REGARDING your story in the BEN on Monday evening about the houses to be knocked down in De Lacy Drive.

Could someone PLEASE tell me how knocking down perfectly good houses stops people being vandals, thieves, drug dealers etc? Do the Council know something we don't?

All that will happen is, the problem will be moved to some other poor devil's doorstep! The only good thing is that the mini-vandals and sneak thieves will move with their parents and leave the area around Tonge Moor Health Centre in peace. God help their next neighbours. I can assure them that the police and local councillors will keep a very low profile!

Mrs Jackie Webb

Sandford Close

Harwood, Bolton