Residents in a Lanarkshire town have expressed concern over the state of pavements and roads where they live.
Locals living around Trossachs Road in Cathkin have called on South Lanarkshire Council to take action to try and help improve an area they say is riddled with potholes and cracks.
Complaints centre around both the junction at Glen Etive Place, and a patch of empty land.
One local told us: "The old garage area behind Trossachs Road is regularly used by large lorries heading towards renovate the flats there but the road surface has been eroded and the potholes are getting worse."
Another local added: "The pavements are really cracked, it's so easy to trip there. Someone is going to end up badly hurt because of this."
Rutherglen South councillor Robert Brown told Lanarkshire Live he was aware of local concerns.
He said: "I have been concerned about the deteriorating condition of pavements in the area for some time. Some of the ones in Cathkin are particularly poor. I took up the issue of the sunken manhole cover and the condition of the pavements in Trossachs Road near Glendaruel Road some time ago.
"Roads have told me that the sunken manhole and some patching repairs around that corner are scheduled to be done by early October. Hopefully that will be an improvement.
"In the last two years, Liberal Democrats on the council were able to get some additional money in the budget for more pavement resurfacing.
"We are keen to continue to increase funding for pavements but Scottish Government cuts and the general uncertainty of funding pressures following the cost of living crisis and current pay disputes make this unpredictable at present.
"Roads have however assured me that they will continue to monitor pavements for safety defects and get them attended to."
Regarding the empty land, Daniel Lowe, the council's head of housing and technical resources, said: “The land behind the properties at Glen Etive Place is a former garages site which is no longer used for this purpose. As a result, it is considered an area of open space, and not a designated car park or access road.
"Due to other priorities, there are no plans to resurface or maintain this area as it is not a right of access road."
Colin Park, head of roads, transportation and fleet services, added: “An inspection has been undertaken and the footways of Trossachs Road were found to be in a satisfactory and serviceable condition.
“A few areas were noted where some deterioration had occurred and work will now be undertaken to address this.
“We will continue to undertake routine inspections in this area."