 The number 7 provides a quicker route to the town centre.A group of shops, located on Whatriggs Road, opposite the primary school, serve the local community.Known locally as "The Bellfield Shoaps" ("shoap" being the Scots word for shop), these comprise two grocery shops, a charity shop, a Library and council office, a butcher's, two hairdresser's, a Chinese takeaway (Wing Wah) and an Indian takeaway.