HAVING moved into this area since last February, to be with our two sons and a daughter, we have settled very happily apart from having to pay to park, despite paying £10 for a Blue Badge (we are both 86).

I appreciate that we are in a very pleasant coastal area, which obviously attracts many visitors, but surely local residents, at our age, should be exempt from this charge.

JOHN VIGAR

Sea Road

Boscombe