THERE is no need to be worried about the state of Saltcoats War Memorial - it is just getting a clean.

A number of concerned readers contacted the Herald to let us know about the scaffolding surrounding the monument and were asking if there was some sort of structural issue.

The well-kept and award winning memorial will not been going anywhere after North Ayrshire Council confirmed it was just getting cleaned.

Rumours had been abound that it wasn't safe and the scaffolding would be up for a number of weeks.