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Scots council cancels Christmas switch-on events for 2020 because of Covid-19
Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Christmas lights will be going up across South Lanarkshire this year but there won’t be any official switch-on.With restrictions on mass gatherings expected to be in place for the foreseeable future, South Lanarkshire Council have taken the decision not to organise the annual switch-ons for 2020.The uncertainty around the type of events that could be held in November and the significant risk that tighter restrictions could be re-imposed - which would result in cancellation costs - have been sited as reasons behind the decision.Executive director of community and enterprise, Michael McGlynn, has said the council is “still determined to spread a bit of