Letters
Will the Duke ride roughshod over the housing protesters?
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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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
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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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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Open air mining
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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Icy conditions
KNOWN as a serial complainer, I must now praise Northumberland County Council staff for their efforts on Monday, January 21, when the weather and in particular its effects on icy Hallstile Bank, deteriorated quickly as the day progressed.
Last updated 13 February 2013
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Green belt
I WAS puzzled to read that Guy Opperman is attacking the County Council for its ‘dirty little secret’ about building in the green belt (Courant, January 18).
Last updated 13 February 2013
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Retail decay
MY wife and I returned from our weekly Saturday shopping trip to Hexham feeling even more despondent as to the future of our once fine town.
Last updated 13 February 2013
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Police funding
I CAN say with some experience that one thing that Northumbria Police prided itself on was its relationship with the public and Northumbria Police Authority.
Last updated 13 February 2013
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Do middle schools hinder progression in our education system?
THE school system in America is divided into three tiers. Rightly or wrongly the school system in England is not. Of 24,000 schools in England only some 200, I believe, are middle schools.
Last updated 13 February 2013
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Wind energy
IN your report that Hexham Racecourse is appealing against the refusal of consent for a proposed wind turbine (Courant, February 1), it is noted that the scheme would make Yarridge the first carbon-neutral racecourse in the country.
Last updated 13 February 2013
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Care workers
ONCE again I write to give a huge thank you and pay tribute to the care workers who have provided care and support to vulnerable people in their own homes during the spells of snow and ice.
Last updated 13 February 2013
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Hexham: Overheated
I write to clarify the situation regarding Hexham Town Council and the town plan.
Last updated 6 February 2013
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