I SEE from your newspaper that local councillors have given themselves a pay rise.

My belief is that they should forfeit their present payments, so that this very dirty and sad town can be cleaned up.

One example of this is a litter-strewn walkway of about 12 yards, between the Birmingham Road and The Oaklands estate - an absolute disgrace - and everyone knows about the state of the subways throughout the town.

Councillors are normally only seen when an election is due to take place. Now is the time while they are in power for them to show their faces and work for the community, not for the power or payment they receive.

WILLIAM C HUTTON

The Oaklands, Kidderminster