A NEW junior section of a sea cadets is being launched in March.

WE have a daughter at school in Whitley Bay and consider ourselves lucky that many local children can, and indeed do, walk to and from school – one of the things that attracted us to live in this area.

TYNEMOUTH Operatic Society excelled themselves at the Playhouse Whitley Bay with the magical performance of the musical Annie.

WE wish to thank everyone who attended our first Valentine Extravaganza in aid of Breast Cancer Campaign, which was held at the Blue Flame Club in Benton on Saturday, February 11.

A COMMUNITY centre in the borough is planning a number of events in a bid to raise money to balance their finances.

EVIDENCE of a late night dip sparked a rescue investigation.

I READ recently of the possibility of a number of bowling clubs in North Tyneside facing difficulties paying their bowling green maintenance fees if North Tyneside Council decides to go ahead with the mooted increase in weekly charges (News Guardian, February 2).

NORTH Tyneside MP Mary Glindon is calling for lessons to be learnt from the fire that devastated one of the borough’s factories three years ago.

A FILM shot at Wallsend’s old Swan Hunter shipyard is due to hit the silver screen in the autumn.

THE death toll claimed by asbestos-related cancer in North Tyneside is twice as high as the national average, statistics reveal.

CAMPAIGNERS are seeing red over North Tyneside Council’s rejection of their plea to have more land designated as green belt.

COLLEGE staff and pupils are waiting to find out if they have set a new world record.

AS a long term resident of Preston Grange, I would like to appeal to all those people who walk their dogs through the estate and surrounding area to actually clean up after them.

IF planning consent is granted for a seafront care home at Eastbourne Gardens then it is proposed to remove the bus turning circle and turn some 55 buses per day at the roundabout on Claremont Road.

I WOULD like to thank Mr Stillaway from West Monkseaton for his letter (News Guardian, February 9) in doing the council’s job in bringing me up to date with the proposed housing development adjacent to the A192 Earsdon Road.

ON Thursday, February 9 at about 9.30am my mother collapsed in Beaumont Drive near to Earnshaw Way.

I AM writing regarding the article about the proposed reduction of hours of children’s clubs (News Guardian, February 9).

THE excellent wildlife series Bees, Butterflies and Blooms currently showing on BBC2 should be a wake-up call for us all, including our council.

THE figures contained in your front page report (News Guardian, February 2), on the increases in green fees for bowls clubs are worthy of repetition.

YOUNGSTERS fighting to save Wallsend Boys’ Club fear their efforts will be in vain unless help is forthcoming.