Christmas lights under threat as council bids to save cash

Councillors have been told that the removal of all decorations would save 300,000 per year and that this may have to be incorporated into a brutal package of cuts.

Any groups or individuals who object to the lack of festive decorations have also been given another option - pay for them yourselves.

North Lanrkshire Council has to make savings of 70million over the next two years.

The council is issuing a consultation document to every household in the district over the coming weeks with a list of proposals to save cash.

You can read more about this story in the Cumbernauld News and Kilsyth Chronicle (out Wednesday, September 22)