Sir, – In less than a month, we shall be invited to vote in European and local elections. As usual, most of us will not have much idea which candidates will be standing or what their views on relevant matters might be, while few, if any, of the candidates will take the trouble to tell us in advance.

Could not the D&S Times consider producing a brief supplement/ pull-out containing such information? It might improve turnout and so silence the usual moans about voter apathy.

JAMES LEIGH Ulwards Lodge, Thornton Watlass.

Editor’s note: We hope to cover the elections in full, although, at this stage, we cannot promise a supplement.