WITH regard to the letters about empty shops in Sauchiehall Street (Evening Times April 4), this seems to be a common issue in various Scottish towns that I have visited.
Paisley town centre which is also becoming like a ghost town with all the shops closing- this is surely a reflection on the struggling economy within Scotland.
If businesses are closing down and going bust now then I shudder to think what state Scotland would be in if independence happens.
David McClure, posted online
BEST SHOP ONLINE
OUT of town shopping centres and the increase of online shopping is a major part of the empty shops issue.
So too is transport. The bus services offered in the Glasgow area is dreadful and if you live nowhere near a train link its either use the car with inflated parking charges or do not go near the city centre.
Personally, I do most of my shopping online. No queues, no transport issues, no surly sales assistants, and in many instances, cheaper goods.
Karen Navek, posted online
TOO MANY USERS
THANK you Rosemary Keery for your comments about drug users in Glasgow (March 31).
Many older people no longer go out at night for fear of being attacked or mugged.
I’ve evn seen young mothers and fathers who are clearly on drugs with their small children.
I no longer walk my dog on dark evenings because of this.
We are always being told that going for walks is good for our health and mental well-being. Not in Glasgow!
B Martin, Glasgow
CINEMA WELCOME
READING about plans for a new cinema in Princes Square (Evening Times April 4), it’s about time Glasgow had more city centre cinemas.
The big Cineworld is always overcrowded.
Only the popcorn junk movies ever go on the big screens, if you want to watch a sensible film chances are it will be on the smallest screens.
Tim Patrick, posted online
NOT NEEDED
DOES Glasgow need another cinema? I don’t think so!
Cineworld in town, GFT, Silverburn, Braehead and now St Enoch centre, Parkhead Forge, Glasgow Fort, Odeon at Quay, Imax, Showcase, Grosvenor (Ashton Lane)
Ahmed Ali, posted online
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