I start work early in the morning and on the way there I see all the bags that people have lying about ripped to shreds by seagulls or blown about.

People across the road from me have their bins on the street 24/7 and when they are empty I have seen them blow across the road and hit cars. We all received a letter from the council asking us to keep our bins out of sight and to not leave them in the street all week. We are one of the few tenement blocks in our street that does this.

People are making Dundee look like a dump and they should be fined. — Disgusted.

However, I was angry to see two young vandals with hoods, aged between 14 and 16, bent on breaking the swings by throwing them over the top bar.

As most people are complying with the smoke ban, perhaps we can have police or wardens taking a close look at playparks during the light evenings. — Concerned Gran.

A recent letter writer claims a semi-rural location with poor road access validates his or her need for a big car.

I’m sorry, but it doesn’t. This reader's decision to locate to the back of beyond is a lifestyle choice. — Carbon Footprint.

Although I had to pay a £20 deposit for myself and £10 for my daughter I was quite happy to do so.

Can you imagine my hurt and disappointment when, through no fault of my own, due to traffic problems, we were turned away for being five minutes late.

All was not lost, however as I was told we could be seen again in another five months (we had had to wait five months for the previous appointment) and pay another deposit.

I wonder, is this correct procedure that the NHS follow? — Patient.

I assume after this work is done that the path will need upgraded.

Can I ask Dundee City Council if a dedicated cycle lane is to be marked there?

As a regular walker I am often upset when a cyclist coming from behind whizzes past unannounced and with just inches to spare.

Some pavements in Dundee have solved this problem by splitting them in two with half for cyclists and half for pedestrians.

A similar scheme at the Stannergate would remove the potential for an accident. — Concerned Walker.

[A Dundee City Council spokeswoman said, “There are currently no plans to mark a cycle lane.”]

In March I had an operation to remove a brain tumour. This has left me with almost no control of my left side and I am constantly confused and disorientated.

He missed hitting me but the wind from the bus almost blew me off my feet.

I was with my wife, seven-year-old daughter, 12-year-old son and 79-year-old father-in-law. — Black Coat and Trousers.

I bought a new TV so I could get subtitles.

What a complete waste.

On every channel, the subtitles are useless i.e. letters and sentences are incomplete. — Pat, The 5 Star Geriatric.

[You were right to disagree. Craig and Charlie are twins.]

I found out finance group GE Capital, responsible for credit and store cards for many High Street shops, has been passing on customer numbers to a large global marketing company called ACE European group. This company is responsible for these nuisance and sometimes frightening calls.

There are several steps that should be carried out to prevent them. First, register a complaint with Ofcom (www.ofcom.org.uk/complain/landline/nuisance). Second register online with the Telephone Preference Service (www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps). You should also register your phone number at (www.ukdatait.co.uk/cgi-bin/sgAddNumber.cgi) which has been set up to prevent silent calls.

Finally, if you get a call you should do 1471 and then phone the number back. You will get a message telling you who has called, listen to it twice, and afterwards it will give you the option to leave your number to be removed from the list.

These methods are not number specific so you can register people who may not have access to the Internet.

I have registered myself, and several older family members, and to date we have had no more calls. — The Watcher.

A study carried out by the respected medical journal, The Lancet, found that the risk of death from violence for Iraqi civilians was now 58 times higher than prior to the invasion.

Iraq’s infrastructure has been severely damaged by coalition missiles and bombs with provision of water supplies, gas and electricity, sewage treatment, functioning on a very limited basis.

Depleted uranium contaminates land and causes horrific birth defects and cancers.

It is classified as an illegal weapon by the United Nations and its use regarded as a war crime.

The US and UK have dropped tens of thousands of depleted uranium-tipped bombs and shells in Iraq.

It is, of course, tragic, that British troops are dying in Iraq but Fair’s Fair can hardly expect their presence in that country to be welcomed or appreciated. — Jim McGowan, Strathmartine Road, Dundee.

There were many families enjoying a day out, but they had to hear disgusting sexual language. I apologised to the people around me who were obviously visitors to the city. — Dale, Dundee.

Charity begins at home. People who worked for this country have been put to the back of the line when looking for help.

This country needs a right good shake up. — Checked Out.

Party politics has no part to play in our club and the committee should be ashamed for taking this decision. — Concerned Member.

I hope we are not, as former MP Tam Dalyell warned against, “sleepwalking into independence”. — Observer.