I REFER to your article ‘York Central not put at risk’ (The Press, May 12). One of the biggest risks to local people if the road closure goes ahead is personal safety, particularly for women. The recent, shocking case of Sarah Everard makes this even more evident. As a local resident, I regularly walk to and from the centre of York or the station after dark, as do many of my female neighbours, which is when we have the most concerns about safety. As well as being double the length, the proposed new route has several areas where I would feel especially unsafe. The current route, while not perfect, offers a direct route along a well-lit road.
An artist’s impression of an aerial view of York Central PLANNING applications for the huge York Central project may need to be resubmitted and millions of pounds of funding for the scheme could be put at risk if plans to stop Leeman Road from being closed are successful. York Central Partnership applied for permission to permanently close Leeman Road at the National Railway Museum as part of the development. But more than 1,400 residents objected to the road closure and last week a government inspector concluded a public inquiry into the plans. He heard arguments from both sides - representatives of York Central Partnership and the National Railway Museum and from residents and Holgate councillors. The inspector will now make a recommendation to the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps MP, who will decide if plans to close the road can go ahead, or if they should be halted.
Where to go in November
11 May 2021
Where to go in November
Options for sunny weather are more limited in November, but, if you know where to look, you might just find bargain prices, fewer crowds and decent weather. Here are our top November picks.
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Temperature 22°C
The Canaries guarantee winter sun, but there s no need to share your sun lounger with every other Brit escaping the miserable weather. Pretty Puerto Calero is yet to see mass tourism, so, save for the distant hum of jet skis, you can expect peace and quiet.
The pristine promenade leads between rows of million-dollar yachts and a strip of cafés, where you can lazily sip something tropical beneath the shade of an umbrella.
One of the key points on the trail will be the Merchant Adventurer s Hall.
To celebrate Europe Day on
Sunday 9 May, York for Europe is publishing a new trail to celebrate York’s connections to the continent.
It will be titled ‘York in Europe, Europe in York’.
The trail will explore York’s wide European heritage – through buildings, businesses, communities, individual stories and belongings.
The trail starts with three key points of York’s European connections: the old trading rivers of the Ouse and Foss, the Merchant Adventurers’ Hall, and the National Railway Museum which exhibits historic and modern rail links across the Channel.