IN REPLY to Matthew Laverack’s letter of May 13 pointing out my “gushing” praise for David Horton, I also have praise for Tracey Simpson Laing.

Both councillors were always on hand for many years, looking after our needs in the Acomb ward, in all weather, and again I thank them for that.

On the other hand, I never saw Mr Laverack in our ward. Perhaps he was in his parish composing letters in his quest to lead the league table of Press letter writers.

What a sad fellow he must be to even keep up his vitriolic remarks from the other side of the world.

I hope he is smugly satisfied in his crusade to help bring down a hard working woman he can now move on and choose his next victim(s) for the next five years of snide remarks.

Thanks again to David and Tracey for their tireless efforts.

William Moore, Lochrin Place, York.