No more turbines

AS someone who is concerned about the dangers that global warming presents to the health of the planet and its inhabitants, surely in Scotland this cannot be at the cost of destroying the heritage of our country.

I’m talking about the uncontrolled expansion of the wind turbine industry, mostly owned and financed by foreign energy companies chasing big profits.

On a trip from Glasgow to the Borders, hardly a scenic view or hilltop is not covered by turbines.

There are other forms of clean energy production that could be applied without the devastating impact on the environment but perhaps they are being under developed due to the financial return of the turbine industry.

As the S N P government actually encourage these developments, what has happened to their aim of looking after Scotland’s interests?

I’m afraid on this issue they have thrown their weight behind the wind farm industry at the expense of the degradation of our national assets. How sad.

Stuart Jackson, Rullion Place, Carntyne

Sort it out

READING about Govanhill locals appealing to Nicola Sturgeon to clean up the area (Evening Times October 21), the area needs law enforcement, criminal and civil.

They should apply Enhanced Enforcement Regulations 2015, and give no more money without public and accountability.

It needs regeneration status, no more public money and an accountable czar to take the lead in drawing together all of the agencies and cleaning the area of Govanhill up for once and for all. Michael Dooley, posted online

Good to see

IT’S great to see all the decision makers in the area listening to their community voice their concerns.

Govanhill community campaign will continue to keep the pressure on and get the community listened to.

Elizabeth Crosbie, posted online

Blitz Govanhill

GOVANHILL needs a permanent police presence not an enhanced police presence.

We now also have the GMB Union posting videos of what their members have to try and clean up.

The council is now also reiterating that the cleanliness of lanes and back-courts are not its responsibility but that of the tenants.

In a normal civilised society this would be a reasonable approach to take but Govanhill is no longer a normal civilised society. Some organisation must take responsibility to blitz it all and then maintain these areas.

There are very few owner-occupiers left.

James Walker, posted online