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Council’s inertia

HEXHAM councillors’ proud tradition of inaction, and opposition to changes that might benefit the public as a whole, goes back a long way.

Last updated 27 February 2013
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Will the Duke ride roughshod over the housing protesters?

hxOvinghamProtest08ct I WONDERED how long it would be before another application to build houses would be submitted by the Duke of Northumberland.

Last updated 27 February 2013
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Marriage vote

I WOULD like to take the unusual step, for me, of applauding the actions of our Tory MP Guy Opperman in voting for same sex marriages in the House of Commons last week.

Last updated 20 February 2013
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Work starts on windfarm

WORK has started on erecting three wind turbines at Whittonstall’s Boundary Lane.

Last updated 20 February 2013
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Scoring points

WHO would have believed that in my 65 years I would agree with a Tory MP. But I support Guy Opperman’s call for a return to local councils (Courant, February 8).

Last updated 20 February 2013
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Deterioration

ROSALIND Saul’s article on the state of Hexham town centre has prompted me to write to you (Courant, February 8).

Last updated 20 February 2013
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Be imaginative

CAN I make four points in response to your report on retail decline (Courant, February 8)?

Last updated 20 February 2013
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Privileged landlords

YOUR article about the number of empty shops and hotels in Hexham makes depressing reading. So is the predictable response of those who can do something about it (Courant, February 8).

Last updated 20 February 2013
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Concerted action can revive fortunes of Hexham town centre

hxForeStreet07ct WHERE’S the ambition for Hexham? Where’s the analysis? What are the solutions? What are we doing?

Last updated 20 February 2013
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Disappointment

I’M writing to say how bitterly disappointed and surprised I was to read that Guy Opperman voted in favour of same-sex marriage (Courant, February 8).

Last updated 20 February 2013
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Health monitor

SELF-regulation hasn’t worked for the banks, the police, the press or the drinks industry. Why would the NHS be any different?

Last updated 20 February 2013
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Road repairs

I WENT to see the landslip at Stocksfield. With the right brains, and men on machines, this is an elementary common sense job.

Last updated 20 February 2013
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We’re left without a seat following a very strenuous shift

MY eldest son and I were carrying a settee weighing more than the England rugby team the other day when he suddenly put down his end.

Last updated 20 February 2013
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Heartfelt thanks

WE are very quick to criticise the NHS but I would like to thank the system and all the paramedics and staff who came to look after me last Tuesday, after I parted company with a horse.

Last updated 20 February 2013
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AS an ex-mines mechanic, who has worked at Stagshaw, Wylam and Hedley drift mines, North Wallbottle, Weetslade, and Montague collieries, I have worked, underground bent almost double carrying a tool bag 20 to 28lbs in wet and dirty conditions and seen miners lying on their sides in water shovelling coal onto a conveyor.

Last updated 13 February 2013
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