I am a single parent tenant of Dundee City Council with a weak heart. I have had two heart attacks and a stroke.

I am struggling to carry on with life and am desperately worried about the welfare of my four-year-old daughter.

I am the last remaining tenant in a block of six flats in Mill O’ Mains which is earmarked for demolition.

I am living in fear from junkies and hooligans who use my close as a den. I have found leftover needles and syringes and am continually having to clean their rubbish. I am also sick of the disgusting smell of urine.

Both front and rear doors to the tenement block are off their hinges and are leaning against the wall of the close. One of the doors fell on top of my daughter.

Vandals break through the steel doors, which are supposed to stop access to upstairs flats. The boiler from the flat above me was stolen and my flat flooded. I am still awaiting repairs from this incident, which happened a few months ago. Meantime I am living in a flat filled with damp.

Windows are smashed and there is graffiti and wood is stripped from nearby houses.

It is hard to believe this was once a happy and vibrant property. It is like living in a jungle or scrapyard.

I also have a fuse box which constantly overheats. I have faulty sockets which melt my plugs and I am terrified they will cause a fire.

I am afraid to venture out after teatime and can’t sleep at night. The neds throw stones at my window till the early hours. I have tried on numerous occasions to be rehoused but I haven’t been given a suitable offer.

I would be grateful if the Tele would highlight my plight as I have tried all other avenues. You may think that my story is exaggerated so I have asked a friend to take pictures for me. — Theresa Cameron, Barra Terrace, Dundee.

[A spokeswoman for the Dundee City Council housing department said, “We will be getting in touch with Theresa to discuss any changes she may have to her circumstances and her housing needs in order to find a suitable house for her.”]

The game is a best seller so the impact of something like this on raising awareness, profile and perception of a city should not be underestimated.

So it was disheartening to see Dundonians being interviewed on the street for TV and hearing their responses.

“I wouldn’t give £2 for it (Dundee)”, “I wouldn’t gie 50 pence for it”.

What is wrong with these people?

Don’t they want to improve the city’s reputation and acknowledge how far the city has come in the past few years?

If they dislike the place so much, then leave. — Proud Dundonian.

[In mid May, a Tele letter writer alerted readers to the online poll to decide which towns and cities would feature on a new version of the popular board game, Monopoly.

At the time, Dundee was languishing in the lower reaches of the poll.

We knew our readers could make a difference, and over the next few days, with the backing of the City Of Discovery Campaign, the Tele reported on the poll, as the city climbed relentlessly into the top five choices.

In the last week of May, Parker Games, the makers of Monopoly, hid the poll from public gaze, holding everyone in suspense until the results became known with the launch of the boardgame in the shops. Dundee is the only Scottish town or city which has made it on to the board, and for that Tele readers should take a pat on the back.]

My husband and I, along with family, are living in a rented flat with rotten single-glazed windows, which move a good couple of inches in the wind. Our heating bills are sky high.

Dundee City Council has no houses to let because they have sold most of them to tenants, and we do not qualify for housing association accommodation because we are ‘adequately’ housed.

On inquiring about newly built flats we were advised these are for the ‘over 50s’ and we are just short of that age.

It seems unfair we cannot get decent housing and have to climb 70 stairs when students get accommodation with all mod cons. —Weary Reader.

Perhaps Lady Thatcher was advising the Prime Minister how to deal with the public sector unions if they cause trouble this winter, as some of them are threatening to, over pay and pensions. — Observer.

Their purpose is to deny us our right in deciding whether we wish to remain within the Union or become an independent country.

At no time in the past 300 years have people who live/work here been given any opportunity to decide on this. — R. G., Kirriemuir.

Surely in these times of equality they should also be a “minister for the other gender”. — P. A. Fisher, Newport.

Despite having overspent its considerable budget of £500 million, senior executives have been paid handsome bonuses.

Jack Perry, its chief executive, has had his £187,000 salary boosted by a £23,000 bonus and £9000 in benefits.

This quango almost routinely squanders public money on a long list of foreign trips, corporate gifts and hand-made golf clubs.

A bonfire of the quangos? That was an election promise. — D. O. Sullivan, Dundee.

The staff should also be praised for their commitment and organising of this event.

Parents should also be applauded for helping.

Too often we hear of the negative side of society and of people being involved in anti-social behaviour.

Well done to the talent of the future. — Grant Simmons, Sherbrook Gardens, Dundee.

One of the planning conditions was that pelican crossings would be put in place at the East Balgillo Circle before any residents moved in.

Why hasn’t this been done? — Very Concerned.

[A spokeswoman for the city council said, “There have been some complex issues which have taken longer to resolve with regards to the crossings however we have been informed that they are to be put in place very soon.”]

I stay in Balbeggie Street and it takes double the time to walk to and from the bus stop on Balunie Drive.

I am not the only elderly person in this situation and many of the Balbeggie Street residents are elderly and frail.

Some have even resorted to not venturing out.

The local shop is also losing business as no one is prepared to walk double the distance.

A temporary footpath would help.

Hopefully something can be done soon before the colder weather. — Rena McCulloch, Balbeggie Street, Dundee.

[A Dundee City Council spokeswoman said, “Balerno Place was closed in May this year as building work to erect houses is going on there.

“The road was closed for health and safety concerns and will remain closed until possibly May next year.”]

Cats are free spirited animals and roam wherever they please. — Pet Owner.

I’ve owned several cats and they are independent by nature.

They’re outdoor creatures.

This reader should consider an ultrasound repeller. — Cat Lover, Lochee, Dundee.

Proceeds will be for our service users, so they can enjoy day trips, picnic etc. — Comforts Fund Committee, Oakland Centre, Dundee.