HOW gratifying it was to read (Evening Press, February 17) that the Heworth councillor Paul Blanchard is showing great concern for the residents who will be affected by the development on the old gas site.

Pity the councillors for Tang Hall and Osbaldwick have not shown the same concern for the residents over the Derwenthorpe site,

Their lives also will be totally disrupted.

WH Hall,

The Village,

Osbaldwick, York.

Updated: 09:20 Friday, February 25, 2005