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High Street trees I READ with great sadness of the decision by Hambleton District Council to decide against planting trees in Northallerton High Street and use planters instead due to opposition from the Showman’s Guild. “Protest as tree plans changed for planters” (D&S Times, Feb 19). Northallerton High Street like many other high streets around the country will have to evolve from mainly retail to a blend of retail, hospitality and residential if it is to survive. The addition of an attractive public space in the centre of the town would be a key part in this, encouraging visito...

Unitary consultation ROBERT JENRICK has announced an eight-week consultation period on two alternative, conflicting proposals to bring North Yorkshire under a unitary status – the so-called East/West split creating two unitaries, or the single North Yorkshire unitary. He claims that he has always been clear that any restructuring of local government must be locally-led and will not involve top-down solutions from government. However, this is not the case. He is not asking the residents of North Yorkshire whether they want to change to a unitary status. On the contrary, he is telling u...

King's Lynn historian has a lifetime of memories of Lynn Mart Published: 10:00, 21 February 2021 From the buzz of excitement when he visited the fairground as a child to the times when, as borough mayor, he performed the official opening ceremony, DR PAUL RICHARDS has a lifetime of memories of Lynn Mart. He was in the civic party on opening day for many years and saw how much the Mart’s visit to Lynn meant to the town and also to the showmen as it marked the start of their summer touring season. Although the Mart is missing from the Tuesday Market Place this year, Dr Richards has been ...

The Links Market Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Kirkcaldy’s famous Links Market has been postponed for the second year running as lockdown restrictions continue. The annual street fair will not go ahead in April as planned. However, showmen hope the event will take place later this year once the Covid-19 vaccine is rolled out. Kirkcaldy has hosted the market since 1304 and it attracted 120,000 people in 2019. Alex Colquhoun, chairman of the Scottish section of the Showmen’s Guild said the decision foll...

Kingdom FM The Links Market in Kirkcaldy will not take place on its normal April dates this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Organiser the Showmen's Guild says the decision has been taken as large events continue to face uncertainty over what restrictions they will face in the coming months. But it hopes to be able to host the event - which attracts thousands of people to the town - later in the year. A statement said: "Following full and careful consideration of the current restrictions in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic we have taken the decision to postpone Kirkcaldy Li...