The under-threat Shopmobility service in Coatbridge and Motherwell has had a reprieve – but will be shut for five months while a review is carried out to establish its future and finances.
Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire (VANL) is working to “secure funding to continue the service in some form”, following last week’s closure of the scooter and wheelchair hire hubs operated by the Health and Wellness Hub charity in the two town centres.
It will now remain shut until April while VANL officials work to develop a new service by identifying a new provider and funding and to redistribute the existing equipment – with the organisation saying it “recognises the serious impact that withdrawal of this valued and vital service will have on current users”.
