HOW many more open top buses do we have to put up with? They run up to ten months out of every year and past our windows every ten to 15 minutes.

In summer all anybody wants to do is open their windows to let a bit of fresh air into their homes. Oh no! Not us. We have to have our windows closed because of fumes and noise pollution - you cannot hear yourself think sometimes.

The council is a waste of time saying they have no powers to limit or control them. Apparently tourism is top of York's agenda.

What about people who live in York? They are more important, they live in York and spend their hard-earned money providing each other with jobs every day of the year.

Harry Gilmore,

Thistleton Court,

Margaret Street, York.