Two items caught my eye in The Argus last week, one about the restoration of shelters and benches on Madeira Drive terrace and the other on restoring the historic seafront bandstand on the Lower Promenade, Brighton.

I have kept two cuttings from last year (no, I am not a sad person, just a resident who is passionate about our heritage).

One cutting entitled "Spring start for historic bandstand" talks about work starting in March but bad weather may defer it to autumn.

This was Brighton and Hove City Council's answer to Brian Oxley's question about the state of the building.

The other cutting, with the headline "Easter present", quotes Councillor Gill Mitchell saying the terrace will be refurbished and repaired by Easter.

Twenty months later, another piece of spin appears.

Another winter approaches, Easter will soon be here and more promises will be made. Roll on May - at last we will have a chance to get rid of the Labour council.

-A Older, Goldstone Villas, Hove