@JMarkDodds Berwick-upon-Tweed is broken. 

The only shops that seem to spring up in every town is kebab shops and Turkish barber shops

So sad ,they should invest in the local trade & create a bright & beautiful environment.

Every small town in the UK is the same my town greenock has turned into a right hole and rundown

Thank you for your interesting post have not been to Berwick for 15 years now unbelievable this once great town my aunt lived by the football ground but passed away then haven’t been back since such a shame used too take my grandchildren to Berwick holiday centre in 2007 once again thank you for sharing 😢

My mates on universal credit. It's a catch 22. He can't work more hours or his universal credit is cut but its the universal credit that helps with the rent cause he went through a nasty divorce and custody battle. So how can he really move forward. It's a depressing sight across the UK

Back in the 70s at the bottom I think in the tower was a beautiful cafe. It was always packed and I think it was on at least 2 floors.

Went a few years ago; retail closed down, full of charity shops, bookmakers and young unemployed men walking the streets pushing baby buggies - a distopian atmosphere at best !

I know it's probably too late now, but don't buy things online. Don't go to big supermarkets. Use your local high street shops.

I grew up there it's a ghost town now and it used to be such a very busy place breaks my heart I would move back but there's nothing it's a disgrace how a government let's small towns die

If you think Berwick is broken you want to explore some towns down South. Its better to have charity shops than empty shops. You want a quaint little town but then moan the large chain shops have closed? I visited last month and did not think it was run down. You do not want a busy shopping centre. Queuing for every purchase and nowhere to park. Dirt, noise, vandalism.... Having a well paid job isnt luck! I would rather live there than here, different pace of life. I am in London and we get Peregrines killing our pigeons too! I hear you and liked the video and thought I would give my thoughts on your comments. :)

I am from Hertfordshire I wanted to go to Berwick on tweed as tourist but looking at ridiculous high cost of trains, hotel, so on and cab fees £45 around the town it is a no go it ridiculous. Cheaper to go abroad.

I'm guessing that the new shopping centre at the top of the town isn't doing the high street any favours , shame because it really is a nice town

First came down to berwick early 80s a gang of us on motorbikes drank in the rum puncheon. then started going back in the late 90s up to the present day love the place shops like everywhere else is a dwindling thing now but its a cracking place for walking

Shops are closing cause high rent and all the shops moving to the new retail park away from the main street and that pub the brewers Arms is opened again

My tiny 1 bedroom flat is £1,100 rent per month in Hertfordshire and I have cancer, it ridiculous. Council trying charge me £1800 on council tax a year.

I was in Berwick a couple of years ago. I went back to visit because it held good memories for me from when I was a teenager (three decades earlier). It was so depressing how dingy the town had become. A lot of dodgy-looking characters hanging about in groups as well (some local hotels obviously being utilised by the Home Office, like everywhere else now). It was a shame. At least down by the water was still nice with the bridges.

Flip me, you’re a pint half empty kind of guy aren’t you 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

Mate, you were too far up the street. That was never sports direct!

What a whinger.

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