SIR – I went to the box office at the Alhambra to book six seats for The Mousetrap in November.

I was paying cash for the tickets and was therefore dismayed to find that there was a booking fee of £1 per ticket.

Imagine a shop selling you something and then charging you extra for the privilege of selling it to you.

Surely this charge is nothing more “a stealth tax” to make money for the cash-strapped Council?

Liz Hills, Parkway, West Bowling, Bradford