‘Absolute omnishambles’ – Press readers react to £34m York council station overspend
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‘Absolute omnishambles’ – Press readers react to £34m York council station overspend
• Press readers have reacted to City of York Council’s £34 million overspend on work to revamp of the area outside the station, with one deeming it an “absolute omnishambles”.
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