ALL we seem to read about are negative stories concerning the new Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. This does a disservice to the staff working there, who keep the hospital running 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Junior doctors are some of the brightest and most hardworking members of our society. They should be adequately rewarded for working unsociable hours. Otherwise many young people in future may decide against a career in medicine in favour of an easier and better paid job elsewhere.

Brian Atkinson, Glasgow, via email

REGARDING school pupils claiming money for mishaps whilst at school. Everybody knows it's the greedy money grubbing parents who are making the claims.

John Paul McGurk, Glasgow, via email

SO Council Leader Mr McAveety is in favour of building a garden over the motorway at Charing Cross. I dare say that will look lovely and people will come from near and far to admire how progressive and far-sighted our civic fathers are.

Problem is the rest of the city will look like a giant cesspool, covered in weeds, litter, graffiti and broken pavements.

Spend the resources on the people of Glasgow to improve their quality of life and the environment. Just a thought.

A Martin, via email

GOOD to see Glasgow's hotel occupancy rates continuing to increase. It never fails to amaze me that no matter how many hotel they throw up in the city, the rooms still get filled.

Maybe it is a knock on effect from the Commonwealth Games, but the popularity of our city seems to grow and grow.

Let's hope the hotel boom doesn't come to an end soon.

To ensure the hotel occupancy rates remain buoyant, the key thing we need to address is continued good air links.

Air links for Glasgow are vital and if we could become a fully fledged European hub, the city would certainly flourish.

Think of major business cities around the world and the thing that makes them a hit are the air links.

G Davies, South Side

I AM horrified that once again we seem to be gearing up for this horrendous idea of Black Friday. So much for the traditional idea of Christmas spirit. There won't be much around with all the pushing and shoving in shops. Perhaps if we paused for a moment, people would realise they don't need such an abundance of goods and maybe we should start thinking about people less fortunate than ourselves.

C Rogers, Glasgow