SIR, Does anyone reading this letter think that one minute of a gritter’s time and a small amount of salt is worth the price of safety for motorists, the public and school children travelling on the steep hill in Langlee Avenue?

On Friday morning although the gritter had gritted Langlee Drive which passes both ends of the Avenue, the Avenue, which was covered in ice and snow, was left alone.

When I saw the state of the road I telephoned Scottish Borders Council and made a complaint about the state of the road. Since then I have written to the SBC’s roads department asking that a minute of the gritter’s time be spent making the Avenue safe. Not a lot to ask for safety.

I am, etc.

Mr A. Cruickshank Langlee Drive Galashiels