Following a string of verbal and physical attacks, there are calls for Glasgow’s street cleaners to be equipped with body cameras to deter violence.

Workers have been attacked, had objects like bottles thrown at them, been the subject of pranks and suffered verbal abuse. Drunk revellers have also been known to jump out in front of cleaning service vehicles too.

A GMB trade union spokesman said: “We’re working with large crowds of drunk people outside kebab and chip shops and they’re flinging things everywhere. Unfortunately, our guys are stuck in the middle of it and while we do try to avoid it, it’s our job to clean up the mess, but it makes us easy targets.”

Councillor Paul Carey is set to suggest body cameras for Glasgow City Council cleansing staff to combat the problem. The councillor previously introduced body cameras for traffic wardens, which resulted in a dramatic reduction in problems.

It is widely believed that abuse towards street cleaners has increased since the 2014 bin lorry crash, in which driver Harry Clarke passed out behind the wheel and crashed, killing six people and injuring 15.