Open and shut case for Rachel Barr (80)
IT WAS certainly NOT a case of 'early doors' when 80-year-old Lanarkian Rachel Barr asked for an urgent repair to her council home in Kildare Place.
Indeed, Rachel (80) has now been waiting since January for a new back door to replace the one her son had to burst open to rescue her after an accident there seven months ago.
She said: "I told the council what had happened and was told I would be getting a relacement door.
"It took them weeks just to come and put a temporary lock on the broken door."
In April, a council worked arrived with a door with a glass section - deemed unsafe by Rachel. A replacement was ordered and last week it showed up...but it too had a glass section.
Rachel has now raised the issue with Councillor Patrick Ross-Taylor.
South Lanarkshire Council told the Gazette: "The council has apologised to Mrs Barr for the oversight and inconvenience and a replacement door is currently being manufactured and will be installed on Friday."
For more information on this story, pick up a copy of this week's Lanark Gazette which is in the shops now.
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