Duncan Anderson Immingham, Lincolnshire As over £30bn of taxpayers' money is to be used on improving UK infrastructure, it would be helpful if some of this largesse could be used to remove the Severn Bridge tolls.
In the press box there are some spectacular photographs of New Road in February, when it was a tributary of the Severn.
The project, unlike the Severn barrage, has strong local support including from Friends of the Earth and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
They are one of the most prepossessing sights in southern England, a polished stegosaurus back rising from the Severn plain, the spa town of Great Malvern nestling in their green flanks with an almost Italianate elegance.
There are worse places to be watching cricket in the spring than Worcester where every four years, as a traditional prelude to another Ashes summer, the cathedral stood sombre sentinel as Don flowed as serenely as does the Severn.
There has been much uncertainty in the sector since the LongRiver consortium withdrew its offer for Severn Trent in 2013, as investors awaited the latest regulatory reviews.
She would rather the money were rather spent on the Severn barrage, "which would produce far more energy than wind power, not least because it would harness the huge 12-hourly tides".
He said: While LongRiver withdrew its potential offer for Severn Trent in June 2013, we would by no means rule out a bid from it or another party for Severn Trent or one of the other waters in the medium term.
