[Gayle]

I'm not one to openly defend our Council but on this one I have to say 'give them a break'. They seem to be damned if they do and damned if they don't. I too think it looks a mess there at the moment and yes, perhaps they shouldn't have ripped it all up in the first place although even before building the new shopping centre it was looking very jaded. They're doing what everyone seems to want them to do in this instance and you're still griping. At least give them a chance to cock up before you start gunning for them. They might surprise us all!