I’VE lived in Taunton all my life and have always been proud to, until recently.

Our town has been allowed to become a dirty, drug-infested dump that is not worth anybody visiting.

Drug deals happening day and night in clear view but the police don’t seem to notice, maybe it’s because we never see any police in Taunton anymore.

The council in Taunton should all be sacked as they live in a reality that they seem to have created for themselves, spending money on artwork, or £17 million on a completely useless road. 

It seems our council only look out for themselves.

How about sorting out the genuine homeless people and maybe get some public toilets that are not the embarrassment of every single person in Taunton?

The ones we have are disgusting beyond belief, our town is dying and all our council seems to be worried about is themselves.

The market site should have been redeveloped years ago to breathe life back into our dying town.

Instead, all our council seems to want to is bleed our dying town dry of every penny it has on stuff we don’t want, or need.

Every councillor in Taunton should hang their heads in shame about what they have done to Taunton but they won’t because I doubt any of them live on any of these faceless, boring estates they all seem hell bent on building.

Maybe some of them should get out and see what a dump they have turned Taunton into.

I hope you’re proud. Taunton used to be a place to be proud of. Now, it’s a embarrassment.

LEWIS VANCE
Taunton