SIR – The season of slips, trips and falls has put additional pressure on our accident and emergency services, as it does every year.

However, their job was made harder by the lack of gritting given to our neighbourhood streets and pathways.

I recently watched two paramedics take a stretcher-bound resident to an ambulance in treacherous conditions.

Packed snow and ice had made the footpaths extremely hazardous and the paramedics had to be helped by two passers-by.

What fails me in this situation is the poor treatment of minor roads and footpaths.

After more than two weeks of icy conditions, and with main roads and bus routes already clear, the Council has given no thought to diverting resources to our neighbourhoods.

It is also tough on our elderly and infirm who, in some cases, have not been able to safely leave their homes for the more than a fortnight.

The leader of Bradford Council has said he wants to maintain services for the most vulnerable, yet this cold spell has caught his Council out at the first test of his promise.

With more bad weather on its way, let’s hope he learns and listens to residents?

Councillor Glen Miller (Con, Worth Valley), The Chase, Shann Park, Keighley