Save College Bar

I WAS so incensed when reading about the prospect of the demolishing of the Old College Bar and historical sights in and around the High Street in Glasgow.

How dare the City Fathers even allow the present owner to contemplate the destruction of these old buildings which is part of our Glaswegian heritage, to take place.

This would not be allowed to happen in Edinburgh where they maintain and look after these historic addresses.

These historical landmarks which is in the oldest part of our city should not be allowed to be destroyed, they belong to the people of Glasgow, both in the past, in the present and for our future generations.

I sincerely hope that planning permission is denied, and that maintaining these most important buildings will be at the uppermost part of our district council future plans.

Terry Lavelle, by email

Tram whitewash

I SEE they are going to open an inquiry into the Edinburgh Tram fiasco in September, another waste of public funds.

No doubt Lord Hardie will string this out for months on a good salary plus expenses, and no doubt the legal establishment will have their snouts in the trough.

As nobody in the Scottish Office or in Edinburgh City Council was sacked over this affair for incompetence, the inquiry is a complete and utter waste of time.

William Allan, Hawthorn Terrace, East Kilbride

Money spinner

I REFER to your coverage in recent days of the introduction of parking fees for “drop-off” at Glasgow airport.

This news comes at a time well outside the usual holiday/annual leave periods and is announced in an almost cynical way to avoid customers being aware of it.

The managing director welcomes the new charges but interestingly is not so keen to make the announcement to her travelling public!

I have today been issued with a “free” copy – via a national newspaper – of her in-house “High Flyer” magazine, which does not make mention anywhere of the new charges.

Her welcome appears to be because her officers have decided that the current “drop-off” zone is far too busy.

I have yet to see any congestion/traffic jams or irate drivers in this location in almost 20 years flying.

I believe that the real reason is to add an instant (guesstimate) £9m to her revenue budget account.

Can we expect that this £9m will all go towards the building of the new rail-link to the airport, or providing much better travelling facilities within the almost cramped airport departure lounges ?

Patrick Tonner, by email