A LABOUR councillor has spoken out against her own party after North Lanarkshire Council announced it would be closing 39 facilities across the…
Ayeshah Khan has said council leader Jim Logue's decision to support the closure of facilities must be looked at again
However, he defended the decision taken by a committee on Thursday to close them down, claiming that the council could no longer afford to run them. In a statement posted on Facebook she said her opposition to the plans went “unheard” and vowed to keep fighting for the facilities to remain open.“The decision made at the committee was the wrong decision and up to the point of this decision being made I opposed it, but my voice has went unheard.
“The detrimental impact on children, young people, the elderly and others who these facilities will affect physical and mental health and wellbeing, which will further exacerbate health inequalities.“A period of pausing and full public consultations must take place.
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