What a waste of money

Ding, dong, the cycle lane is dead.

And about time too. The situation has been a farce from start to finish - and a lot of questions have to be asked, especially when our local authorities are so cash- strapped. This is £ 90,000 that could have been used far more productively.

What’s terrifying is the news in the Ayrshire Post ( October 26) is that Sustrans handed over £ 30,000 towards the creation of the cycling path, on the proviso that a consultation was carried out.

And we all know that this never happened.

How many other projects has this happened on - is this a one off, or have there been more, involving other groups like Sustrans, but we’ve never heard of?

The wheels have fallen off the cycle lane project - now it’s time for the Ayrshire Roads Alliance to tell us the full story - just why and how did this sorry situation come to be?

The treatment, care and professionalism shown by all the staff was absolutely first class.

I have lived and worked in Canada and France and have needed to use the medical services in both countries and whilst the care I received was good it wasn’t a patch on the treatment yesterday at Ayr.

For those who complain about the NHS I agree it is underfunded, understaffed and badly administered at the highest levels but our doctors and nurses are first class.

To the male nurse, two female nurses and the female consultant doctor many thanks. You know who you are. I read with interest your article about Prestwick, which I entirely agree with.

Shopping is great and you are spoiled for choice, if dining out.

But I am disappointed in the local councillors.

You cannot go along any street or road in Prestwick without seeing a trail of filth, litter and road materials, mostly left behind by the workers employed by Virgin. They have left a mess. Come on, councillors - get a grip, or is Virgin above the law? I sometimes speak to a polite homeless man whom I see sitting near to the corner of the High St and Carrick St in Ayr.

His thin dog lies next to him. He tells me he could get a home if he gave up his dog. I sympathise with him.

I would not want to get rid of the dog if I was in his position. He is sleeping in the open in Ayr at present.

I often see homeless people in Glasgow where the numbers seem overwhelming.

But this man is homeless in Ayr and I wonder if you can highlight his plight in your newspaper with the aim of trying to get he and his dog a roof over their heads with some heating.