I read that the Hythe floods task force has now been around for a whole year and all in all has come up with - just the one idea - that is to spend £100,000 on a pump.

In my view a pump would be a waste of money because where will the water be pumped to...back in the river maybe.

On rising tide, I would be interested to know how that would solve the problem and keep the road clear.

Because of years of bad road planning, building and poor river maintenance, I would suggest that our councils now find themselves between a rock and a hard place and now they have no idea how to get the problem sorted.

The pump idea has kept the public off their back for a while and any other solution would probably cost the taxpayers a small fortune, just like our two regenerated roundabouts and demolish even more.

We now have a second Strood which has flooded for years with no apparent attempt to solve that so follow the tides folks.

Tony Ashby

Colchester