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Politically puzzled AT the same time as you highlighted a report on the dismally poor, and still declining, quality of life indicators in Redcar and Cleveland (D&S Times, May 7), we are hearing of significant gains for the Conservatives in the recent elections. I am puzzled why after 11 years of Conservative government and several years of having Tory MPs and a Tory mayor, people in this region are still flocking to the Conservatives at the ballot box. Andrew Welford, Scaling, Saltburn. THE new Tory battle cry appears to be "Time for Change". Change from what? In my 70-plus years near...

Verge mowing OH dear, the roadside mowers have started already. Hardly has the grass started to grow than the verges are being shaved off down to the soil. Not even a daisy left. Between Easingwold and Thirsk on the A19 the mowing has begun at Hutton Sessay crossroads right up to the entrance to Thirkleby Hall. It is particularly bad around Thirkleby Barugh. Not a chance for any wild flowers to grace the sides of the A19. Verges are an important habitat for wildlife. Lots of gardeners are encouraged to make part of their gardens into a wildflower patch, yet acres of roadsides are mown i...

Prince Philip IT was very sad to hear that HRH, The Duke of Edinburgh, had died. I had hoped he would celebrate his 100th birthday. I shook hands with him on two occasions. Firstly, when he presented me with the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh. I was the first person from Stockton-on-Tees to gain the Gold Award. The second occasion was at the 2014 annual general meeting of the Royal Institute of Navigation in London. His Royal Highness was a fellow of the institute and also its patron. He personally awarded me fellowship of the institute for services to mar...

Ronald E. Truax, longtime resident of Cadillac passed away on Monday, April 12, 2021. He was 89. Ron was born on September 14, 1931, in Cadillac to parents, Clyde and Ranghild (Nelson) Truax. He proudly served his country during the Korean War with the United States Airforce. Ron entered into marriage to the former Marilyn Mayo at the old Selma Street Methodist Church in Cadillac, in June 1957, celebrating nearly 64 years together. Ron made a living working with Metropolitan Life Insurance for 20 years. He was a member of Cadillac United Methodist Church, where he was a Charter member of the ...