Glasgow s ash trees could be felled over disease fears
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One in ten Glasgow councillors failed to attend more than 60% of all committee meetings they were expected at last year. Nine out of 85 councillors had an attendance rate of 60% or below in 2020. And five of them failed to attend at more than half of the meetings they were required at. The Glasgow Times obtained records of attendance for all 85 city councillors over the last three years.
READ MORE: For 2020 it showed nine were at 60% attendance or below. And over the last three years, there were three councillors who had a record below 60% in each year. At the other end there were eight councillors who had a 100% attendance record at committee meetings in 2020.
AS January was drawing to a close, typing coronavirus for the first time, I had no idea just how the world was about to change when we reported “a patient was tested in a Glasgow hospital for the deadly coronavirus, which has killed 18 people so far in China”. I would go on to spend most of the year listening to Nicola Sturgeon every day giving updates on coronavirus and then reporting the latest for our readers. But there was other news as well. Community groups would play an increasingly important role in 2020 – though the year began with many in Glasgow facing an uncertain future. They were told they would have a second chance to apply for a new council fund after one in four were refused because the council said they hadn’t filled a form out properly. Many ultimately missed out on vital funds.