26 JANUARY 1985, Page 20

True story

Sir: Patrick Marnham in his review of Henry Porter's book Lies, Damned Lies and some Exclusives casts doubt on a story published in the Daily Telegraph of 7 January about Christmas puddings being made in a Derbyshire bakery in January for Christmas 1985. As a former managing director of the firm in question I can assure him that the story is perfectly true however improbable it may seem.

J. W. Walker

Yew Tree Cottage, Whitworth Road, Darley Dale, Matlock, Derbyshire