A body has been found in the search for a Scots man who was reported missing at the weekend. Jamie Stenhouse, from Edinburgh, was last seen around 11am on Saturday, December 10, in the Gilmerton area of the city.
25.11.2022 - 07:45 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A disabled single mum has been forced to send her children to live elsewhere after asbestos and dampness were found in their council house.
Mum-of-two Cheryl Kerr has slammed North Lanarkshire Council after they homed her and her two children in a property on Uig Way, Shotts, which she claims is 'unsafe' for them to live in.
The 41-year-old, who suffers from fibromyalgia, was homeless for two and half years before NLC housed her and her children in the 'asbestos-ridden' property.
Cheryl told the Daily Record she was horrified when she discovered the 'catalogue of issues' she found in their two-bedroom new home after she hired workmen to decorate.
She claims asbestos was found underneath the cracked floor tiles in their living room and kitchen on November 15 after a workman for Mears, a company contracted by North Lanarkshire Council, took a sample from the flooring when he was out assessing the house following her complaints about dampness.
Cheryl's 16-year-old son and her eight-year-old daughter are currently living with their grandparents for their own safety.
Cheryl said: "It's not safe for my children to live here. It's also dangerous for me because of my illness.
"Why would I have my children staying in a house where asbestos has been discovered.
"The council have said they will remove the asbestos but why were we given this house in the first place.
"It should have been checked before a family were given the keys.
"The place also stinks of dampness but the council haven't said what they are going to do about the problem.
"I just want us all to be together in a safe, liveable house. We've been through enough as it is."
She added: "I've had the keys for a few months now but I didn't have enough money to decorate right away.
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