Workshops lying empty

MORE than a fifth of industrial workshops in the north-west of the city are lying empty, research by city council officials has revealed.

The data showed that 21 per cent of industrial premises are vacant in the Almond ward area, as well as 14 per cent of offices, eight per cent of garages and petrol stations, seven per cent of shops and around six per cent of leisure premises.

The figures include seven council-owned properties, although three are in the process of being let or sold and four are part of a redevelopment proposal.