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No heart and no soul anymore. Today you will more empty shops and boarded-up buildings. Replaced by charity shops, fast food outlets, Vape bars, coffee shops and plenty of "Turkish" barbers shops. At least the sun was shining when you made this video !!

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Shell of a once thriving town. Very sad. 😟

I was born in Ayr. My uncles worked at the railway station, my gran at Greys carpet factory. My mother was an usherette at the Odeon. In the sixties after he had retired from the merchant navy, my grandad worked on the Ayr dredger. None of these jobs exist anymore. The first big hit was the destruction of all the Ayrshire mining villages. No more mining families coming into Ayr to spend their wages. Then, deindustrialisation. It was such a trig, bonny town. It breaks my heart to see it like this.

Can't believe the Scots turned down a chance at independence, no wonder it's a kip, the English have sucked the wealth out of Scotland for generations.

Thank you for your video of Wigan Town Centre, the beautiful old buildings stand out brilliantly, it's changed with regards to more eating places & watering holes, but quite clean especially on a lovely sunshine day. It's a shame the newer buildings like the Galleries are being demolished only to be replaced by newer buildings again, they had better not start pulling the old buildings down , or Wigan will loose its character altogether. There are so many different shops now around town than I can remember during my 1960s onwards to the the 2018s , I've not been to the town centre since 2021 so it was great to see your video, thanks again ♥️

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It was a great town put it has been spoiled knocking the old building down instead of doing them up there are now trying again this is the third time of trying that’s costing millions now they have run out of money ?

Was a different atmosphere ten years ago.

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Lovely to see a familiar and well loved place again. Visit Saltcoats every summer and still love it .

The very best thing about Wigan is that it is not St Helens. It has other good qualities.

Lived in Wigan far 3 years platt bridge was so nice there

Been aweay for 15 years I don't reconise it sadly anymore, it's the same up and down the country to be fair.

Studying abroad in Scotland, specifically in Glasgow, was 100% the best decision I ever made. Love Glasgow

My knowledge of Wigan ended at knowing the verve are from there

I know Wiganers could be confused for Scots but in case anyone does not know, Wigan is in England.

Another contaminated town full of phone shops and takeaways. Ayr used to be so great

Like a lot of towns there full of vape shops male barbers and junk bling shops, like all wee toons all down to governments.

Great! Thank you!

depressing place...

I note that someone is calling her scrap!!!! Obviously does not live in Arran, depending on her working on her own, doing her best and getting people to where they are going! At 40 yrs l'd, I'd not be in her condition with the hard work she and her crew employ. I am nearly double her age and ready for the Nackery! She is a lovely wee vessel, and if they had scrapped her, how many would be swimming, with no other spares available. This winter ( a bad one) has has all the golden oldies holding the wild west Atlantic,,,,,,The MV Arran, the MV Hebridean Isles, The MV Mull, MV Lord of the Isles etc. etc. Lets be greatful to them and their smashing crews, who work themselves to their bones, to make our sailing as good as possible, in often very trying circumstances. .......Tich

Last stop TESCO for my bottle of whiskey for my train back to Liverpool.

Good video 👍

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feeling a lil homesick and came across this video, thanks for this. It pleases me to see that wigan is still as litter free as ever for a town, keep britain tidy still going strong <3! I've never really thought of my hometown as beautiful but I think it does have its charm hah

Reminds me of our late night disco on cruise !

Was great now closed down, replaced with bookies and shite

You can do that walk in 2 minutes now 😅😅😅

The problem is feminist. It was a good life. Put now it is over. Hold on to your hats...

I'm going there tomorrow

Dose anyone remember the army navy surplus store in green St? Got most of my work ware thayr the guy was a grumpy old scrote but the lady's were fantastic 😊

Oct 23 my best mate & his daughter who live in Hampshire went to midnight dragon tattoo we all got a thitstl done on our arm fab friendly staff recommended 😊👍

I started my career as a Chef at the County Hotel in Wellington Square in 1976. Ayr was a bustling vibrant little town now it just looks half abandoned. I loved my time there and have taken my daughters when they were young for a holiday. I wish it well and hope it’s gets back to its heyday soon.

Its lost some vitality over the years but clean tidy nothing looking completely neglected, of course the sunshine helps. I love my home town, hope the levelling money works wonders. I particularly noticed the nightlife area around King street has hollowed out since my day (1990s). Good video.

Mm unless one has a lot of luggage. If so either (1) the direct connecting bus or (2) from lower glasgow queen st, westbound to partick rail stn, then cross over to the other side and then catch a train to lower level glasgow central.

This video really guided me to find Glasgow, central station.

Ayrton Senna……

I walked away from bus station and saw man urinating outside pub Infront of women

Surprisingly similar to Falkirk, Stirling and Kirkcaldy.

I think the decline of most seaside towns started when most folk started going abroad in the 80s/90s. Having said that, the beach in Ayr is still always packed on a really hot day. Specially right next to Pirate Petes

I didnt even know they had a fancy primary school, i went to Castlehill primary that they knocked down a long time ago.

Absolutely Awesome Video Sir my Friend in Perth Western Australia Hugh White use to Live in Saltcoats till he was 60 years Old he is Now 71

The trains at Oban won't wait for the ferries

I live in Ardrossan and don't often use the train, but it is a lovely journey back home if I go to Glasgow. I moved here to retire and have loved being by the sea everyday. During lockdown I could not have been anywhere better, with wallks on the beach and peace and quiet.

Its such a great place most of the comments are from overseas and 😂shit hole.

Once beautiful. Now hideous. My heart breaks on the odd occasion I now have to go into the town. Who wants alledged improvements supplemented for by money from China?

My home town until I was forced to move away in 1991. I really do miss the place. I came to england to visit my sister in August. We came to Wigan during that visit. It is funny how I was home in the UK but did not feel like I was until I was in Wigan. It most certainly is a wonderland. Seeing all the best buildings getting destroyed is definitely heart wrenching. 😢

When did Ayr have it's closing down sale? I would like to buy the Odeon, once it was burnt down I could sell the plot.

What a fkin nightmare., Falkirk , Saltcoats and Ardrossan are up for the challenge!