OF COURSE Lancaster City Council has not over-reacted in telling Violet Milnes to remove her chairs and tables from the pavement outside Harts restaurant in Morecambe.

We have seen a substantial improvement on the resort's sea front over the course of the last three of four summers and we want it to continue.

If Ms Milnes would like to improve her business and the conditions for her customers, and if she really cares, how about installing a lift for people who would like to eat overlooking the sea. Harts, after all, has a view to die for.

It is improvements we want along the prom, not more clutter.

Brenda Watson, Westgate.