Through your letters column, I would like to thank Alan Preest for helping to publicise the mismanagement of taxpayers' money by Lydney Town Council.

Undoubtedly, "lessons will be learnt and systems put in place to prevent it from happening again." Nobody will resign, be sacked, disciplined or even apologise!

In the county council elections next year, Alan Preest will be standing as a candidate in Lydney for the United Kingdom Independence Party.

So vote Preest for someone who will scrutinise how the hard-earned money of taxpayers is spent.

– Richard Leppington, UKIP, New Road,?Bream.