[Ken Moss]

Thank you all for some charming comments.

The Lancashire Telegraph is a slightly better paper in my opinion as it is a bit more politically balanced than The Accrington Observer and reports much more smaller local articles. I send them stuff every week which they use as 'nibs' or little stories although the letter I sent them on the Market Hall was used as the basis for an article yesterday. I believe that the public has a right to know what is going on and I have built up a nice working relationship with the Telegraph reporters who I will continue to feed stories so long as they want them.

As regards being a future Labour leader, there are far better qualified people nearer the front of the queue than me and Miles is doing a splendid job at the moment anyway. My immediate aspirations are directed more towards finance and reducing the wasteful spending I see all the time.

Rishton is always my primary concern and will be so long as I live here.