I AM becoming slowly convinced that the speed bumps in Trafford are sponsored by Kwik Fit or a similar firm. If you follow the intent and slow down, you scrape your exhaust on the ground. If you copy the more knowledgable, like the police, council vehicle drivers and, of course, the boy racers and actually speed up, you can negotiate the bump without discomfort or damage to your vehicle. Yet again the law abiding suffer to satisfy some planner's half baked idea of traffic management.

I fully endorse the letter from G Blaikie in last week's SUM in that the shockwaves caused by multi-wheel lorries going over speed bumps causes damage to the foundations of buildings. The council has created a situation where none existed before and, therefore, is liable to compensate those who will suffer loss as a result.

CR Hall, Railway Road, Urmston.

End my distress

LAST Monday evening, February 21, someone entered my front garden in the hours of darkness and stole my two best planters, full of spring flowers and good bushes.

Would the person who removed these plants from in front of the semi in Church Street, Stretford, please return them as I am very upsset at their loss.

Among other things they had sentimental value and can't be replaced.

Distressed pensioner

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