LETTER: Between rock and hard place

It seems that several thousand die each year in the UK, due to traffic pollution and so residents may have good reason to be concerned. Indeed, I raised this at a parish council meeting relating to traffic using West Street, Sompting, as a rat run. A low emission zone (LEZ) could reduce the number of LGVs using such routes, while a limit on new housing developments could help to limit the number of people exposed to excessive pollution. But while district councils are responsible on one hand for keeping pollution below legal limits, on the other hand they are required to meet unrealistic house building targets. If those housing targets were to be met, then more residents would be exposed to higher levels of pollution. But if pollution limits are exceeded then councils would be held responsible and could be fined. So councils are between the rock and the hard place. They are damned if they do and damned if they don’t. But sadly some may feel unable to criticise their Westminster masters. That iniquity needs to be exposed relentlessly and it is the duty of the opposition to do that. As prospective county councillors, I and my colleagues will do just that. Roger J. Arthur UKIP candidate for the Lancing division of West Sussex County Council, Melrose Place Storrington --- Don’t miss out on all the latest breaking news where you live. Here are four ways you can be sure you’ll be amongst the first to know what’s going on. 1) Make our website your homepage at www.worthingherald.co.uk/ 2) Like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Worthing.news 3) Follow us on Twitter @Worthing_Herald 4) Register with us by clicking on ‘sign in’ (top right corner). You can then receive our daily newsletter AND add your point of view to stories that you read here. And do share with your family and friends - so they don’t miss out! The Worthing Herald - always the first with your local news. Be part of it.