IT was great to see some of the South Side’s unsung champions get recognition for their efforts to help others, as reported in Friday’s Evening Times.

The community champions are always an inspiration, and I was pleased to see Eddie Kirkwood get an award for his work cleaning up the community.

Eddie gives up his free time to pick up litter and clear rubbish in the Queens Park area – despite his own mobility issues.

At a time when council and publicly funded services are under increasing pressure, it’s people like Eddie that we rely on to keep Glasgow flourishing.

Well done to him and all the other community champions

Alastair James, Queens Park, via email

MY wife was admitted to Glasgow Royal Infirmary on Sunday with an abscess in her chest.

She was processed through A & E in 45 minutes.

It was decided to admit her.

She lay on a trolley in a gown for an hour in an A and E room, was then moved out of the room and was stuck in a corner for 30 minutes or so.

She was then moved up to a ward and put in a single room, four and three quarter hours after arriving at the hospital she was examined by a surgeon.

It was after 9pm before she was processed for admission by the nurses, nine hours after A & E decided to admit her.

The ward seemed to be overworked and understaffed.

No criticism of the staff is intended here but the system is clearly broken and needs urgent repair.

No politician or health board official is willing to admit this.

Too much empire building and not enough attention to detail.

Alex Saville, posted online

Glad to see the poor Lanarkshire residents now have their water back on. It is something we all take for granted, but as soon as there is an issue with it you really miss it.

What I don't understand is why no one seems to know how this happened yet. If it was me I would want to know what it was before I even started drinking the water again.

You can understand the people's frustration and it can't have been easy for people with young families or the elderly.

D Bryce, Renfrewshire