The Kintyre Forum

You may not be aware that there is a planning application (10/00249/PP) from
Mr Martin Ferrie
Clyde Leisure Ltd
Jackpots Too
67-69 Union Street
Larkhall
ML9 1DZ
to turn Tradewinds into a betting office. You may wish to express your view about this. Closing date is Friday. The webpage is http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/PublicAccess/tdc/DcApplication/application_detailview.aspx?caseno=KXO9H0CH0CN00&searchtype=WEEKLY and you can comment online.

Personally I think it would be really sad if Main Street became a gambling ghetto which will most likely encourage people with very little money to gamble more, and encourage young people to become gamblers. This has a knock on to social problems that none of us want to see, I think.

D.H wrote:a gambling ghetto

Did you take such a big interest when Scotbet opened up ? If anything it's brightened up Main St. Would you rather see these shops closed or boarded up ? IIRC Tradewinds was for sale for a number of years, no one wanted the shops.

Mr.Everready wrote:

D.H wrote:a gambling ghetto

Did you take such a big interest when Scotbet opened up ? If anything it's brightened up Main St. Would you rather see these shops closed or boarded up ? IIRC Tradewinds was for sale for a number of years, no one wanted the shops.

That will be the Scotbet shop that has had no signage apart from a horrible looking wee banner since August 2008?

DH, good post and totally agree that we should not be encouraging gambling. We have one bookies on the Main Street, why have another?

mrn wrote:We have one bookies on the Main Street, why have another?

We have one shop that sells coffee on the main street why have another

howlsatthemoon wrote:

mrn wrote:We have one bookies on the Main Street, why have another?

We have one shop that sells coffee on the main street why have another

While I agree it fills a vacant shop is there really the need for another bookies? I must admit I've never even put foot in one but could it not encourage betting?

D.H wrote: Main Street became a gambling ghetto

When I used to have the odd bet there was five"bookies" in the town....3 in Kirk St. 1in Shore St. and 1 off Kinloch Rd.

bill wrote:

D.H wrote: Main Street became a gambling ghetto

When I used to have the odd bet there was five"bookies" in the town....3 in Kirk St. 1in Shore St. and 1 off Kinloch Rd.

Yes, and fortunately times have moved on from then.

mrn wrote:

bill wrote:

D.H wrote: Main Street became a gambling ghetto

When I used to have the odd bet there was five"bookies" in the town....3 in Kirk St. 1in Shore St. and 1 off Kinloch Rd.

Yes, and fortunately times have moved on from then.

When you say "fortunately times have moved on" do you mean thankfully there are less "bookies" in town.If that is indeed your meaning then I for one will disagree with your reasoning.You might have less on the streets,but you have massive betting opportunities online. Horse racing you can bet on from round the world,and not even the Sabbath is immune.Poker,roulette and bingo all online,to mention a few.
When there was the 5"bookies" in the town at least it was Mon.to Sat.from say 13.00 to 17.00,now it is 24/7.

bill wrote:

D.H wrote: Main Street became a gambling ghetto

When I used to have the odd bet there was five"bookies" in the town....3 in Kirk St. 1in Shore St. and 1 off Kinloch Rd.

Remember that this is Campbletown Bill... and as for the 5 Bookies I bever knew that, Thanks for the info

BTW Bill, it's still the same in most towns in Britain.... No matter what the size, 3 or 4 Bookies together, even Girvan has 3...

Good to see some premises open and more full time jobs created, between Bookies and Arcade etc... rather than them lying empty... There are 20 plus premises lying empty in town ATM and when the New Tesco comes, no doubt that will rise....

As for the gambling issue.... it makes no difference if you are playing £500 Jackpot machines or placing bets in 1 Bookie in town or 5 Bookies in town, so all the ''encourging gambling issues'' are a joke lol

maxmix

Note this appplication has been refused

http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/PublicAcc ... 9H0CH0CN00

Phew,rest easy in your bed,the threat of a gambling ghetto has been removed

Pity,probably would have created a minimum of 3 jobs.

bill wrote:Phew,rest easy in your bed,the threat of a gambling ghetto has been removed

Pity,probably would have created a minimum of 3 jobs.

Hi Bill

It would have been between 6-8 Full time jobs split between the 2 premises....

It's actually quite comical, regarding some of the statements I have read including Councillor John Semple's little piece in the Courier a few weeks back about
not wanting to see cigarette ends outside the door etc.... I would have thought that the amount of local jobs created
by these 2 ventures would have out weighed the 'Fag end' problem !

It just shows how down to earth the local Council actually are....

As for taking a retail outlet out of the town centre Do you not think there are enough empty premises in the Main Street and Longrow South lol (Must be around 12) I suppose another 2 boarded up will make no difference.... (Why the Council granted the Licence for this type of business last year is beyond me.... then they refuse the planning application....

I can see the point if there are no empty premises in the 'Town Centre' and we had a waiting list of people wanting to occupy them etc, there are quite a few small businesses ready to bail out at the earliest opportunity, it's amazing the amount of people that are 'For Sale'

I'd like to see how they get on when the new Tesco arrives.... After that I can see the town centre being full of Pound shops, Charity shops and Bookies lol oh.... and Pubs...

The town should be glad of people wanting to keep these shops open, If it was not for Boots, Scotbet, The Factory Shop etc being open here the place would be in a sorrier state than it is now....

I think it's called 'Progress'

maxmix

I found the comment about "not wanting to see cigarette ends outside the door etc" quite ridiculous. Is there a problem across the road with them ? or outside Magochans ? There's more of a mess outside McIlcheres and McKellars.

I feel it was an "excuse" not to have it, instead of coming out and saying no.

Mr.Everready wrote:I found the comment about "not wanting to see cigarette ends outside the door etc" quite ridiculous. Is there a problem across the road with them ? or outside Magochans ? There's more of a mess outside McIlcheres and McKellars.

I feel it was an "excuse" not to have it, instead of coming out and saying no.

@Mr E... Your 100% correct....

Yes that was the comment by Cllr Semple in the Courier.... I dont think he realises the job situation in Campbeltown at all...

and the amount of empty buildings in the town centre.... Thats life I suppose...

I'll really need to think carefully where my 'Vote' go in the near future.... I'm sure a lot of others will be thinking the same....

maxmix

In my opinion the planning permission for the gambling arcade should have been granted.

I really cant understand why it wasn't.