IR,

Having read the article on Jewel Balti which

held prime position on the front page of last

week's Beacon, I was left somewhat bemused

as to the grounds on which the said restaurant

has comitted any offense.

I am a resident of the Rockfield area of Monmouth,

and am delighted that a stylish eating

establishment has chosen to develop its business

in this part of the town.

Anyone who has eaten at Jewel Balti cannot

fail to realise that its signage, far from being

garish, is a reflection of the cosmopolitan, good

quality food it serves. Surely it is the responsibility

of the town council to encourage and

integrate successful businesses into an old,

established market town, and not to disillusion

them with petty and narrow-minded

threats.

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