Stray Views: Harrogate’s most deprived area needs a school

Stray Views is a weekly column giving you the chance to have your say on issues affecting the Harrogate district. It is an opinion column and does not reflect the views of the Stray Ferret. Send your views to letters@thestrayferret.co.uk.

You will be aware that the downfall of Woodfield School started when the Conservative controlled county council allegedly dumped two or three boys from Leeds into the school.
Their behaviour was such that parents started to remove their children from the school.  Was Andrew Jones MP involved supporting the parents, staff and governors at that point?
When I visited the school as Mayor, we were greatly impressed by the dedication and commitment of all the staff.
They had a large group of European families and poorer families at the school.
This, the most deprived ward in the Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency, is an area that needs a local school.
John Fox, Harrogate

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When will the council clear the leaves? 

When will harrogate Council begin clearing all the autumn leaves from the pavements and gutters? We live on a tree-lined road but to date Harrogate Borough Council have not cleared any of the leaves from the pavements and the gutters.

The pavements are impacted with wet leaves which is a hazard for elderly residents and all of the gullies are blocked causing water to accumulate at the bottom of the road. Many neighbouring councils publish start dates for clearing leaves, some of which began at the end of October, and detail the roads which are to be cleared.

Harrogate Borough Council does not publish any  information which raises concerns as to when they are going to address the problem of clearing the leaves on pavements and blocked gullies on the many tree-lined streets in the area.

Jane Hill, Harrogate