Council officers have turned down a request for a grit bin near the Cairnhill Road/Michael Tunstall Place junction in Newtonhill. I had asked that one be provided to replace a grit bin provided by developers Barratts. Officers tell me a site assessment has been completed by the technical team, “and in accordance with the assessment criterion, the street does not qualify for the provision of a grit bin. The winter maintenance of this street will be carried out in accordance with the council’s current Winter Maintenance Operational Plan.”

I am disappointed – the grit bin policy is too restrictive.