Motherwell councillor blasts "unacceptable" delay in lift replacement at tower block

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A Motherwell councillor has hit out after the replacement of lifts in a tower block in the town was delayed again. The completion of works to upgrade the lift for residents at the odd numbered properties within Barons Tower in Muirhouse has been delayed by more than a year.The lift was removed from service in October 2021 and was first scheduled to return to operation by the middle of February last year.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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He told Lanarkshire Live : “For nearly two years, lift replacement works have been taking place at various towers in Muirhouse but this has been accompanied by lengthy delays to the completion timetable in each case. “Local residents who live at one of the odd numbered properties at Barons Tower have now been without their main lift for leaving and returning to the building for two Christmas and New Year periods in a row.“Quite clearly, this