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Letters - 23 November 2006
99% against homeless unit
A PETITION against a homeless unit being sited at Red Admiral Court, Dunbar Park, Whitfield, was presented to Dundee City Council on November 13, with a request for a meeting (no response from the council at the time of writing this letter).

I thank everyone who signed our petition. Support against the unit is 99%. Thanks also to Shona Robison MSP for her help and support.

What was interesting on our visits was the large number of people unaware of this unit and how close it would be to them.

Do the house building companies involved in the redevelopment of Whitfield now, or in the future, have an opinion on this unit?

I think they would have a moral duty to make prospective buyers aware of this unit. — A. Brown, Dunbar Park, Dundee.

Earmarked for removal
THE TELEPHONE box in Logie Avenue has been earmarked by BT for removal.

However, this is a conservation area, and it is up to the council’s conservation officer to work this out with BT. Last time I tried to contact him he was off sick, and has not returned my call.

The street cabinets owned by utilities are covered in graffiti, and I have been in touch with Councillor Jim Barrie, and directly with NTL-Telewest about theirs.

The company tells me a deal has been struck with Dundee City Council where Telewest will supply anti-graffiti paint, and council employees will paint them. Graffiti can then be wiped off with a damp cloth. — K. J. MacDougall, Retiring Secretary, Logie Residents’ Association.

Vote loser?
I READ that Holland is drafting a new law making it illegal to wear clothing that covers the face including the burka. Well done, Holland.

Why can the British Government not do the same? Is it afraid to stand up and be counted or is it afraid to lose votes? — B. C., Monifieth.

Friendly welcome
I VISITED Dundee and Tayside recently. Dundee is a lovely city and Tayside is beautiful.

The Polish cemetery in Perth is very well looked after and this is a bond between our two nations.

I was told by many people in Dundee that much of the city was destroyed after the end of the war. Warsaw was destroyed during the war.

It seems a pity so much damage was done in times of peace.

I was shown old photographs of Dundee. There were some lovely buildings of priceless architecture. Why were they destroyed?

I would say ‘thank you’ to everyone I met in Dundee and the friendly welcome I received everywhere.

I am entering the final year of a civil engineering degree in Warsaw but hope that Poland and Scotland will always be friends. — Karol Pubbachon, Warsaw, Poland.

Sports equipment reaches orphanage
THE SPORTS equipment, secured by Lawside pupils in Dundee by collecting Tesco sport vouchers, has been delivered to the orphanage in Romania.

The school is now collecting vouchers for a little school in India which was hit by the tsunami and it would be grateful if readers could send any extra vouchers to Brother Douglas, Lawside RC Academy, West School Road, Dundee, DD3 8RT, or drop them in at the school office. — Brother Douglas.

Hoody nurses
I READ with interest that Ninewells Hospital is banning everyone from smoking in their grounds.

Does this mean nurses in their hoodies will be the new delinquents, hanging on street corners.

Forget Florence Nightingale. Think Fly Puff Flo. — Puff Of Smoke.

Hard labour
BEING SENT to prison is a punishment for being found guilty of wrong-doing.

However, it would appear being sent to prison is not a deterrent for recidivists, and seems like a cushy number, what with leisure facilities, access to televisions, gymnasiums, etc.

Prisoners should be rationed to bread and water, and made to undertake hard labour. Their time in prison should be as harsh as possible.

This may deter them from re-offending and costing the taxpayer more money. — Jack Michaelson, Dundee.

Hidden from view
THERE REALLY is no need for disappointment over Dundee’s plastic Christmas tree.

Soon you won’t be able to see the wretched thing behind the carnival that blares out pop music from morning till night.— Scott, Dundee.

Iraq invasion
I FERVENTLY hope the Tories win the next election. No genuine Labour government would have invaded Iraq. — Edward Bignell, Buttars Road, Dundee.

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