Nothing unusual these days you might think, but it was the parents or carers of these very children who were subjecting them to these terrible torrents of verbal abuse.

As we all hear far too often, verbal and mental abuse sometimes leads to physical abuse. Certainly the aggressive manner in which the words were said to the children is a cause for concern.

It is a very sad situation and I fear that, before long, we will have another case of a child found injured, covered in bruises or cowering in a corner because he or she is frightened of his or her parents.

I hope those parents read this, and then next time they verbally abuse their child they stop and think. — Concerned and Watching.

As a regular customer, there are constant queues that lead out into the street.

Just the other day, I joined a queue from the street and to my astonishment there were only two staff attending customers. This is not something that is rare, but happens almost every day.

There are 10 booths to provide service, but only two or three staff on at any given time.

Why on Earth can’t the Post Office organise more staff to attend to the customers that have to wait in queues for more than 20 minutes? — Disgruntled, Monifieth.

Imagine the joy a smoker must feel at qualifying for this.

I smoked for six years and would have been delighted at being told I could stop, save money, and actually earn vouchers for doing this.

Can we really say that in this current economic climate this is money well spent?

The reason the Government taxes cigarettes so heavily is because it knows that smokers will continue to pay through the nose for the pleasure despite the cost.

We should not see our money spent on paying these people to give up smoking. That money can be better spent elsewhere.

The feeling of knowing you have freed yourself from smoking is the biggest incentive you need. — Happy Ex-Smoker.

There is no bottomless pit of talent which can be conjured up, otherwise we could all become what we wanted to be merely by buying our degrees. This leads to increases in waiting times for treatments for us all. — John Montgomery, March Crescent, Cellardyke.

The grass opposite South Road is full of them.

I’m very concerned as I have three young children who play there every night. — Nicola Hutton.

She was secretly filming the thugs who were running amok for a TV documentary.

She was sacked for filming them without their permission.

The rights of the aggressors and abusers are always upheld.

What about the rights of the teachers who put up with this? — Concerned Observer.

After first inspecting her car for damage, she checked the other car then moved her own to an adjacent car park directly behind the old Kwik Save without leaving her details.

Unfortunately, as I had an appointment to keep, I had to leave the scene, but when I returned I managed to get the registration number of the guilty driver’s car.

If anyone found damage to his or her car parked in this car park on Friday at around 2pm then do contact the police.

It is so sad that someone can’t take responsibility for her own mistakes. It is what you pay insurance for after all. — Observer.

At the council meeting, the respected Councillor Ian Borthwick suggested that all parties run the council. That would avoid Labour or SNP being shut out. Good for Mr Borthwick.

So did Mr Letford support it? No — he backed a total SNP council, which flies in the face of what he said. — Lochee and Angry.

If he had walked away from Labour because of political differences, then that could have been accepted as an act of principle, but he has agreed to work in an SNP administration. — B. Adamson, Dundee.

Rather than a gesture designed to help the city during troubled times, Councillor Letford looks to have thrown his lot in with the SNP in order to keep hold of all that goes with being Lord Provost. — D. R. Crawford, Dundee.

The sad thing is that Mr Letford has acted as a great ambassador for Dundee over the years.

If he is to retain his credibility, he must step down as member for Lochee and as Lord Provost with immediate effect. — J. Brown.

The people of Lochee who voted him in deserve better than this. John Letford should resign.

If he wants to stand again as a councillor in Dundee he should put his name forward as an independent candidate. — J. W. Colville, Dundee.

On one hand he claims to have been unhappy with things for a while, but was only prepared to jump ship when his position as Lord Provost was in jeopardy.

This is political opportunism at its very worst. — Paul Coutts.