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A new and improved East Kilbride playpark has opened after the community rallied to have it reinstated.

An East Kilbride councillor has shared plans for a new and improved playpark in the town with work on site now underway.

The site of the former Stuart Hotel in East Kilbride is to be converted into a convenience store after receiving councillors’ approval.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.An East Kilbride councillor has slammed the delay in opening swimming pools in South Lanarkshire.The First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that pools could open as of August 31 – earlier than first planned.But in a timetable released by South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture (SLLC), the Dollan Aqua Centre and the Hamilton Water Palace are not due to open until October 5 for club use, swimming lessons and limited public lane swimming.Meanwhile no date is given for other swimming pools in the area.This has led to Independent councillor Jim Wardhaugh branding SLC as “tail end charlie” and he has questioned why some private operators have already opened

News : “Other councils, such as North Lanarkshire, have been able to keep on top of things. “SLC should stop making excuses and get the areas for which it is responsible and for which we pay them to do, looking smart again.”Whilst maintenance on some areas began this week, the report stated that, “in all likelihood, a full resumption of service delivery will not be seen in 2020 based on current restrictions”.The News has been inundated with complaints from residents who say some green spaces are now a no-go zone due to the length of the grass.

East Kilbride residents and local councillors for overgrown residential areas to be tackled as a matter of urgency. Independent councillor Jim Wardhaugh slammed SLC for failing to touch many open spaces in the town saying other local authorities and organisations such as Transerv had managed to resume more extensive grass cutting safely.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.South Lanarkshire Council are permanently abandoning maintenance of open spaces in parts of Mossneuk and Gardenhall.Independent councillor David Watson has slammed grass cutting and hedge trimming in these areas being stopped – with the decision being taken with no consultation he claims.It follows fierce criticism from fellow Independent Councillor Jim Wardhaugh over residential grassed areas being left to grow wild across the town during lockdown with only a limited number of areas being tackled when some maintenance by the council resumed.He now fears overgrown grass is a risk to children and pets alike and at junctions could cause an accident due to it limiting