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Opinion: Quotes of the week

"It was only when my brother died and a youth worker asked if this was the kind of life I wanted, did I question what I was doing" - Chris Preddie, the 21-year-old cousin of Damilola Taylor's murderers, on how a youth worker helped steer him away from a life of crime

"I don't blame Bridgend itself because it is a good place to live" - Christopher Claypole, the stepdad of David Dilling, one of 17 teenagers who have committed suicide in the Welsh town in the past year

"Rural children are, on the whole, a forgotten generation, left to fend for themselves with few facilities and amenities" - Vicar turned author GP Taylor on the lack of services for children and young people in rural areas.

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