SHOPPING in Blackburn, I admired the Christmas decorations in the precinct.

Later, I was in Darwen's three day market. Guess what? - we've got different decorations. I counted 16 buckets hanging from the ceiling. They can't put lights up, they're collecting rain water. Is this where some of our rates go?

THERESE BROWNE, Bolton Road, Darwen.

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