SIR - Why does the Worcester News carry a whole weekly column from Chris Moncrieff, a well-known London based journalist? He rarely if ever mentions Worcestershire. When I buy a local paper I want to read about local issues, local people and our local MPs. I buy a national daily to read about the things Moncrieff writes about. By the way, what has happened to the Daniel Bentley column? It strikes me he has lost out to Chris Moncrieff in the battle for column inches.

DAVID INSULL,

Worcester.