East End Ward

Finally had some good news reference the dreaded abandoned trolleys throughout the ward. With an apparent lack of interest from the store, I felt obliged to contact ASDA's head office to encourage a response.

Normally, the store will hire a van once a month to go and find abandoned trolleys but this allowed a full month for the area to be littered with them. They are now going to arrange this every fortnight. However in order to ensure that this is successful, the store really need to know where the abandoned trolleys are so that they can collect them. If you find any abandoned please let a member of staff in ASDA know so they can collect them.

Amongst the things in my in tray recently was correspondence relating to the state of the grass verges at Greendykes.

Bear Scotland and the Council have been in dispute over the last few years about who maintains these verges. I spoke to Bear earlier today and have had some assurances that the maintenance of these verges will be looked at. They also appear to admit that they are responsible for the maintenance of these areas after the Council provided them with maps showing that they are in Bear's ownership. I have also asked them too look at the traffic island at the Scott Fyffe roundabouts junction on to Douglas Road. This small piece of land has weeds about a foot and a half high and is very unsightly so hopefully some action soon.

I also received a letter from Sainsburys reference my new obsession with supermarket trollies. From speaking to residents, it is reckoned that there are over 100 of them strewn throughout the area. Sainsburys are more than willing to uplift any of their trollies from the ward if I get in touch with them but still no official contact from Asda. I have had to contact Asda again as on my way home last night spotted 6 trollies just on Ballunie Avenue alone.

Very distressed about the lack of action being taken by Asda in relation to the trollies littering the ward.

Spotted lots throughout the ward recently and wrote a letter to Asda. After no response I decided it was wise to speak to the press. From the article, assurances appear to have been given that they take this very seriously and go round the area a few times a week looking for rogue trollies.

I believe the store is now under new management and this may have explained the lack of response as the contact we used to have within the store has either moved or left the company.

I will continue to keep an eye on the situation and report these trollies when i find them or they are reported to me.