YET again I feel I must write to your newspaper about Heysham village and I must admit that in the past I have never been a great supporter of Councillor Lee but she is to be congratulated on the removal of the bus shelter in the village.

Despite letters to other local papers expressing sadness at the departure of this concrete monstrosity and the failure of replies to this letter to be printed - it is time the matter was laid to rest once and for all.

The bus shelter was a disgusting advertisement for all respectable residents of the village. It was used by several delightful children in the evening as an alternative toilet and it does need to be mentioned that the toilet block was shut because of the damage these children did to it in the past - consequently the whole structure reeked like an extremely dirty urinal and it was full of graffiti, condoms beer cans and bottles. The writers of the previous letters to local newspapers stating that children have congregated in the village square for years should perhaps give thanks that their children are now too old to take part in the activities. Such activities include underage children getting drunk, using foul and abusive language, having sex and generally making a nuisance of themselves while using the shelter as their HQ. There were few people who bothered to clean up after these thugs and surprisingly it was the newcomers who were out with their cans of emulsion and disinfectant. People have suggested that the children should have somewhere to congregate - might I suggest the large parking area on Crimewell Lane or would that be a case of not in my back yard. Your correspondent may like to have a chat with the taxi driver who lives in the village who had his taxi taken and driven into a wall by two charming girls aged 12 - they narrowly missed a passer-by. Any visitor who now sees the village square will see delightful flower beds, a small bus shelter which is perfectly adequate for the number rod people who use the service.

Thanks to the newcomers who have been responsible for the demise of an eyesore.

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