| Letters - 19 March 2004 |
| Stand up as a society |
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| WHY ARE anti-social tenants still allowed to cause so much misery to ordinary people, despite legislation in place to deal with the scourge? |
| The problem I experience, and I suspect I’m not alone, is that my housing association steadfastly refuses to use these new weapons against this menace.
When are we going to stand up as a society and refuse to accept this any longer?
I reject the excuses that are always made for these people. Everyone deserves to live without this fear hanging over them. — Living In Hope.
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| Left with nothing without warning |
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| I CHECKED my bank account only to find my tax credits had not been paid. I called the helpline only to find they had stopped because I had been overpaid.
I am a single parent with two children, one of whom is disabled.
I had to go from full-time to part-time work to look after my son.
When tax credits started they kept putting double payments into my bank. I called them umpteen times asking them to sort this out but they took their time, hence the overpayments.
They reduced my payments a few months ago to pay this back so why stop my payments altogether, leaving me with nothing?
This was their fault in the first place and I had no prior warning. — Angry Working Mum.
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| Joon’s debut |
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June Broon
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| THE LETTER from Jimi Brown, son of local comedienne Joon, brought back memories.
In 1975, in the Queen’s Hotel, Dundee, Joon made her debut and was very funny. Making costume changes she was Yogi Bear, Frank Spencer, Quasimodo and James Cagney.
In 1976, at The Tayock Caravan Site in Montrose, Joon was announced as the top act there. — Eck French, Perth Road, Dundee.
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| Street speed not curbed |
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| I INFORM police, councillors and whoever else it concerns that speeding traffic in Laird Street, Dundee, has not stopped.
What is needed is a 20mph zone, mini roundabouts at the school and bus terminus, and humps in between.
It is the only way the traffic is going to slow down.
These drivers are breaking the law and we need action. — Time For Action.
IT IS about time speeding traffic in Laird Street, Dundee, was taken more seriously.
There have been lines put on the road, a mobile camera is occasionally used and the police appear now and again with a speed gun.
The powers-that-be have been informed of traffic travelling at least 50mph and upwards.
It is about time that something was done. — Resident.
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| Community should set agenda |
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| THE COMMUNITY should set its own priorities. There are projects that are vital to people of the Hilltown in Dundee such as the Money Advice Support Team, Dundee North Law, Kiddie Kare, etc.
These will disappear if you do not attend community planning events and tell the council what you want.
The Scottish Executive has told the council to ask the people what they want.
However, money is spent on pet projects such as Ambassador routes, Riverside Waterfront and a Cultural Quarter.
We have to put up with broken pavements, nowhere for kids to play and waiting months to get basic repairs.
Pop into the Highwayman Centre on Saturday, March 20, and tell the council and health board on what you want them to spend your money. — Dougie Thain.
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| Take in untidy bins |
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| WHEELIE BINS do look untidy on Dundee’s pavements and people should be made to take them in.
I couldn’t get past them at the top of Provost Road and ended up slipping on the edge of the kerb and hurting my ankle.
I noticed the kerb has been lowered there for wheelchairs so they are going to have some job trying to get through. Brown Constable Street is the same. — Coldsider.
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| Government should fund research |
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| LETTER WRITER Proud Dundonian missed the point of my letter about the £100,000 gift given by Dundee City Council to the university’s new research centre.
Any medical research should be funded by central government, not by donations, charities or gifts.
The £500 million for a new Scottish Parliament building would have been better spent on such a good cause. — K. S.
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| Flower pots broken by youth |
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| I READ the letter about a youth who got abusive when a letter writer didn’t buy from him at her door.
A young man, who came to my door, got upset when I said no and closed my door. I heard a crashing noise. He had kicked and broken my ceramic flower pots.
I called the police who said he had done this before. — K. S., Carnoustie.
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| GM crops help Third World |
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| THE MERIT of GM crops is that they will help Third World countries.
This certainly wasn’t the case during the early days of the Common Market. Then we had butter mountains, milk lakes and huge meat stores. — Fork Tongue.
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