Protect special site

2:09pm Friday 9th May 2008

Sir, - At Castle Hills in Northallerton, a green field site with a hilltop scheduled ancient monument, the developer Taylor Wimpey has applied for outline planning permission to build houses right up to the hilltop fort position.

A great show

2:09pm Friday 9th May 2008

Sir, - Last month, Edinburgh Woollens in Richmond hosted a fashion show for adults with learning disabilities from 59 Newbiggin.

Failing to add up

2:09pm Friday 9th May 2008

Sir, - Once again the future of the cemetery lodge at Northallerton has been brought forward and its survival questioned.

Re-think please

12:53pm Friday 2nd May 2008

Sir, - On behalf of Thirsk and Sowerby Civic Society, I am writing to express our deep concern about the proposed car parking charges that Hambleton District Council is proposing to levy.

Equitable charges

12:52pm Friday 2nd May 2008

Sir, - I was interested to read Susan Latter's letter (D&S, Apr 25); one of the first, I believe, in support of Hambleton District Council's parking charges proposals.

Pragmatic options

12:51pm Friday 2nd May 2008

Sir, - A possible solution to the Hambleton car parking debate could be as follows.

Extra traffic

12:49pm Friday 2nd May 2008

Sir, - I was interested to read the comments made by Tony Hitchens for Premier Management Waste (D&S, April 11) in your article regarding the plans for a proposed composting site at the former quarry site in Bolam.

No school choice

12:50pm Friday 2nd May 2008

Sir, - Last September, Redcar and Cleveland Council made the proud boast that 98 per cent of parents got their first choice of school for their child. This had come about through the work of the Conservative, Liberal Democrat and East Cleveland administration of the previous four years. We built a new school at Eston and one in East Cleveland and we began the one being built at Saltburn.

Save town icon

12:51pm Friday 2nd May 2008

Sir, - I was very disappointed to read in your newspaper of the proposal to move the market cross or Butter Market, in Barnard Castle.

Draconian step

12:54pm Friday 2nd May 2008

Sir, - I was most concerned to learn of Sowerby Parish Council's proposal to erect an eightfoot fence made of plastic-coated steel mesh around the entire perimeter of the play area on the Flatts (D&S, Apr 18).

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