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Your Rants - A selection of your letters from January 2010

If you’ve got something you want to get off your chest, if you’ve seen something in the magazine or on the website that you want to comment on or if you have strong views on anything at all, we want to hear from you. Send us your thoughts and opinions to linconline@wlct.org

Image: LINC's Xmas TV PreviewDear LINC,

What’s going on? We’re almost at February and your entertainment page still advertises your Christmas TV stuff! I normally like checking out that bit of the site and reading about music and games and sometimes wrestling too, have you just given up or can we expect new content soon?

Amy O’Brien [via e-mail]


The LINC SAYS: Don’t despair, Amy! We haven’t abandoned the Entertainment section completely, we’ve just been, well, a bit busy. You might have noticed us talking about updating all our info in Things to Do recently. That’s a massive task which means that the team all have to pull together to get it done instead of larking about listening to music or watching Smackdown. We’ve almost finished that now, and when we do, there’ll be plenty more entertainment goodies for you. Please bare with us!

image right: our telly-watching Santa has outstayed his welcome!

Dear LINC,

Are you still takin poems for ur creative corner? If I e-mail some in would u look at putting them online?

Elawesomo [via Twitter]

The LINC SAYS: Yes we are, feel free to send them in. The more awesomo the better! Check out Creative Corner for yourself.

Dear LINC,

Good magazine again [Winter 2009] :) liked reading it. Happy New Year to you all.

Chris Murphy [via Twitter]


The LINC SAYS: Thanks for the feedback Chris, glad you liked the mag’ and Happy New Year to you too.

Dear LINC,

Image: extreme sportsThe letter from Vicky Henry about skateparks brings up a good point. It does bug me when people expect everyone to hand them stuff and think that the world owes them everything.

To be fair though, I think it’s a bit different when it comes to stuff like youth clubs and other activities. I don’t know how rich Vicky is, but me personally, I can’t afford to keep getting busses to stuff, and since my Mum doesn’t drive I’m kind of dependent on stuff going on near me.

image right: skateboarders at Walmsley park.

What would be good is if more people running activities could put on minibuses and things so we could all get to stuff. What do you think?

Kieran Carter [via e-mail]


The LINC SAYS: Good suggestion Kieran, and one that we think lots of young people might agree with. As far as we know, some projects, like the X-Zones, do help with transport, but we can’t speak to all of them.

The best thing to do perhaps, if it’s an activity run by Wigan Council’s Youth Service, is to contact the youth worker involved, tell them you’re eager to join them and ask if they can help to get you there. We’re sure they’ll help if they can!

In the meantime, you might want to make this suggestion to the What’s Your Issue panel who’ll make sure your suggestions get passed on to the right people.

Dear LINC,

Thought the Jedward thing [2010 Predictions: Jedward vs. Clarkson] was well funny. Had to let you know because it made me smile.

Beth Molyneux [via e-mail]


The LINC SAYS: Thanks Beth, glad you liked it. We’ll pass your comments on to our resident psychic. After never getting a single prediction right in the three years he’s been at The LINC, his confidence is lacking a bit, so we’re sure your words will cheer him up no end!

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