Perhaps I should bow to his superior knowledge as he obviously has 'the edge' over the majority of people.

However, instead of that I beg to differ as, I feel extremely blessed to have been born and raised in Whitby.

I have lived in several places in my beloved Yorkshire and I also spent several years in Hants, which I found to be quite enjoyable, although in my humble opinion that county just does not compare with Yorkshire.

While living there, I made many friends but a spontaneous 'hello' to a passer-by would invariably be met by a blank stare, whereas from day one when I came to live in Driffield I was regularly treated like a long-lost friend by people I had never seen before in my life, which was great.

There are some beautiful places in Essex, especially the lovely little picture postcard villages, but I certainly would not exchange living in Basildon for our delightful little market town.

Regarding the remarks of Mr Tucker concerning schoolchildren and dogs, I feel it is extremely unjust to tar all with the same brush and as for the disparaging remark referring to mobility scooters, one day Mr Tucker may be obliged to use one himself. Who knows?

Incidentally, unlike Mr Tucker, I am thankful to say that I have never encountered alcohol-fuelled disputes here or in any other place and lastly, I was rather intrigued by Mr Tucker's remark concerning, presumably, his accent.

I wonder if, for some reason, he had felt the need to adopt a southern accent? If so, I wonder why?

Mrs E H Bell, of Newland Avenue, Driffield