- Entrou
- Out 5, 2021
- Mensagens
- 53,075
- Gostos Recebidos
- 1,473
Bulldozers move in on 'Britain's most fly-tipped street' abandoned by residents
Tannahill Road in Paisley, Scotland, was once a proud neighbourhood with manicured gardens and spotless streets - but it was later abandoned after years of later neglect forced out residents one house at a time
Demolition work has started on 'Britain's most fly-tipped street', with residents bidding emotional goodbyes to their homes.
Tannahill Road in Paisley, Scotland, was once a proud neighbourhood with pristine gardens and clean streets, but it became a dumping ground for fly-tippers after years of neglect forced residents out one by one.
The £630,000 deserted housing estate is now being demolished, a project expected to last a year. This is following the council's approval of big money contract last Thursday. Residents have bid their final farewells as demolition crews move into the Ferguslie Park area.
Teresa McDonald, a resident, was 'reduced to tears' as she visited her family home where three generations once lived. She told The Scotsman: "I just feel really sad. It has still got the same furniture, the same front door.
"The wallpaper was the wallpaper my mammy put up. When I went upstairs it brought back hundreds of memories, I was so sad. I cannot believe I got in. I am so happy that I got in."
As the Tannahill area sees its last days, over 100 new homes are set to rise in the wider Ferguslie Park area, courtesy of Renfrewshire Council.
Local lad and chair of the Ferguslie Community Council, Terry McTernan, who's been a lifelong resident, called the demolition a 'bittersweet moment'.
He remarked: "It is fantastic from a regeneration perspective."
"It is the metaphorical final pluke on the face of the community, but simultaneously it is a really sad time for some as there are many, many happy memories."
"Certainly when I grew up in the 1980s and the 1990s, this was the most highly sought area of the community."
"Properties were seen as the height of local aspiration, if you like. The Paisley provost lived in the area."
McTernan, with his roots firmly planted in Ferguslie Park, added: "It's a million miles away from the community that I grew up in."
"It still continues to experience various challenges - food insecurity, fuel poverty, but I think the pandemic was a real turning point."
"It allowed us to visibly see the efforts that can be made by people just coming together and working together for the greater good and that's something that Ferguslie Park has always been good at."
Ferguslie Park has had its share of struggles, being dubbed Scotland's most deprived area in both 2012 and 2016, with only 28 per cent employment rate and 39 per cent of its residents struggling on the income front.
Daily Star Sunday
Tannahill Road in Paisley, Scotland, was once a proud neighbourhood with manicured gardens and spotless streets - but it was later abandoned after years of later neglect forced out residents one house at a time
Demolition work has started on 'Britain's most fly-tipped street', with residents bidding emotional goodbyes to their homes.
Tannahill Road in Paisley, Scotland, was once a proud neighbourhood with pristine gardens and clean streets, but it became a dumping ground for fly-tippers after years of neglect forced residents out one by one.
The £630,000 deserted housing estate is now being demolished, a project expected to last a year. This is following the council's approval of big money contract last Thursday. Residents have bid their final farewells as demolition crews move into the Ferguslie Park area.
Teresa McDonald, a resident, was 'reduced to tears' as she visited her family home where three generations once lived. She told The Scotsman: "I just feel really sad. It has still got the same furniture, the same front door.
"The wallpaper was the wallpaper my mammy put up. When I went upstairs it brought back hundreds of memories, I was so sad. I cannot believe I got in. I am so happy that I got in."
As the Tannahill area sees its last days, over 100 new homes are set to rise in the wider Ferguslie Park area, courtesy of Renfrewshire Council.
Local lad and chair of the Ferguslie Community Council, Terry McTernan, who's been a lifelong resident, called the demolition a 'bittersweet moment'.
He remarked: "It is fantastic from a regeneration perspective."
"It is the metaphorical final pluke on the face of the community, but simultaneously it is a really sad time for some as there are many, many happy memories."
"Certainly when I grew up in the 1980s and the 1990s, this was the most highly sought area of the community."
"Properties were seen as the height of local aspiration, if you like. The Paisley provost lived in the area."
McTernan, with his roots firmly planted in Ferguslie Park, added: "It's a million miles away from the community that I grew up in."
"It still continues to experience various challenges - food insecurity, fuel poverty, but I think the pandemic was a real turning point."
"It allowed us to visibly see the efforts that can be made by people just coming together and working together for the greater good and that's something that Ferguslie Park has always been good at."
Ferguslie Park has had its share of struggles, being dubbed Scotland's most deprived area in both 2012 and 2016, with only 28 per cent employment rate and 39 per cent of its residents struggling on the income front.
Daily Star Sunday