Letters

Letters

A no cycling pedestrian walkway in a public park: Japan has tough penalties for rogue cyclists - but York does not, says our letter writer. Should we be tougher?

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'In Japan, rogue cyclists face fines and prison - York does nothing'

Waterloo Place in York's redeveloped Coney Street scheme

Waterloo Place in York's redeveloped Coney Street scheme

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Why are we having a Waterloo Place in York?

If you can afford a bike, you can afford to buy lights - says our letter writer

If you can afford a bike, you can afford to buy lights - says our letter writer

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'If you can afford a bike, you can afford to buy lights'

Our letter writer takes issue with the two types of state penision which award different payouts every week to seniors. Image: Supplied

Our letter writer takes issue with the two types of state penision which award different payouts every week to seniors. Image: Supplied

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'Why are there 2 classes of pensioner: I am going to be £53.80 a week worse off'

'National Insurance hike to hit social care and NHS reform' says our letter writer

'National Insurance hike to hit social care and NHS reform' says our letter writer

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'Hike in National Insurance will hit social care and scupper NHS reform'

Aitken’s at Cromwell House, no. 29, now the FortyFive Vinyl Café (Photo by York Press)

Aitken’s at Cromwell House, no. 29, now the FortyFive Vinyl Café (Photo by York Press)

'How this old photo sparked my memories of York's Micklegate'

Our letter writer is full of praise for a York pub that is decorating its inside for Halloween

Our letter writer is full of praise for a York pub that is decorating its inside for Halloween

'Well done!' Why this York pub is simply the best for Halloween - have you been?

York Christmas Market - for visitors, not locals says our letter writer. What is your view?

York Christmas Market - for visitors, not locals says our letter writer. What is your view?

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York Christmas Market: 'All about the tourist, nothing for the locals'

Our letter writer says NHS reform should include more face to face appointments with GPs - what do you think?

Our letter writer says NHS reform should include more face to face appointments with GPs - what do you think?

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NHS reform ideas: 'Sack incompetent staff and bring back more GP appointments'

Crowds at York Christmas Market make it unbearable and the city centre a no-go area says our letter writer. What is your view?

Crowds at York Christmas Market make it unbearable and the city centre a no-go area says our letter writer. What is your view?

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'York Christmas Market has got out of hand - it's unbearable and a no-go area'

Could a Pissoire (outdoor urinal) be a solution to stop outdoor urinating in York asks our letter writer? Photo supplied

Could a Pissoire (outdoor urinal) be a solution to stop outdoor urinating in York asks our letter writer? Photo supplied

Local government

11

'Install a French Pissoir - or give out incontinence pads with pints'

Why Labour should reopen small hospitals as care homes for elderly - letter

Why Labour should reopen small hospitals as care homes for elderly - letter

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Why Labour should reopen small hospitals as care homes for elderly

Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch will contest the Tory leadership. Our letter writer says the party is now a right-wing movement do you agree? Image: NQ

Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch will contest the Tory leadership. Our letter writer says the party is now a right-wing movement do you agree? Image: NQ

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'The Conservative Party is now a far-right movement'

Should mobile phones be banned at work asks our letter writer?

Should mobile phones be banned at work asks our letter writer?

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'If we are banning mobile phones in schools, ban them at work too!'

Shed Seven on stage in Museum Gardens this summer as Elbow are announced as the next headliners in 2025. Image: Supplied

Shed Seven on stage in Museum Gardens this summer as Elbow are announced as the next headliners in 2025. Image: Supplied

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Elbow tickets for York gig: why are local residents penalised?

York needs more public toilets as well as good clean up says our letter writer. What is your view? Email - letters@thepress.co.uk

York needs more public toilets as well as good clean up says our letter writer. What is your view? Email - letters@thepress.co.uk

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'York has earned a reputation as needing a good tidy, scrub and wash'

York needs more public toilets and bins - and a clean up says our letter writer. Do you agree?

York needs more public toilets and bins - and a clean up says our letter writer. Do you agree?

