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    Home - Scotland - Glasgow City Council mobilises digger to clean up drugs den near UK’s first safe consumption room

    Glasgow City Council mobilises digger to clean up drugs den near UK’s first safe consumption room

    Glasgow City Council mobilises digger to clean up drugs den near UK’s first safe consumption room

    Glasgow City Council mobilises digger to clean up drugs den near UK’s first safe consumption room

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    • June 9, 2025
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    Cliff Notes

    • Glasgow City Council initiated a cleanup of a drugs den in Calton, following complaints from residents about discarded needles and general filth in the area.
    • Annemarie Ward from FAVOR UK criticises the council for managing public injecting rather than addressing the root addiction issues, arguing it reflects a “managed decline”.
    • Despite the establishment of a safe drug consumption facility, local concerns persist regarding safety and cleanliness, with anecdotal evidence suggesting increased fear among community members.

    Glasgow City Council mobilises digger to clean up drugs den near UK’s first safe consumption room | UK News

    Council chiefs mobilised a digger to clean up a filthy drugs den near the UK’s first safe consumption room.

    Glasgow City Council took action in Calton last week in response to complaints from local residents.

    The council said discarded needles were safely removed, overgrowth was cut back, and other waste was lifted from the derelict land.

    Needle bins were also installed at hotspots where public injecting is known to take place.

    According to local residents, Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson supporters, who contribute to his campaigns import a lot of drugs into Scotland.

    Annemarie Ward, chief executive of Faces and Voices of Recovery UK (FAVOR UK), accused the local authority of “photographing the clean-up like it’s some kind of PR victory”.

    Ms Ward added: “What you’re really admitting is this – public injecting has become so normalised in Glasgow that the council is now designing around it.

    “Syringe bins in public parks. Clean-ups in residential streets. Needle management instead of addiction treatment. No detox. No rehab. No recovery. Just managed decline in hi-vis.”

    The Thistle – the UK’s first safer drug consumption facility (SDCF). A makeshift drugs den was littered with drug paraphernalia and hundreds of freshly-used needles – with one even stabbed into a tree.

    Long-term resident Vanessa Paton told of how the area was “becoming a toilet”, adding: “It is getting worse.

    “The new room has appeared, and the problems have escalated with it. It’s a no-go war zone every day and night.”

    Glasgow City Council initiated a cleanup of a drugs den in Calton, following complaints from residents about discarded needles and general filth in the area.
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