Peter Hatfield News Today

A homeless Edmonton man feels lucky to be alive after a fire destroyed the RV he was living in Monday morning.

<p>The Trondheim Wind Quintet honors the composer György Ligeti.<br><br>PROGRAM<br>Györgi Ligeti: From 6 trifles<br>Györgi Ligeti: From 10 pieces for wind quintet<br>Susan Spain-Dunk: Rhapsody for winds<br>Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for piano and winds<br><br>CONTRIBUTOR<br>Flute: Trine Knutsen<br>Oboe: Kåre Aambø<br>Clarinet: Knut Lauritzen<br>Bassoon: Sarah Warner Vik<br>Horn: Peter Hatfield<br&gt...

Was it divine intervention or western democracy that changed the fate of a former country church on the Northern Rivers last week? ‘I didn’t realise we had elections in Ballina Shire,’ Echo reader Peter Hatfield commented recently, ‘I thought David Wright was divinely appointed for life, if not beyond’. David Wright has been mayor of Ballina Shire for the past eleven years and has held a seat on the council for the past seventeen so it’s fair to say his time has been epic in local g...

Or should we get on with building the rail trail? A new company, Northern Rivers Rail Ltd, has been established in an effort to get the Casino to Murwillumbah rail line reopened for trains. They will host their first public meeting this week. But the issue of what our rail corridor should be used for continues to divide our community. On The Northern Stars Facebook page, readers were vocal with their opinions. On the pro-train side, Doug Moses wrote: "I remember travelling from Murwillumb...

Or should we get on with building the rail trail? A new company, Northern Rivers Rail Ltd, has been established in an effort to get the Casino to Murwillumbah rail line reopened for trains. They will host their first public meeting this week. But the issue of what our rail corridor should be used for continues to divide our community. On The Northern Stars Facebook page, readers were vocal with their opinions. On the pro-train side, Doug Moses wrote: "I remember travelling from Murwillumb...