The streets are turning red

As we have reported, red ash has been spread widely on local pavements in recent weeks in a move which has sparked complaints from locals who say that it is both ineffective and messy.

A well-placed source has told the News that North Lanarkshire Council was left in the lurch, after a giant shipment of salt failed to arrive from PERU – and that the red ash has been dished out instead.

However, North Lanarkshire Council stressed that it had NOT run out of salt – and stated that it had some 2000 tonnes of it before Christmas. It was then stressed that this would last well into January.

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