From your letters and among everyone I have spoken to there is wholehearted support for Kerbside.

I recently e-mailed councillor Reason, who has cabinet responsibility for waste collection. I urged that he, his fellow councillors, the chief executive and the director in charge of waste collection find a solution to let Kerbside continue.

Mr Reason, quoting EC regulations, said that Sita must use a social enterprise organisation to fulfil a specific part of the contract.

However, after questioning this, Mr Reason advised me that EC regulations do not permit the naming of specific organisations by name, only by sector.

This means the council has no control over the organisation used. It is, of course, very easy to hide behind EC regulations but is the councillor aware that a European directive gives powers for sheltered employment programmes like Kerbside to be awarded contracts automatically?

If he isn't aware, he should be.

Mr Reason also advised me that Kerbside were offered £100,000 by Sita and when I asked why was this necessary I received no reply.

Had the council and Sita, in making the offer, hoped that Kerbside would go away?

When I asked why, the council insisted on a solus contract Mr Reason again declined to answer.

All Kerbside wanted to do was to continue their excellent work. The council, by insisting on one contract for all waste collection, knew full well that Kerbside were not equipped to bid.

The issue is not about EC regulations.

It is clear to me that there was a hidden agenda to get rid of Kerbside.

I am disgusted that nothing has been done to resolve the issue which affects some of the most vulnerable members of our society.

Sort things out councillor. This problem is capable of solution.

Dick Stephenson