation representing pig levy payers in England, has appointed a new knowledge transfer manager for the North.
Last updated 15 May 2013
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SEAT is really on track with new Leon
I HAVE closely followed the development and fortunes of the SEAT car range, after the Volkswagen acquisition.
Last updated 15 May 2013
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Tynedale: Radical changes
THOUGH we are at opposite ends of the political spectrum, I am pleased to see that UKIP, a non-mainstream party, has made a noticeable difference to local voting patterns in the recent elections.
Last updated 15 May 2013
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Hexham: Helping hands
NOW I know why I am so pleased that my travels have brought me to live in Hexham.
Last updated 15 May 2013
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Hexham: Lack of respect
THE recent elections highlighted a gross lack of respect with regard to the individuals who reside in care homes in the Hexham area.
Last updated 15 May 2013
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Hexham: Rise of Rome
I WAS one of the small audience who heard the talk by Anthony Everitt in Hexham Library about his new book The Rise of Rome, which was reviewed by Peter Lewis in last week’s Courant.
Last updated 15 May 2013
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Hexham: We must focus on the wonderful assets of our town centre shops
YOUR front page article speculates on investors being lured to Hexham. We, in the Market Street traders’ group, find yet again disappointment only in the continued talking down of Hexham.
Last updated 15 May 2013
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For the record, I have given up on the smelly second garage
I HAVE spent the last three months trying to say goodbye to a dear old friend – but he just doesn’t want to go!
Last updated 15 May 2013
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Drivers consider greener cars
GREENER cars could be on the point of becoming more common on Britain’s roads.
Last updated 15 May 2013
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Prudhoe: Duke’s takeover
FROM the technical plans I saw for Prudhoe (Courant, May 3), I see the battle against the Duke of Northumberland is not over.
Last updated 15 May 2013
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British pork needs help
NOT enough pork is being produced on Britain’s farms due to restrictive planning regulations, it has been claimed.
Last updated 15 May 2013
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Tynedale: Parking ticket
ANOTHER sad addition to the new parking restrictions occurred when a friend of mine, with a disabled badge, called and left his car in a residents-only bay, only to discover on his departure that he had acquired a fixed penalty ticket.
Last updated 15 May 2013
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Tynedale: Apprenticeships
WHERE are the workers of tomorrow?
Last updated 15 May 2013
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Wind turbines can transform appearance of rural landscapes
WHITTONSTALL may be small but it is certainly on the map now.
Last updated 8 May 2013
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Hexham: Waiting for action
I SINCERELY hope that ‘election Fever’ has not damaged Coun. Robson’s memory (Courant Letters, April 19.
Last updated 8 May 2013
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Scots Gap: Pesticide ban raises fears over risk to crops
ARABLE farmer John Goodfellow fears crop production could suffer after a proposed crackdown on pesticides which are linked to a decline in the bee population.
Last updated 8 May 2013
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Stocksfield: Visual impact
I DON’T think it is generally recognised in Stocksfield, Hedley-on-the-Hill and Mickley that there is a significant threat from seriously large wind turbines in the area.
Last updated 8 May 2013
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Tynedale: Location, location
IT is great that production companies are seeking out locations in Northumberland to film their drama series...or is it?
Last updated 8 May 2013
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Whitfield: Clay shoot on target
ONE of the country’s biggest clay shooting events takes place in Whitfield on May 11 and 12.
Last updated 8 May 2013
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Feasting on foraged food will turn people green with envy
It's surprising what turns up in the large green box I keep at the side of my desk. Notionally, it’s a receptacle for council minutes, press releases, rugby programmes and other bits and bobs which have found their way onto my desk at various times.
Last updated 8 May 2013
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