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'It's killing our community' – Access to popular facility denied as vaccines take priority

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A popular Lanarkshire community centre is to remain mostly closed to public use for at least another three months. Frustrated locals in Rutherglen have called on the NHS to provide more guidance on when they might be able to use the building again.

The centre has been used by NHS Lanarkshire for vaccines throughout the pandemic, and health chiefs have now extended their usage of the facility until the end of June, when they will “review” the situation.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android One pensioners group is currently able to meet in a back room at the facility, but none of the other groups who previously met there have been able to resume.That situation is having a devastating effect on the community, say organisers.Davy O’ Neill runs a soccer school that meet outdoors every Sunday, but are unable to use the building for any indoor work.He told us: “This is killing the community.

It has become ridiculous, and it’s horrendous for the Fernhill area.“Nearly every group is being blocked from the centre, and it was somewhere that was a meeting place for everybody.“You hear people talking about it now and there’s actually anger at the NHS - people are saying ‘are they still in there?’“Everyone totally understood why they used the centre for vaccines when they were needing to do huge numbers of people

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