I am always telling people here in Ayrshire just how wrongly Dundee is portrayed in many people’s eyes and it has done a great deal to pull itself through some difficult times.

However, we had an opportunity to walk through the city centre on Sunday morning only to see what can only be described as an absolute eyesore of rubbish clearly left over from the Saturday night revellers.

Why is this not cleaned up during the night so we can enjoy the many beautiful sights that Dundee has to offer?

Not only were we disappointed, but we were staying in the same hotel as some French tourists who were visibly put off by this.

Please, Dundee City Council, get this sorted out if you want to be taken seriously as a destination that tourists would want to go to. — Exiled.

[A retired doctor from Longforgan, Dorothy Eggleton’s voluntary deeds and care for those around her led to neighbour Andrea Roger and her daughter Alexandra nominating her.

Dr Eggleton has done charitable work in Malawi, but it was her work near home that led to her nomination. Alexandra said, “She’s a very nice person. When my mum has a sore back she helps us. She gets the shopping for us and looks after us.”

Andrea’s back problems were so bad in January that she could not walk. As her husband was away at the time, Andrea relied on Dorothy to collect her medication, run errands and pick Alexandra up from school.

Andrea said, “She always puts others before herself. If someone needs a favour she’ll always volunteer.”

Picture shows Dorothy with Alexandra.]

Of course Dundee has been affected by a global recession but even those who commented in this article seemed to believe Dundee was better off than many other towns and cities.

Is this not something to celebrate?

Dundee, for the size of its population, is over-subscribed for shopping units and that is why so many lie empty.

Globalisation has meant there are fewer and fewer High Street chains as more are swallowed up in mergers.

Dundee is not the only place affected by this global trend.

The hegemony of supermarkets means these businesses have been able to exploit markets of scale and sell an ever-growing variety of food and non-food items at unrealistically low prices.

This has done more to empty High Street and shopping centre units that the current recession will ever manage. — Gavin Shaedler, Menzieshill.

Or would it just be a sop to the conscience of a community that all too often looks the other way when children are being abused?

We are all potential child protection officers and protecting children is not just an option, it is an absolute duty.

So, instead of talking about trees let us determine that we will not look the other way and will confront child abusers.

The best way to tackle child abuse is for the public to put its weight behind the local authorities and help to cure this scourge through being proactive instead of pretending it has nothing to do with them. — Fintryman.

As the operator of Dundee Airport we have a legal duty to take all practical measures to ensure that aircraft can operate safely. This includes dealing with birds on the airfield, which are a potential hazard to aircraft.

Since we assumed responsibility for the airport in December 2007, we have introduced an effective bird control regime which takes account of the actual hazard. The measures being taken include personnel using a bird scaring pistol, rocket and acoustic scaring devices.

We recognise that the airport is near to residential areas and our staff are instructed that scaring operations should, wherever possible, be carried out with the minimum disturbance to residents.

However, due to the hours that scheduled flights operate at Dundee and the type of equipment necessary for this task, some disturbance is inevitable but necessary in order to provide a safe flying environment. — Derrick Lang, Dundee Airport manager, Highlands & Islands Airports Ltd.

This isn’t about winning the seat for Labour but ensuring the public isn’t denied democratic rights.

Mr Letford won under the Labour banner. As he is no longer a Labour member, he is morally obliged to seek the backing of the Lochee public.

Mr Smith also points to Lochee’s woes to highlight why John Letford resigned from Labour. John Letford was a councillor for that part of Dundee. — Democrat, Dundee.

I feel that being a senior police officer, some discipline should have been taken under the Police Act by the Home Office, after all the taxpayers pay his pension. — Jimmy Borland.

I point out this is not only disrespectful to others, but can’t be good for your dog, as it runs and then stops suddenly, jerking its neck. — Dog Owner.

We have different speakers every month and next week Iain Flett, local archivist, will speak about Dundee Quill to Biro. All welcome. — Morag Walker.