I was a potential juror for the High Court sitting in Dundee last week and was told to phone the jury hot line number on July 30, after 5pm. I did and heard a recording stating that jurors 1 to 45 should phone back again after 5pm on July 31 for further instructions.

After phoning again, the exact same recording was played and also all day on August 1 until after 6pm.

Then the recording changed slightly for jurors 46 to 90 to please phone again on August 3 after 5pm for a possible Friday start. Not a mention now about jurors 1–45.

How can potential jurors be challenged about commitment when this is the treatment you get? — Angry Volunteer.

In a letter to the Tele she said, “The work is paying off. Five years ago, there were about 1000 gulls on a site in Dock Street. Now, there are none nesting there.”

Does Mrs Sturrock think these birds vanished into thin air? No, of course they didn’t. They just moved — and I can suggest to Mrs Sturrock where a few hundred of them moved to.

My photo shows the roof of the ABB building on Kingsway East inhabited by a huge flock of these pests. I park nearby, and virtually every day I have to wash seagull droppings off my car, at best unpleasant, at worst a risk to my health.

And all over the place I see these scavengers, before the refuse lorries arrive, ripping bags of rubbish apart and strewing the contents all over the street.

So although Mrs Sturrock may think the council is having some success tackling this problem, I suggest the self-congratulation is somewhat misplaced. — Constant Car Washer, Dundee.

In actual fact, only one of the four stations is to be found in Fife.

The fact is, park-and-ride facilities don’t only take pressure from already busy city centres by encouraging car owners to use sites away from built-up areas, but they also help raise much-needed revenue through fare charging.

This will explain why Edinburgh has two more facilities planned and is looking to buy land to add more.

Put simply, Dundee City Council isn’t in a position to pass up this opportunity.

It has a duty of care to taxpayers to introduce measures aimed at reducing car pollution levels. It must also exploit any reasonable opportunity to raise revenue. — Still Taking Bus.

This practice has been carried out since 1964,

When I joined the Army in 1965, I joined the Highland Brigade with a preference for The Black Watch. In these days recruiting was very strong in Highland regiments and you were almost guaranteed your choice of regiment.

However, in 1970, the Highland and Lowland brigades were amalgamated, by which time I was a recruit instructor at Glencorse.

Young men joined the Scottish Division with a preference for a particular regiment.

Because of problems recruiting, it was heart-breaking to see young men do 16 weeks’ training wearing the uniform of their preference, only to be told they were going somewhere else.

Potential recruits with family ties had the best chance.

The Royal Regiment of Scotland (The Black Watch RHR) is working hard to ensure the Red Hackle will be seen for years to come. — John B. Smith MBE, Langshaw Road, Dundee.

The Poles have done exactly what the Scots and Irish did, and emigrated to better themselves and their families. — Green Cheese.

I RESPOND to T Cooney. If we assume the 7000 Poles in the Dundee area are not on holiday, then it follows the city had at least 7000 vacant posts before they arrived.

The Poles, in common with many other immigrant groups, are working hard and boosting our economy. We should be grateful. — G. Davie.