Readers' letters; KELLY'S BULLIES MUST FACE TRIAL.(Features)

Kelly's bullies must face trial

I Cannot believe that the police haven't decided whether to bring charges against the thugs who drove Kelly Yeoman to her death.

If these monsters get away with it they will just carry on tormenting another poor child.

I'm sure that if this dreadful incident had happened to a policeman's daughter the story would be different. Something must be done, then poor Kelly will not have died in vain.

L Banks, Ashford, Middlesex

I HOPE the hooligans that bullied young Kelly Yeoman's to her death never have a happy day for the rest of their lives.

Such people are rubbish and should be treated as such by decent folk.

N Watson, Washington Tyne and Wear

MY sympathy goes out to Kelly Yeoman's family.

And my contempt to those parents who allowed their children to bully and abuse this girl.

What sort of people allow their children to behave like this?

N Madden, Brighton East Sussex

YOUR experiment to see how four car drivers managed on public transport (Mirror, Oct 3) had some interesting results.

The volunteers were pleasantly surprised at how clean and new the buses were but disappointed when they got stuck in traffic.

Didn't they realise that buses are the victims of traffic - not the cause?

If we can get more bus lanes in place, buses will be free to travel through our city centres, and more people will be persuaded to get on board.

Mike Bartlett Confederation of Passenger Transport UK London

FLUSHED WITH MY SUCCESS

READER Arthur Penny of Wigan said he spotted an ad for "Lavatory plants" which should have read "Lavatera" (The Mirror, October 1).

Perhaps Wigan folk are endowed with a "boggish" sense of humour.

But can you guess where I grew my Lavatera last summer! The picture will help the penny drop.

M Dean

Bryn, Lancs

GIVE BLUNDERING BANKS A SPORTING CHANCE

WHAT Tony Banks said about William Hague was in bad taste. But he doesn't deserve to lose his job.

How would you like it if your boss sacked you for saying something silly? Lots of people would be fired every day if that was the case.

Although I am a big fan of Tony Banks, I think he does deserve a ticking off but losing his job would be much too severe.

Carole Elliot Hornchurch, Essex

WILLIAM Hague will henceforth be known as the Master Gaffer. Tony Banks will be known as Clown Prince Gaffer.

The British public always admire stirring and biting comment from politicians but there has to be a limit.

Both Hague and Banks have overstepped it.

They should take their example from that great master of parliamentary oratory Winston Churchill, who could be both scathing and witty in his remarks.

Terry Coneys

Chorley, LancsWHY should anyone be demanding the resignation of Tony Banks, Minister for Sport?

His remarks were not only funny but very much to the point!

I do not see any reason for censoring him.

Ken Webster

Leeds, Yorks

TANKS A LOT

THE article about the return of petrol station attendants (Mirror, October 2) was the best news I've had for ages.

I'm partially disabled and can't cope with self-service pumps without help. Otherwise I must travel five miles to the nearest attended station. Hooray for Shell!

Phylis Harding Guildford, Surrey

Paws for thought

I DON'T understand people so ignorant as the lady who commissioned a jeweller to make her cat a pounds 15,000 collar (Mirror, Oct 3).

It appears that at 16 years old I have a far greater idea of what to do with that amount of money.

I can only assume this lady has never heard of charities such as the NSPCC. If she had, I'm sure she would not be able to spend pounds 15,000 on a cat collar and sleep at night.

Jackie McCann Churston, Devon

IS THIS a record? I am 77 and so far I have managed to survive not having had or used a credit card, mobile phone, computer web site, fax machine, internet, answer phone, CDs and any other example of modern clap trap.

Will I survive much longer I ask myself. Yes!

D Reveley

Sherrness

Kent

Wedding belle takes a shine to gems

MY GRANDSON Tom, six, got up and told his mum he was getting engaged that day. She found a box for his metal engagement ring and he went to school.

Later we asked how it had gone. He said Charlotte wanted to wait until she was 13 and she wanted a ring that sparkled.

P Latter

Croydon, Surrey

MY FRIEND was pregnant and her son, four, said: "You're getting fat."

She said his father had given her another baby. His father confirmed that this was true.

"Well, I think she has eaten it," he said.

M Roberts

Blackburn, Lancs

MY GRANDSON Alex was asked how old he was. He said: "I'll be three in knocked over." His birthday is in October!

O Donnison

Seaham, Co Durham