I WONDER if any York-based readers can assist me in clarifying a number of dates in the recent history of the city?

I am keen to establish when the following events took place:

The re-introduction of portcullises on each of the city gateways.

The introduction of the entrance and exit tax on people entering or leaving the city on foot. Was this also coincidental with the instigation of the clean air tax levied only within the city walls?

The introduction of parking tickets for trains which depart late from York station.

And, lastly, at what point was the green traffic light actuator system, used by pedestrians within the city walls, finally withdrawn?

From what I have learned during my studies of the modern history of the city of York, living through the changes of the 21st century must have been something of a nightmare for local residents.

David Rhodes,

The Shrubberies,

Cliffe.

Updated: 11:24 Saturday, February 11, 2006