SEVERAL generous Glasgow residents have offered their support to a disabled woman facing a “jungle” in her garden due to a council cash-saving scheme.

After the Evening Times highlighted Margaret Kennedy's problem earlier this week, at least a dozen people stepped in with kind offers of help.

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The 56-year-old from Cardonald, who has been left with brain damage caused by an asthma-induced stroke, said she had no idea why Glasgow City Council had not been maintaining her grass as she qualified for free help under the assisted garden maintenance scheme.

Labour councillor Alistair Watson visited the grandmother-of-three and organised staff to cut Margaret's garden just hours after we published her story.

David Montguire from the East End was one of the kind samaritans who wanted to help solve Margaret's problem, and has agreed to help her if she needs it in future.

Along with David, a staggering 12 other people contacted the Evening Times, including volunteers from Cumbernauld, Govan, Pollok.

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David, 29, who already helps to maintain other residents gardens near where he lives, said he was shocked to hear about Margaret’s plight.

He said: “I work with disabled people so I know the difficulties they face.

“I wanted to help Margaret out of respect, I was brought up to respect my elders.

“It's not going to break my back really, helping this lady out and it's the least I could do for this disabled woman.

“I help a few other people in the east end who can't do their gardens themselves, so I'd be happy to help Margaret if she has a problem again.”

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Margaret thanked the Evening Times for their help in solving her problem, and said: “ I'm really pleased and glad it's been sorted out. It's nice of people to offer to help me,. I didn't expect it."

The council set down plans in their latest budget to revise their grass cutting schedules throughout the city, saving them £500,000.

A spokeswoman said: “The council operates a grass cutting / hedge trimming service for residents who are unable to do the job themselves or get help from friends or family.

“The assisted house garden maintenance scheme is a free service which the council is not obliged to provide and most other councils already charge, if they provide it at all.

“Residents on the scheme would previously have received up to 10 cuts and up to 3 hedge cuts per season.

“This has been reduced to up to seven cuts and two hedge cuts per season.

“It costs the council £1.3m to provide this service and despite the financial challenges, we continue to maintain a grass cutting service to our vulnerable residents.”