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However, in 2012 the "Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation" analysis by the Scottish Government again identified Ferguslie Park as the most deprived area in Scotland. [2] There was a slight improvement in 2019, with the community the third-most deprived area, almost four decades after the Linwood car manufacturing plant was closed.
Being an area of working class housing enclosed by main roads and railway lines, Barrowfield consequently developed a distinctive character. The original 1930s council housing scheme flats [1] (built to accommodate those cleared from Glasgow's 19th century slums in nearby areas such as Camlachie) became increasingly hard to let and were demolished in the 2000s to make way for more appealing ...
Govanhill was one of the few areas to avoid Glasgow Corporation's programme of 'Comprehensive Development Areas' in the 1960s. This program saw older tenement housing in 29 inner-city neighbourhoods (including nearby Pollokshaws and the Gorbals) demolished and replaced with new non-traditional buildings, typically high rise or deck-access apartments of a lower density, with large proportions ...
Ruchill (/ ˈ r ʌ x ˌ h ɪ l /) is a district in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It lies within the Canal Ward of north Glasgow in the Ruchill Community Council area [1] between the Maryhill and Possilpark and North Kelvinside areas of the city. It had previously been characterised by a high degree of deprivation and social problems.
But McColl, through his investment firm Clyde Blowers, was soon promising a multi-million pound redevelopment and a shipbuilding revival in one of Scotland's most deprived areas.
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People living in deprived areas of England have suffered disproportionately larger cuts to bus services, according to a new report. Think tank IPPR North, which produced the analysis, said it is ...
Possilpark, colloquially known as Possil, [1] is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow, situated north of the River Clyde and centred around Saracen Street. The area developed around Saracen Foundry of Walter MacFarlane & Co., which was the main employer.