Letters
Sad day as pub closes its doors
It is with a huge amount of regret and indeed heartbreak that we have found it necessary to close The Masons Arms, Rennington.
Loyal support
On behalf of the Christian Aid committee may I say a very big thank-you to all the churches in the Amble area for their loyal support during Christian Aid week.
Festival success
The success of the recent Puffin Festival in Amble was due to the unstinting work carried out by the Amble Action Group Committee, Julia, Helen, Anna, Elaine and Kate, who gave up their time and effort to make this work for the community, I cannot thank them enough.
Poppy funds
At the annual fund-raising dinner/dance of the Warkworth and Amble District Royal British Legion held on June 1, at the Sun Hotel, Warkworth, the evening raised the fantastic total of £655 for the Poppy Appeal.
Managing the environment
Beatrix Potter was not a sentimentalist, but a well-recognised scientist with a great deal of research into fungi. She had a paper read at the Royal Society which she personally could not attend because she was a woman.
Do we want a troglodyte community?
The Planning Inspector’s rejection of an appeal to allow an unacceptable over-development of the Links site near Beadnell is vindication of the planning committee’s decision to ignore yet again the county planning department’s recommendations.
What will happen now?
I’m not sure if your correspondent Ms Wrangham had noticed, but in the last five years Northumberland County Council has had to contend with over £100million in cuts to its budget.
Fight on for A1 dualling
I was delighted to hear that Berwick’s Lib Dem MP has recently raised the issue of dualling the A1 in Parliament on our behalf.
Searching for the Riddells
I’m doing part of my family history. The name I’m currently looking at is Riddell.
Fair reflection of good days
A team of past leaders of Byrne Skulekorps will be visiting Alnwick at the end of June this year for a short holiday.
Plain enough over flood land
I have been reading at the weekend about the Government’s efforts to reach agreement regarding insurance of houses in the flood plains.
We must protect this treasure
Lovers of the North Northumberland Heritage coast will be well satisfied with the latest decision by the planning inspector adjudicating on the appeal by the owners of Link House, a property situated between Beadnell and Seahouses.
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Weather for Northumberland
Thursday 20 June 2013
Today
Light rain
Temperature: 10 C to 16 C
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