Well done!

IT WAS heartwarming to read about the prisoners at Low Moss, near Bishopbriggs, who helped to collect £600 worth of food for a local foodbank along with staff and visitors.

Most people do not have a very high opinion of people who have done wrong and end up in prison but the prisoners have shown that they are still caring human beings who should not be written off but welcomed back to play their part in society.

Well done.

Jeff Norris, Crawford Drive, Old Drumchapel

MPs expenses

I AGREE with Frank McKain, of East Kilbride, in your edition of the Evening Times (August 15) with regards to Alex Salmond claiming £30,000 for relocation.

Now I am not defending him but how many other MPs have got away with this?

The solution I think is that all MPs claiming for expenses for relocation should publish invoices and bills detailing all costs incurred and how many quotes they sought out and did they use the most economic of those quotes, and also what did they relocate.

The time for these MPs to be upfront and sincere has long past, and no doubt when we cut off the gravy train we will see a lot of these MPs change direction in the employment they seek.

And after we tackle the gravy train of the MPs, let us look at the BBC.

Jim Tees, Renfrewshire

'Vicky' memories

READING about the last look around the Victoria Infirmary (Evening Times August 16), I grew up in Queen’s Park and the “Vicky”figured in our lives.

We passed it on our way to the local school everyday and I’ll never forget when I developed acne as a teenager, I used to attend the dermatology ward.

One day the dermatologist asked me if I would offer myself as a model for the student doctors - I didn’t know what I was letting myself in for - I was sat on a chair in centre of room in front of about a dozen young students all peering down at my face.

Doctor Fergus Smith pointed to each individual blemish explaining to the “audience” what the medical expression was for them.

Needless to say how relieved I was to get out of that room. A spotty teenager as you know already has enough hang ups!

James Manning, posted online

Hospital radio

THE inhouse radio station. Victoria Infirmary Radio, was housed in three rooms on the first floor of the nurses old home wing of the Victoria.

Many patients really enjoyed listening into the station, and every Easter Monday they would take part in phone in competitions to win chocolate Easter eggs.

A really great shame this hospital shut leading to the closure of the radio station.

The website for the station is still available at, www.victoriainfirmaryradio.org. Do have a look.

Alan Hall, posted online