Dozens of facilities were to be closed in North Lanarkshire to help plug a £64m budget shortfall.
North Lanarkshire Council has reversed its decision to close 39 local facilities including swimming pools, libraries and community halls.
"The SNP has refused to offer a single penny more to support these facilities despite receiving £6m to support swimming pools from the UK government."He said the local authority would protect the facilities for the rest of the council term but that its "financial situation remains dire". Scottish Conservative deputy leader and local MSP Meghan Gallacher said the closures would have been a "hammer blow" for the community.
"The decision to reverse them is down to the mobilisation of local groups, sports teams and residents who have made their voices heard," she said.
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