Readers' letters

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'York needs more public toilets and bins - and a complete clean-up'

Our letter writer says he's rather step on a slimy slug than dog poo

Our letter writer says he's rather step on a slimy slug than dog poo

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'Yuk! I'd much rather stand on this than dog poo!' - letter

Angela Rayner has been tasked with leading the build for new homes under the Labour government - but are they on target asks our letter writer

Angela Rayner has been tasked with leading the build for new homes under the Labour government - but are they on target asks our letter writer

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' Labour should have built 66,000 new homes by now - but have they?'

York set for 'largest independent bookstore in Britain' - Topping & Company to open in Museum Street

York set for 'largest independent bookstore in Britain' - Topping & Company to open in Museum Street

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'Could this new business create a book quarter for York?'

Busy car park at York Designer Outlet. Picture Frank Dwyer

Busy car park at York Designer Outlet. Picture Frank Dwyer

13

'What a stupid idea to build a park and ride with insufficient parking spaces'

York Hospital entrance

York Hospital entrance

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'Thank you our wonderful NHS for my world-class cancer care in York'

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper speaking at the Labour conference. Image: PA

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper speaking at the Labour conference. Image: PA

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'If they were ruling a ship a pedalo would be way beyond them'

The bollards in Shambles, York. Our letter writer says the money should have gone elsewhere. What is your view?

The bollards in Shambles, York. Our letter writer says the money should have gone elsewhere. What is your view?

Readers' letters

Local government

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York bollards: 'Money should have been spent elsewhere'

Our letter writer says it is wrong to blame patients for delays in cancer diagnosis.

Our letter writer says it is wrong to blame patients for delays in cancer diagnosis.

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Disgraceful to blame patients for cancer delays says our letter writer

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves takes applause after she addressed the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool on Monday. Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire.

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves takes applause after she addressed the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool on Monday. Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire.

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Are Labour merely Tories in sheep's clothing?

Bollards in Acomb. Image: Rachael Maskell

Bollards in Acomb. Image: Rachael Maskell

Local government

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All change again in Acomb: What a lot of bollards!

Rowntree Park in York

Rowntree Park in York

Local government

6

Why is council prioritising Rowntree Park over Hull Road Park?

The University Centre at Askham Bryan College (UCAB) students graduating at York Minster. Our letter writer raises the issue of university debt and the price of loans. (Image: David Lindsay)

The University Centre at Askham Bryan College (UCAB) students graduating at York Minster. Our letter writer raises the issue of university debt and the price of loans. (Image: David Lindsay)

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'It's expensive being brainy in this country!' - letters

Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Prime Minister Keir Starmer

102

'Is Labour really the ‘Party for the people?’

York allotment holders in Holgate

York allotment holders in Holgate

6

'Not all York allotments are so well looked after'

Proposed appearance of Haxby Station, which now may not get funded. Image from Network Rail

Proposed appearance of Haxby Station, which now may not get funded. Image from Network Rail

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'Haxby Station is not the answer - it was an outdated white elephant project'

Home secretary Yvette Cooper (Victoria Jones/PA)

Home secretary Yvette Cooper (Victoria Jones/PA)

37

'Government departments must confer to tackle immigration numbers'

Local government

14

'Fantastic news that York's new toilets are open after their recent refit'

Our letter writer says taking winter fuel payments from pensioners is funding pay rises for NHS and railway staff. Is this the right move? Image: Newsquest

Our letter writer says taking winter fuel payments from pensioners is funding pay rises for NHS and railway staff. Is this the right move? Image: Newsquest

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'Junior doctors and engine drivers should thank pensioners for their pay rises'

Memories of a day out at Filey...

Memories of a day out at Filey...

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Press letter prompts a trip to the seaside down Memory Lane

Keeping up appearances: the front of the Banana Warehouse

Keeping up appearances: the front of the Banana Warehouse

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'The importance of keeping up a front in York'

Signatures are mounting on a pertition opposd to ending tjhe winter fuel payment for most pensioners

Signatures are mounting on a pertition opposd to ending tjhe winter fuel payment for most pensioners

Personal Finance

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'Signatures mounting in petition against heartless winter fuel payments decision'

The Salvation Army's Charlie Malarkey checking on rough sleepers in York

The Salvation Army's Charlie Malarkey checking on rough sleepers in York

23

'Who advised councillors that Salvation Army's homelessness service wasn't needed?'

