THE redevelopment of Church Street, Blackburn, is a complete joke. I have friends from Burnley who roar with laughter every time we walk down there and who can blame them?

The cobbled street is a nightmare -- full of potholes and loose cobbles, cars are parked en masse and the 'art' it looks like scaffolding has been fly-tipped during the night.

Still, at least we are Council of the Year and the £2.5million spent on this project just proves how good it is.

LEE RICHARDSON, Hawkshwbank Road, Blackburn.