I recently received a communication that described how Silsden and Steeton with Eastburn are working together on the Neighbourhood Plan.

This joint initiative was endorsed by one of our local councillors as an excellent example of local communities working together for the good of all. I only wish our local councillors in the Craven ward co-operated together using the same principle.

For the past two years, they have been in conflict and, as a result, there has been no working together for the benefit of our community. It is time for a change, and the local elections on May 22 give us the opportunity to think again about who we want to represent us on Bradford Council. We have not had a woman councillor for a long time and a young person, perhaps never. Now is the time to put this right. I urge the people of Silsden to reject petty squabbling and vote for a fresh start, which will really be for the good of all.

Wendy Neville Bradley Drive, Silsden