BUSES TO BLAME

READING about the most polluted streets in Scotland (Evening Times January 14), Friends of the Earth are hardly an impartial group, they have a vested interest in cutting travel on the roads for reasons of their own.

Most of the pollution on Hope St is caused by the constant flow of the convoys of buses blowing black smoke (unburnt fuel) and blue smoke (unburnt oil).

These are faults which should be dealt with by the DVSA (Formerly VOSA).

Why are the bus companies getting away with it?

Bus lanes all over the city are being denied to other vehicles except taxis and cycles.

Why are commercial vehicles not allowed in these lanes and why should taxis, including private hire cars, empty or loaded, get priority?

Alex Saville, posted online

BRING TRAMS BACK

THE pollution is a real sign that we have trams back in Glasgow.

We urgently need much cleaner transport. Don’t delay it any more.

Bring back the trams and by 2019, serving the city centre and going out via Shawlands to Newton Mearns and Clarkston too, and Braehead and the airport as they have in Manchester.

The Scottish transport minister must take note now and give the green light for trams to return to Glasgow.

There are far too many buses on the roads clogging up our city centre.

Alan Hall, posted online

EXPAND CARE

READING about a service which allows people with dementia to live independently being axed (Evening Times January 16), as a carer, I would urge Bield, Glasgow City Council/Care Partnership and the Scottish Government to review this decision.

These are flagship services and should be expanded; not cut back!

Low paid (mainly female) staff should not suffer due to inadequate funding of a national living wage.

I challenge Nicola Sturgeon and Shona Robison to visit these schemes, speak to elderly clients, staff and families to explain how this decision fits in with the NHS and Social Care paper issued by the Government on December 22.

Ian Davidson, posted online

SAVE PUBS

READING about Glasgow’s oldest pub the Old College Bar to be demolished and replaced with a student housing development, (Evening Times online January 16) these buildings are our heritage and should be saved, wherever possible.

Billy McCoid, posted online