AM I the only one to think this, but has the heart and soul gone out of Durham City market place?

Walking through the other day, it just seemed featureless and bland. What sort of seating have they put in? Certainly not comfortable at all.

The moving of the statue has just been a waste of money, and the steps are there just waiting for some old person to fall down them.

What have the citizens of Durham got for £5m? Not a lot, I think. Maybe the drainage needed modernising, but that’s all.

The powers that be have certainly screwed up as far as the market place is concerned.

Edward Halliday, Langley Moor.