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Back Linton St and Amberley St, 100 years ago
Let’s take a break from current controversies and return to those sepia toned streets of a hundred years ago. We’re in one of the areas of terraced housing off Poppleton Road.
More …King’s Square petition: council debate
We’ve read so much, in online comments, about what the public think to the changes in King’s Square. The controversial repaving was even featured in the Daily Mail. I wrote about it at the time. I’ve written about it a lot.
Interesting to hear what our elected representatives think of it.
More …King’s Square petition: Michelle Wyatt
Michelle Wyatt’s petition on the King’s Square paving – which is also trying to protect other historic cart tracks and setts in the city – was debated at the full council meeting on Thursday evening. A webcast of the meeting meant we could watch it live.
More …Sign on the library door
I wanted to call in the library, briefly, this afternoon. The front doors were closed, which was a bit disappointing.
There was a sign pinned to the front door, explaining the reasons for the closure.
Just a conference, just one day. But have a look at the handwritten messages.
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Community noticeboard /1: tree felling, etc
I don’t know about you, but every week on a Friday I like to sit down with a cup of tea and look through all the planning applications recently validated by City of York Council, then I read all the agendas for forthcoming meetings, then I note all the other … More …
It’s all change around here
You may have noticed that York Stories looks completely different. I hope it looks like an improvement. It should look particularly different if you’re viewing it on a tablet or laptop, perhaps not so different on the small screen of a phone, but I did my best on that too. … More …
Linton St and Garland St, 100 years ago
I’ve recently been sent a fascinating batch of old photos, taken in about 1913. Well, I think they’re fascinating. They’re ‘right up my street’, and if you live on Linton Street this one is literally right up yours.
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