I too recently witnessed a gang of about a dozen immobilise a bus.

People are pleading for a regular police presence on the High Street after 5pm, but this has not happened yet.

I’ve noticed younger kids becoming involved in the unruly antics, spurred on possibly by the knowledge they are immune to prosecution.

Should Chief Constable John Vine happen to read this letter I beg him to do something constructive, and quickly. Show these young tearaways they don’t have the right to make decent citizens live in fear of going out of an evening. — Charon.

On leaving the hospital the other day, several members of the public were smoking right at the front door.

I returned to reception and asked if it is permissible to smoke there. I was told rather curtly that smoking isn’t permitted anywhere on the hospital grounds. I then said I wanted to report the smokers and was astounded to be told I should tell them to stop.

When I said that it wasn’t my place, I was told someone would come down to deal with it. I waited outside for 10 minutes but no-one came.

I would have thought the hospital authorities had better real things to do with their time and budgets, on serious matters of public health, rather than dreaming up unwanted, unnecessary schemes that serve no public good. — Don D. Mann.

The company I work for had a similar problem with smokers — every hour, on the hour, a group of girls and women went for a fag break.

Once analysed, these smokers were, in effect, working a four-day week.

To cap it all, they worked late and claimed flexitime because they could not get all their work done in “normal time”.

I was miffed — and so were many employees. Eventually we sorted it out amicably and the girls still get out for their fag — only not so often now. — Dave.

I do not like smoking. I have never smoked. I don’t like people smoking near me.

I make absolutely no apology for that to Puff Daddy or anyone.

As I said in my original letter, I can’t wait to see the day when smoking can only be done in smokers’ own homes. — Scott, Dundee.

Some people feel it is against their rights to stop them smoking. What about the rights of the people who have to inhale their smoke? — B. C., Monifieth.

He, or she, seems to find it difficult to distinguish between an autonomous organisation run by an elected management committee, which DAPF is, and a part of the city council, which it isn’t.

The forum has led or participated in a number of excellent and pioneering initiatives over the years, which have brought tangible benefits to the people of Dundee and further afield. Long may it continue. — Mike Arnott, Secretary, Dundee Trades Union Council, Yarrow Terrace, Dundee.

The house is in need of repair. Every winter it is absolutely freezing and damp.

My father, who has severe asthma and bronchitis, decorated the home but it is ruined with black mould.

The house has no central heating so my parents use halogen heaters and an electric fire. Every week they pay £70 to keep warm.

They have no hot water because the thermostat is broken.

Every window is draughty and slates are falling off the roof.

Other members of the family stay with my parents and contribute all they can, but despite this they are in rent arrears.

My parents have informed the landlord of the repairs needed, but the landlord is refusing to do them due to the arrears.

No one should have to live like my parents.

They have applied for housing with Dundee City Council but were informed by letter they were adequately housed.

I fear for my parents, health, especially my father. — Worried Daughter.

New passport arrangements would require to be set up. — Political Watcher.

She stated that as the Iraq situation has stabilised, we will be withdrawing troops early next year.

Like Des Browne she must think Joe Public is an idiot.

The Government is doing a cut and run from a hopeless cause. — E. Bignell, Buttars Road, Dundee.

Our troops have done their job and it should be left to the Iraq government to take over. — Jimmy Borland, Marryat Terrace, Dundee.

I don’t follow this argument. I have lots of relatives in Canada, but I don’t want Canada to run Scotland. — Firinn.

The addicts use the stairs as toilets and recently have taken to ripping off door handles.

The council should get organised with the police to stop these people.

There are still some respectable people with children living in the flats. — Concerned Parent.

No wonder some people take buggies up the escalators. — A Noyed, Tayport.