No evidence can be found of reported unkempt gardens

Martin Laing in his column (The Oban Times, June 14) asked ACHA to get our act together with respect to two gardens in a terraced street in Oban that we own.

Despite contacting Mr Laing to clarify what he was referring to, we have been unsuccessful in getting any information from him to confirm that these addresses belong to ACHA.

The association staff locally have checked complaints we have received from members of the public which could possibly relate to what Mr Laing is talking about and we can find no evidence of two gardens not being looked after by ACHA tenants ‘in a fairly typical residential street in Oban’.

If Mr Laing had contacted ACHA before he published his article, we could have clarified anything he wished to ask. Lazy journalism which doesn’t check out all aspects of the story is becoming increasingly common.

For the record, ACHA responds proactively in dealing with anti-social issues, including our staff working closely with the police to evict drug dealers and those involved in anti-social behaviour. This includes ACHA staff attending Oban Sheriff Court in pursuit of that end.

These kind of facts around ACHA’s commitment to community wellbeing appears to be of little interest to Mr Laing. Alastair MacGregor, Chief executive, ACHA.