The final security bollards are to be installed at the junction of High Ousegate and Piccadilly (left)

The final security bollards are to be installed at the junction of High Ousegate and Piccadilly (left)

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'Is spending £3.5m on security bollards really the best use of scarce money?'

Bottle of HP Sauce - our letter writer had an unsavoury encounter with a British tourist while on holiday in Spain. Photo: supplied

Bottle of HP Sauce - our letter writer had an unsavoury encounter with a British tourist while on holiday in Spain. Photo: supplied

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'He walked around the restaurant with a bottle of HP sauce under his arm'

Rotherham, August 4: Anti-migration protesters attempt to enter the Holiday Inn Express Hotel which is housing asylum seekers .

Rotherham, August 4: Anti-migration protesters attempt to enter the Holiday Inn Express Hotel which is housing asylum seekers .

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'Riots tell us it's time to have a referendum on immigration' - letter

Spot the difference? The former Swinson House, left, and an artist's impression of the new hotel to be built in its place

Spot the difference? The former Swinson House, left, and an artist's impression of the new hotel to be built in its place

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Spot the difference? Did they really have to knock down York's Swinson House?

An artist's impression of the Castle Mills development in Piccadilly, part of the Castle Gateway regeneration scheme, which is set to create new city centre flats in York

An artist's impression of the Castle Mills development in Piccadilly, part of the Castle Gateway regeneration scheme, which is set to create new city centre flats in York

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Castle Mills affordable homes: will buyers be vetted? - letter

Is the best pub in York the Lord Nelson, pictured above? Do you agree? Image supplied

Is the best pub in York the Lord Nelson, pictured above? Do you agree? Image supplied

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'It's a roaring success!' Why this really is the best pub in York

The traffic lights at the Blossom Street/ Queen Street/ Micklegate junction, which are to be tweaked to make it easier for pedestrians to cross

The traffic lights at the Blossom Street/ Queen Street/ Micklegate junction, which are to be tweaked to make it easier for pedestrians to cross

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'The plan to tweak traffic lights at busy York junction surely spells disaster'

'Mindless thuggery and racism' - police clash with rioters

'Mindless thuggery and racism' - police clash with rioters

'What else could government do but punish racist rioters?

Athletes wave a French flag during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France on Sunday August 11

Athletes wave a French flag during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France on Sunday August 11

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'Thank you Paris for a great Olympics: we need positive stories that cross frontiers'

A car burns on Parliament Road, in Middlesbrough, during an anti-immigration protest. Picture date: Sunday August 4, 2024..

A car burns on Parliament Road, in Middlesbrough, during an anti-immigration protest. Picture date: Sunday August 4, 2024..

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UK riots: 'fill a water cannon with an indelible dye and spray everyone'

Many readers have complained about overgrown verges in and around York. Our letter writer offers a solution. Photo: Keith Massey

Many readers have complained about overgrown verges in and around York. Our letter writer offers a solution. Photo: Keith Massey

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Overgrown York: 'Councils have created a mess by rewilding wrongly'

The 'bug house' on fire at the Foss Fairy Trail and (inset) how it looked before Image: Foss Fairy Trail

The 'bug house' on fire at the Foss Fairy Trail and (inset) how it looked before Image: Foss Fairy Trail

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Vandalism in York: 'Just goes to show how ignorant some people are'

Table cloth with signature of Judi Dench from her time in the York Mystery Plays. Image supplied

Table cloth with signature of Judi Dench from her time in the York Mystery Plays. Image supplied

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Revealed: Rare memento of Judi Dench's days in York Mystery Plays

Make water company bosses pay for polluting our rivers with sewage, says M Horsman

Make water company bosses pay for polluting our rivers with sewage, says M Horsman

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"Water company bosses should pay for polluting our rivers'

Damage at the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, where anti-immigration rioters smashed the windows before starting fires on Sunday

Damage at the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, where anti-immigration rioters smashed the windows before starting fires on Sunday

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'Rioters are using the murder of innocents to justify hate'