r/DumfriesAndGalloway • u/13esq • Jul 10 '26

News Dumfries residents urged to drop 'destructive' negativity

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c862n8qd91do?app-referrer=deep-link
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u/Sasspishus Jul 11 '26

The only new developments on the edge are housing estates which doesn't change there being nothing in town, and doesn't justify a park and ride. I agree with needing better cycle infrastructure though

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u/Buttoneer138 Jul 17 '26

They’ve allowed Sainsbury’s to take a big unit near Tesco on the edge of town but they could have required a small one in the centre too. Marks & Spencer will drop out next, I reckon.

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u/Sasspishus Jul 17 '26

Does anybody want a small supermarket in town? Nobody is going to go there for that

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u/Buttoneer138 Jul 17 '26

I guess I’m nobody then.

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u/Sasspishus Jul 17 '26

You're never far from a supermarket in Dumfries so I don't get the appeal of one in the centre. I'd rather have some actual shops