SIR – It was the best thing since the free city bus when Bradford finally decided to landscape that eyesore in Forster Square.

But any optimism was short-lived when it was revealed that Bradford Council was considering introducing street parking charges (T&A, February 15).

Are they mad? That surely would be the last nail in this city’s coffin.

Will the last person to leave please turn out the light?

Elaine Neale, Gordon Terrace, Sherborne Road, Idle