I THINK Blackburn councillors are behaving disgustingly by hounding out a man who is trying to make a living and is providing a good service for the people of Darwen.

I refer to Geoff Hindle who runs a mobile cafe in the centre of town (LET, June 12).

The council have raised his rent so much he can't afford to open up now.

But ten yards away are dozens of alcoholics, druggies and tramps who are legless at nine o'clock in the morning, vomitting and spitting all over the place.

You can't sit on a bench because their language is so vile, yet nothing is done about them.

The council should do something about this vermin instead of persecuting an honest hard-working man who has traded for 20 years in Darwen.

Get your priorities right, councillors. Clean up Darwen centre.

MRS M MOORE, Darwen (full address received).

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