THE council should tell all the residents complaining about the children’s popular planters project to buzz off (Glasgow Times, Saturday).

What kind of message are we sending to our next generation?

These kids are improving the area they live in and learning about nature and the environment, and the adults living around them are up in arms protesting about their planters – and the council has the audacity to offer mediation service and slap a seven-day removal notice of eviction to the bee cafe and herb hotel.

The First Minister should intervene and restore common sense and remind the council that it has more important matters at hand – not forgetting the virus.

The residents should grow up and act like adults, not heartless bullies, and end this act of vandalism by the mindless set living around Yorkhill Park and welcome all improvements to our parks.

Leave our bees and children alone – encourage and engage to improve the area we all live in.

I will support any campaign to save the bee cafe hotel planters by the children, who care about where they live and are not out causing bother.

Stephen Johnstone

West End

THE Scottish Government’s funding for bus infrastructure in Glasgow (“City Bus Services get £1m boost in response to Covid”, Glasgow Times, Monday) is welcome.

It should be noted, however, that this is not money which directly supports the operation of the city’s bus services, is only a fraction of the £5m bid for, and is largely funding works to address traffic congestion.

SPT has continued to operate regional public transport services, including socially necessary subsidised bus services, throughout the pandemic. To date, there has been no emergency funding from the Scottish Government for these bus services. There is now a very challenging current financial situation and uncertain future facing the bus network.

That is why there is an urgent need for additional transport funding from the Scottish Government to support SPT’s vital work in deprived communities, as well as to promote a green recovery.

On behalf of SPT, I wrote to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity last week to raise these points directly and I hope to receive a positive response.

Cllr Dr Martin Bartos

Chair of SPT

I AGREE with your reader in Tuesday’s edition about youngsters refusing to wear masks on public transport.

It’s so frustrating when you see them just ignoring the rules, while everyone else sticks to them.

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