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Fury as drivers suffer in vain. National Grid shut off the Silk Road for 10 days – but failed to complete most of the work scheduled. (Express, August 16): Nan Broad: National Grid don’t know when to start work, never mind finishing the job! You see one man sat in a vehicle with traffic lights controlling traffic and no work being done. It is us fools who are suffering – we don’t complain enough. Sian Hussey: I can understand people being upset about this but at the end of the day they couldn’t have helped or foreseen the problems that occurred. Should they have just left town centre without power for the duration? Should they have left the Upton Priory without power for the duration? And anywhere else that had power cuts last week. Also, they can’t take the whole blame for the gridlock as there were other roadworks taking place. Also, everyone was informed this was going to happen so why not use public transport or use those things that you were born with called ‘legs’ and walk? Paula Johnson: I live in the area directly behind the pylons and overhead cables. We didn’t once see anything being done or hear a peep! We also had to put up with irresponsible idiots using our road as a cut through driving at high speeds. It’s a residential area! Ok, so there are worst things in life and I can fully understand it was beyond them, but try living in a residential road that’s bring used like a motorway. It’s really not funny and is very dangerous. Joseph Connor: An idea would be if it doesn’t breach health and safety is to just shut the northbound carriageway, which is the side where the pylons are and have the southbound carriageway open as either one lane in each direction, or just for southbound traffic and northbound traffic go via Tytherington. Similar to what they are doing in Wilmslow with the airport tunnels. The cables obviously cross the road close to the Middlewood Way footbridge, so it would just be a matter of changing sides then or having the road shut for just a day to cover that stretch. Stuart Brown: Are you at home every night with your family? Do you have electricity in your house? Stop complaining. Val Pownall: In other news... they’ve made a really good job of resurfacing Buxton Road. Not a pot hole or loose grid in sight. Johnny Geronimo: So, this time around, charge National Grid for ‘renting’ the Silk Road on a per-day basis. That’ll focus the mind. Oh, and ensure that all the diversion routes are obstruction-free. It’s called ‘planning’.

Toddler-sized teen has plenty to smile about. Angus Palmes, 13, has a unique chromosone condition that has prevented him from growing. Chloe Howarth-Ashby: How wonderful that Angus and his family have each other and fantastic that Park Lane School are there to help with Angus’s development, lovely story. Karen Harley: Oh, I would love to spend time with Angus, it sounds like we have the same sense of humour. What a strong young man he is, all the battles he’s fought and won. Much love.