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Remember those in need at Christmas

OVER the Christmas period millions of people across the world will celebrate one of the most important dates in their religious calendar. Read

What next from this breed apart?

FIRST we learn of a developer from the North East anonymously giving hundreds of thousands of pounds to the Labour party, now, a man from the same area staging his death and hiding in a bed sit for five years unbeknown to anyone other than his wife. Read

Faith in a decision based on belief

‘Tony Blair should have remembered he was a servant of the democracy which elected him’ Read

Yet another blow for our village way of life

‘Almost everyone needs a car to get them about as the goods they need are no longer on their doorstep and there is no effective public transport for them to use’ Read

Some things we just can’t believe

CAN anyone really believe the Cabinet ministers who deny any knowledge of the hundreds of thousands of pounds given to them by a north eastern businessman? I can’t. Particularly when I learn he is the Labour party’s second largest donor and he has been ever-present at their gatherings. As this embarrassment comes on the back of the “Cash for honours” disgrace something must be done. The whole system is rotten and open to abuse. Read

Why I’ll live out my days in Huddersfield

‘I was amazed to learn how much is going on in Huddersfield and how much has been achieved’ Read

New light on Blair years

I WAS very interested to watch our former Prime Minister participate in the first of a series of programmes about his years in politics. “The Blair Years” have the potential to shed a great deal of light on the goings on in Number 10 Downing Street, particularly the relationship between Blair and Brown. I have said before that politics is a dirty game perhaps we will now see how dirty. Read

Contrasting view of our police service

THE contrast between the most senior officers in the police service and those who daily put their lives at risk could not have been viewed in greater relief than last week. Read

Dialling up a whole load of problems

MORE and more companies require you to call a number with 08 to access their support staff. Read

Harvest of evil that signals more deaths on our streets

LAST week's news that Afghanistan had produced one of the largest crops of poppies in its history is very bad news because it will lead to an abundance of cheap heroin on our streets. Read

Perhaps it’s time to ring the changes

LAST week’s Independent Complaints Commission (IPCC) report into the unlawful shooting of Charles de Menezes on the streets of London is extremely important to us all because it exposes flaws in the command structure of the police service in that city. Read