Letters
Music explores the Hidden Hexham
ONE of the joys of living in Hexham is the extra dimension to town life brought by organisations like the Community Partnership and its musical equivalent Core Music, which was set up five years ago as a community interest company to provide rehearsal, recording and performance space for local musicians.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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Invisible minority
AFTER a year of near incessant rain and then hard frost and ice, the roads around here are in a terrible condition. It is interesting to note that someone (local council I presume) has decided it necessary to tarmac the cycle path on Glenwelt Bank, Greenhead, that runs alongside the Military Road, in priority to fixing the local roads most travelled.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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Improvements
ACCORDING to your front page article regarding the bus station, (Courant, April 5), nothing has been done except the painting of the pathway since it was built in 1935.
Last updated 17 April 2013
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Heartfelt thanks
WE would like to say a big thank you to Jo, Gary and the quiz team at the General Havelock, at Haydon Bridge, who held a quiz night to raise money for the Education Centre for Children with Downs Syndrome (ECCDS) which our son Max attends.
Last updated 10 April 2013
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Simple economics
GUY Opperman’s support of free parking shows an unreal view of the local situation. The local Conservatives are not offering a viable alternative parking solution for Hexham.
Last updated 10 April 2013
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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
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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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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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
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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Financial reality
I FEEL George McCreedy needs to understand the financial situation many people are finding themselves in when he criticises the Cash4Clothes shop in Prudhoe.
Last updated 27 March 2013
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