I admire all the volunteers who took part in the clean up at Kelbourne Park school withy the Environmental Task Force (Evening Times, September 26), but why should this be left to local residents?

Yes we all want our own area to look nice, but to me it raises the questions, are the local authorities using their budget to obtain the best results, or are they badly funded by central government? Plus this is not a new problem.

Why can we not get through to the younger generations the importance of disposing of rubbish properly, after all a lot of the rubbish was left by adults, who were yesterday’s younger generations.

Allan Brown, via web

The Ruchazie Poverty Action Group who are doing their bit to feed their local community (Evening Times, September 26) should be applauded for what they are trying to do.

There are too many small shops which sell next to nothing in Ruchazie, and I’m sure all over Glasgow, and it’s nearly impossible to get to the supermarkets with kids and shopping bags due to the lack of public transport.

The stalls set up by the poverty action group are a great idea and will hopefully introduce some competition into the area, maybe bringing down the prices of some of the other local shops which should be trying to help their community, not bankrupt them and sell them processed rubbish.

Gemma Smyth, Ruchazie, via email

Fly tipping is not only a chronic problem in Garnethill (Evening Times, September 23), it’s a problem absolutely everywhere.

I don’t know why people think it is acceptable to dump their rubbish in front of people’s homes, in their back and front gardens, all over the pavements and in the middle of streets. The number of times I have seen idiots leaving black bags full of clothes, rubbish, paper, cardboards etc in the streets near my home is unbelievable. Myself and other neighbours report it to the council however they are powerless to do anything. They do come and take the rubbish away but that’s all they can really do. Unless they monitored the common flytipping spots 24/7, how on earth will they catch these culprits?

Clive Jones, Easterhouse, via web

In response to the man being hospitalised after a gang attack in the City Centre, Evening Times, September 25: Why can’t we all just go out for a few civilised drinks with pals, without the need for wind ups, an inability to mind our own beeswax & a need to get into ‘macho’ fights over [nothing].

Disputes caused by drunkenness & over trivial issues. Where’s the respect of our fellow human beings. Its about time we started to look out for one another more, know our own limits on the drink score and develop some common sense. Where’s the sense in being so pissed we can’t remember anything about the night before.

Jill Ferguson, via web