I WOULD like to commend the Boosbeck residents group and their spokesman Nev Brown for their resolve and commitment to getting justice for their cause.

Their cause is, of course, the closure of the Boosbeck abattoir which is blighting their lives.

At the recent scrutiny meeting held at Redcar and Cleveland’s new council offices, they witnessed again another prevarication.

There was also an attempt to prevent their legal right to film the proceedings which, after due discussion, was subsequently allowed.

Again these people, who just want to get on with their lives like everyone else, are being blocked and delayed at every turn by a council that is hell bent on covering up the mistakes of the planning department.

This attempt to crush the residents’ group has already cost all the ratepayers of the borough in the order of £250,000 in legal fees to try and silence them.

Clearly, there now exists a human rights issue that the council will have to defend at our expense, all because of an intransigent council that cannot see the error of its ways and the justification of the residents.

Why don’t the councillors make the right decision and close the abattoir? Let the people of Boosbeck move on to a more peaceful life and enjoy their surroundings. These councillors seem to forget that they are being paid to work on behalf of the people of the borough and are not there for any other purpose.

Chris Gallacher, Chairman, Ukip Redcar and Cleveland.