Ian Bayne's letter (October 23) calling for more time to be given for the green man' would solve a dangerous road safety problem in Bishopbriggs.

The short time given for pedestrians to cross in the main shopping area leads to pensioners and the infirm being unable to cross the dual carriage before the man turns red.

And it is not just the old or infirm who have problems. Trying to cross the road with my four-year-old daughter is impossible in the time given.

What kind of road safety example is this for our children when only those fast enough can cross safely and legally?

Local police have reported six near misses already.

It is time we made sure the lights give enough time to cross the road safely. Simple really. DONALD MacDONALD Bishopbriggs A city to be proud of

having spent the last 12 months working at BVT Surface Fleet at Govan, I would like to thank the people of Glasgow for an unforgettable year.

It is with a degree of sadness that I leave and I must say that from visiting the Kelvingrove Museum, the Transport Museum, the superb shops, restaurants and pubs, the excellent hotel staff (especially Thomas and everyone at the Glasgow City Hotel on Elmbank Street), I shall take away with me many happy memories.

Despite the bad reputation that Glasgow sometimes gets, I have nothing but praise for your city.

Thanks to all I have had dealings with - you should be proud of your city - I'll be back soon with my wife and children as a tourist. CHRIS BARTON, The Lake District Stamp of disapproval

People across Glasgow will be puzzled by the news that the Post Office has made a profit so far this year of at least £177million - more than double last year's and the equivalent of £1m per day.

This is the same Post Office that recently shut 44 branches across the city, and continues to shut hundreds of branches elsewhere in Scotland.

It is supposed to be a public service, but is forced by the Labour Government in London (including all Scottish Labour MPs) to act like a commercial, profit-driven firm. If the Post Office was truly acting in the public interest, that massive profit would be reinvested in keeping local branches open.

Labour's decision to decimate the Post Office network in Scotland will haunt it for years to come. PATRICK GRADY SNP prospective candidate for Glasgow North Crematorium untidy

I agree that Craigton Crematorium is becoming increasingly untidy with unnecessary memorials, photographs and wind chimes. I have had a memorial there for 20 years - a simple rose tree, plaque and a vase to hold flowers. This I feel is completely adequate - after all, it is a garden' of remembrance! LG Colston WRITE: Evening Times, 200 Renfield Street, Glasgow G2 3QB. Please include your name and address. E-MAIL: letters@eveningtimes.co.uk Please include postal address. TEXT: key in the word 'etletters', leave a space then send your comments to 88010. Max 160 characters. Please include your name or initials and where you're from. Texts cost 25p at all times. Councils have the cash to settle dispute

When we read about the millions that councils have invested offshore it might be time to get some of that cash on the table rather than leave it in banks. Inflation is up and will be more than 5% by the end of the year. Real inflation for the basics, fuel, energy, basic foodstuffs is well into double figures. JOHNNY, Glasgow Jobs structure top heavy

Those at the higher pay levels in council employment probably don't need increases as much as those at the lower end of the payscale.

Most councils have too many middle and top management jobs.

A council worker friend of mine has four bosses, all doing basically the same job, but with different titles'.

Any private company could not sustain this sort of job duplication, so why should the taxpayer have to fund this sort of thing? THISTLEMAD, Ayrshire Cap pay of high earners

Why don't we freeze or cut the pay of the better-off councillors and consultants to pay for the real workers' rises in these times of increasing fuel costs? SAMUEL, Glasgow Be happy with 1.5% rise

I work for a private company and will be lucky to get any pay rise this year. In the last few years the average rise has been about 1.5% so the council workers are lucky they are getting anything. They shouldn't be so greedy. CHALMERGA, Paisley Dig out the deadwood

My friend works for the Council and has at least three bosses who do heehaw but pass the work (and the buck when there is a problem ) to the others in the department.

Root out the skivers and dead-wood and that should release some cash for the lower paid workers. PEACHY NOSE, Glasgow Reality check needed

a pensions firm has announced that anyone saving with them has had their pension cut by £3000 a year.

JCB staff have taken a pay cut to try and save their fellow workers' jobs and the list goes on.

Council workers need a reality check. It seems there's no such thing as a recession for public sector employees. WILD WADI, Kirkie Strike is sheer madness

I for one will be voting to accept the offer. While other workers are losing their jobs, going on strike would be sheer madness. JRB, Glasgow