A crackdown on fly-tipping and scrapping the three weekly general waste bin collection are the key pledges in the Glasgow Conservatives manifesto.

The party which has seven councillors at present, launches its election pledges today.

It is focusing on cleansing and bins looking to win votes of people who want to see the city cleaned up and who are not happy with changes to the frequency of bin collections.

General waste bins have been switched to a three-weekly cycle in the city in a bid to prioritise recycling.

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The five key pledges the Tories are campaigning on are:

Reversing three-week bin collections. 

Scrapping the bulk uplift charge .

Investing in a “Clean Up” Glasgow apprenticeship programme. 

Demand an immediate deep clean of the city. 

And setting up an environmental enforcement team to crack down on those who fly-tip in the city. 

Thomas Kerr, Conservative group leader, said: “The city’s first ever SNP administration has failed the city and far too many areas are blighted by litter, fly-tipping or overflowing bins. 

“Our fully costed, five-point plan to clean up Glasgow can change that and ensure residents needs are met when it comes to bin collections and the state of their local area. 

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“As we recover from the pandemic, we must engage with businesses and listen to their concerns and act on them. That’s where our focus will be rather than being dismissive as the SNP all too often are.”

The manifesto also includes a £1.5m pothole repair fund to speed up repairs, scrap plans for a workplace parking levy and offer free parking in council owned car parks.

It wants to “Review the number of senior managers” at the council “with a view to reducing the number to invest in frontline staff”.

On communities the party said it will reopen all Glasgow Life venues as soon as possible.

It wants to “retain public libraries and community centres”.

It also said it will: “Continue to explore community trusts taking over the care of sports pitches”.

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On schools it wants to create more shared campus schools and set up “Second Chance Centres for pupils who pose challenges to themselves others and aim to reduce overall late-coming, absence and exclusions.”

The Conservatives are standing one candidate in each of the 23 multi-member council wards in Glasgow.