As a regular visitor to Weymouth I notice that the pavements, especially on the Dorchester Road, are badly maintained and they are not swept regularly.

I live in the Borough of Richmond where the council tax has not been increased for five years, the council tax is lower than Weymouth and the pavement cleaning is excellent. Also, the household rubbish collection in Richmond is weekly.

Weymouth has a brilliant beach, excellent sailing and fishing and a beautiful coastline. Unless there is a significant improvement in the pavement cleaning and rubbish collection Weymouth will not achieve the status of other south coast towns.

It is time the council reviewed the quality of their services and applied some business acumen to the management of the high council tax collected from their residents.

R Jowit

Richmond,

Surrey