Readers' Letters for the Hamilton Advertiser

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Insistent that council were right to sack staff over perv e-mails

I WOULD like to thank the Advertiser for publishing my letter a couple of weeks ago in which I said South Lanarkshire Council were right to sack staff caught sending smutty e-mails, and for publishing a reply to it from Unison rep Stephen Smellie. Read

Furious with driver who caused damage

I AM writing this letter to the person with no conscience who reversed their vehicle out of my street, managing to hit my car from the wheel arch all the way to the middle of the back door. Read

Dim view of Larkhall Christmas lights

MY wife and I are extremely disappointed with the standard of the festive lights in Larkhall. Read

Comfort comes at a cost

WITH the cold winter weather, many Advertiser readers might feel in need of some warming comfort foods. Read

Grateful for help this vital work receives

I WOULD like to thank all the many volunteers and supporters in Lanarkshire who have contributed to the work of Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland in 2008. Read

Council staff sacked over sick e-mails deserve fair hearing

IT is not normal for a union representative to comment on an ongoing disciplinary case, however I wish to correct the wild inaccuracies in the recent letter in the Advertiser, ‘Council right to sack staff over vile e-mails’. Read

Action I seek will lead to ASBOs for danger dogs

I REFER to the letter that appeared in last week’s Advertiser concerning a dog attack in Larkhall. Read

Sobering thoughts on shopping frenzy at crisis-hit Woolies

I JUST thought I would give my opinion on the recent demise of the popular Woolworths store and, in particular, my experience in the store on Friday, December 5. Read

Next time these dangerous dogs could be tearing a child to pieces

ON Tuesday, November 25, I was walking our dog along Keir Hardie Road in Larkhall. Read

Don’t race to criticise me just because I’m doing my job well

MAY I thank Mr McNab for taking the time to write to the Advertiser. It is always reassuring to see that people feel strongly enough about matters to raise them in the public domain. Read

Some light relief would avoid all this

I HAVE often bemoaned the lack of traffic lights at the roundabout connecting Asda and the Hamilton Palace Grounds retail park. Read

I regret we got caught cold when temperatures plunged

THIS area experienced adverse weather conditions last week, with road surface temperatures barely above freezing over a seven-day period. Read

Too eager to build on our precious greenbelt land

THE triumphant swaggering remarks by planning committee chairman Graham Scott (last week’s Advertiser) about defending South Lanarkshire Council’s unnecessary attacks on greenbelt land are disgraceful and the quicker he is replaced the better. Read

Prompt action really does save lives

LUNG cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in Scotland and causes more deaths per year than any other cancer. Shockingly, a new person is diagnosed with this disease every 15 minutes. In total, that equates to more than 38,000 people being told they have lung cancer each year throughout the UK. Read

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