Conspiracies, closed doors and conflict: where’s Castlemilk’s supermarket?
Hospitality magnate Stefan King promised he’d end the area's food desert. Instead, he put the rents up.
Robbie Armstrong
Robbie is co-founder and all-rounder at Bell HQ. He's written about the tragedy of Best Kebab, Castlemilk's fight for a supermarket and gone undercover at the city's favourite pizzeria.
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