Reader fears new recycling bins will be too small
I SUSPECT the proposed new recycling bins for glass, plastic and tins will probably not be big enough to accommodate the recycling requirements of even a very modestly sized household, thus leaving householders no option than to dispose of the overflow into their black bins.
Hob Moor Drive,
Holgate,York
Battle to save York's main Post Office
FOLLOWING the successful campaign to save Woodthorpe Post Office this year, it seems we now face a further battle, namely to maintain York's main Post Office (in TJ Jones in Coney Street). With closure scheduled for later this month, it is alarming that no firm plans seem to be in place to restore the Post Office elsewhere in the city centre soon.
This outlet is what might be termed a major PO branch. The UK's Post Office website shows clearly that other PO branches in/near the city centre (while offering a valuable service) don't offer comparable opening hours, range of facilities, and space.
I notice from recent visits to Darlington, Selby and Harrogate that in none of those towns is the main town centre PO or Jones store closing down. If those smaller places can sustain a TG Jones and a main PO in their town centre, a city such as York should, even more so.
I understand that it is government policy to encourage 'a strong network' of PO branches 'making everyday life easier for communities across the UK.' The retrograde step in York does not make life easier – quite the reverse.
Rachael Maskell has spoken out on this recently; she isn't my MP, and I often differ from her views, but she deserves praise for urging action to preserve the Post Office, and to keep it open pending a longer term solution.
Let's hope others come forward in a similar way, and that the greatly valued facility in Coney Street can be saved, even if this entails relocation nearby.
Moorcroft Road,
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I hope this convicted criminal survives and recovers
PRESIDENT Trump in his customarily caring way has commented that ‘carrying out a lethal injection shouldn’t be very difficult’. OK, Donald, you have a go, then! Better still I hope this convicted criminal survives and recovers.
However evil, twice-lethal injection survivor Christa Pike is deemed to be, and however heinous her teenage crime, she has arguably served a 30-year prison sentence and not just anywhere but on ‘death row’.
Think of it…or better still, don’t!
Even Russia doesn’t resort to capital punishment at present, yet some US states persist in this grotesque practice, or it’s still on their statute books.
It’s a disturbing anomaly that all US states don’t have a common policy in the exercise of this most ultimate of punishments.
In the UK, 30 years behind bars would generally be followed by release. Let’s hope Americans ‘see the light’ over this issue, otherwise not so much ‘God bless America’ as ‘God help America’!
Middlethorpe Drive,
Abolish licence fee
A VALID reason why the BBC is out of favour with the majority of viewers is because it has become a mouth piece for every soft soap "woke" fashion in favour.
It is certainly time now to abolish the compulsory licence fee.
Moat Way,