Straight to the POINT

I’VE CYCLED to work for 30 years and ride up to 50 miles at weekends, and I’ve never seen the roads in such bad state. Some look like they have been hit by a Lancaster bomber.

Mark Cohen, Manchester.

THERE seems to be plenty of Tarmac available for creating road humps, but none to repair dangerous potholes.

Calvin elder, hornchurch, essex.

IN THE past the BBC was affectionately known as Auntie. Nowadays, this should be spelled anti.

John lloyd, Stoney Middleton, derbys.

MEGHAN MARKLE was baptised with holy water from the River Jordan. I was baptised with water from the Rickmansworth & Uxbridge Water Company.

Brian BeSt, high Wycombe, Bucks.

WHILE we chase our tails and wring our hands about the atrociousness of it all, Vladimir Putin relaxes with a smirk, knowing he can strike any time.

John CollinS, Chelmsford, essex.

MY WIFE and I went to a charity concert featuring Ken Dodd at Porthmadog in 1979. He was great as usual, but was 45 minutes late. It wasn’t until the next day we found out why; his father had died that day but he didn’t want to let the charity down. What a trouper!

roger vinCe, Upper Brynamman, Carmarthenshire.

THE best thing about the timeless comedy of Ken Dodd? No swearing.

liz BUrnS, Musselburgh, east lothian.

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