It seems that Paul Reach is going to be sharing his ­wisdom in the Chronicle on a regular basis. In his latest ­column, he claimed to respond to my ­challenge to tell us all what he would do to solve Dartmouth’s problems. But he doesn’t ­actually say much, does he?

Apparently we need a “strategic plan” and to tell the world how fabulous Dartmouth is. Could we have a bit more detail, Paul?

Marketing the town may be a good idea, but if the town council doesn’t safeguard vital amenities, such as parks, toilets and the leisure centre, there won’t be much to market. I think it may be town councillors and not Paul who have got their priorities right.

Paul devotes much of his article to a claim that the flow of visitors to Dartmouth is collapsing, but he provides no support for this case. He says we have less than 50 per cent of the visitors we had eight years ago. Where is the evidence for this statement?

It certainly doesn’t feel that way in the holiday season and on many off-season weekends too.

Tim Hailstone

Venn Lane

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