It is obvious councillor Paul van Looy is doing more than most of the previous councillors have done in St Luke’s ward. One only has to listen to the many people who were neglected.

My own experience was writing three letters over a period of four months to one ward councillor without the courtesy of a reply.

I wrote to the council leader asking how a councillor could ignore a member of their constituency.

The reply was a leader could not order a councillor to reply to any letter, no doubt because they belong to the same party.

At least this will not occur with an active Independent councillor

Chas Cheesman
The Grove
Southend