I left Kirkcaldy after the lockdown, It has become overrun by feral kids and I'm not being hyperbolic either. The redevelopment of the esplanade completely congested the route through Kirkcaldy too.
ABC cinema….still lies abandoned….i had a flat along this end…..sad to see this once iconic high street in decline…..shocking to see the posting site and Kittys site, former post office … not been back for a while…..thanks for putting this video up
The amount of times I've spoken to people about the High Street and they say 'They should do something about all those shop closures' then I say you ever use the High Street and they say naw a get everything fae Amazon. Tah..Dah...
🥺 please do more videos on Fife shopping towns reclining. I was born here went to both schools and come the weekend we’d head down the town, spend hours. I was gobsmacked to see the state of Kirkcaldy town centre. How could the council allow this?.
@deborahwallace1381.........The causes of empty shops in KDY (and elsewhere) are large multinational companies opening on retail parks and supermarkets selling non food items acting like theyre department stores.......Folk shopping online thinking theyre getting a bargain when theyre not...........Pedestrianisation of High St and limited parking elsewhere and no buses on high street...........also once anchor stores such as debenhams,M&S,etc leave High St it affects other shops roundabout..........beggars and druggies pestering shoppers..........investment companies with rents too expensive on shops - (council should charge them full rates when empty) - im sure they would drop rent prices then .. small businesses may get rates relief from council...........Everyone needs to make an effort to try support high st independent businesses..........there are still some nice small businesses on KDY high st.....i support them when i visit............Kirkcaldy Council councillors need to visit Broughty Ferry (outside Dundee) to see what it can become if they care enough about theyre town and looking after needs of small businesses..........P.S. - Dundee city centre is dying too as like Kirkcaldy we have clowns running the show that havent a clue the effort it takes to run a business and full costs involved.........seems like they want big businesses to thrive at the expense of everyone.......sorry for my long reply.
Online shopping only constitutes around 20% of retail sales in the UK. Out of town retail parks are most likely having the biggest impact on town centres.
Online shopping is always very expensive, of questionable quality, and shipping cost are prohibitive...never a good deal and returns are rarely accepted.
its a sad state noo a days no wonder i dine want to go into the toon to buy anything place is honkin everythings done online now a days and its sad councils are robbin bstrds chargin folk to much to keep a shop open
Change it. Bring it back. Stop shopping at the big box or big center lstores. Money spent at the big centers never comes back into the local economy. Protect employment. Also close streets to vehicular traffic, make them pedestrian friendly and of course enclose them against the weather.
