Letters: 'The Police can save a lot of money by abolishing the Police and Crime Commissioner, he is a law unto himself' 5
Letters: 'Jobcentre Plus are now offering positions in the French Foreign Legion and hope you forget to come back' 1
Letters: 'I'm sad to hear the closing of the Ladbrokes in Haughton Green in Darlington, it will be a big miss to the lads who still drink there'
Letters: 'Nuclear power is actually a very clean and, when handled right, safe power source, much better than coal' 2
Letters: 'Radioactive waste should be burned and stored within our nuclear power station's storage instead of being dumped in the Tees' 1
Letters: 'Boris Johnson seems to have abandoned the idea of reducing national debt and is set for more borrowing' 8
Letters: 'Cyber-attacks are very real dangers that can cost millions of pounds an paralyse an entire IT system'
Letters: 'We shouldn't be moping about the floods, tears just add to the problem, it's far better to get mopping'
Letters: 'As the average age of councillors is 60 it's nice to see people like Brandon Fleet standing for the Woodham Ward'
Letters: 'Maybe Einstein realised his famous equation after seeing a dog walker dispose of his doggy bag up a tree' 2
Letters: 'We need to make small sacrifices like smaller crisp packets and no Christmas crackers at Christmas if we are to save the planet'
Letters: 'The county council's decision to move County Hall to a flood plain was short sighted and foolish' 27
Letters: 'There is too much pressure for us to be successful and famous that it is a danger to our lifestyle'
Letters: 'There is a university inserting painful electrodes into the sensitive brains of Barn Owls and killing them. This is animal cruelty'
Letters: 'There is not enough done about speeding in Durham, we need fixed speeding cameras and more speeding tickets'
Letters: 'We are finally cleaning up our act on Teesside and setting a positive outlook for the younger generation'
Letters: 'The punishment for drink driving and using a mobile while driving should be much harsher to deter it from happening again' 1
Letters: 'I had the unfortunate displeasure of flying with TUI and not only was the flight delayed but we couldn't pay with cash either' 3
Letters: 'Princess Beatrice could go and get married anywhere and save taxpayers money, but she will want the full bells and whistles' 1
Letters: 'Jacob Young has already earned the title "Invisible Man tribute act" now he's wasting valuable debating opportunities' 1
Letters: 'Although the bombing of Dresden was condemned as unnecessary, it was actually vital to clear the way for advancing Russian armies'
Letters: 'I think the reason Mangobean closed was because of all the dark glass, it doesn't exactly look inviting' 1
Letters: 'Most opencast sites are abysmal, but Oakenshaw nature reserve is a good example of what can be done with once worthless land' 1
Letters: 'Extinction Rebellion's rejection of coal mines in the North will only worsen the problem they are trying to solve' 1
Letters: 'Boris to ban all cars but electric by 2032 but I fail to see how we are going to power all of them' 40
Letters: 'Crematorium chapels have not moved with the times, they can't cope with all the mourners and pack them in like sardines'
Letters: 'Dumping nuclear waste on our coasts has led to a serious decline in sea life, this needs to stop'
Letters: 'I met a lot of ex miners while I worked, I will always remember the help they gave me and their friendship'
Letters: 'The allowance for attending the House of Lords is to be increased to £323 a day, most pensioners make £180 a week' 11
Letters: 'A mate of mine will be running in the 40th Great North Run, he's ran all 39 others we should cheer people like him along' 1
Letters: 'Long stay car parking at Teesside airport needs to be reduced for it to attract holidaymakers' 3
Letters: 'Patriotism is about being proud of your cultural identity and having a place in the world' 13
Letters: 'If Ben Houchen is successful on the many fronts he is battling on it will help many Teessiders as well as people beyond' 2
Letters: 'Ben Houchen needs to keep a cool head if he is to get the former steelworks land and he's failing at that' 2
Letters: 'Patriotism isn't just about waving a flag, it's also about looking after the most vulnerable in our country' 1
Letters: 'There should be a path between Hathaways roundabout to the roundabout at St Helens in Bishop Auckland, it's a busy route' 2
Letters: 'There is too much stigma around domestic violence committed by women, it needs to be talked about more'
Letters: 'If developers can afford multi-million pound bonuses, they can afford to build on brownfield sites'
Letters: 'The stroke rehabilitation unit would have been better off co-located with the hyper acute unit in Durham'
Letters: 'I am a cancer patient and every hospital I have been to everyone has been kind, patient and considerate'
Letters: 'There are now almost three million Dementia Friends all working together to support people with dementia'
Letters: 'Thank you to the charity that made it possible for some asylum seeking and refugee families to watch a Pantomime'
Letters: 'Gavin Styles managing director of Banks Mining is wrong to say that opencast mining has any environmental benefit' 1
Letters: 'Those who live in Port Clarence need to protest against the use of the site as a nuclear waste dump'
Letters: 'Both Darlington and Stockton need to work together for Locomotion No. 1 and tell the story of the railway' 11
