From D.S.:-ONCE again Halloween has been celebrated but not in the traditional way. We now have groups of children dressed up as witches and monsters roaming the streets, knocking on doors and calling 'Trick or Treat' to people, many of whom don't know what they mean.

I am all in favour of children enjoying themselves but this American way of celebrating a Pagan festival must be stopped now.

For the second year running my car and those of my neighbours have been covered in flour as part of the 'Trick or Treat' game. The teenagers responsible for this have obviously not had to get flour off a car once it had rained and the flour has gone hard.

It is time something was done to stop this vandalism.

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