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| Carbuncle 'crown' for Coatbridge | Carbuncle 'crown' for Coatbridge |
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| Coatbridge town centre in North Lanarkshire is Scotland's most dismal place according to the Carbuncle awards. | Coatbridge town centre in North Lanarkshire is Scotland's most dismal place according to the Carbuncle awards. |
| The less-than-coveted title is one of three handed out by the Prospect architecture magazine. | The less-than-coveted title is one of three handed out by the Prospect architecture magazine. |
| The casino at Glasgow's Springfield Quay got the award for worst building and Pollok's Silverburn Centre was voted worst planning decision. | |
| Coatbridge is the third town in North Lanarkshire to be labelled a Carbuncle. | Coatbridge is the third town in North Lanarkshire to be labelled a Carbuncle. |
| Nearby Cumbernauld has won the infamous "Plook on the Plinth" prize twice. Neighbouring Airdrie has also been honoured in the past. | Nearby Cumbernauld has won the infamous "Plook on the Plinth" prize twice. Neighbouring Airdrie has also been honoured in the past. |
| Members of the public put forward their nominations for each category earlier this month, from which a panel of judges drew up a shortlist. | Members of the public put forward their nominations for each category earlier this month, from which a panel of judges drew up a shortlist. |
| The final winners have been selected by a public vote. | The final winners have been selected by a public vote. |
| Those at Prospect magazine should get out of their ivory tower and come and tour my Coatbridge and see it's a great place Elaine Smith MSP Coatbridge and Chryston | Those at Prospect magazine should get out of their ivory tower and come and tour my Coatbridge and see it's a great place Elaine Smith MSP Coatbridge and Chryston |
| Prospect editor Penny Lewis said: "Coatbridge could be a great place, it has a proud history and plenty of people living close to its centre. | Prospect editor Penny Lewis said: "Coatbridge could be a great place, it has a proud history and plenty of people living close to its centre. |
| "However, poor planning decisions and uninspiring urban design and architecture has destroyed the character of the place." | "However, poor planning decisions and uninspiring urban design and architecture has destroyed the character of the place." |
| Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, told the BBC Scotland news website that the award was an "insult to the good people of the town". | Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, told the BBC Scotland news website that the award was an "insult to the good people of the town". |
| She said: "I think the Carbuncle awards are particularly unhelpful for towns like Coatbridge that have risen from the ashes of their industrial past and really improved themselves. | She said: "I think the Carbuncle awards are particularly unhelpful for towns like Coatbridge that have risen from the ashes of their industrial past and really improved themselves. |
| "The people of Coatbridge are extremely friendly and proud of their industrial heritage and have worked hard to make the town a good place to live." | "The people of Coatbridge are extremely friendly and proud of their industrial heritage and have worked hard to make the town a good place to live." |
| 'Positive change' | 'Positive change' |
| The local politician also had a message for those behind the Carbuncle awards. | The local politician also had a message for those behind the Carbuncle awards. |
| She said: "This is nothing more than a patronising publicity stunt. Those at Prospect magazine should get out of their ivory tower and come and tour my Coatbridge and see it's a great place." | She said: "This is nothing more than a patronising publicity stunt. Those at Prospect magazine should get out of their ivory tower and come and tour my Coatbridge and see it's a great place." |
| The Carbuncles were set up in 2000 and are held every two years. | The Carbuncles were set up in 2000 and are held every two years. |
| Organisers argue they stimulate debate and opinion and encourage local authorities to improve town centre planning. | Organisers argue they stimulate debate and opinion and encourage local authorities to improve town centre planning. |
| However Councillor Thomas Maginnis, convener of North Lanarkshire's regeneration committee, said: "We do not believe the Carbuncle awards offer anything positive to the towns they choose to include. | However Councillor Thomas Maginnis, convener of North Lanarkshire's regeneration committee, said: "We do not believe the Carbuncle awards offer anything positive to the towns they choose to include. |
| "The council and its partners have invested tens of millions of pounds in Coatbridge town centre, and more is still on the way." | "The council and its partners have invested tens of millions of pounds in Coatbridge town centre, and more is still on the way." |
| He added: "It's very easy to be critical. It's much harder to deliver positive change. But that's exactly what we are committed to doing." | He added: "It's very easy to be critical. It's much harder to deliver positive change. But that's exactly what we are committed to doing." |