WE have all heard the endless spin flowing from the Labour Party spin doctors telling the masses all our public services are improving, that we now have more police officers than ever before. Where are they? Ross-on-Wye! Where is Ledbury's new inspector? Ross-on-Wye! Where is Ledbury's town beat manager? Must be Ross-on-Wye! She hasn't been seen in Ledbury.

We are told via your newspaper (Ledbury Reporter, September 19), that Inspector Sue Thomas has introduced a new pooling system linking Ledbury with Ross-on-Wye.

Let's face it Ledbury is a poor relation to Ross-on-Wye when it come to policing.

Inspector Thomas should apply in writing to Tony Blair for the top spin doctor's job, she evidently has exemplary qualifications in this field and is wasting her talents as a police inspector.

Ledbury's policing is on a slippery slope, leading to the closure of our police station and the introduction of a temporary building by the fire station, manned by appointment only of course!

Town councillors, are you going to stand by and allow this to happen? Will you fight to keep our police station open with officers stationed here? Or will usual apathy prevail.

Mrs Y M White, Bye Street, Ledbury.