Dear Editor, what a hue and cry about building a third bridge over the River Forth, all this would not be necessary if Fife Council stopped giving planning permission to builders who polute the coutryside with concrete blocks. Anyone travelling through the Eastern Expansion in Dunfermline will find dozens of for sale signs outside recently purchased new houses, this is because the owners work in Edinburgh and cannot reach their place of employment unless squashed in a crowded train or sitting in a traffic jam for at least an hour longer than the journey would normally take. If it takes 11 years to build this new bridge will one new bridge be enough? Mr McPhinnie, Scotland

Dear Editor, I was very interested in your article published in the April issue regarding the M74, what must visitors to Scotland think when they see an unfinished road. It gives the impression that we (Scots) never see a project through to its conclusion. Hopefully this saga will finally be put to rest when the essential missing parts of the M74/M8 are linked together. Mr James Horne, Scotland

Dear Editor, Nominations are now sought for this years National Award (sponsored by the Scottish Association for Volunteer Management and Standard Life). The Awards give recognition to those who contribute to communities throughout Scotland, through their leadership of volunteers. There are awards for people working in the Private Sector (Employer Supported Volunteering) the Statutory Sector (Schools Health services, environmental services etc)and in the Voluntary Sector. The awards nomination form is available from the SAVM website www.savm.org.uk or contact Ann Bain, Director, SAVM by phone 01786 471100. The ceremony will be held in Edinburgh late September early October - George Reid MSP presented the awards last year and the Chancellor Gordon Brown has been invited to present them in 2005. Ann Bain

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