SIR: As the residents of Bolton receive their council tax bills for the forthcoming year, am I the only person who is concerned to see that Bolton has the highest rise in the Manchester area?

Is this not typical of a Labour council, which, for the past quarter of a century, has succeeded in wasting tax payers' money on the like of a £1million legal bill for the Barratt's fiasco.

We have double yellow lines on almost every street corner, at a cost of £2,500 per siting, yet hardly a public convenience in sight.

I can, however, applaud the council for their policy of removing nuisance council tenants, but why has it taken them 25 years to think of this?

I hope that in the next election the electorate will stop protesting against the Conservatives and finally get rid of this Labour Council.

Stuart Lever.

Prospective

Conservative Candidate

for Tonge Ward.

Ivy Bank Close, Sharples (01204)304483

(0860)347276

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