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Oct 2021
Stray Views: Older people in Harrogate are being ignored
Why do so many schemes in Harrogate overlook the needs of older people, one resident asks. This week's topics also include pollution on Cold Bath Road, animal attacks in the Pinewoods and stotties!
Letters
Stray Views is a weekly column giving you the chance to have your say on issues affecting the Harrogate district. It is an opinion column and does not reflect the views of the Stray Ferret. Send your views to letters@thestrayferret.co.uk.
Older people's needs in Harrogate are being ignored
It's all very well trying to encourage cycles and walking, but what about the aged population in Harrogate? Does no-one care any more about the largest population in Harrogate, who cannot walk everywhere or who are in wheelchairs and need to be as near as they can to what they have struggled to get out to do? And how many use the cycle lanes anyway, bad weather puts everyone under cover in a car?
It all started to go wrong when they made West Park a one way thoroughfare. When Ripon traffic could drive straight through it saved all that mess of having to do a loop through and round the town to get out to Leeds.
Harrogate planning has a lot to answer to, both in this and in housing and the plans they pass.
Lesley Dalton, Harrogate
Pollution on Cold Bath Road
Regarding your story about pollution and Western Primary School, closure of the road during school drop up and pick up times would reduce car pollution at these times which would be beneficial for the children
Richard Blackshaw, Harrogate
Read more:
- Is Harrogate's Cold Bath Road getting busier?
- Harrogate businesses set for crunch talks on £10.9m Station Gateway
Sheep killed at Pinewoods
Regarding the recent report of sheep being killed on land adjacent to the Pinewoods. Perhaps the temporary signs being put up could also remind dog owners that farmers can legally shoot any dog caught attacking sheep.
Richard Stobbs, Harrogate
A lovely gesture by a bakery
I would like to give a heartfelt thank you to Avenue Bakery in Harrogate for making stottie cakes for my elderly father who has dementia.
Dad had been reminiscing about stottie cakes and I popped into Avenue Bakery and asked them if it was something they could make for him. They made him two and gifted them to him .
Such a lovely gesture for an old man and he enjoyed them so much.
Joanne Bolton, Knox
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