Glasgow safety concern for vulnerable as temperatures plummet below freezing

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Glasgow safety concern for vulnerable as temperatures plummet below freezing
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“We have received hundreds of complaints from members of the public about the gritting programme. We don’t have enough staff to grit every street.'

Fears vulnerable Glaswegians could be at risk of falling in sub zero temperatures have been raised by cleansing workers struggling to grit the city's streets.

Roads, footpaths and commuter cycle ways which access schools, hospitals and shopping centres have been prioritised for the coming winter months. Council officers will also monitor the weather forecast to decide what surfaces are in need of treatment and when. “It is a statutory requirement that we grit the pavements for the public, whether it is nightshift or gritters on the road or it is just manually gritting with shovels which the parks department do.

They use available resources to focus on a series of priority routes and that work has been underway as planned.

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