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Sir, - I read it's a much deserved well done to Ingleby Barwick Town Council, Stockton Borough Council and Ingleby ward councillors, who working together have sourced a financial package of over £400,000 for the creation of "Romano Park". An opportunity to give the people there something of real permanent benefit.

Compare that to the can't be bothered approach taken by a majority of councillors here on Yarm Town Council. With most of them elected last May (standing as Conservatives although many are thought not to be members of that party - how cynical) these councillors inherited a project from the previous town council to transform the ground floor of Yarm Town Hall into a heritage centre.

All the leg work was done, plans done, drawings, you name it, and funding was being sort from the Heritage Lottery Fund. After the council was elected, the lottery fund subsequently turn down the funding, so guess what, this group of councillors abandoned the project without even bothering to seek funding from alternative sources.

Compare that with the determined acumen from Ingleby Barwick whose perseverance and success stands head and shoulders above these Yarm Town councillors, who give up on the Heritage Centre project at the first hurdle, get the paint brush out only and decide a new toilet for our grade II listed building is all that it - and Yarm is worthy of.

Ingleby Barwick's success is Yarm Town Council's shame.

SIMON TRANTER Yarm.

2:10pm Friday 9th May 2008

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