Letters to the press
Misunderstanding about how Sheffield has been governed for the past year.
13th April 2023
There is a lot of misunderstanding – not least from Star contributors and journalists themselves – about how Sheffield has…
Why post is not arriving in Hillsborough, Walkley and across the city.
10th April 2023
Senior bosses at Royal Mail have just been hauled before a Parliamentary Select Committee. Their report outlined that the company had…
The sad state of the Labour Party
8th April 2023
Dear Editor G Shepherd makes some very good points about the sad state of the Labour Party. (Star letters 4th…
Poorly designed and built housing with no balconies or green space impacts residents’ mental health and wellbeing.
2nd April 2023
A recent city centre planning application for housing on Haymarket has been refused by council officers as it would mean…
The ugly tradition of grouse shooting must end
17th March 2023
Richard Bailey and the grouse moor owners he speaks for (Letters, 7 March) continue to promote the practice of heather…
Cynical Government enforces voter id.
6th February 2023
If you want to have your say in this May’s council elections, and in the next general election, then you’ll…
All areas of Sheffield are suffering bus service cuts.
22nd January 2023
After massive bus service cuts across South Yorkshire in October, the planned removal of government Covid-support subsidies on April 1st…
Sheffield has a worse record on child road casualties than nearly all the other metropolitan areas.
18th January 2023
A letter to the Sheffield Star In reply to Mike Lawton, yes I am a regular reader of the Star.…
Those with extreme wealth are by far the biggest polluters.
31st December 2022
I was pleased my letter about the climate emergency provoked some debate on the Star letters page over Christmas. In…
We need to transition to new Green jobs
21st December 2022
In the discussion about the proposed coal mine in Cumbria, we must remind ourselves that there are no jobs on…