WITH reference to your article on CCTV cameras in Bewdley (March 27), I have been in Weston-super-Mare for 22 years, having lived in Kidderminster for 16 years. But I still keep in touch via friends and your web pages.

What a shame to read that Bewdley where I spent a lot of my youth now requires CCTV due to crime levels.

Weston has had a system for several years and all it seems to do is record crimes that never get solved - that is when it is switched on or not under repair.

I am afraid cameras cannot replace policemen on the beat.

DAVE CULLIFORD

Roan Place

Weston-super-Mare

Somerset