What about services we don’t use?

1:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

Sir – The new charge for garden waste collection seems to be wrong in principle and wrong in practice.

Water everywhere

1:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

Sir – As a member of an established Westmorland family, I read the letter from John Roche (May 16) with particular interest.

Another agenda

1:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

Sir – Peter Lofts in his letter of May 16 asks if it would have been more cost effective to have included the charge for emptying garden waste bins in the Council Tax. He is quite right, it would.

Landscape support

1:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

Sir – Friends of Craven Landscape would like to thank the community for supporting the battle against the Brightenber Hill Wind Farm.

Waterways reply

1:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

Sir – In her letter (May 9), Mrs Hoad feels the Waterways Festival is “more geared toward the boating community”. The clue is in the name, what else but boats would attend a Waterways Festival?

History shouldn’t be ignored for revenue

1:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

Sir – Following the council’s threat to close Craven Bowling Club to (possibly) make way for parking space, here is a not too untrue a tale.

Parking is adequate

1:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

Sir – I was surprised to read that Craven District Council is considering converting the bowling green of Craven Bowling Club into a car park.

Grants available

1:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

Sir – The Skipton Temperance Hall Trustees Fund has the ability to offer small grants to local charities and organisations.

Election thanks

1:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

Sir – I would like to thank the residents of the Airedale Division for re-electing me as their councillor following the recent North Yorkshire County Council elections.

Railway masts 'an eyesore'

1:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

Sir – Our Design Police, the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority in particular (and planning authorities in general), promote themselves as the guardians of our environment.






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