IN an attempt to save money, the lights on the M65 are to be switched off at night between Burnley and Colne.

This is silly as the first accident regardless of how severe will nullify the meagre savings.

A far safer and more effective way to save money would be to give those employed by the Transport and Strategic Highways a substantial pay cut.

In fact, any Lancashire County Council employee who receives more than the average wage (approx £25,000) should face at the very least a 20% pay cut in line with the massive cuts in pay the private sector has suffered recently.

There is no valid argument that the public sector should be exempt from cuts; after all, they are funded by the private sector.

Simon Marshall, Burnley.