MAY I draw your readers' attention to the current phase of Hambleton District Council's master plan for the development of Northallerton?

In it, the authority has allocated the Castle Hills site for housing development.

We believe Castle Hills should be retained as a green wedge. It is an important landscape feature of the town and has been central to its history. If it is no longer needed for farming it should be gifted to the town as parkland to be freely enjoyed by all.

Public consultations are to be held in the town hall on Wednesday of next week. We urge those who may be concerned by this development to make their views known at these proceedings.

JG Sheehan, Secretary, Northallerton and District Local History Society.