MY patience with the poor quality of service being provided by too many firms in this area connected with home maintenance, ended a long while ago. However, if it is true many of these have more work than they can cope with, surely it would make sense to encourage businesses from outside this area to open branches here. This includes firms from overseas.

This area is, of course, on excellent road and rail links to other parts of the country.

MARGARET FRITH (Mrs),

Studland Park,

Westbury.