Graffiti and fly-posters targeted in Glasgow clean-up scheme

Getty Images Glasgow city centre is set for a clean up amid concern about its appearance. The £400,000 pilot project will tackle repairs to pavements and deal with graffiti and flyposting. Glasgow City Council says relatively small defects can have an outsized impact on the look and feel of the city. Council leader Susan Aitken previously denied claims the city was “filthy” but accepted it needed a “spruce up”. The 12 month scheme – called the City Centre Rapid Repairs pilot – will start in January after councillors backed it on Thursday. It will target the areas around major shopping streets, transport hubs and the most important commercial districts. It comes on top of other work in the city centre – such as routine street cleaning, planned maintenance and the Avenues Project to redevelop some streetscapes. The £400,000 will be spent on: Repairing or replacing pavement slabs Street washing Removing stickers, flyposting and offensive graffiti Repairs to street furniture, lighting and bollards Councillor Angus Millar, convener for city centre recovery at Glasgow City Council, said: “We know that relatively small defects in the public realm such as issues with pavements and street furniture can have an outsized impact on the...