Delighted to see that a new school is to be built within the Athletes Village area.

Glasgow city council are determined that the legacy from the Commonwealth Games will be fully utilised in this regeneration area of Glasgow, and I would applaud this wholeheartedly.

A nursery is also being planned within the East End and that is also to be applauded, and as in all nurseries they welcome children of pre-school age no matter their religion, creed or colour, and they are taught to play, live and learn together. Wouldn't it be wonderful then if our broken and fragmented world could do the same. Sadly that is not likely in our lifetime, so I would ask the City Fathers, planners and religious leaders and those with faith or none to put aside their dogma and come together just as the athletes did (from all backgrounds and countries) and encourage our young people to live in peace and harmony.

Bill Russell

Clydebank

Thank you for the interesting item referring to the signal box at Glasgow St Enoch Station.

The photograph may have been taken in 1949, but the signal box was opened on May 14, 1933 when the miniature lever system - a Westinghouse L45 power frame was commissioned, and was the only example in Scotland.

The signals were changed from the traditional semaphore type to colour light at that time.

The semaphore signals had been installed and commissioned in March 1902 as part of a major expansion of the station from six platforms to twelve, and were unusual in that the signals and points were controlled by an hybrid electro-mechanical system.

The 1933 signal box continued in limited use after passenger services ceased on 27th June 1966, until the parcels traffic was transferred to Cook Street on 26th November 1967.

The dates recorded by our association agree with those held by the Railway Signalling Record Society.

Edward A Cochrane

Committee Member - Glasgow & South Western Railway Association.

The tragic story of baby Daniel, whose remains were disposed of without his mother Stacey Lamb's knowledge at Daldowie Crematorium, is almost incomprehensible.

However, I found Stacey's use of the word 'pittance' to describe the unprecedented offer proposed to parents affected by similar events at Mortonhall Crematorium (who may receive between £1000 and £4000, plus legal expenses), very depressing and somewhat calculating.

Such a response begs the questions; how does a certain amount of money compensate for the grief and pain of being lied to in this way? And, more significantly, how does money possibly compare with the well-won national investigation to find the truth and realise baby Daniel's ultimate legacy - that no family will ever have to endure this kind of pain again?

John Cox

Rutherglen

Every household in the country should be duty bound by law to keep their respective paths and kerb area clear of snow and ice. The people who cant through illness or disability then the ones on community service should be made do it as part of their court order.

John Kerr

Coatbridge