I have been reading letters objecting to the forthcoming plans that Weymouth council have on the Peninsular at the back of the Pavilion theatre.

One letter was from a builder that had worked on the pier in the 1950s in which he states categorically that it is not suitable or safe to build a hotel with a hundred rooms and a restaurant also with rooms also least of all another pub with rooms, surely a builder must know what he is talking about?

Let us go back and see what the council have done for Weymouth.

In the 1960s they blew up our lovely pier which was a very big attraction for our visitors, then they took down the theatre in the Alexandra Gardens and replaced it all with slot machines.

In the 1970s and 80s they ran the Pavilion Theatre at a loss and wanted to pull it down.

A partition from the people saved it.

In the 90s they took away our fairy lights and replaced them with very costly green laser lights that shone out to sea leaving the Esplanade in darkness.

Then we have the Colwell Centre with empty shops.

Next to go our information centre on the promenade which was very useful for our visitors.

Next to go were our toilets in Bond Street, sold to be a private house, I hope not a holiday home?

Not successes I feel. More like disasters.

Now I hear the Dorset Abilities who are on the pier have been asked to leave the premises as our council want to pull it down, it would be nice if they had offered them some help!

I would like to finish by asking Weymouth council to rethink very carefully their plans for the peninsular as it is not the way forward. Listen – to the people.

APRIL LEE

Wyke Regis