I CONSTANTLY read in this newspaper people complaining about Kidderminster as a shopping centre.

But we are very lucky. It is one of the few places where you can buy everything you could possibly want within half-a-mile of the bus station.

At Christmas I wanted a particular item and I went to Worcester and Merry Hill but the only place I could find it was in Kidderminster.

This is not the first time this has happened. I would like to know where all the pound shops are (M Caldwell, Letters, February 17)? To my knowledge there is only one and that is a quality one.

JOHN NORWOOD

St Cecilias Close, Kidderminster