WE wish to protest very strongly against the suggested later opening of shops in Bolton town centre from 9am to 11am, and to open later at the end of the day.

You asked for opinions in your Opinion column recently.

We are retired people who wish to shop early to avoid crowds and to have no hassle parking. We do not wish to travel in the evenings or when it is dark.

We have sampled later opening in Holland where they open at lunch time on Monday, and it is most inconvenient. There they do not open in an evening at all.

Joan and Colin Heywood

Thorncliffe Road, Sharples

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