DRIVING ME MAD: Following the widespread media coverage on the MRSA superbug affecting many hospitals, I would like to highlight another serious affliction which has gone almost unnoticed by the press for too long. It is estimated more than half the population women of all ages and middle-aged men in particular suffer from a debilitating eye condition without even realising it. The problem I refer to strikes many while driving on the motorway and renders the inside lane of the carriageway completely invisible to those affected. If you believe you have been struck down by this temporary "blindness" which often crops up on a Sunday afternoon you can seek help and advice. I thank you for bringing this to the attention of your readers, and hope against hope many people will find a cure soon.

Mr K Jackson Farnborough Village

YOU MAST BE CRAZY: I am writing with concern as the Bromley BR2 area is being invaded by 3G technology. Vodaphone, T-Mobile, O2, Orange and others are all putting up phone masts. 3G technology carries many unknown risks to individual health and our environment. The Government's Stewart Report clearly states caution should be taken in highly-populated areas. America and Australia have exclusion zones of a minimum 500m around 3G technology sites. Why is it acceptable to saturate our area with this potential danger? Will it be an asbestos or smoking lesson of the future?

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CLASS WAR?: Having just read the story of a five-year-old boy being set-upon by a gang of children up north, I felt compelled to write. Is it me or does anybody else reckon we have a very real and burgeoning underclass in this country? I am not taking the snobbish view of poor people. I am just reacting to what I see and read. There's a real lack of morals in the Briton of 2005. Just look at those sisters in Derby aged 12, 14 and 16 with their own children. It's the taxpayer who is picking up the tab.

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THANK YOU: The Orpington Branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution would like to thank all those who helped to raise a total of £4,509 during the Lifeboat Week. We would also like to thank The Walnuts Management, Southeastern Rail, Marks & Spencer and Waitrose for allowing collections on their premises.

Stella Noakes Royal National Lifeboat Institution