Gazette & Herald | Letters https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/ Gazette & Herald Letters en-gb Thu, 05 Nov 2026 03:09:33 +0000 Thu, 05 Nov 2026 03:09:33 +0000 https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/rss/terms/ M6 toby.granville@newsquest.co.uk (Toby Granville) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/resources/images/sitelogoalt/?type=rsslogo Gazette & Herald | Letters https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/ 'When you’ve lived elsewhere you truly appreciate how special York is' https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/leisure/whatson/26693579.when-lived-elsewhere-truly-appreciate-york/?ref=rss Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:30:00 +0000 82e6154c6c4ff4130e77606cfceb536b Readers' Letters 'Why I support the return of freedom of movement for everyone in Britain' https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26684093.why-support-return-freedom-movement-eu/?ref=rss Tue, 03 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000 77b696987c8be797a1838976d0dc9222 'Empty Sainsbury's and Go Outdoors could house homeless and refugees' https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26683965.empty-sainsburys-go-outdoors-house-homeless/?ref=rss Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000 5893a8602ba47cfda740299275d2136d National Railway Museum opens temporary entrance after concerns over long walk https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26683886.national-railway-museum-opens-temporary-entrance-york/?ref=rss Sun, 01 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000 bc9d79f0c08e44fea0a5c5b97b6feb2e 'Why we should be paying less for the BBC each year' https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/leisure/whatson/26683719.why-paying-less-bbc-licence-fee/?ref=rss Sat, 31 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 4d36286857a33d195dd57455bd2b463e Yorkshire's favourite four-letter word had people queueing down the street! https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26680967.free-knoops-hot-chocolate-offer-sparks-long-queues-york/?ref=rss Fri, 30 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000 94582f4751b80c3040256ea0c00ca428 Spark must leave Piccadilly in 2030, with or without a new site https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26677089.spark-must-leave-piccadilly-2030-new-site-not/?ref=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000 60899fa8c6c384ea6c721357f6832176 York Council's empty buildings make container homes plan hard to justify https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26676865.york-council-criticised-empty-homes-rough-sleepers/?ref=rss Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 b7b348f76f0f2da498e83a62355513f3 Questions raised over city council's long-term plans for Spark:York https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26664670.questions-councils-long-term-plans-spark-york/?ref=rss Mon, 26 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000 dd67c45fc052f8fe30ee7914a27937b3 'York's not an awful tourist trap – it's a great city' https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26663526.yorks-great-city---not-awful-tourist-trap---letter/?ref=rss Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 7c7a2f93588b67111ec49a25d60b52a3 ‘York households will pay the price for Labour’s controversial gas drilling decision’ https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26660716.letters-criticise-labour-approval-jackdaw-gas-drilling/?ref=rss Fri, 23 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 1f39a32434352ac8639454834a1bfdbe Readers' Letters 'I didn't think it would be this busy, it's awful': Tourists' verdict on York https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26656445.tourists-verdict-york-its-awful---busy/?ref=rss Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 ba0ae56797c174a45493e97f674f7c1e 'M&S pre-cooked Christmas food has arrived - now I'm sick of turkey already' https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26654554.m-s-launches-christmas-food-soon---letter/?ref=rss Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 fbcdce22298193ebf886a22b03a82e47 Readers' Letters ‘Leave red poppy alone’: York veteran hits out at Remembrance Day ‘politicisation’ https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26649924.york-veteran-says-red-poppy-remain-apolitical/?ref=rss Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 35e2a0c9fda7c70485c7bb2ab7500b16 Readers' Letters Spark:York – will the council keep its word over the future of this city attraction? https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26643367.spark-york---will-council-keep-word-future/?ref=rss Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 c55c01ef8a6e57665759854e23ef79f1 'York is slipping into a cesspit of its own making' https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26643144.york-slipping-cesspit-letter-writer-claims/?ref=rss Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 