I would just like to bring attention to the spate of thefts I've heard of recently in the Bitterne Precint.

I was so incensed today hearing that my sister had just drawn out £100 from the Nationwide cashpoint, only to walk into Sainsbury's to find her purse had been stolen.

The cashier in Sainsbury's mentioned that she was the third person she'd heard of that week thats lost their purse in Bitterne.

My sister is fighting breast cancer at the moment and like many other people does not need this stress.

There are alot of elder people who shop in Bitterne and although we should all be more vigilant this time of year,sometimes we need to remind people and make them aware of the current situation, 'watch out there's a thief about'.

Gina Hughes, Southampton