A couple of photos from 37 years ago. Going back to 1983, this scene is strangely familiar, yet different. Blantyre ASDA carpark. The store, complete with its old orange logo had only been opened for a couple of years but had already made its mark on Blantyre. The wooden picket fencing was never going to […]
I know a few people liked the previous photos of old cars parked in Asda, so here’s a couple more photos from 1982. The scene does look very familiar still, although the store logos have changed. I think I preferred seeing trees and green landscaped areas in the carpark back then. The grey, concrete and […]
After the initial shine of a glitzy opening of Blantyre ASDA in October 1980, the mood turned a little sour for residents fast becoming shocked at the volume of traffic in Blantyre. That certainly was the view of Councillor Malcolm Waugh who claimed the arrival of ASDA had brought traffic chaos into Blantyre. His complaint […]
Residents of Station Road and commuters alike have a reason to celebrate this week. Blantyre Railway Station officially opened their new car park, DOUBLING the capacity for cars to park and ride at Blantyre. Over the last decade especially , the Blantyre Station carpark was filled to capacity every day with commuters sometimes parking , […]