29b9651f21bb1988ab5d7826dd1bef43 'It's time this country woke up to the dangers of wood burners and banned them' https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/25568763.wake-dangers-wood-burners-ban-them/?ref=rss Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:40:00 +0100 88b789686fe80dc159f39a1a7fa22976 'All invited': Former St George's pupils welcome at annual York reunion https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26642382.st-georges-old-boys-reunion-returns-york-autumn/?ref=rss Sat, 17 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 1807246828b7dcec7f5d6287f99f67a3 Passengers are left out in the cold - why does replacing a bus shelter take so long? https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26639022.replacing-bus-shelter-york-take-long/?ref=rss Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 6c673acaa66c2ec02a9861334bc1e3f0 Readers' Letters ‘York in Broom’: Call for award to tackle litter and weeds in 'muck hole' city https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26635675.york-broom-call-award-tackle-muck-hole-city/?ref=rss Thu, 15 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 f0eee2490f6f1b6f561359163a88789b 'Filthy footpaths and rubbish-filled shop fronts - York council needs to up its game' https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26629470.calls-york-council-tidy-city-streets-begging/?ref=rss Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 4920b15c0a985a48eb0007b1ed123914 Readers' Letters Father's plea after heartless thief stole flowers from daughter's grave https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26623574.fathers-plea-flowers-stolen-daughters-grave/?ref=rss Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 a6012d98d8a11fb9803d61dbf3c1f732 Council says new recycling bins will offer more capacity for York households https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26623575.york-recycling-bin-rollout-will-increase-capacity---council/?ref=rss Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 229e723453093d7a074533c39528ef55 'Don't bother visiting York – it is a muck hole with fag ends, litter and weeds' https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26623202.york-branded-muck-hole-litter-weeds-fag-ends/?ref=rss Sat, 10 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 7c5ee92b9906c0c1adedcad26d8f2a9f 'Not now, not ever - we must protect NHS data from Palantir' https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26618353.york-green-party-backs-calls-scrap-nhs-palantir-contract/?ref=rss Fri, 09 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 67ce438d19e371d8a60068dcef5e359c Readers' Letters 'Andy Burnham, is a man on a mission, and I am with him' https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26614539.andy-burnham-man-mission/?ref=rss Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 22a2127d890239cc4a3c444421ec7892 Rachael Maskell MP Why new recycling bins simply won’t be big enough https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26614840.reader-fears-yorks-new-recycling-bins-will-small/?ref=rss Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 0742916b710d5633d047c1e06f90904e 'York's recycling bin changes don't add up' - letter https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26609087.york-letters-concerns-noisy-exhausts-recycling/?ref=rss Tue, 06 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 f1eff1b740921452e7768fd625585e62 Readers' Letters 'York's had an outbreak of Legotitis - these modern blocks are spoiling city views ' https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26598502.yorks-modern-buildings-blocking-views-minster/?ref=rss Sat, 03 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 7de0936f0e8c9351dc26dbb9d1319404 Readers' Letters ‘The Post Office is heading the way of the Dodo’ - York customer laments closure https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26595498.york-customer-laments-post-office-tg-jones-closure/?ref=rss Fri, 02 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 050a4cea64acc942fe28aa55d40e047a Readers' Letters 'Is York's Rowntree Park being left to volunteers?' - resident demands answers https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26594236.yorks-rowntree-park-left-volunteers---letter/?ref=rss Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 d5d780ee7cb13fa2ebd15c34a817e512 nadia.jeffersonbrown@newsquest.co.uk | Nadia Jefferson-Brown 'Welcome to the world of PM Baldrick Burnham', says York letter writer https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26590249.york-reader-compares-prime-minister-blackadders-baldrick/?ref=rss Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 80e6358805bfe0191f822b99d5e95b6e Readers' Letters 'Tourist tax should come with free bus travel in and around York' https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26586525.york-tourist-tax-come-free-bus-travel---letter/?ref=rss Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 