Letters
Family history
Published 27 August 2008
I HAVE a good history of my family going back to 1647 , but it’s hard to get information prior to the 1841 census and past the 1901 census. It's also very difficult to obtain the history of Ritson girls as the census doesn’t record maiden names.
Attraction
Published 21 August 2008
THIS last weekend was spent on holiday walking in Northumbria and included a visit to Hexham.
Shameful bid to rid our town of colour
Published 21 August 2008
SHAME, shame, shame on the grey people who have got no life and who want to impose their monochrome world upon the rest of us.NEIL HEMMINGS,Hencotes,Hexham
Fine tradition
Published 21 August 2008
I AGREE with the comment made by a Radio 2 listener who told Monday’s Jeremy Vine Show that whoever had complained about the market stall barkers “should get a life”.
Boy racers
Published 21 August 2008
I READ with real interest that boy racers were the scourge of Tynedale (Courant, August 15) and noted that Prudhoe wasn’t given a mention.
Precedence
Published 21 August 2008
I HAVE some thoughts for those who complaints prompted the written warning sent to traders in Hexham’s Market Place.
Praised for quick response
Published 21 August 2008
I WAS woken from my sleep at around 4am last Friday morning by much hilarity outside my bedroom window – no doubt from young people who have been successful in their A-level exams.
Transfer
Published 21 August 2008
THERE have been some complaints about the old swimming pool being closed three weeks, during the height of the summer, before the new one opens.
Short-sighted
Published 21 August 2008
I WAS interested to read your article about Dilston (Courant, August 15), having been born in the maternity ward there during the war.
Why has our sport gone missing?
Published 14 August 2008
IT has to be said, August 2008 isn’t a great time to be returning to the Hexham area after some months away, looking forward to a solid month of athletics and swimming.
Post office
Published 14 August 2008
THE campaign to save Bardon Mill post office reached its conclusion on Friday when a comprehensive report detailing reasons and data as to why the branch should not be closed was delivered to Post Office Ltd.
Simple remedies for town centre’s image
Published 14 August 2008
I WAS interested to read that the Hexham traders had submitted a report to Tynedale Council’s cabinet on suggested improvements to the town (Courant, August 1).
Ragwort
Published 14 August 2008
MANY supporters have contacted us recently to voice their concerns about ragwort, which is blooming at the moment. As every horse owner and farmer knows, ragwort contains toxins which can have debilitating or fatal consequences if eaten by horses and other grazing animals.
Retirement
Published 14 August 2008
WE WOULD like to express our most grateful thanks to the patients, staff and partners of the Haydon and Allen Valleys Medical Practice for their warmth, kindness and generosity on the occasion of our joint retirement from the practice.
Complaints
Published 14 August 2008
WHY can people like Hextol (Courant, August 1) not tell tradespeople the truth?
Multi-storey
Published 14 August 2008
I WAS very interested to read (Courant, August 1) that Tynedale Council has had the foresight to purchase the pair of bungalows fronting Haugh Lane to provide a rear access to the old swimming pool site in Gilesgate.
Devious plan
Published 7 August 2008
WE have had very inadequate information as yet about the economic considerations involved in the proposals to reduce our network of rural post offices..
Impressions
Published 7 August 2008
NOW that the summer influx of visitors is in full swing, I trust that the independent traders are prospering and meeting the challenge of the major chains.
Lifeline
Published 7 August 2008
PETER Atkinson is a proper gentleman by being prepared to support his voters in their campaign to save post offices (Courant, July 25), unlike other MPs.
Town centre car parking is adequate
Published 7 August 2008
THERE is little to cheer in the news that £20,000 is going to be spent (Courant, July 25) on a new parking study for Hexham.
