Should we ban grouse moor burning?

‘Why are we still allowing a small number of individuals to set fire to the moors?’

Good afternoon members — and welcome to Tuesday’s Tribune.

The seasonal burning of the grouse moors over Sheffield has been a hot topic in the city for decades. Every October-April when the burning season begins for the winter, it all starts up again, with landowners railed against environmentalists in a never-ending war of attrition. But the events of l…