RESIDENTS in south Warwickshire have the chance to tell the council what they think about the services they receive.

A special consultation exercise is being carried out by Stratford District Council and residents will be given a survey to gauge their views and expectations.

The customer satisfaction survey is carried out every two years to compare the council's performance and provide a guide for how it can improve itself.

District council chief executive Paul Lankester said: ''From our last set of results, the public wanted more parking, more affordable homes and more public toilets.

''We have introduced Parking Decrim to help keep the traffic moving in our town centres, included more affordable homes in our Corporate Strategy and assisted in the opening of the toilets in Town Square, all in line with residents' views."

Five thousand questionnaires have been sent out at random and questions focus on street cleaning, planning, leisure and refuse collections.

Questionnaires should be returned by August 2 and all respondents will be entered into a prize draw for £50 of shopping vouchers.

The results of the survey will be published later in the year in the residents' newsletter, Your Review, as well as the district council's website.