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To rest in Leicester: Richard III judgement
So, Leicester it is then, for Richard III. I thought I should record the court judgement on here, as the ‘battle for the bones’ has been featured many times on these pages in the past, and hopefully this judgement settles the matter.
More …Survey responses: most important issues for York?
My recent survey asked:
If you’re a resident, what do you see as the most important issues in York at the moment?And here are the answers left in response …
More …Survey responses … part 1
Thank you to everyone who completed my recent survey. It will take more than one page to do justice to the many thoughtful and interesting responses. This page is a kind of intro: information about who answered the survey and the reasons people gave for visiting this website.
More …Not ranting, but thinking …
Concerns about City of York Council … the Lendal Bridge fiasco, 20mph signage, transparency, engagement, etc … but mainly concerns about heritage …
More …Survey: your thoughts please
I’d appreciate it, dear readers, if you could peruse and add your views to a survey I’ve prepared. It’s not one of those annoying surveys with compulsory questions. It’s mainly text boxes waiting for your thoughts – on York and on this website.
More …The concerns of kings … York’s ‘Richard III’ year
This pub, on Rougier Street in York, was for a brief time in the 1980s called ‘The Richard III’. (Actually those of us who frequented it called it ‘the Grobs’, after its earlier name, the ‘Grob and Ducat’.)
I have to say that with one honourable exception (see footnote) references … More …
Heritage: what is it? News from Newport
I’ve just read about a mural in Newport being destroyed. You may be wondering why I’m mentioning a mural in Newport, when this is a site about York. Because it really shocked me, and the strength of feeling is something I understand, and because it … More …