There has not been a probe or an investigation into the Farmers' Market and the whole story arose from a simple advertisement of the Market on the Standish website.
No-one has raised any issues with the Management Committee, merely made postings on a website when a letter to the committee would have meant any concerns could have been addressed and reassurances made.
I thought some of the comments on the website were childish and I would not dignify them with a response.
Unfortunately commonsense seems to have been in short supply.
Every stallholder dealing in food at the Market has a food hygiene certificate. We would not allow them in otherwise.
I, personally, have spoken to and sought advice from council officers and with all due respect, I will take advice from them, rather than some self-appointed guardian of the Standish public.
I can assure the residents of Standish that they have no need to have concerns over our standards. They are as high as any other food outlet in Standish.
We will, as a matter of interest, be having our routine visit from the food hygiene section in the next week or so.
Coincidentally, it is due and has nothing to do with the hysteria being generated over the market. We are also expecting a visit from them at the next market, again something which happens at all markets.
I find it incredible that a three hour market, once a month, could 'have issues for local farmers'. The local farmers have been as thin on the ground as the local residents referred to in the article with their 'concerns'.
We have benefited in one respect. We had an excellent attendance at the last market and I can only assume that it was as a result of the free publicity generated.
Bill McCracken

Getting Blues over soccer future
Like many people who support local football clubs, I also take an active interest in the Premiership and always want Manchester City to do well.
What are we to do now?
The takeover of Man City by a Saudi Arabian who is many times richer than Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich means they will now compile a team of superstars from all over the world.
At a local level I really hope this does not happen to the detriment of all the young indigenous footballers City have a deserved reputation for nurturing.
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Things can only get ...
In my 70-odd years I have seen many changes and not all for the better.
We are now financially better off but can't go anywhere because the roads are packed.
We only need another few thousand homes built and a few thousand more people to bring the area to a complete standstill.
I remember when we had dentists, post offices and public toilets and didn't save all our lives for our old age, only to have to hand over our savings and our houses to the care homes.
But I suppose things could get worse ... and probably will.
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