Kilmarnock town centre next week. For the New Year, King Street is in line to receive a new look as a row of derelict shops are razed to the ground.The demolition of the former Mothercare store building marks a transformative moment for the town centre as councils wrestle with the decline of the high street.Instead, the derelict shops next to Kilmarnock Water will be turned into an outdoor area for public use.The 20-week demolition job by Caskie Ltd will see scaffolding erected and the surrounding pavement closed.Health and safety considerations will mean that Ayrshire Roads Alliance (ARA) will oversee a programme of partial road closures, which will be managed to minimise traffic disruption as far as possible, officials say.Douglas Reid,.
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