I HAVE become concerned after reading reports of elderly people being robbed of hundreds of pounds which they 'stash' in their homes. My plea to them is: Please don't have large amounts of money in your homes or in your handbags. There must be another way to keep your money safe.

It's horrifying to be mugged. Why let them have your well-earned pensions?

LOUISE DYCE, Cowell Way, Blackburn.