A GREAT deal of businesses rely on tourism for a living in North Yorkshire.

I simply cannot understand why North Yorkshire County Council does not simply say no to fracking as did Sheffield council.

Does anyone in their right mind think visitors to our beautiful countryside will be saying: “Oh let’s go to North Yorkshire to see the fracking, smell the toxic air and drink polluted water”?

Wake up NYCC and smell the coffee, or should I say smell the toxins.

Kay Russell,Terrington