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Funding fear

3:25pm Friday 20th August 2010

Sir, – It really is excellent news that the academy in Stanley is receiving immediate funding and that Consett’s has been given the go-ahead (subject to some budget trimming).

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CAB office

3:26pm Friday 20th August 2010

Sir, – A few weeks ago, I wrote that I was fearful that Durham City Vision, with its overweening ambition, when brought down to Earth would skip into the sunset.

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DEC appeal

3:27pm Friday 20th August 2010

Sir, – I want to personally thank your readers for their generosity towards the people of Pakistan.

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Blair’s back

3:28pm Friday 20th August 2010

Sir, – So, Tony Blair again steps back centre stage. It is hard not to be cynical when listening to this man as time after time since 1997 we know he has manipulated facts and misrepresented them for his own aims.

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School safety

3:29pm Friday 20th August 2010

Sir, – After Education Secretary Michael Gove’s recent cancellation of the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) initiative, many must continue with existing buildings for the foreseeable future.

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Gateway plan

3:11pm Friday 13th August 2010

Sir, – I read with interest the article in the Durham Times (July 27) headed “Work to begin on ‘bold’ £48m university scheme”. There were a number of points within the article which seemed to skirt over some of the salient issues and concluded by giving the impression that this project was of greater benefit to the local area than might actually be the case.

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Ironic cheer

3:12pm Friday 13th August 2010

Sir, – The headline on the back page of Durham News, a newssheet from the Liberal Democrats, claims “Durham City Centre benefits from Lib Dems changes in Government”.

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£500m poorer

3:12pm Friday 13th August 2010

Sir, – The latest edition of Durham News (the Lib Dem paper) headlines ‘The Lib Dems Deliver in Government’.

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Quarry safety

3:13pm Friday 13th August 2010

Sir, – With the start of the long school holidays, young people will be looking for excitement and places to hang out with their friends. I would like to appeal to parents in your area to ensure that their youngsters are not tempted to enter into local quarries uninvited.

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Thank you

3:13pm Friday 13th August 2010

Sir, – The chairman of Durham County Council would like to thank all those who donated to his raffle at the salsa evening on July 24 in aid of Down’s Syndrome Association.

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