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Historical importance

AT a recent annual meeting of Hexham Town Council I was surprised and delighted to see such a large attendance of people determined to improve our environment and general appearance of the town. I was particularly impressed by the mason who wanted to repair St Wilfrid’s Gate.

Last updated 10 April 2013
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Vital contributions

WE write in response to the comments made by your anonymous correspondent about the Prudhoe Youth Charity Shop (Courant Letters, March 22).

Last updated 10 April 2013
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Responsibility

ONCE again, Hexham’s Conservative MP, Guy Opperman, stubbornly refuses to accept any responsibility for the decline in Hexham's retail sector.

Last updated 10 April 2013
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Town plan

CONGRATULATIONS to Coun. Judy Lloyd for the energy and perseverance in taking the Hexham Town Plan forward.

Last updated 10 April 2013
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Charity shop

NORMALLY I do not respond to people who do not have the courage of their convictions or decency to publish their names (Courant Letters, March 22) but on this occasion I owe it to the volunteers to respond.

Last updated 10 April 2013
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Urgent action needed to save vital asset of Hexham’s heritage

hxRowsell14ct IT is disappointing that your correspondent A.B. Cuthbert (Courant Letters, March 22) used the state of St Wilfrid's Arch only for a party political rant that was useless and futile.

Last updated 10 April 2013
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Severe weather could put hill farmers out of business

GOVERNMENT and landlords must support struggling farmers who have lost livestock and are risking going out of business due to the extreme weather, the NFU has pleaded.

Last updated 10 April 2013
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Destruction

YOUR correspondent Mrs Brennan is to be congratulated on her comments regarding proposed changes to Allendale Market Place (Courant, Letters, March 29).

Last updated 10 April 2013
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Boycott urged

I WAS saddened to read about Alan Philipson’s fight with the council regarding his ice cream van pitch (Courant, March 15).

Last updated 27 March 2013
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Hybrid has the power to impress

Hxtoyhybrid FIRST sight of the new, second generation Toyota Auris was of an aggressively, eye-catchingly styled car that, given a chance, would woo potential customers with the overall substance of the product.

Last updated 27 March 2013
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Fracking fears

REGARDING the Duke of Northumberland’s sudden interest in mineral rights (Courant, March 15), the first thing to come to mind is, is he about to become a fracker?

Last updated 27 March 2013
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Carbuncles

QUELLE surprise! The planning application for a wind turbine at Hexham Racecourse, rejected by local people last year, has gone to appeal (Courant, February 1).

Last updated 27 March 2013
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Ashamed

WE are stunned at the disgraceful manner in which Alan Philipson has been treated by Northumberland County Council (Courant, March 15).

Last updated 27 March 2013
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Real culprits

I KNOW the silly season is here (local elections in May), but you’ve got to hand it to the Tories on Hexham Town Council for their bare faced cheek.

Last updated 27 March 2013
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Council has no right to rob ice cream man of his livelihood

hxCreamyman12ct I’M furious about the fact that our ice cream man, Alan Philipson, has lost livelihood (Courant, March 15).

Last updated 27 March 2013
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Loyalty card

AT the town plan meeting organised by Hexham Town Council this week, I heard comments from retailers that few or none of their customers were presenting Hexham Loyalty Cards, leading to the feeling these are not working as intended by encouraging local companies.

Last updated 27 March 2013
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