I cannot understand where all this ‘proud to be from Lancashire’ comes from – in a place where crime is high and drug-taking, under-age drinking and anti-social behaviour is rife.

Our streets are littered with derelict and boarded up houses, our town centres have become like war zones and are no-go areas at night.

With our empty shops, closed pubs, and almost non-existent entertainment venues, of course I feel ‘proud’.

Stephen Barker, Accrington.