04e15dc8a5008d5444b1245f65dc4a6e Readers' Letters 'What a pity': What has gone wrong with York's modern buildings? https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26581984.letter-gone-wrong-yorks-modern-buildings/?ref=rss Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 0aeff1938abbddf836a6b43604faf4f7 Britain's oldest cliff lift closure: memories of magical seaside trips https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26581574.britains-oldest-cliff-lift-closure-seaside-memories/?ref=rss Sun, 27 Sep 2026 05:26:00 +0100 136c947d96d5cb00b586e3ab8a8661d9 'I can foresee trouble ahead': Post Office closures spark Christmas warning https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26581661.york-post-office-closures-spark-christmas-queue-fears/?ref=rss Sat, 26 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 d464226c02836dd2e844e2743a043ece Why Ed Sheeran got it right over stance in Macklemore support act row https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/leisure/whatson/26578838.ed-sheeran-got-right-macklemore-says-york-reader/?ref=rss Fri, 25 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 edb1af85d166af224f204241e8afc122 Readers' Letters Triple lock for pensioners? Too right – they’ve earned every penny https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26574760.triple-lock-pensioners-yes-earned-every-penny/?ref=rss Thu, 24 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 aad32f8ef73656252cd500237560498a Crime crackdown in York town will only work if parents step up, says resident https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26572202.haxby-crime-crackdown-will-work-parents-step-up/?ref=rss Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 b55a69302e81d2a63f84bc56ac112b70 Readers' Letters 'Forget the tourist tax – this is what puts travellers off' https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26567853.forget-york-tourist-tax---puts-travellers-off/?ref=rss Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 ae434222e79212899292482cef69a483 Readers' Letters 'Opposition to ritual slaughter is not racism' - halal and kosher meat debate letter https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26567529.call-york-council-back-halal-kosher-ban---letter/?ref=rss Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 2169e04796f4b9fa0c40cffadc6897fd Readers' Letters 'Born and bred in York – will my son still have to pay tourist tax?' https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26562025.york-resident-asks-family-must-pay-tourist-tax/?ref=rss Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 44e07b60d0e54b826fad76e95dc80d6b 'Our streets and public spaces are a disgrace - a tourist tax won't help' https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26561767.york-letter-writer-says-tourist-levy-will-not-clean-streets/?ref=rss Sat, 19 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 84eea9800efb1ec4846bd88bb0a7026b 'I worked for 50 years – now pensioners are told we're the problem' https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26558967.pensioner-hits-debate-state-pension-triple-lock/?ref=rss Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0100 6cac5ebd5f6588d6cadb76de86760574 'Child maintenance should not end at university when costs are highest' https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26558178.child-maintenance-shouldnt-stop-university---york-letter/?ref=rss Fri, 18 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 ad187db9d3c030c2e98241ab5786502d Readers' Letters 'I bought an air fryer for an easy life – but it's all gone chips up!' https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26556286.bought-air-fryer-already-admitting-defeat/?ref=rss Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 931e2d1e579275be1c9a5924c3d2fc37 Did York miss its chance to become a World Heritage city? https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26548938.doesnt-york-world-heritage-status---letters/?ref=rss Tue, 15 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 427dea1d661485d7c71a0b0b928438d6 Readers' Letters York has it all so why no World Heritage status? - letter https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26538848.york-no-world-heritage-site-status/?ref=rss Mon, 14 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 a016c0abf1a8c15c24efa92880bba22b Readers' Letters 'Four-month wait for a sharps box collection - is this right?' - letters https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26538379.york-resident-faces-four-month-wait-sharps-collection/?ref=rss Sat, 12 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 c5b39d91b986b36dc90aff48720fcb9a Readers' Letters 'York's tourist tax should vary by hotel rating' - plus footpath woes and immigration https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/letters/26535194.yorks-tourist-tax-vary-hotel-rating---letter/?ref=rss Fri, 11 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 4ac097e900ab719c6968a06909016a22 Readers' Letters