People living in flats are putting their own lives and those of neighbours at risk by cramming stairwells with rubbish and chaining bikes to bannisters, a councillor has claimed .
Canvassing during the recent elections Bathgate SNP Councillor Willie Boyle said he was “shocked and appalled” at the state of some common stairs in blocks of flats.
“Some of it was mild, with a wee plant on a plant stand," he said. "In others there were bags of rubbish, and bikes chained to railings. I was shocked at how bad it was. Some of the worst I have seen was in Whitburn, but I'm not singling out Whitburn. It was all over."
