Letters

Library day

TOMORROW is National Library Day – a chance for everyone, whether they are regular library users or not, to celebrate their local library.

Last updated 6 February 2012
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Grant aid

I AM writing to correct the impression that will have been given regarding the grant aid applications received by Prudhoe Town Council for 2012-13 (Courant, January 27).

Last updated 6 February 2012
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Heartfelt thanks

I AM writing to convey my deep heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the patients of Allendale Health Centre since I announced that I am leaving for a new post.

Last updated 6 February 2012
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Not staggered

I AM writing with reference to the headline ‘Prudhoe folk face staggering tax rise’ (Courant, January 27).

Last updated 6 February 2012
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WE have lived in Bardon Mill for seven years now, and all year round we have two feeding stations for the birds and always these have been very popular with goldfinches, blue and great tits, siskins, greenfinches, sparrows, starlings and blackbirds.

Last updated 6 February 2012
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True meaning

IT seems that only up here in Northumberland, Durham and on Tyneside, is Thursday pronounced with due regards for its origins – ie. Thorsday.

Last updated 6 February 2012
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Stereotypes

ALAN Sample regurgitates the lazy claim that ‘English people’ subsidise ‘Scots’ (Courant Letters, January 27).

Last updated 6 February 2012
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Northern Rail is the victim of own success

AS a regular user of the train service along the Tyne Valley, it is after some considerable thought I feel that I must take issue with Guy Opperman (Courant, January 27) in connection with the peak hour train from Hexham to Newcastle.

Last updated 6 February 2012
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Waste collection

ONE of the current plagues of our community is the lack of home owners’ thought and consideration with regards to the fortnightly recycled waste collection.

Last updated 6 February 2012
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Vulnerable

IT has been said that a society can be judged by how it treats its vulnerable members.

Last updated 6 February 2012
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Appreciation

OVINGHAM cemetery has been transformed from being what must of been one of the worst kept cemeteries in the country.

Last updated 6 February 2012
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Safety measures

THE public’s safety at Hexham bus station is all important.

Last updated 6 February 2012
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Helping hands

ON Saturday, January 21, I was walking up Priestpopple to catch the 12.58pm No 10 bus home when I tripped on a coil of steel wire.

Last updated 6 February 2012
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Convenient site

HAS April Fool’s Day come early this year? We refer to the front page article (Courant, January 13) , about proposals for the bus station and re-siting of Benson’s Monument and park gates.

Last updated 30 January 2012
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Concessions

A FRESH appeal is under way to allow holders of concessionary bus passes to travel at any time.

Last updated 30 January 2012
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End the farce and keep bus station where it is

THE whole situation about new arrangements for buses in Hexham has become farcical (Courant, January 13).

Last updated 30 January 2012
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Electric future

I HELPED out with the recent survey of opinion in Hexham about moving the bus station from its present central position. Door-to-door I found almost unanimous opposition to the idea.

Last updated 30 January 2012
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Reorganisation

THE pointless reorganisation of Tesco’s Hexham store clinched it for us. In the midst of the chaos, we were reassured it would be better next week, to which my Dad replied: “Too right, we’re going to Asda!”

Last updated 30 January 2012
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Unique setting

MRS J. Smith’s comments about the facilities in Hexham (Courant Letters, January 13), highlights the need for vigilance in protecting the fabric of the town.

Last updated 30 January 2012
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Independence

ISN’T it interesting to hear all the rhetoric from Scottish Nationalists and UK MPs about the pros and cons of Scottish independence? Nobody seems ready yet to ask the English people how we feel about it.

Last updated 30 January 2012
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