WITH reference to the story in the Bolton Evening News headlined "Because we're worth it", about councillors' allowances.

Why then did both Bob Howarth and Guy Harkin lose their seats?

The council no longer seems to be for the people of Bolton.

We have had to put up with homes for elderly being closed, schools being closed, roads that are going from bad to worse, speed humps, big council tax rises every year except in the run-up to elections, and bin men who find it a chore to have to empty bins.

D River

Tarbet Drive

Bolton