[Ken Moss]

It is reasonably disappointing to see that The Accrington Observer seemingly still feels that Peter Britcliffe is Leader of the Council and has given him his old column back in order to reinforce that. The front page headline seemed to me to be an attack on a decent and popular MP rather than a balanced report and none of the stories that had been requested from Rishton were published.

I do continue to query the impartiality of the paper when points from Peter Britcliffe were hammered home on the front page, the 'Political Column' and also the letters page. On the other hand, no one at Britcliffe HQ or The Accrington Observer seems to have realised that the public are truly weary of hearing his opinions and that the reason people don't buy the paper are because he is in it on every page every week.

Long may the media blanket continue as he's doing an excellent job of canvassing against himself.