Your normally excellent coverage was let down by some basic mistakes last week ("Strike out", The Argus, July 17).

Contrary to this report, Crawley Town Hall was not closed. Yes, services were disrupted, but most reception desks and direct telephone lines were staffed.

Hundreds of council workers were working hard to provide customers with the best service possible.

The disruption to the public is not helped by such inaccurate reporting.

-David Covill, Director of Resources, Crawley Borough Council