BROMSGROVE District Council blunders on... Short termism predominates... The station car park is a miserable failure.

One piecemeal, irresponsible solution to the parking problem was to use the rugby club.

Hello there... perhaps I should mention 'lone women, dark nights' and a long walk along Finstall Road... Whatever happened to vision?

Seemingly, Marlborough Avenue has become the latest congestion hot-spot. A safe haven for the rail commuters cars all day? Wrong. It is a rat run!

Peak times are manic with school coaches, children and speeding vehicles all converging. Children stepping out between parked vehicles add to the new danger here.

Does the council cling to the traditional feel to Bromsgrove at the cost of economic growth? Look around at the potential white elephants standing in defiance of wasteful and ill-thought out projects.

Oakalls residents, a valuable source of energy, seduced by the undelivered, promise of a village community bear testimony to a weak council which is, simply, stale and please don't blame the developers.

Planning applications are at the core of council business.

Move aside council members for those wishing to breathe new life into Bromsgrove and put the town on the map once and for all.

Marlborough Avenue resident

Bromsgrove