Those who have complained in such a vituperative way maybe were brought up at a time when the Belle Isle pit was open and they got free coal and polluted the atmosphere at will. Times change and we have to consider the bigger picture now, supporting the forward-looking council and ridding Hunslet of its flat-cap image.

When the South Leeds High School and Aquatics Centre were built, I wrote to the council asking if there were to be solar panels or wind turbines on them. After all, they are far from housing and people wouldn't raise objections, I thought.

As a regular at the stadium, I know how cold and windy it is in that stand. That's the point; you can't put a wind turbine just anywhere. It has to be somewhere which will catch the wind sweeping down the valley.

If it were picturesque with wooden sails and a stone circular base, maybe there would be less opposition.

Perhaps those objectors should consider this thought – there were windmills on that hill long ago, Windy Hill farm where Walter Goldthorpe farmed was one place, and the area of hill by Windmill Road had one, thus the name of the road. Anyway, the clubs are only at the stadium three or four times a week and, as the council says, it can be switched off!

Pat Benatmane, Middleton Road, Leeds


I was pleased to read that the leader of Leeds City Council is backing plans for a wind farm at Hook Moor. I congratulate his bravery; it is about time that people stopped saying no, because of aesthetic reasons, people don't like their view being spoilt. How trivial!

If you take a drive around this country or any other developed country, you will find wind turbines in all areas, cities and rural areas. If Leeds City council want to develop a carbon reduction policy, perhaps a transport policy that favours public transport might be a good idea too. Here in Morley we don't even have a bus station; If Pudsey can do it, why not Morley?

N Bywater, Morley