AS usual Christmas is approaching and York is never prepared, be it the lights, parking, customer spending, you name it.

The atmosphere is practically non-existent. When I was a child Coney Street used to be wonderland, huge chandeliers of lights. If you want Christmas atmosphere where people are glad to see you, go abroad.

Mrs P E Foulds,

Thirluere Drive,

Heworth, York.

Updated: 10:31 Thursday, November 24, 2005