THE news is very grim at the moment, so it was really heartening to read Nicole Lowther’s story in Tuesday’s Glasgow Times.

This inspirational teenager, who survived cancer after an initial misdiagnosis, is telling her story to help the Teenage Cancer Trust. She is urging young people to report unusual symptoms.

It’s a reminder to all of us that even though cancer in young people is rare, it does happen, and during this awful pandemic, cases can be missed.

Nicole is brave to share her experience and we should all be grateful to her for doing it.

Angela Browning

Hyndland

I AM in two minds over whether Hallowe’en is cancelled.

Do I leave sweets and candy apples out for the weans like I always do?

I know Ms Sturgeon has hardly spoken of this and my grandkids will be disappointed if Hallowe’en is cancelled.

We need to live our lives as normal as we can.

Joan Murdoch

Barmulloch

I HAVE just had an eureka moment. A non-medical vaccine to stop the spread of coronavirus has been staring me in the face, via TV and newspaper photos.

We should all wear football strips! This will give universal immunity. I lost count how many times after a goal had been scored, the scorer’s team-mates surrounded him in a huddle. Why is this being allowed, when day after day, politicians implore us to keep “safe distancing”? Even the managers avoided the usual handshake at the end of the game. It is elbow to elbow with them.

Nicola Sturgeon asked Sky to make the game free for TV viewers. Have politicians expressed any views on the conduct of the footballers?

How can the governments, both UK and devolved, expect younger people to abide by the regulations being imposed, if professional footballers are allowed to behave in this manner?

Daniel Harris

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YOUR story about Bonnyholm playpark (‘Fury as Glasgow park left to rot’, Glasgow Times, Tuesday) makes me furious.

Our children have had such a hard time during the pandemic, trying to cope with all the rules and changes to their schooling and not being able to see grandparents, but the one thing they can do is get out to play in the fresh air with their friends.

Keeping play parks and open spaces in top condition should be a priority for Glasgow City Council. Councillor Kavanagh is spot on.

Brenda Miller

Pollok

THE fly-tipping situation is getting out of control. Without bulk uplifts, the amount of litter continues to grow and, now, the council has decided to change bin collections.

How can it justify moving from a two-week collection to a three-week collection in the middle of a pandemic? It’s madness. Now is it not the time to make things harder than they need to be.

Mrs Neil

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