THANK you to the local councillors, MPs, GPs and The Press for regularly keeping York residents informed regarding the ongoing developments of the fire at the waste recycling centre at Harewood Whin in Rufforth.

We are continuing to keep all windows closed and fireplaces blocked up. We are also checking the daily weather. If there is a westerly wind, we in Acomb are affected, but those in Poppleton will not be affected.

If there is rain, we are all saved from the smell and the affect on those with asthma and other chronic lung diseases in the area.

Rachel Parker, Fellbrook Avenue, Acomb, York.