THE decision by the Planning Committee of Bolton MBC to reject the Marks & Spencer planning application at the Middlebrook is the latest in a long line of bad decisions which have been made to "protect" a terminally ill town centre.

Why bother attempting to drive into Bolton along congested, potholed roads made impassable by crazy bus lanes, pay through the nose to park the car, and walk along dirty town centre streets, when you can get to Middlebrook relatively easily and park for free?

Times are changing and it's about time the council dinosaurs realised that.

Geoffrey Morris

Bolton Road

Atherton