WHAT an amazing story about Charmaine McCall-Hagan and her service as cabin crew for so many years (Evening Times February 28).

I lived across the road from Charmaine when we were growing up in Shettleston in the East End.

I clearly remember hearing that Charmaine had got a job as an air hostess.

Everyone in the neighbourhood was so excited and happy for her.

She seemed so fitted to that type of work.

Bravo Charmaine, what an achievement for you, your family, and everyone who had the pleasure, I’m sure, of your dedicated service and care.

Margaret Rossi (nee Gillespie)

Bland buildings

READING about a city architect being appointed if the SNP wins control of the council this year, (Evening Times March 2), Glasgow used to be a shining light for architecture back in the day.

It then committed numerous sins in the sixties and seventies which we are still recovering from. Today it is just cheap and bland - especially the student flats going up.

There are some okay social housing developments but a lot of poor ones as well.

It is where architecture goes to die.

Edinburgh looks a bit better and council seem to care about city a bit more from an architecture point of view.

Having an architect in council with master plan will surely be of benefit.

John Smith, posted online

Let city flourish

‘We want Glasgow to be a city for people, of people and by people.’

A city architect overseeing a holistic plan for Glasgow would be a positive appointment, enabling Glasgow to flourish again for citizens, not just corporations.

Glasgow City Council’s City Centre Strategy has reduced one of Glasgow’s oldest streets, High St, to an ‘avenue’ rather than the historic district leading from the Medieval Quarter to St Andrew’s Cathedral, Glasgow’s history mile.

Samantha Cooper, posted online

Blinkered move

READING about turning T in the Park into an over 18s festival (Evening Times March 2), so the festival is to be ruined for families with children under 18 who will no longer be able to camp out?

Someone somewhere has came up with a ridiculous theory that all the bad people are aged under 18, what a totally blinkered approach to things.

To say that anyone above 18 does not cause trouble or take drugs is just stereotyping the kids under 18.

Graham Kirk, posted online