Straight to the POINT

IT’S appalling that Sophia Kaczan, 100, was mugged on her way to church (Mail). But I was also shocked she had a utility bill for £900.

STEPHEN TONG, Pudsey, W. Yorks.

I AGREE with Craig Brown: why pay silly money to watch a band in an arena if you are so far from the stage you can only see the performance on the big screens (Mail)?

M. SOUTHON, Ferndown, Dorset.

KYLIE celebrates her 50th by posing nude with a guitar (Mail). Did she play Air On The G String?

DIGBY C. HODGSON, Kendal, Cumbria.

YES, taxation has outstripped inflation (Mail). My council tax bill in 1997 was £880, so should now be £1,532. However, it’s £2,432.

LAWRENCE SMITH, Ferndown, Dorset.

SIMON MAYO, Jo Whiley and Sara Cox on Radio 2? Thank goodness my wireless has an off button and channel tuner.

TERRY AUSTIN, Totnes, Devon.

THE deaths at Portsmouth’s Mutiny Festival are blamed on a ‘bad batch’ of drugs as though ‘ordinary’ ecstasy could be regarded as safe.

PETER DAVEY, Bournemouth, Dorset.

THE Monaco Grand Prix was so boring. What do we expect when overtaking is impossible?

DEREK W. EDGE, Macclesfield, Cheshire.

THE garden is full of flowers, birds are singing — and there’s a heady aroma of beef burgers and sausages from next door’s barbie.

SANDRA PARSONS, Keston, Kent.

I SMILED at Amanda Holden’s anti-ageing tips — she’s only 47!

MADELINE BATES, St Helier, Jersey.

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