SIR - Having traded in Wotton and Dursley for 25 years and a current resident of Wotton, it is sad to see that The Swan Hotel has finally closed its doors to the public after many years. This is, perhaps, due to high rent and rates and bad management.

It is the end of an era for Wotton and my wife and I shall mourn its passing.

B S Ling, Haw , Wotton-under-Edge