Sir.-When was it that Tadley folk learned that Tesco was planning to come to the town, only for the store to get lost somewhere along the road?

And then there were none as the existing supermarket disappeared for six months, including Christmas.

Now roadworks of a four-month duration - oops, make that six, according to the latest reports - have brought chaos to Tadley's roads and further loss of trade to commercial outlets, to include another Christmas.

Is it all the wreaking of retribution upon Tadley people for previous misdemeanours, or is it the right people not making the right noises in the right places?

-Mike Herbert, Wickham Close, Tadley.