York Press | Letters https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/readersletters/ York Press Letters en-gb Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:14:11 +0100 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:14:11 +0100 https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/rss/terms/ M6 toby.granville@newsquest.co.uk (Toby Granville) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/resources/images/sitelogoalt/?type=rsslogo York Press | Letters https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/readersletters/ How will Sam Smith pubs be run now Humphrey has died? We need answers https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26407024.will-sam-smith-pubs-run-now-humphrey-died/?ref=rss Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 f8c5272d8f9a8e187ad457a230103393 Why are York Railway Station cycle lanes still closed weeks after works finish? https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26406771.york-railway-station-cycle-lanes-still-closed/?ref=rss Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:33:00 +0100 117b1fc027b8d353cd6ffbaea146510d Urgent need to rethink cheaper parking in York - but not for the reasons you think https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26403374.york-not-need-cheaper-parking-charges---why/?ref=rss Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 9c65f089cd1860f65b5bc91b7bbef6a0 Did York miss a once-in-a-generation chance for a bigger hospital? https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26400659.york-hospital-wrong-location---site-better/?ref=rss Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 109b8632afa8fa3a53fa8f350131e6f9 'It saddens me' - resident defends York village over upset at gravel driveways https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26299063.resident-defends-york-village-gravel-driveways-upset/?ref=rss Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 fb46c4036b70f52a0d445f72f2603061 Readers' Letters 'Crime is out of control – Andy Burnham must be brave and bring back death penalty' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26295656.andy-burnham-must-bring-back-death-penalty-combat-crime/?ref=rss Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 55065b03021ec665b70c54c40d1c65a9 Readers' Letters 'Gardens are being destroyed in this part of York - it's nothing short of disgusting' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26285607.anger-gardens-destroyed-poppleton/?ref=rss Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 b37f2ff68e26a541256c3cd3a2c9a23b Readers' Letters 'York eyesore has cost taxpayers £145,000 just to stand empty' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26285195.york-taxpayers-paid-145-000-empty-morrell-house/?ref=rss Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 2f208accc11069b714ab232ca72768f0 Readers' Letters 'I've never seen as many fire engines in a 36-hour period - well done everyone' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26282648.malton-hospital-hovingham-fires-community-spirit-alive/?ref=rss Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 66972ce01726b854df9a1e88a8e69233 Readers' Letters 'A dedicated bus to York Hospital would ensure a large number of cars stay away' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26278338.a-dedicated-bus-york-hospital-keep-cars-away/?ref=rss Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 66b31521abfa9b0ac6941ac7ac3c584c nadia.jeffersonbrown@newsquest.co.uk | Nadia Jefferson-Brown 'Parents should pay compensation if children found guilty of arson' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26278137.parents-pay-children-found-guilty-arson/?ref=rss Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 55c8784811af70b8832b87363610c4d2 Readers' Letters Could York showcase its own ‘Bayeux Tapestry’ while the original visits Britain? https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26276321.move-stamford-bridge-tapestry-york-bayeux-uk/?ref=rss Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 a28e6f264aed7a88ad963f5f3d3b50b3 Readers' Letters 'Why closing these streets in York is a load of - bollards' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26269486.closing-streets-york-load-bollards---letter/?ref=rss Mon, 13 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 b792ceef0b89625832d933bc392d1434 'Greatest political folly since Second World War was Brexit- it's cost us billions' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26269708.greatest-political-folly-since-second-world-war-brexit/?ref=rss Sun, 12 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0100 da5a4896e933c6ec4f4c025e18a258f9 Was HS2 a sound investment or a colossal folly? https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26266314.high-speed-trains-short-distances-wont-work/?ref=rss Sun, 12 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 b0c70812379ffbf26dc0465bb40291ea 'Hospital parking has to be more expensive to discourage the wrong type of users' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26268907.hospital-parking-must-cost-discourage-shoppers/?ref=rss Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 bc7c1a4de894fa36880e4c8603344bab 'Why I'd vote for Count Binface instead of Zippy if I was a resident of Clacton' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26265903.why-vote-count-binface-instead-farage/?ref=rss Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0100 5a3b3c3cedad29e7c21677659f9f2853 'Word welcome was conspicuously absent from Sam Smith's pubs' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26262341.word-welcome-absent-sam-smiths-pubs---letter/?ref=rss Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 dffc52faf5387e09c7574f38eb26b2ef Murals brighten up 'dull suburb' - but what happens when they weather ? https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26262237.acombs-new-murals-brighten-dull-suburb-york/?ref=rss Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:44:09 +0100 1a952441cf7c24b55d455729969ec249 Patients stranded after hospital bus stop 'vanishes' without warning https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26251336.york-hospital-bus-stop-suspension-sparks-frustration/?ref=rss Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 36d3e5f2bc52b93f5989dfcb8cdc395d 'He tried to hold back time - but was swimming against the tide' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26250576.why-brewery-boss-humphrey-smith-swimming-tide/?ref=rss Sat, 04 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 5e40470adabba909dbbe5800c92ea117 'Reform UK will fizzle out and politics will settle down which will suit most of us' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26247234.york-reader-predicts-reform-uk-will-eventually-fizzle-out/?ref=rss Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 a02e1e1302540102281811d5e81aad50 Readers' Letters 'People would feel safer if Linton camp hosted women and girls rather than men' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26244296.not-just-send-women-girls-linton-on-ouse-camp/?ref=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 9ca0e074bbf9bed8c71d56d4e5febc7e 'Pay for your own security' - Press reader tells Prince Harry https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26241573.prince-harry-pay-security---letter/?ref=rss Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0100 