Government austerity plays a large part in reason for drop-off in local services

There was a common theme running through three of the letters published in the August 23 edition of the Sussex Express.

Ron Pattenden of Hailsham was critical of police failure to deal with a dangerously parked vehicle.

Dominic Rayner of Lewes linked increases to council tax and parking charges with failure to maintain footways and verges.

R Packham, also of Lewes, was disappointed about Lewes District Council’s failure to respond quickly to a report of Japanese knotweed in the Winterbourne stream bed.