DEAR EDITOR -- May I, through your column express my thanks to the person who found and handed in my purse to the counter staff at Asda last Wednesday.

I was so relieved, not least for not having to face the inconvenience of renewing my bus pass, library ticket and so on.

As I am over 80, this is an important factor.

Once again many thanks to this person for their kind act.

Grateful pensioner,

Bromsgrove.