The Local Papers (1)

A scan of this week’s local papers shows a few interesting things relating to Belford and the decision by the Council to keep Council tax unchanged for 2013/14 (hardly surprising in an election year). The detail of the budget hasn’t been released yet – or if it has I haven’t seen it – but it looks as though the freeze has been at the expense of front line services with few new ideas.

Three items relating to Belford caught my eye:

- the appointment of the deputy head of the middle school as the new head;

- the support for a new platform so the station can be reopened by North Sunderland parish council;

- the conflict at Detchant between the successful Bedmax business (good to see in our area) and the residents suffering the resulting heavy traffic on unclassified roads. I don’t know anything about the subject yet but this feels like a subject that will run.