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Slap a tax on bikes
I am glad that Mr Page (Letters, April 11) agrees with me that more money should have been found in the budget for transport and that we need to look for another source of revenue. I suggest that there should be a tax on bicycles. After all, what with
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Oblivion is the answer
I find it advantageous to have a fair idea of the answer before asking a question. This frees one from the anxiety of waiting for a reply (Broken Promises, Letters, April 12). Since reorganisation, some employees of the City of York Council have come
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What next on cuts?
The Evening Press has reported that the longstanding traffic problems at the A19 roundabout that were exacerbated by the siting of the council's Rawcliffe Bar Park & Ride scheme are now to be finally tackled. The proposed improvement scheme is to
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Costing out swims
Referring to letters related to the increase in swimming fees in York, the council has usually replied by saying that the cost in the city is less, or comparable with charges in Selby, Tadcaster and Wetherby - the "cheapest in the area" according to Coun
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Grants on agenda
AREA farmers were invited to attend a National Farmers' Union presentation on wildlife-friendly schemes, at its headquarters at Tadcaster Road, York today at 1.30 pm. Laurie Norris the NFU policy adviser for Yorkshire said "We have organised the meeting
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Jake's a rare breed
ONE, two, three, four, five... Farmer Fred Ruston of West Knapton, between Malton and Scarborough, displays for our photographer a rarity. This lamb was born about two weeks ago with an extra leg. Fred, of Wath Farm, said the five-legged creature was
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Rural summit
Leaders of 27 rural industries gathered in a major show of solidarity and pledged to work together to move agriculture out of crisis. The third Rural Summit brought together the road haulage industry, farm machinery sector, feed and seed businesses, fertiliser
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Mass protest targets York
York faces gridlock when farmers, hauliers and other demonstrators take to the streets to protest against the crisis in agriculture. The man responsible for organising the march on Saturday, May 6, hopes thousands of people and dozens of lorries, tractors
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Put human life before property
Farmer Tony Martin woke up in prison today to begin a life sentence. His conviction for the murder of teenage burglar Fred Barras shocked family and supporters. But the implications of this case will be felt far beyond Bleak House, Martin's Norfolk home
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Give me asylum...
I am an ex-Para who served in the Second World War and now live on the minimum pension. I've tried different channels to increase this pension but to no avail. I've read about an Algerian claiming asylum, bringing in two wives, 15 kids and getting £617
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Cold, uncaring way to treat older teachers
Michael Peters' statement, "very few schools affected", is a cold, uncompassionate response for teachers who have lost their jobs (Teachers Facing Jobs Axe, April 17). School funding is based on "average", rather than actual salaries, and as a result
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Plea for farmers markets
A women's organisation is calling for the return of a weekly farmers' market in York city centre. Soroptimist International of York is considering raising a petition to the City of York Council, and is appealing for other organisations and individuals
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Bootiful bronze
Bernard Matthews is a man who spends his days among thousands of turkeys, checking they are fattening up nicely, ensuring they are not suffering from turkey diseases, and despatching the fully-grown birds to the slaughterhouse.And now, thanks to his wife's
