I REMEMBER when the little red buses started running in Blackburn that the boss of Blackburn Transport branded them as creaming off the profits of the bus companies that run all year round.

How right he was! They could not be seen between Christmas and New Year.

It's a good job that we've got Blackburn Transport -- dependable, good-natured drivers, new buses and they run every day of the year. That's service for you.

NAT GREENWAY, Notre Dame Gardens, Blackburn.