I cannot believe that Liam Allen could have the cheek to write such a letter ( 'Nice town is now a mess' Letters Dec 6) and that my local paper could print it.

How dare he leave Hayes 10 years ago and then come back from his comfortable seaside town in Brighton and point us out like specimens in a zoo to his wife.

I'm so sorry that we disappointed him. The shock of returning to the big city after so many years in the provinces was probably all a bit too much for the delicate flower.

Perhaps he shouldn't bother visiting again.

Paul Mitchell

Coldharbour Lane

Hayes