Councillors in North Lanarkshire have voted to close 39 local facilities including community centres, libraries, swimming pools and sports facilities.
The Labour-run council says the move is part of a necessary drive to save money from straitened council budgets but communities are already up in arms about the losses.
Reports from North Lanarkshire Council say some of the facilities are used fewer than 10 times per week.
But locals say some of the bigger-name centres - such as the John Smith pool and Sir Matt Busby sport centre - are vital community hubs.
A pushback is now underway to campaign to save the under-threat facilities.
The Herald has collated a list of each centre and its location.
For more on the closures see here.
COMMUNITY CENTRES
Airdrie
Chapelhall Community Facility
Rochsoles Community Facility
Airdrie @ Home Community Facility
Caldercruix Community Facility
Glenmavis Community Facility
Plains Community Facility
Bellshill
Holytown Community Facility
Hattonrigg Community Facility
Joe McKay Community Facility
Coatbridge
Calder Community Facility
New Townhead Community Facility - not closing but is to be repurposed
Shawhead Community Facility
Cumbernauld
Westray Community Facility
The Village Community Facility
Westfield Community Facility
Kilsyth
Burngreen Community Facility
Motherwell
Jerviston Community Facility - not closing but is to be repurposed
Daisy Park Community Facility - not closing but is to be repurposed
Northern Corridor
Gartcosh Community Facility
Shotts
Allanton Community Facility
Wishaw
Waterloo Community Facility
Gowkthrapple Community Facility
Netherton Community Facility
Wishawhill Community Facility - not closing but is to be repurposed
LIBRARIES
Abronhill
Viewpark
Moodiesburn
Stepps
Cleland
New Stevenston
Mobile library service (this includes three vehicles)
SWIMMING POOLS
Aquatec, Motherwell
Kilsyth Pool, Kilsyth
John Smith Pool, Airdrie
Sir Matt Busby Sports Centre, Bellshill
Shotts Leisure Centre
SPORTS FACILITIES
Old Daisy Park Centre, Motherwell
Keir Hardie Sports Centre, Holytown
Antonine Sports Hub
Iain Nicolson Centre, Chryston
Palacerigg Golf Course, Cumbernauld
Coatbridge Outdoor Sports Centre/Janet Hamilton Centre
Lochview Golf Course, Coatbridge
Birkenshaw Sports Barn, Uddingston
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