IN reply to Miss L Gee (Letters, June 1), I don't think my colleague, Coun Dave Hollings, needs a map of Darwen as Conservative councillor Fred Slater represents the East Rural ward of the borough, not the Minster Crescent area of Darwen where he lives - which is represented by three Labour councillors.

However, I hope that Miss Gee agrees with the main thrust of Coun Hollings' letter - which concerned the allocation of school places, whereby children from Darwen could lose out if some of the ideas of Coun Slater's Conservative colleagues were ever to be implemented.

COUN DAVE SMITH, (Sunnyhurst Ward), Avondale Road, Darwen.

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