THE long-fought battle to clean up our area of Bank Top is paying off. The land has been fenced off by the owner, for which we are most grateful. The backs have been swept and the place has never been better.

We seem to be getting somewhere on the policing of the area and look forward to a brighter future.

Thanks to all who may have helped bring these changes about. We now need to build on them with play areas for kids where they won't be a nuisance near housing, some sort of green area for ball games, where property is coming down.

A child was seen to climb scaffolding on Palatine Road and run along the new roofs. Who will take responsibility for any injuries, even deaths?

SAM SPENCE, Ribblesdale Place, Blackburn.