REFERENCE has been made to the £425,000 per annum which Hexham could have been spending on local infrastructure projects which might have included a multi-storey car park at Wentworth.

Without an imaginative vision for a thriving Hexham with 21st century facilities, it will prove more and more difficult for Hexham to compete for retail customers and visitors with money to spend.

When the next local elections are held in 2017, Hexham will have missed out on in the region of £1.5m in potential local investment.

PHILIP LATHAM

Riding Mill