Jacksgranda Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 As someone who moved to Kilmarnock a couple of years ago I can safely say it is a half-decent place to live. Certainly better than a lot of other towns in Ayrshire as it has everything in it that you could need. Of course the town has suffered from M77/Silverburn which has taken a lot of custom out of the town but in general Kilmarnock is quite a good town. As with a lot of towns ( in Ayrshire anyway ) Kilmarnock seems to struggle due the local council wanting to charge people an arm and a leg to park in the main street or local area.............and driving people away. So on the one hand they charge people to park, but on the other they drive them away. Can't make much money at that sort of caper... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacamion Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I have some sympathy with the article. A walk down King Street in Kilmarnock on dole day when it's raining and cold is really depressing. I've seen Marvin and his hangers on strutting up and down there like they own the place, too. Sad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyBear Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Worst places I have been to are Rigside, Whitecross and Tarbrax. God knows why anyone would stay in any of them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacamion Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Worst places I have been to are Rigside, Whitecross and Tarbrax. God knows why anyone would stay in any of them. Spot on. A Glasgow based lawyer representing a client from Rigside once warned me to be careful when visiting his client because "they eat their own weans up there". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
energyzone Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I have some sympathy with the article. A walk down King Street in Kilmarnock on dole day when it's raining and cold is really depressing. I've seen Marvin and his hangers on strutting up and down there like they own the place, too. Sad. There's not much that can be done about the drug addicts littering the town centre. Kilmarnock isn't even the worst town in Ayrshire mind you. Stevenston, New Cumnock, Kilbirnie and Irvine are much worse. It is pretty awful in places - a series of poor decisions by town planners and councillors in years gone past has resulted in a poorly designed town centre. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Spot on. A Glasgow based lawyer representing a client from Rigside once warned me to be careful when visiting his client because "they eat their own weans up there". As previously mentioned by many, I wouldn't know Rigside existed had it not been for this site... and that's something (trying not to be too big headed about Scottish geography). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growl3th Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 As ever people completely overlooking the fact that most medium-to-large Scottish towns are much of a muchness - there's not much to do, some shite parts, some really nice parts, and crime isn't really a big deal. The worst places to live are schemes either within cities or on the outskirts (Possilpark, Parkhead, Ferguslie, Niddrie) or shitey inbred villages in the arse end of nowhere with no escape (Fallin, High Valleyfield, Merkinch, Shortlees, Newton Stewart, etc). Other than that it's all one big cockwaving contest. "We've got a new cinema", "aye but we've got a bowling alley", "your high street is shite", etc. This. Most places have their good and bad spots (even Kirkcaldy). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Duck Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Methil is pretty high up the list. Parkhead is probably the only place in Scotland I've genuinely feared for my safety though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingsoverperthshire Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Edinburgh is a city, you complete cockmaggot. True Philpy lad. But Wallyford isn't. It's a dump and you live there. Worth a shout? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Wallyford is a village, not a town. 15-0 Philpy, Perthshirebell to serve. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingsoverperthshire Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Wallyford is a village, not a town. 15-0 Philpy, Perthshirebell to serve. Sorry to be pedantic but it should be 0-15. HTH 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I don't think Glenrothes is that bad, for a start Methil and Greenock. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Car den den, when said like that it sounds sinister and foreboding, which it is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1888bhoy67 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Girvan is getting grimmer by the day!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dufresne Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I was in Cumbernauld yesterday and by god that is a soul destroying place, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingsoverperthshire Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Girvan is getting grimmer by the day!! I don't think you should factor in the changing weather seasons. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Methil is pretty high up the list. Parkhead is probably the only place in Scotland I've genuinely feared for my safety though. The only place I know where you pay kids a pound or two NOT to have your car vandalised (where "I'll look after your car" = "I'll f*** off and just leave it alone"). Clever business come to think about it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrshireTon Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 As ever people completely overlooking the fact that most medium-to-large Scottish towns are much of a muchness - there's not much to do, some shite parts, some really nice parts, and crime isn't really a big deal. Agree with this. Having been brought up in Greenock, studied in (and later commuted to) Paisley and seen a fair bit of Kilmarnock over the last number of years - I'd say these three are pretty much clones of each other. Nice in parts, but by god the grim parts are REALLY grim. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 So on the one hand they charge people to park, but on the other they drive them away. Can't make much money at that sort of caper... They don't even offer a bloody park and ride service, the c***s!!!!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 (edited) There's not much that can be done about the drug addicts littering the town centre. Kilmarnock isn't even the worst town in Ayrshire mind you. Stevenston, New Cumnock, Kilbirnie and Irvine are much worse. It is pretty awful in places - a series of poor decisions by town planners and councillors in years gone past has resulted in a poorly designed town centre. Topped by Dalry, town doesn't even have a petrol station FFS. In terms of the junkies............yes every town has them but why Kilmarnock's choose to hang around the centre of the town is beyond me. If I was in that state I would keep myself well hidden. Edited October 27, 2013 by Dindeleux 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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