Dear Editor, the country has gone mad, cigarettes are being banned from shop shelves. If people want to smoke, they will. If people want to drink, they will. If people want to take drugs, they will. So why do we have a government who keep telling us what to do with our lives. The more you tell someone not to do something the more they will ignore it. So please, leave people to make up their own minds.

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Dear Editor, the cost of fuel is becoming outrageous, does this mean that when the cars stop running, then the buses, trains and lastly planes stop flying we all stay at home and cannot attend our workplace. Great idea if you want a long unpaid holiday. Something needs to be done to lower the tax on fuel then perhaps people will start moving around again. I am a great believer in holidaying at home but think of the consequences all this high priced fuel will bring. It does not bear thinking about.

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Dear Editor, Just to let all your readers know that in the O2 survey released this weekend Edinburgh is the happiest place in Scotland. Is that not brillaint news! See the results below.

The UK's 'happiest' places: 1. Brighton - 93.8%, 2. Leeds - 91.9%, 3. Edinburgh - 91.3%, 4. Cardiff - 90.2%, 5. Plymouth - 88%, 6. Birmingham - 87.2%, 7. Liverpool - 87.1% 8. Sheffield - 86.1%, 9. London - 84%, 10. Southampton - 83.8%, 11. Manchester - 83%, 12. Bristol - 81.7%, 13. Glasgow - 76.7%.

Best wishes, Mr McFinnie, Aberdeen

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