SIR - "Sad to say, but I will believe it when I see it."

"Many shops around lay empty and no doubt the half-decent ones left will move to the complex. Why not just bulldoze everything and start again? Won't be long before it is filled with charity and phone shops if it ever gets built. Bowls, bingo and more takeaways - chav heaven."

"It is dead, full stop, no decent shops, no cinema, keep going on the M62."

Are these comments people made about Bradford? They could be, but no, these are what some of the people of Halifax think of their town.

It seems both Bradford and Halifax have many like-minded people.

I found these comments while browsing the net, so there you have it. Is Halifax really any better than Bradford, and do people respect it anymore?

Jack MacPherson, Killinghall Road, Bradford