Take for example, this scene, just off Glasgow Road. A scar on the landscape of waste ground beside the current St Joseph’s Church Hall and Primary School. This was of course the location of the former older St Joseph’s Primary School, which was demolished in January 2016.
It really is a large piece of land, earmarked for retail and housing development. Ideally suited for a supermarket, there are rumours of Aldi coming to Blantyre in 2017, although this remains to be confirmed.