Lochee needs this kind of store with Post Office facilities, somewhere we can do our weekly shop, return parcels, post letters and, most importantly, collect pensions.

He suggests using other supermarkets, but he should also consider that not everyone has a car to take them to South Road or the Kingsway Retail Park.

As far as people and staff being abused, I have seen how the security do their job and they do it well. I would imagine this sort of thing happens in most supermarkets throughout the city.

He says that he sees beggars outside the store, but they are not begging. They are selling their magazine Big Issue, which they pay for and sell at a profit.

At this rate, Lochee will be a ghost town, when it used to be a great place to shop. — Lochee Mum.

Lochee is a ghost town and now we have got no supermarket. What about the elderly people — where do they go?

Not everyone can get on buses. I hope another supermarket comes into Lochee as I don’t think Tesco will get much support as they have let us down. — Marie from Lochee.

Far from “nothing much has been done” to improve the city’s roads’ condition, Dundee City Council has already committed an additional £1 million capital funding this financial year for improvements and a further £1 million each year is committed for the following two years — 2009/10 and 2010/11.

Additionally, initiatives such as the new Rapid Rhino repairs process will, over time, make a significant improvement to repair quality across Dundee.

With over 330 miles of roads in the city to maintain, I do not underestimate the challenge of the task but the city council is making every effort to meet that challenge. — Councillor Fraser Macpherson, Convener of Planning and Transport, Dundee City Council.

However, he offers no information or advice to those who do not actually require a TV licence and who are subjected to intimidating letters every month and the threat of an obtrusive visit to confirm that no television is present. Even Noel Edmonds, who made his fortune from the BBC, has publicly denounced the way in which the TVLA operate.

He stated that he did not like the way the BBC “badger, hector and threaten people”.

The BBC charter states the BBC should provide accurate, unbiased and independent news, yet the BBC has recently been at the centre of a political bias row over claims a senior executive told reporters to ‘go easy’ on the Labour Government now it is lagging behind the Tories in the polls.

Recent polls suggest that the viewing public want the licence fee abolished but as long as the Government and the BBC are drinking from the same cup, I doubt this will happen anytime soon. — The Watcher.

This occurs in full view of teaching staff and it is happening every day in the morning, during breaks, lunchtime and after school.

Surely the staff must have some kind of moral obligation/responsibility — after all, these pupils are smoking during school time.

As well as being an intimidating presence — I have witnessed the loud swearing/behaviour. It is not a good reflection on the school.

Could the Tele find out what action the school is taking to discourage this and report this illegal activity to the police? — Puffed Out.

[A Dundee City Council education department spokesman said, “The school takes its responsibilities about these issues very seriously and does not tolerate smoking by pupils.

“Appropriate action is taken if anyone if found acting like this outside the building.

“Grove Academy carries out a number of health initiatives to discourage pupils from taking up the habit and there is also smoking cessation advice.”]

You can also find out more about services and things to do in retirement with displays from voluntary organisations, the NHS and local authority departments.

There is no need to book. For more information, phone 01382 305745 or find it at www.d-v-a.org.uk — Susan Gunn, Co-ordinator.

If anyone has seen him can they please contact me on violet.purves@hotmail.com or phone me on 07787 845184. There is a small reward. — Violet Purves.