He was then transferred to Victoria Hospital where, again, he contracted C.diff. He and another three men were isolated and eventually a ward was closed to the public.

I now have my brother home. Why was the outbreak not made public? Why was it kept quiet?

I had soiled laundry home with me to wash and was never told about the C.diff.

I was finally told at a meeting with my brother’s care manager. — Reader.

However, one of its most famous features will be missing when it opens. What is the missing feature?

It is the famous “Pink Carpet”, namely the flowering cherry trees which once surrounded the gallery and have been replaced by a different kind of tree.

When the flowers all dropped off the trees, the gallery was surrounded by its famous pink carpet and what a beautiful sight it was, as many Dundonians would agree.

Alas, it will be seen no more.

Gone, but never forgotten. — Reader.

I am not complaining about working, or complaining for the sake of it.

I am complaining about staff having to work until late on these two days when they have never had to do it before.

How are people supposed to get home if they don’t drive and public transport has stopped?

I notice our Tesco spokesperson didn’t reply to that question.

I will finish my shifts early in the day so it doesn’t affect me. I just feel sorry for my colleagues who have to go into work at a time when they should be finishing, as has been the norm for a long time. I don’t believe Tesco saying that customers want the shop opened on Boxing Day.

Surely being shut three days in a whole year is not too much to ask. — Complaining Tesco Employee.

Mr Letford was reacting to claims that building company Forman Construction — which announced it is to cut 54 jobs, has been unfairly treated when tendering for local authority contracts.

Everyone working in the construction industry in Dundee is fully aware of what is going on, and don’t be surprised to see other companies going the same way as Forman Construction because of this.

Next time you walk past a large construction site in Dundee, have a look at who is the contractor.

It is more than likely a non-Dundee Contractor.

It won’t be long before there are no Dundee building firms left. — Disillusioned Worker.

[Mr Letford has announced he is satisfied the claims are unfounded and he does not believe Forman was unfairly treated when tendering for city council contracts.]

With myself and my wife in one car and my son, his wife and their new child in another, we parked in the NCP North Lindsay Street car park.

It was 3.53pm when we parked and paid our tickets for two hours at a cost of £6.

We arrived back at the cars at 6.09 to find that there were two “Correction Notices” on our windscreens.

Our tickets ran out at 5.53pm and with the (assumed) five minutes grace period, our tickets were timed at 5.58pm.

This extra two minutes has cost me £60 as I paid for my son’s ticket.

I called up the NCP to ask for an address to pay cash. I could not get an address to go to in Dundee and was told to pay online or by post from someone down in the South of England. No address to go to, no-one to talk face to face with, so I was unable to put in an appeal as I was travelling back to the US within the following three days. With Christmas coming up, I am sure that a lot of others will be caught out like I have been.

When I again return for a visit, I shall be making sure that I park in a Dundee City Council car park so that at least any penalty notice goes to the City of Dundee and not down south in some nameless, faceless uncaring company. — Upset.

We are always happy to investigate any issues an individual is experiencing with regards to their licence, and would ask that readers write to us at Customer Relations, TV Licensing, Bristol, BS98 1TL.

Our new website www.tvlicensing.co.uk is also specifically designed to make it easier and quicker for people to access customer support information and update their own TV licence records. — Fergus Reid, TV Licensing.