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Bin men are rubbish

I WAS beginning to think that I was just a grumpy old man until I read Philippa Tomson's Whinge of the Week (Issue March 23).Read

Check the facts

MIKE KELLY'S puerile contribution about the Pope's visit contained predictable errors of good taste and, unforgivably for a professional columnist, unpardonable errors of fact.Read

Mike Kelly BA blast is an ad for Tories

FURTHER to your article in the Sunday Sun (Mike Kelly, Feb 21), it is a great advertisement for the re-instatement of a Conservative government.Read

A time for children? Not always

ALTHOUGH the recession is biting hard and having an impact upon our Christmas plans, most of us will still be looking forward to spending time with loved ones, unwrapping presents and having fun. Read

No statue for a ‘patronising toff’

WHILE the working class is not a homogenous group, these days most of us are intelligent enough to realise we sell our ability to work and when we are not needed (ie profits are low), the capitalist class throw us onto the scrap heap without a second thought.Read

Our greyhounds need protection

IT is a sad fact of life that many greyhounds applauded on the track meet an untimely end when their racing days are over.Read

Sickened by Jacko attack

I READ Ken Oxley’s article on Michael Jackson. I use the term "article" very loosely as it was more like a written attack.Read

Credit crunch pick of pubs

THE Good Pub Guide is launching its annual national search to find the best value in pub meals out. Which pub will win the coveted title of Bargain Pub of the Year?Read

Forget the Fish

June 8th is World Oceans Day, which provides an opportunity for people to think about their connection to the oceans and how we as individuals can help to protect them.Read

Good time to thank our stroke volunteers

I’M writing on behalf of the Stroke Association to pay tribute to our team of volunteers during this important 25th anniversary of National Volunteers’ Week, June 1 to 7, 2009.Read

Philippa Tomson’s comments were offensive

I’M 25 and from Carlisle and I read your paper every Sunday, primarily for the football section. However, I was really disappointed and quite annoyed about something one of your columnists had written on their page.Read

More to Teesside than just steel

DESPITE the proposed closure of the steelworks, we have much to cheer for in Teesside.Read

Real hope of boomtime

THE proposed closure of the steelworks in Teesside will cause intense pain in the short-term. It may, however, lead to economic rebirth in the longer term.Read

In tune with Ken

I AGREE with Ken Oxley about Susan Boyle and her looks. However, I also think her age and background history have a huge part to play in the public’s reaction.Read

Animals suffering

IN the economic crisis, times are hard for households, but abandoning the family cat, dog or other animal to save money is cruel and selfish.Read

Edmund is England’s patron saint

YOU’RE concentrating on the wrong patron saint with your campaign to get an extra Bank Holiday to mark St George’s DayRead

Sporting support

THANKS once again to the unstinting support of the Sunday Sun, we attracted nearly 4500 people to the recent premiere of our play Alf Ramsey Knew My Grandfather, at the Gala Theatre in Durham.Read

Help is at hand

AT a time when every little helps we want to ensure older people are accessing everything to which they are entitled. Read

Sunday Sun readers urged to back Leukaemia CARE in Bupa Great North Run

THE deadline for entries to the Bupa Great North Run is fast approaching and Leukaemia CARE is celebrating its 40th birthday in September 2009, the time of the event.Read

Measures for dispensing measures would help in booze campaign

THE continuing campaign to cut our nation’s alcohol consumption is to be applauded.Read

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