‘We need more bus services to York’s Community Stadium’

RE: Mr Zimmott’s letter and match day travel. Many supporters do come to matches on foot and bike.

They would have been helped if a crossing had been installed sooner from Anthea Drive to the path to Vangarde.

This was agreed after a site visit with council officers and local Lib Dem councillors nearly 4 years ago.

In terms of bus travel we had a series of meetings with council officers before the stadium opened and special buses were agreed from around the city – Haxby, Acomb etc. Then Covid stopped bus travel and these buses didn’t happen. Time to get them started.

The success of City and the Knights is brilliant for the clubs, supporters and our city but local people should not have to worry whether emergency vehicles can get through on their street.

We have reported the concerns of residents a number of times since crowds increased from 3,000 to over 6,000.

The solution already applies on part of New Lane where parking is restricted on match days.

If the will is there this could be replicated on the streets where local people want them by the start of next season.

We want everyone to enjoy the success of City and the Knights without putting local people in danger.

Cllr Keith Orrell

Liberal Democrat councillor for Huntington and New Earswick

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Some thoughts on our Labour government…

AS this country deteriorates into oblivion, what hope for the next generation when we gave a Government who instead of working hard to promote employment is happier to see these youngsters sit on the settee all day being paid sufficient benefit payments to avoid seeking work.

Thank goodness we live in a society which embraces “freedom of speech” for were we to live under tight state control the damning report compiled by Alan Millburn concerning our Governments mishandling of the “welfare state” would never have seen the light of day.

It is little wonder the opinion polls are showing the public’s distaste for socialist policies. Hidden within every one is a desire for them to take ownership of other people’s success achieved through years of hard work to give to those who simply do not wish to contribute to society.

And finally, the previous Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair launches a scathing attack on socialist policies being introduced by Keir Starmer’s government. Is this a prelude to him announcing he is applying to join the Conservative Party?

Peter Rickaby,

Moat Way,

Brayton,

North Yorkshire

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Please define ‘bolder’

FOLLOWING Labour’s disastrous local election results, Luke Charters MP says the answer is for Labour to be “bolder” but he doesn’t specify exactly what this means.

He mentions the Renters Act that is having a detrimental impact on housing availability, the provision of “Oyster” style transport cards that are hardly an essential necessity and Breakfast Clubs. But other than that he explains nothing.

So is this “boldness” yet more taxation and stifling regulation that is already crippling the economy?

Is it more financial burdens on businesses that making employing people so onerous that jobs are being lost every day.

Is it a continuation of uncontrolled illegal migration that is costing taxpayers a fortune while the character of our towns and cities change beyond recognition and essential services continue to crumble by being overwhelmed?

If the MP for outer York could clarify exactly what he means by more “boldness” from Labour it would help us all enormously at the ballot box.

Matthew Laverack,

Lord Mayors Walk,

York

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