IN LIGHT of the local elections I wanted to take the opportunity to acknowledge the success of Mick Haines in being elected as councillor for Marston.

Standing as an independent, Mick exemplifies what a good council representative should be.

Always available, helpful and willing to listen, he takes any issue, large or small, and pursues it with professionalism, always keeping you informed and seeing it through to a conclusion.

He is an excellent example to all and I would like to congratulate him on his well-deserved success.

DEREK WALDRON, Dents Close, Marston, Oxford