S'now way it's spring yet!
11:28am Wednesday 7th March 2001
Last week saw the premature arrival of spring. Commentators heralded the annual wave of birds nesting and flowers blossoming with glee. But within the week spring was beating a retreat. Snow storms whipped across the borough, covering any evidence that winter was on the wane. By Saturday, anti-freeze and ice scrapers were more common than cuckoos or daffodils.