d96fdd7a0210e56453328ece9cb75c67 Readers' Letters 'Shameful. The world has gone mad and we get more like America every week' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26231426.world-gone-mad-getting-like-america/?ref=rss Tue, 30 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0100 89fb66e34ce615f0174a8a94574b3330 Readers' Letters Don’t blame the weather for potholes – just look at Mexico and Norway https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26231307.dont-blame-weather-yorks-potholes--/?ref=rss Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0100 49a7e80de8ab4f0125198542fbb27990 Call to divert York ring road funds to keep schools cool https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26230869.york-divert-ring-road-funds-keep-schools-cool/?ref=rss Sun, 28 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0100 13d27ecd8ed3e89fe329a3f00b0bd398 'Move the House of Lords to York - why we we need to think big' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26230645.move-house-lords-york---need-think-big/?ref=rss Sat, 27 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0100 efcd7c572f139ff2a157689f16a30ad4 Why this report on York public loos is - well, a lot of 'number two'! https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26231024.why-york-public-loos-report-lot-number-two-/?ref=rss Sat, 27 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0100 ec790c0c6aac4fe2ea3b97f1e2d44003 'Phew, it's hot - but let's just get on with it!' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26227204.york-hot-weather---phew---just-get-/?ref=rss Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0100 684a6ece3b077da8140ff0d7f9e3e1a0 Readers' Letters 'Why this new tax could revive our ailing high streets and help housing crisis' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26224463.land-value-tax---revive-high-streets/?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0100 8293d15a8a299d3af81515e1f450675c 'The PM’s job looks like poisoned chalice - who to trust on the front benches?' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26221611.the-pms-job-looks-like-poisoned-chalice/?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0100 58069b9e9dd4e64b65db3d19f5fc1210 Readers' Letters 'Changing the captain of a sinking ship isn’t going to keep it afloat' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26218073.york-voices-divided-following-prime-ministers-resignation/?ref=rss Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0100 224bee05fd3e2cedc5f2bb3f1d8a2b14 Readers' Letters 'Why Labour’s 1.5 million new homes target is unachievable' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26210806.labours-1-5-million-new-homes-target-unachievable/?ref=rss Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:10:00 +0100 f767ae19f85ab4a316509e1f764b08d8 'Why I'm in no hurry to rush back to disappointing York' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/25764428.why-no-hurry-rush-back-disappointing-york/?ref=rss Thu, 15 Jan 2026 06:15:00 +0000 0c90cdcc23bc0b20456fd29db02cea73 'Residents deserve a debate on the facts concerning school catchment areas' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26210335.acomb-debate---just-want-facts-school-catchment-areas/?ref=rss Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:05:00 +0100 da153e7c039296d2003c5056c605ffde Why these York residents have given up on buses and are now using taxis https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26209558.york-residents-using-taxis-rather-buses/?ref=rss Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:45:00 +0100 c9e04303559e725f08988ae4965729e5 'Why my 6-week visit to York was one of the best experiences of my life' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26208536.york-stay-one-best-experiences-life/?ref=rss Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:33:00 +0100 80a4bbcb1a89420d7f06fc526a96afdb 'King's Square looks hideous - it's not even flat!' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26206273.kings-square-anger-hockney-yorkshire-pride---letter/?ref=rss Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:45:00 +0100 f9553cc6e3b9d4afe41d117742cc8d89 Readers' Letters What ‘being woke’ really means today – and why York Press letter writer is wrong https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26203339.woke-means-awake-suffering-others/?ref=rss Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:40:00 +0100 d7eba4683d77ad0daf459034d16d1db0 'Why we need this Labour MP to lead and unite us' - the name might surprise you https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26203150.why-need-impressive-labour-mp-lead-unite-us/?ref=rss Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:25:00 +0100 5d5e8247242dc3a1f2f03245dd95b874 'Shame on the York Lib Dems for scaremongering about schools' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26196563.shame-york-lib-dems-scaremongering-schools/?ref=rss Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0100 51397f71406b6527eb9da1a648441224 Readers' Letters Why 20mph limits should apply to roundabouts and junctions in York https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26189686.20mph-limits-apply-roundabouts-junctions/?ref=rss Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:08:00 +0100 5a19319474d3ef8d613b369a0df888e0 'Government should sell bonds to the public to pay for defence' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26188467.sell-bonds-public-pay-defence---letter/?ref=rss Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:10:00 +0100 efbfaad89699def0fa25271ccc8cecd0 'To the mystery stranger who paid for our meal in York - thank you' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26185034.a-kind-gentleman-anonymously-paid-meal-york/?ref=rss Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0100 96490174f37907041f60d246260d5df7 Readers' Letters 'Time for a campaign to stamp out misuse of Blue Badge parking bays in York' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26182112.call-stamp-misuse-blue-badge-parking-bays/?ref=rss Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:51:00 +0100 2696fa3dd19fd7ddd9e63992b2534864 'Please don't shove the FIFA World Cup down our throats' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/readersletters/26169410.please-dont-shove-world-cup-throats/?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:29:00 +0100 a3467f9e887731bad82c3edd537d34de 'A bit of live and let live goes a long way but attitudes have changed' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26168908.past-memories-bootham-crescent-york-city-match-days/?ref=rss Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:12:00 +0100 ab02730cf22461618254c13d7a16300e 'Get the young unemployed into military to cut benefits bill and instil pride' https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26165655.get-neets-military-cut-benefits-bill---letter/?ref=rss Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0100 28962c54a5ac95928cc4bfb06e2ca252 Readers' Letters 3 ways to improve parking at York Hospital https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/26162400.3-ways-improve-parking-problems-york-hospital/?ref=rss Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:04:00 +0100 ed7712cd23d92d7c9f3d60f885e885e2