RECENTLY the Vale Council leader and deputy leader have come and stated they are proud of the achievements of the Vale Council.

I think the people should decide the council’s achievements or lack of.

Are these councillors proud of the £250,000 they spent on the refurb of the council chamber? Are they proud of the disgusting council tax rises over the past four years? Are they proud of the cuts to jobs in the council offices and not replacing these jobs? Are they proud of the cuts of education staff and not replacing these staff? Are they proud that they charge us for the privilege of recycling our food waste now we have to purchase the food bags? Are they proud of turning off our street lights at midnight, which in turn a street in Barry started to receive criminal activity in their street, and yet the council claimed there was no evidence to suggest it was down to the lights being turned off.

I could go on and on, this Vale Council has nothing to be proud of, we have no cinema in this town, no leisure facilities, no swimming pool. Rhondda Cynon Taff Council puts the Vale Council to shame.

Even now the council has washed its hands of parking enforcement and dumped it on Bridgend Council.

Vale Council has nothing to be proud of and I really hope come the election the people of the Vale kick them right out.

DJ Radford

Coleridge Crescent

Barry