Turn off the water supply to the tap and take off the tap top. It may need stripping down and overhauling.
It could be the washer is sticking on the seat. Depending on the age and quality of your taps I would go out and buy a nice new set of quality taps and ask the local plumber to fit them for you.
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January 2011
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