SIR – Why, may I ask, that after almost two years, the blue lights on the trees outside Bingley Arts Centre are still being lit up night after night?

They were put up for the opening of the new market square and were to stay on for the winter. Why, when we are in a recession, are they still on? Surely it’s now time to turn them off.

Bingley children could have been provided with swimming during the school holidays for free if they had been turned off earlier. As it is, from August 1, they will have to pay, just as the school holidays begin.

Mrs P Barnard, Bailey Hills Road, Bingley