Remove the trees? Narrow the road? Dig up and bring out the bodies?
You choose …
Well, not really, it’s probably likely that the decision has already been made. But if you’re not as jaded by depressing examples of previous consultations as I am, please do have your say on King’s Square, and the plans for it.
I can’t add a lot to these pages at the moment, but it seemed important to add a little more about libraries. Council leader James Alexander mentioned the ‘social enterprise’ plan (previously mentioned on these pages) in an interview this morning with Jonathan Cowap on … More …
This page is long, and has no pictures. I hope it doesn’t get rejected immediately as ‘TLDR’ (Too Long Didn’t Read) … as it is important (well, kind of, in the context of web things).
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I’ve been trying to add a page about this subject … More …
I’ve written about libraries a couple of times before, specifically about York Explore (formerly York Central library). Which in recent years has been More …
As my attention has been drawn to Rowntree’s recently, I wanted to write something about our two famous factories, the Rowntree’s and Terry’s of old, and what’s left of them. These ‘development sites’ are mentioned every now and then, usually separately. It seems to me significant that on both sides of town we have massive empty factory buildings for sale, the remnants of what was, in the 20th century, our main industry.
More …[a more factual piece to follow, if I can find the energy/time. It’s December, everything’s grim, I’m not being paid for this and frankly I can’t be bothered. But this was from the heart, so do read on … ]
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One of the nicest things … More …
The planning application by the owners of the visitor attraction Chocolate: York’s Sweet Story was withdrawn last week. As previously mentioned, they had requested space in King’s Square … More …
Not a square, more of a triangle. Quite a small one at that. Though I hadn’t really thought about its shape or its purpose or its size until a recent planning application brought the place into focus.
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