REGARDING your story about the £20,000 facelift for Long Eaton rail station, this will not eradicate all the problems there. For instance, the electronic display within the booking office is too high up to read and so is practically useless.
And the incessant announcements blaring out every couple of minutes makes waiting for a train unpleasant. Why does Network Rail annoy its passengers in this way?
Although a highway issue rather than a rail one, the problem of cyclists using the narrow footpath under the bridge is dangerous and downright uncourteous.
There are actually cycle paths marked out on this stretch of roadway but if vehicles avoided them they would collide with oncomers as the road is too narrow.
The local garage, which has a season ticket for its van advertising so-called free MoTs, is an anomaly which needs addressing as, often, it takes up a rail user's space when the car park is otherwise full.
EDDIE WALSH
Abbott Street
Long Eaton
WELL, I have never read such rubbish in my life. A councillor asked to resign for referring to some woman as Eva Braun? Ninety-nine per cent of the present population have never heard the name.
Robin Hood was a rogue, a robber, but if somebody called me Robin Hood I'd be flattered.
When I was about ten years old my dad chased me around Goverton Square, Highbury Estate, with his strapping belt after calling him "a bloody owd Kaiser" – not for that but for supping his ale.
ALBERT LAMB
Hartcroft Road
Bestwood Park
REGARDING Jean Taylor's letter about public toilets in Nottingham, I have MS and haven't been able to shop in town for about six years.
I am wheelchair bound and need to use a stand aid or ceiling hoist to use the toilet.
So I would appreciate it very much if anyone could come up with any good ideas to help me and other disabled people in our situation and with our problem please.
I, for one, would pay for the services and help provided.
OLIVE WARD
Lindfield Road
Broxtowe
THERE is no need to panic and go out to buy a powerful vacuum cleaner, just follow the late Quentin Crisp's advice.
He said, don't worry about dust, after a quarter of an inch (depth) it doesn't get any deeper!
W DOE
St Albans Road
Arnold
THE organised protest against the Nottingham tram extensions was irrational.
RL Cooper (Opinion, September 6) tries to pretend otherwise. Of course tramline construction causes traffic disruption and businesses lose trade.
But this is very short term, and no justification whatsoever to claim a tramline should not be built. The right answer is adequate compensation from public funds.
The new tram routes have mitigation with noise barriers and tree planting.
At the public inquiry, the presiding planning inspector did not accept a single argument put forward by the objectors starting off with so-called "noise".
GEOFFREY BENNETT
Ruddington Lane
Wilford
WE have just received a newsletter from a friend who has been working in Donetsk in the troubled Ukraine.
It is quite harrowing and puts a further touch of reality to the news.
What stood out was the actuality of the problems there. We are so insulated in the UK and such real difficulties as he relates – such as no money in the ATMs and pensions etc not being paid – seem a million miles away from us here at home.
Perhaps when moaning about the various niggles here in Britain we should spare a thought for the places abroad that are not peaceful and well ordered.
This should also serve the dual purpose of being thankful and keeping us alert to any attacks on our freedoms.
ANTHONY WILKINSON
Clifton Road
Ruddington
HOW sad to read that Joan Rivers has died.
We went to see her at the Concert Hall the last time she was here and what a show it was. She was just brilliant, although very much below the belt.
That was Joan Rivers; but the icing on the cake was when she was at the stage door, she couldn't have been nicer to everyone, signing autographs and having her photo taken with us all. I gave her some Nottingham Lace with Robin Hood on and she was so grateful, she couldn't thank me enough.
Joan Rivers was a great comedian but most of all a lovely lady.
IRENE HARDMAN
Church Street
Ruddington
I USED the new Victoria Centre escalators today, for the first time. I couldn't understand why the trip from one floor to the next felt 'wrong'.
Then I realised that the yellow strip, usually running along the edge of each step (to warn of the end of the tread) is on the back of each step on the new escalators. Is this right?
I was flummoxed by it!
ANNE WINFINDALE
Adbolton Grove
West Bridgford