A RECURRING vandalism “nightmare” has prompted calls for intervention from the area’s councillor.

Councillor Jim Kavanagh says Cardonald residents are fed up of dealing with the eyesore.

The graffiti runs along garages and fences in Kinnell Avenue, close to the train line running from the city centre to Paisley - prompting claims it’s a source of embarrassment for the area.

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The councillors claims the vandalism continues to return - no matter how many times it is cleared - and some of the graffiti predates the first coronavirus lockdown last year.

While he has also urged the youths who are responsible for the action to stop and pleaded with Glasgow City Council to find a permanent solution to the problem.

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He said: “It’s all in the one area and it runs parallel with the Paisley Canal train line so it’s in full view of people coming into Glasgow.

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“Some of this has been up since pre-coronavirus and the rest has just kept cropping back up – bearing in mind the number of graffiti teams have been cut back.

“We can’t go on like this. We need a solution. The residents don’t deserve to live like this.”

A spokesman for the council urged householders to play their part in the removing the vandalism.

He added: “Graffiti is a form of anti-social behaviour and we know how much it can negatively affect people in their daily lives.

“Those responsible leave themselves open to prosecution while also routinely undermining the communities they come from.

“We have continued to provide a graffiti removal service during the Covid-19 pandemic, although the restrictions intended to limit the spread of the virus have impacted on the delivery of the service.

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“We always prioritise the removal of sectarian and other forms of offensive graffiti and will deal with other incidents as quickly as available resources will allow.

“We also look to property owners to play their part in removing graffiti from their premises as that can support wider efforts to promote community cohesion.”