I AM delighted to see what appears to be signs of development on the long derelict (20 years?) Hartford Mill site at the junction of Weston Street and Bradford Road, Bolton.

Congratulations to all concerned in the Planning Department.

Next? How about the rubble-strewn site adjacent to Orlando Village?

I understand it may not cheap to develop, yet surely doing nothing may prove more expensive if the the scruffy image projected is a factor in BIHE again being denied university status.

Mr D K Fleming

Hilden Street, Bolton