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Castle sewer network unable to cope with new developments
YOUR report about the foul smelling pond, (Courant, March 1) indicates a serious environmental problem exists within the environs of Prudhoe Castle.
Last updated 13 March 2013
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Parking cash
COUN. Derek Kennedy’s idea of investing the parking money into Hexham is really innovative (Courant, February 22).
Last updated 13 March 2013
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Literature litter
THE idea of having poems shoved under windscreen wipers is appalling (Courant, March 1).
Last updated 13 March 2013
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Heritage issues
IN response to your rather negative comments on objections to the goods yard development at Hexham (Courant, February 22), I ask you to note that neither my objection nor that of Hexham Civic Society was opposed to the principle of this economic development.
Last updated 13 March 2013
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Interchange
YOUR report of the removal of wrongly-installed Northern Rail signs at Prudhoe Interchange (Courant, February 22) prompts me to write with a word of warning for drivers using that car park.
Last updated 13 March 2013
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Duke to raise farm rents by 40 per cent
TENANT farmers across Tynedale are facing an uncertain future as the Duke of Northumberland plans massive rent rises for their farms.
Last updated 6 March 2013
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Sewingshields celebrates double victory
MORE than 200 hopefuls took part in a stockjudging event held at Hexham Auction Mart by the North of England branch of the Blackface Sheep Breeders’ Association.
Last updated 6 March 2013
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People power
IN calls for the return of Tynedale Council, some correspondents (Courant Letters, February 22) have a habit of looking backwards.
Last updated 6 March 2013
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Council threshold on town’s developments are set far too low
HEXHAM Civic Society had hoped for a much better scheme on the goods yard site at Hexham railway station.
Last updated 6 March 2013
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Health service
THERE are lies, damned lies and Conservative statements about the NHS.
Last updated 6 March 2013
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Tesco parking
DEAR Tesco, I wonder if you have really thought through your recent slashing of one hour from the parking time in your Hexham store.
Last updated 6 March 2013
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Unattractive
THE problems facing the shops in Hexham should not come as a surprise to anyone.
Last updated 6 March 2013
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Dog owners
I ALWAYS thought that dog walkers who failed to clean up their animals’ mess were the lowest of the low.
Last updated 6 March 2013
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Gratitude
THE scandal of the North Staffordshire hospitals trust was very much in the news while I was in hospital and on the day of my operation one national newspaper had the headline ‘Is anyone safe?’
Last updated 6 March 2013
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Testing times at university for the grey cells of the grey-haired
I NOTE with some amusement the Government is proposing to send the over 60s to university to retrain, in order that they can go on working longer.
Last updated 6 March 2013
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Misguided
OPPOSITION to the Same Sex Marriage Bill has nothing to do with prejudice. A. Wright (Courant Letters, February 15) quite correctly points out that marriage was ordained for the union of a man and woman.
Last updated 27 February 2013
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Time for change
IT can only be divine intervention! The bus station clock has started to tick after years of slumber.
Last updated 27 February 2013
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Dog wardens
IT’S high time for the dog wardens to move into Allendale
Last updated 27 February 2013
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Irresponsible
ALMOST every day I walk my dog up the lane between the back of Elvaston Road and Gibsonfields/Moonfield. This lane is used by school children, buggies and residents walking to and from Hexham town centre.
Last updated 27 February 2013
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Core Music
I WOULD like to thank everyone who helped to make Core Music’s fourth birthday concert at the Queen’s Hall, Hexham, such a resounding success.
Last updated 27 February 2013
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