'Poor quality' toilets at Lanarkshire primary school set for long-awaited renovation

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Stressed-out primary pupils should soon be able to breathe a sigh of relief when their school toilets get a much-needed and log-awaited upgrade.A building warrant has been obtained that will allow for a renovation of the ageing bogs at Westfield Primary School in Cumbernauld.The toilets at the school in Westfield Drive are in serious need of renovation.

They have been earmarked for a complete overhaul for some time and work could soon commence.The news will come as a relief to pupils and parents – some of whom claimed that children refuse to use the toilets due to their poor condition.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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He provided an update to parents and carers of children at the school recently on social media.The SNP councillor for the Cumbernauld North ward, said: “For a number of years now I have been following up with the Education Department in North Lanarkshire Council the poor quality of the pupil toilets in Westfield Primary School, which as far as I am aware have not had a significant upgrade since the school was first opened more than 40 years ago.“I know that the current condition of the toilets causes anxiety for some