Firefighters have raced to a residential Scots street as they battle an ongoing blaze.
25.01.2022 - 20:03 / dailyrecord.co.uk
If there is one thing we can all agree on, it's the fact the Scottish high street is no longer the same place it once was.
It may not seem like it to the younger generation who have grown up with online shopping and streaming, but heading to the high street used to provide you with so many more options.
While everyone can appreciate the convenience of the internet era, there was something quite special about heading out shopping with your friends or family in the 80s and 90s.
Today's kids will never understand the joys of spending hours at the pick 'n' mix stand in Woolies and sprawling through department stores, or what it was like to get your movies from an actual film store like Blockbuster.
It's quite a shame for those of us who have very fond memories of some of those stores from growing up.
It was a simpler time for a lot of us and that's why it's hard not get nostalgic for what once was, compared to how sparse the high street is now.
We have decided to take a look back at some stores that you may remember from this time, this list is not exhaustive, and if you feel like we should add anything else, then please leave us a comment below.
Back before streaming dominated our lives, there was nothing better than a trip to Blockbuster with your family to rent your weekend movie.
You know the vast majority of time would be spent taking forever looking through all the options available or arguing with each other about that weekends viewing of choice.
Sadly, the last Blockbuster store closed its doors for good in 2013, which effectively left most of us distraught.
While German grocer's Lidl and Aldi have definitely taken the top spot as two of the fastest growing supermarkets in Scotland, Safeway was our first go-to.
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Firefighters have raced to a residential Scots street as they battle an ongoing blaze.
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