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POSSILPARK & RUCHILL Possilpark and Ruchill is a district in the north of Glasgow’s city centre. It is just 30min walk from the city centre, just after the M8 on the north. It is one of the most deprived neighbourhoods in the United Kingdom. A variety of organisations work in Possilpark and Ruchill to help local people on improving some of the issues that makes the neighbourhood one of the most deprived. As shown in the map, Possilpark and Ruchill have a high concentration of most deprived 5% compared to other places in glasgow. Possilpark and Ruchill has the lowest life expectancy of all neighbourhoods in Glasgow (for females and males). The employment rate is also one of the lowest in Glasgow. A lot of young people are not in training, education or even employment. There are not many jobs in Possilpark and Ruchill
Figure 8: Aerial view of Possilpark
'The main street used to have banks, cobblers, TV shops, fishmongers, fruiters… Nowadays is dominated by take away betting shops, off sales…’ ‘This is the worst it has ever been. Crime is a big problem but they have closed the police station’ ‘People spend their money in local shops, there is definitely a community here’
Possilpark
Glasgow city centre
Figure 11: Location and deprivation maps
