THEY are associated with deprivation, hard living and a failed 1960s social vision, but residents of two multi-storey tower blocks have begun legal action to protect their high-rise homes from demolition.
THEY are associated with deprivation, hard living and a failed 1960s social vision, but residents of two multi-storey tower blocks have begun legal action to protect their high-rise homes from demolition.
OPPOSITION: Elaine MacKenzie Ellis believes the high flats are part of Glasgow's heritage and should not be demolished. Picture: Martin Shields
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GERRY BRAIDEN
The blocks sit in Glasgow's Sighthill, a notoriously impoverished area at the heart of Glasgow's bid to host the 2018 Youth Olympics
But the regeneration plan could be derailed after solicitors for the tenants said they would seek a judicial review if the two remaining multi-storey blocks in the area are demolished, accusing the city council of harassing occupants out of their homes and their landlord, Glasgow Housing Association (GHA), of reneging on a recent pledge of a £6 million investment for the flats.
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