When judge Lady Smith called for an in-depth report, I believe she was asking why Foye’s assessment at the time of his transfer to Castle Huntly could be so radically different to the report provided by the social work inquiry report, which stated that there was a “very high risk of further violent offending”.

Both sets of assessors had basically the same facts that he had a history of violence, drug taking and absconding.

If the SPS assessors had been stricter and had not apparently treated the open estate as a convenient overspill for the closed prison system, Foye would not have been able to add rape to his list of convictions. — InverG.

The elderly lady was my sister, Mrs Jean Masterson, with her granddaughter Carol.

My sister used to live in Fountainbleau Drive.

I think her son still lives there but we lost contact. — Agnes MacDonald, Harefield Road, Dundee.

Her name is Mrs Isabella Jones. She lived in Watson’s Lane and her father was Blind Jack McGowan. — Mrs I. Niven, Glenesk Avenue.

Why sell tickets in the middle of winter? What was wrong with April?

This would be fairer to the young people keen to get a ticket.

I suggest giving out black bin bags to those queuing for their rubbish. — T In The Pot.

There were fizzy juice bottles, fast-food wrappers, etc.

Football teams should be responsible for tidying up after playing or should be fined for littering. — Fintry Dog Walker.

However I am baffled with the janitorial staffing requirements in the new schools.

I have been told that the number of janitors in one of the new secondary schools will be six and two in each of the primaries, an overall total of 24.

Compare this to eight similar council-owned schools in Dundee where the total number of janitors is 12.

Surely this is a case of extravagance which the city can ill-afford.

I for one will be seeking answers from my local councillor. — Dundee Tax Payer.

[A Dundee City Council education department spokesman said, “Dundee City Council will maintain its current staffing levels of janitors who will continue to carry out education- related duties in all schools in Dundee.

“In the PPP schools, however, our facilities management provider Robertson FM will, in addition, be employing its own janitorial maintenance staff who will concern themselves solely with the fabric of the building.”]

Perhaps when I have finished making my sign I could go out and pick up the rubbish in our street, put down grit on our pavements when it’s icy, or help the men who are finally replacing the street lights which haven’t worked for nearly a year. — David Cecil, Dalhousie Street, Monifieth.

Everyone welcome. — C. Reid.

In the morning, they make so much noise they wake me up, plus their mess is on my washing.

People know they aren’t allowed to feed these birds. — T. J.

He was involved in a violent theft and the traumatic clubbing of an innocent man who could easily have died and never fully recovered.

The gang stole in excess of £1 million plus the cost to the taxpayer for the extensive police chase, the court case and the costs involved in the attempt to extradite Biggs from his adopted country of Brazil.

Many helped elevate his status to that of a celebrity by purchasing his autograph while he was on the run.

All he was doing was hoodwinking us into believing he had done some sort of heroic deed.

He stole. He was a swindling thief. He returned back to our prison system due to age and ill-health.

Why didn’t he just stay in his adopted country and scrounge from their health service?

He actually feels he has a right to forgiveness, freedom and our NHS. What sort of signal would his liberty send to the criminal fraternity?

I’ll tell you. If the crime is big enough you can bribe your way to a good life abroad and when your money has gone, then come back here and scrounge from us. — Incredulous.

I have phoned the council on numerous occasions and all they seem to do is put a note through people’s doors, which doesn’t make a blind bit of difference.

We face a daily obstacle course when driving our cars up and down the street, having to dodge the bins lying on the road, not to mention the rubbish blowing about.

I say bring back the old bins and have the council collect them from the property.

We pay Council Tax and rent but this doesn’t make any difference. No-one seems to own the bins left lying around.

We are over five years down the line and still are not getting anywhere. — Bin In.

The Labour Governments of 1964-70, 1974-79 and since 2005, have depended on their Scottish and Welsh MPs to push through legislation that applies only south of the border.

Also, at the 2005 election, more people voted Tory than Labour in England, but the party got fewer MPs — 193 to Labour’s 286. — Dryburgh Reader, Dundee.

We have two benefit offices in the city. — Westender, Dundee.