RESIDENTS have successfully paused grass-cutting at flats after raising health and social distancing concerns.

Cube Housing has stopped cutting grass around the Wyndford, following requests from the tenants association.

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The Wyndford Tenants Union questioned the need for grass to be cut, citing concerns around hayfever, asthmatics and social distancing.

The tenants association, based in Maryhill have called on Cube to improve the cleanliness of the indoor shared areas of the buildings in lieu of grass cutting. 

The housing association did not commit to using outdoor maintenance staff to clean inside the blocks but did say that grass cutting was no longer considered “a priority area”.

In a statement to the Wyndford Tenants Union, Linzi Heggie, Cube's head of housing services said: "I can confirm that, in the current circumstances, we have suspended grass cutting out-with our MSF sites as this activity has not been identified as a priority service area. However, where our MSF environmental staff have spare capacity, and are able to adhere to social distancing guidelines, they will continue to maintain the areas at the bottom of our MSF sites.

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"For the avoidance of doubt this will not be at the expense of delivering on our commitment to carry out extra cleaning and sanitising within the blocks.

"Please be assured, as in any task we undertake, we will continue to follow the most up to date information from Government and keep abreast of any changes to advice and guidelines"

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