Your letters
I was pleased to read Roberta Mothersdale’s article about hedges (Aug). I said right from the start of the Entry Level Scheme, that it will be the ruin of hedges. They will grow long and straggly and gaps will appear which ares no good for wildlife to nest in. A hedge should be thick so birds can nest without being seen; they also provide shelter for farm animals. Hedges should be trimmed every year as this keeps them thick and tidy, with less wear and tear on hedge cutters.
Chris Jolley, York
I wonder how many readers thought that the only sphinx was near the pyramids at El Giza in Egypt? Well they would be wrong because here is the Eastby Sphinx Rock, not too far from Skipton. To see it, climb up Eastby Brow towards Barden Tower, and just over the first cattle grid stop. Then look up the rough track on your left and there he is looking high and handsome as my picture (right) shows. He was first pointed out to me by a member of the Barlick Clarion cycling club many
FOLLOWING calls from the ACT Hindu community about making Diwali a public holiday, Chief Minister Andrew Barr rejected the request, saying public holidays need to have “whole of community significance”.
“As additional public holidays in the ACT would be observed by all ACT workers, it is important they have a whole of community significance. Given this, the Diwali festival would not be amenable for consideration as an additional public holiday,” Mr Barr said in response to the request made by Hindu statesman Rajan Zed.
Disappointed by this response, the Hindu community is now asking the ACT government to revisit its public holiday policies and form an exploratory committee to seriously examine this issue of fairness.