SIR: Thank you for the letter telling me I was a winner in one of your competitions.

I enter quite a few of the competitions the paper publishes and I find them quite interesting. Being a pensioner the numerous competitions give me opportunities in my leisure hours to use my abilities and bring me some pleasure.

I look forward to receiving the BEN daily. It brings me the local and national news which is interesting. I enjoy reading the Ron Freethy columns in your weekend edition, and I also like to read the Letters' page every evening. These, along with many other items I find of interest. In all, you publish a great newspaper and I wish you continued success. Thanks again to all of you at the paper.

Mr Norman Horan

Meadowside Ave, Bolton.

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