SIR - John Shearon writes about his pet subject - the return of weekly rubbish collections - on February 13. John, why do you keep sniping at the city council which is only trying to do its best for the city within a reducing budget.

I suggest that you are flogging a dead horse and that you should consider standing at the next election for city councillor to help solve some of the city's problems instead of carping from the sidelines.

I will vote for you as at least you have passionate views - albeit, in my opinion, they are misguided.

PETER BURGESS, Worcester.