Change of heart from gas board

A group of Paisley families claimed they had been "conned" by the Scottish Gas Board.

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The accusation came when, according the them, the board reneged on a promise to connect council and private houses in Leitchland Estate to the main gas supply free of charge, we told in July 1980.

Each family was now to face a bill of between £120 and £160 for the connection.

They made a united approach to the board in May of 1978 asking that their homes be supplied with gas.