Come off it Rodney, - York deserves better

I read with dismay (Evening Press, January 5) the annual whingeing from council leader Rodney Hills under the usual headlines, 'Closures and fees in search for cuts' again. One could almost believe he just alters the dates on his yearly press releases. Save our libraries

We are told the council is committed to reducing traffic on York's roads. We hear that the number of elderly people in the population is rising. Our children have recently been subjected to a daily 'literacy hour'. So what does the council suggest doing in its latest 'shake-up'? They seek to close branch libraries. A good platform

In your review '1999 in letters' (Evening Press, January 6), I was obviously interested to note that I was your most prolific councillor correspondent. However, Graeme Robertson's paragraph begins 'A year without national or local elections reduced correspondence...' What a let-down

Now that the hype of the Millennium celebrations is over, I feel I must comment on the pathetic attempt York made compared with other cities.

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