DISGRACEUL ABUSE: Today I saw an awful example of abuse, which I would never believe could happen in Orpington. A traffic warden who approached a man asked him to move his car. The man leapt from the vehicle, threatening and waving his fist in the warden's face. The warden ran, clearly shaken. The result was the man did not get a ticket, and got away with his repulsive behaviour. All just so he could avoid walking a couple of yards to the baker's. What a shining example to kids watching. No wonder abuse is rife.

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PATRIOTIC LETTER: I wish to thank everyone who responded to my letter regarding patriotism. What a pleasant way to feel more accepted in my new home country. Let's hope others will help stop the silliness some force down our throats, such as police telling English people to take down flags while a neighbour flies the flag of their homeland. I'm busting a gut in laughter over the thick-headedness of some, yet thankful for the level-headed community at large. Thanks again to everyone who showed support.

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NO TRANSPORT: It is now 18 months since the Princess Royal University Hospital was completed and there is still no transport onto the site. I see patients arrive at reception exhausted by the long walk from the A21 bus stop and the steep climb from Sainsbury's car park. Many are elderly and have walking sticks or are on crutches. Surely a service as at Orpington Hospital is possible and would help to alleviate the parking problem.

Elizabeth Sibsey Bromley

DISTASTEFUL TRIBUTES: I write in reply to the Dead Wrong letter (News Shopper, August 18). I thought I was the only one who found flowers plastered everywhere after an accident wrong. There are places to remember loved ones, we shouldn't be reminded everytime we drive past. And do they ever take the flowers down? No. God forbid it happening in my family but I wouldn't ever put flowers up in the street.

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HIGH FEES: In a Department of Health Booklet I have, it states "your council will pay for all nursing care for the patient in a nursing home." If this is so, what justification is there for nursing homes to charge £750 per week? (some even more). Presumably this is for board and lodging which is a lot for elderly patients who do not eat much in their old age.

L Leyton Orpington