Jack's 'racist' slur was the last straw

Home Secretary Jack Straw was very foolish to say that the English are aggressive, violent and intolerant and that devolution will lead to nasty nationalism. Pool keeps us fit

We write to register our opposition to the proposed closure of Yearsley Swimming Pool. The pool is essential for local citizens to keep fit thus reducing the risk of ill health. Gateway concerns

Those who followed the detailed debate about the poor siting of the Northern Gateway Park and Ride will have seen the new proposals for the bus lane and associated nine sets of traffic lights proposed for the A19 along Bootham and Shipton Road. Users of the present Clifton Moor-based Park and Ride have already realised the difficulties they may face when the service relocates. Wheeled-bin sums

D Jones (Evening Press, January 3) challenges me to justify the £60,000 extra cost of a "back gate" wheeled bin collection service for terraced areas. Rubbish planning

Congratulations to City of York Council for the work done to recycle plastic, paper, cardboard and tins at its city centre Foss Islands depot in York. Come on, cough up

The letter from T J Ryder (Evening Press, January 8), seems to suggest that city councillors should pay for all the festivities surrounding the Millennium out of their own pockets.

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