THE hedges behind the Monk's Cross Shopping Centre now look like some kind of demented washing line with plastic carrier bags stuck to practically every branch.

Whose responsibility is it to clear this eyesore up: the city council or the stores from where this pollution starts its windy journey?

It's difficult to believe that spring will be able to find its way through the chaos this year.

Joyce Bateman,

Kingsclere,

Huntington,

York.

Updated: 09:38 Monday, April 04, 2005