Yet again councillor Anna Waite knows what’s best for Southend, despite the wishes of most of its residents.

She wanted to build on the beaches at Westcliff but this was repelled. As cabinet member for transport, she set back the infrastructure of the town with damaging humps, unused cycle paths and pretentious attempts at road alterations, government funded and costing motorists time and money and distress. Now Mrs Waite is campaigning on behalf of Stobarts for a so-called airport, once again opposed by a majority of voters. There is a flight once a week to Jersey. Call that an airport? City Airport is struggling.

Stobarts is making a big mistake. It wants the airport as a freight depot to transport goods overseas from a coastal base avoiding flights across land areas. Tough luck for Leigh residents as noisy freight planes keep them awake at night.

But Stobart will think again when they attempt to use their lorries on the gridlocked infrastructure to Southend. They will lose money.

Len Lierens
Southchurch Road
Southend