ANOTHER French connection in York is the practice of placing padlocks on bridges to symbolise the everlasting bond between two people in love, just as they do in Paris.

But clearly we are not as romantic as our Gallic cousins because the council has decided to remove them all from Millennium Bridge. Apparently there are fears it could become unbalanced and obviously we would not wish to condone a dangerous practice.

It’s just that it all seems a bit heartless.