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Jailed soldier Joe Glenton saw through the hypocrisy

4:10pm Thursday 18th March 2010

NICOLA Fifield’s article about Joe Glenton (Gazette & Herald, March 10), the soldier sentenced to nine months in military prison because he was absent without leave, also explained that he “questioned the morality and legality of the war” in Afghanistan “which in his view, was unjust, illegal and counter productive”.

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Gas processing plant woe

4:04pm Thursday 18th March 2010

A “PUBLIC consultation” was recently held in Thornton-le-Dale by Moorland Energy Limited, of Guildford, to inform residents that a gas processing plant is soon to be built just outside this “once prettiest” village.

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Malton Market flower stall loss

4:03pm Thursday 18th March 2010

I WAS most surprised and dismayed to read of the cancellation of the contract for Kelly’s Plant Stall on Malton Market.

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Talented scouts in Pickering

4:01pm Thursday 18th March 2010

ON Friday evening, I was privileged to watch the 1st Vale of Pickering Scouts Gang Show at the Kirk Theatre, celebrating 100 years of Scouting in Pickering.

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More bad news

3:57pm Thursday 18th March 2010

I RECENTLY received my copy of the (all news is good news) NY Times newspaper, the mouthpeice of North Yorkshire County Council, telling me it had been a bad winter and we are all going to have our pockets picked for £30, in addition to an inflation-busting tax figure.

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Let Cyril Shreeve speak

4:07pm Thursday 11th March 2010

IN his letter ( Gazette &Herald, March 3), Cyril Shreeve points out that he was not allowed to express his point of view regarding the proposed Malton and Norton Town Council on the grounds that he was not a Norton resident.

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Bus shelter is sorely needed in Kirkbymoorside

4:11pm Thursday 11th March 2010

YOUR article last week on the proposed new bus shelter for Kirkbymoorside told us that the police had commented that it could become a focus for anti-social behaviour.

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Parking charges

4:05pm Thursday 11th March 2010

I AGREE with Coun Andrews’ view that Ryedale District Council is tinkering with trivial amounts of money.

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Readers respond to news that Kelly Smith's flower stall has left Malton market

3:59pm Thursday 11th March 2010

I AM absolutely incensed at the news of the flower stall being booted off Malton market.

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Universal approach needed on recycling

4:10pm Thursday 4th March 2010

FOLLOWING on from James Bulmer’s letter (Gazette & Herald, February 17), I can’t understand why, in this country, we make such a half-hearted attempt at recycling.

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Malton and Norton merger vote

4:05pm Thursday 4th March 2010

REGARDING proposals to merge Malton and Norton-on-Derwent town councils.

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Climate changes

4:02pm Thursday 4th March 2010

LAST year, apparently, many people were uncertain about the cause and reality of global warming and climate change. Now, it seems, they are not quite so sure.

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TV Licence reminder

4:00pm Thursday 4th March 2010

MOVING home this spring? Don’t forget to call TV Licensing. We’d like to remind home-movers in Ryedale to notify TV Licensing of any change of address.

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Talents Fine Arts gallery still open

3:48pm Thursday 4th March 2010

MORE than one person has said to me in recent days how sorry they were to see that our gallery was closing.

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