THE two homes for the elderly in Blackburn which were closed by the council have had cash spent on them for the Kosovo refugees.

On one, there is a sign still on the wall saying "Laneside HFE."

Does that mean that when the refugees go home, they will be used for the elderly again - our country's elderly?

JAMES WARD, Bridge Cottage, Chatburn, Clitheroe.

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