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A MAN who runs a newsagents in a Bradford train station has avoided a driving ban.

SIR - All considerate people are rightly disgusted at the blight of fly tipping that plagues not only local areas but everywhere in this country. The disgust is equal to the frustration of the apparent inability to combat it. Meanwhile, a further blight is consistent, dog fouling. However on favourite walks such as Baildon and Harden moors I have noticed the most inconsiderate, annoying and baffling aspect. In these beautiful, peaceful oasis, dog owners have not only allowed fouling but have gone to the trouble of putting it in a brightly coloured plastic bags, tying a knot and dropping i...

SIR - The T&A reported on January 14 a meeting of The West Yorkshire Combined Authority Transport Committee. The Committee sounded in self congratulatory mood over an “ongoing increase” in the use of new cycle lanes and walking routes. As an aside, I thought the latter were called footpaths and are in plentiful supply. On the cycle routes, which have in Leeds and Bradford been the beneficiary of vast amounts of taxpayers' money to construct, an amazing statement was made by the committee. This was that year on year from November 2019, journeys on Canal Road cycleway had increased by 9...

SIR - Bradford MP Naz Shah is quoted in the T&A on December 14 as asking Bradford Council to adopt The Vision Zero Strategy. This is an aim to eliminate road traffic related fatalities and injuries. I am sure the aim is well-meaning but in my view is just smoke and mirrors used by politicians to avoid the real cause of a problem. The old saying is still true, there is no such thing as a dangerous road, only a dangerous driver. The root cause of the problem is the fraternity of mainly young drivers who think a licence and insurance are an optional extra and drive like lunatics to escap...