WITH reference to the news that Nestl Rowntree is to no longer help fund the Christmas lights in York, and its closing of certain departments (January 24 and 25), might this situation be described as "the thin end of the wedge"?

The thing about chocolate is that it doesn't last forever, eventually all that's left is an empty wrapper... or factory (see Terry's for details).

Steve Plows,

Merchant Street,

Peterhead,

Aberdeenshire.

Updated: 16:46 Friday, January 27, 2006