AT long last the dictative executive on Blackburn with Darwen Council appears to be listening to the real experts.

For Tony Wilson and his company have, in my opinion, come up with the goods to regenerate our area.

Mr Wilson is indeed very well known, not only for his TV stardom but also his very real commitment to all he does.

Let his company take the regeneration of areas in hand Pennine, Lancs and all, for the man has some great projects in mind and it will be extremely interesting to see the second report commissioned for September.

People like Mr Wilson should be at the helm rather than the so-called experts, with no business experience brought forth willy nilly from God knows where.

Our present and past executive members have made a mess and poured millions of tax payers money down the drain with half-hearted and ill-thought programmes etc., with monotonous regularity.

They even had the nerve to take on the Hyndburn regeneration programme at their request when Hyndburn experts also proved to be no such thing, quite a contradiction in terms if ever there was one.

Power to your elbow Mr Wilson the public of our area will warm to your efforts and I and many more people I know wish you and your company every success.

P NEWTON (Mr), Ashworth Close, Blackburn.