I NOTE again a letter praising the efforts of the council during the bad weather, really!

The roads were dreadful. We are on a bus route but the gritting, well, it happened once.

As for waste collection this is a joke. I hope the suppling contractor doesn`t get paid for failure to operate the service.

I went to the tip three times and can no longer recycle in West Thurrock as it has been closed.

In bad weather residents need to use side roads and paths. They used to be cleared! Other local councils manage, but not Thurrock. – PAUL COLMER, Laird Avenue, Grays.