REGARDS parking fines, I don't do Glasgow anymore.

I was fined for parking where Glasgow City Council admitted a sign had been vandalised and paying over the odds for parking, I decided enough is enough.

I now take my wife and daughter every alternative fortnight to Braehead or Silverburn, I take my mother about once a month. I have calculated their shopping, not mine, is around £7500 to £8000 per annum. I stopped going into Glasgow about three years now, so do the maths, that's how much the shops and eateries have lost from me. Free parking and dry shopping this weekend for me - Braehead. No Stress

John McHugh, Glasgow, posted online

I HOPE the scum that robbed Maryhill foodbank are caught very very quickly. That is all these robbers are - scum. It is terrible what these type of people do. Just last week I saw on the internet that a community radio station in England had their transmitter site broken into and their transmitter stolen putting the station off air.

They think it was radio pirates that stole the transmitter, and they did a lot of damage to the rack in which the transmitter was fitted. So lets hope those responsible for this foodbank incident are caught soon.

Alan Hall, Glasgow posted online

CAN the work avoidance big wigs at the city council not copy a simply idea from the NHS. Why not send out text messages generated from free wi-fi in community centres warning citizens if they drop litter they could be fined.

Mr Clean, via email

I was astounded to read that £40,000 is to be spent on a campaign called 'Hello my name is' to encourage staff to communicate with patients by introducing themselves. Surely that is basic good manners and courtesy. When I trained as a nurse we always introduced ourselves as nurse... (surname) No first names.

We also asked the patient how they would like to be addressed i.e. by first name or title. I think it's a major flaw in training. Though it should be common sense. I'm not surprised the consultant who instigated it is shocked.

I think doctors should introduce themselves by their title. I don't want someone coming to my bedside to do a procedure and saying "Hello I'm John". I want to know he is a doctor.

Sandie Gray, via email